"ELECTION RIGGING 101" Teach-In, Oakland, CA 2/26

[emlev]

ELECTION RIGGING 101
A National Teach-In
On the 2004 election and what we must do to restore democracy

With Bob Fitrakis
Ohio Attorney, Editor, Columbus Free Press
(one of the four attorneys fighting sanctions in Ohio for Moss v. Bush)

Saturday, Feb. 26th
10am - 4pm
1st Congregational Church
2501 Harrison St. Oakland

$10 suggested donation
please bring lunch
more information to be posted soon at: www.democraticrenewal.com

How to Rig It:
-11 hour lines for democrats only
-"kerry" votes defaulting to "bush"
- registered voters purged
- exit polls ignored
- recounts that weren’t
and much more.

How to stop it:
- stunning documentary footage
- speakers
- action

Butch Wing, Rainbow Push
Larry Bensky, KPFA
Walter Riley, East Bay Votes
Speakers from Blackboxvoting.org
VotersUnite.org
Open Voting Consortium
the MMOB
and more

www.democratic renewal.com

[rodeodance]

1. great

[tommcintyre]

2. Wonderful! Two questions:

1 - Could it be made into a NATIONAL event? (Webcast of something like that.) This sound just too good not to make available nationally if possible.

2 - What is the "stunning documentary footage"? I would like to know if anything new is available, and I can make some suggestions if that is useful.

Thanks

Tom

[emlev]

3. Answer to one and a half of your questions

1. I've forwarded this question to the organizers and will let you know what I hear back.

2. It looks like they'll be showing parts of Lynda Byrket's film as well as parts of Votergate and Electile Dysfunction.

[emlev]

5. Coverage scheduled for Sunday 2/27--streaming

I'm told that on 2/27, the KPFA radio show Sunday Salon, which streams at http://www.kpfa.org, will be about Saturday's event.

There may be a stream set up for Saturday. If there is, I'll post it here.

[tommcintyre]

6. Thanks for the info...

When the time gets closer, it would be great to promote this in the 2004 ERD forum. I'll keep checking here for updates.

P.S. If they still have time to fill, "Invisible Ballots" is hands-down the best doc I've seen on this subject. Ed Griffin is a great interviewer on the subject (see link below).

http://www.independentmediasource.com/evotingfraud.htm#Listen_Online
6-17-04 - Listen Online (52 minute interview) - INVISIBLE BALLOTS
Edward Griffin discusses electronic voting machines and how they will negatively affect our lives. (Source)
<G. Edward Griffin is the Executive Producer and host of the documentary, "Invisible Ballots". (watch preview online).>

[emlev]

7. Can't view trailer

I already posted to the 2004 ERD board. I'll post again when the speakers list is confirmed.

I tried to view the trailer for that film and it kept making my computer freeze. Tried both RealPlayer and Quicktime. I hadn't heard of it. I'll forward the info to the event organizers. But I think the day is already overflowing. Still, it's good to know about all the resources available. Thanks for the tip.

[emlev]

4. Correction to link in original post

It should have been www.democraticrenewal.us

Sorry about that.

[emlev]

8. full lineup of speakers to be posted to DU Saturday 2/19

It looks very exciting!

[Peace Patriot]

9. To be followed the next day by TEACH-IN in SANTA MONICA, CA...

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sun. Feb. 27

"Who Got Glitched: An Election Reform Teach-In"
Sunday, Feb 27th, 2:00 - 5:00 pm
The Church at Ocean Park
(2nd and Hill, Santa Monica)

Presenting:
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Maxine Waters!
Bev Harris, Black Box Voting, Investigator
Bob Fitrakis, Columbus Free Press,
(Attorney, Moss vs. Bush/Cheney/Blackwell)
The Jonas/Quinn/ Ritt legal team for Ohio
Blair Bobier, Green Party, ‘The Ohio Recount’
Great Film Clips &
‘Building a Civil Rights /Voter Rights Coaliton’
Moderated by Ian Masters, KPFK
with Butch Wing, Rainbow Push
Medea Benjamin, Global Exchange & Codepink
Brad Freidman, Velvet Revolution
Kevin Spidel, Progressive Democrats
Blair Bobier, Green party
Susan Clark, Pro-Democracy Advocate
Mandeep Gill, Citizen Lobbyist ..and YOU!

Tickets $10 - No one turned away for lack of funds
Ticket orders & info: [e-mail]
Seating limited. Reservations recommended.

http://www.citizensact.org/pages/2/index.htm

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See emlev posts for additional details, discussion:

OAKLAND

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=203&topic_id=327393&mesg_id=327393

SANTA MONICA

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x329512

And here's another:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x330544

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Thanks, emlev, for all your work on this!

[emlev]

10. Here's the list of speakers for the day!

Program Overview

I. The Arc Of Justice: We've Been Here Before

* DVD excerpt: Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., "Martyrs of the Civil Rights Movement"

* Lynn Landes, journalist, "How America Used to Vote"
* John Gideon, VotersUnite!,  "Analysis of HAVA Misinformation in the Press"


II. Voter Suppression

* DVD excerpt: "Columbus Ohio Election Day Footage", by Linda Byrket, http://www.votecobb.org/video/#video5,
* Bob Fitrakis, Columbus Free Press, "The Taking of Ohio Prior to Nov. 2"
* Emily Levy, Juice for Justice, "Precinct Analysis in Ohio"
* Warren Stewart, National Ballot Integrity Project, "Recounting New Mexico"


III. What Happened In 2004: Red Shifting Exit Polls

* DVD excerpt: Susan Truitt, Ohio attorney

* Jonathan Simon, Alliance for Democacy,  "Analysis of Exit Polls"
* Allyson Washburn, US Countvotes.org, "The Reluctant Republican Responder"
* Larry Bensky, KPFA, "The Disappearing Media"


            5 Minute Stretch

IV. The Age of the Machines

* Jim March, Blackboxvoting.org, "How to Hack a Diebold Vote Tabulator"
* Wayne Madsen, journalist, "The Privatization of the Vote"


Lunch (45 Min)

V. Litigation

* Paul Lehto, Washington attorney, "Verifying Democracy 101:  Sue First, Ask Questions Later"

* Bob Fitrakis, Free Press, "History of Moss v. Bush, the Sanctions, Future Legal Actions"


VI. Legislation

* Butch Wing, political director, Rainbow PUSH, "Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr.'s Constitutional Amendment Guaranteeing the Right to Vote"
* Bob Kibrick, Verifiedvoting.org, "Pending Federal Legislation for Electoral Reform"
* Sharon Cornu, Alameda County Central Labor Council, "Organized Labor and Election Reform"
* Medea Benjamin, Code Pink, "A Voters' Bill of Rights"


VII. Action VII.

* Walter Riley, community activist, "Organize County by County, Precinct by Precinct"
* Lynn Landes, journalist, "A Paper Ballot is the Only Solution"
* Alan Dechert, Open Voting Consortium, "Open Source Code Machines"
* Kathy Dopp and Allyson Washburn, UScountvotes.org, "Citizen Precinct Analysis"
* Open Microphone

        Organizing a pro-democracy movement at the grassroots involving local Democratic clubs, Assembly District committees, the MMOB, the Green Party, Code Pink, and             every group that is concerned about every citizen voting and every vote being counted.