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Below is the final schedule for the Open Voting Southern California Tour. Many of these events include a live demonstration of the open voting system as well as movie showings, information abou Bob Fitrakis's book, etc! We hope to see you at some of these events!
If you are interested in organizing an event for an Open Voting Tour in your area, please contact Lara Shaffer at lara@openvoting.org (831-419-0758). Plans are in motion for a late summer or early fall Bay Area, Northern California, and Pacific Northwest tour that may include Bob Fitrakis (author and political speaker) and Penny Little (director/producer of the movie Electile Dysfunction). Election Reform Southern California Tour Information ---------------------------------------------
Bob Fitrakis Book Tour, OVC, and Electile Dysfunction Movie Showing Ventura Wednesday, June 16, 8pm Franky's Restaurant, 456 East Main Street Cost: $5 (suggested donation) Event contact info: Helen Conly, conlyhelen@yahoo.com, 805 746-0199
Bob Fitrakis Book Tour Topanga (Los Angeles area) Friday, June 17, 7pm Topanga Christian Fellowship Church, 269 Old Topanga Canyon Road Cost: Free (donations gladly accepted) Event contact info: Rain Cater, nayarain2@mac.com, 310-455-0166, 310-570-3254 (cell) (Lara Shaffer from Open Voting will not be there, but Open Voting will be discussed)
Bob Fitrakis Book Tour, Open Voting, and other Voting Rights Activists San Diego Saturday, June 18, Location: First Church of the Brethren, 3850 Westgate Place Time: 7pm Cost: $3-5 (suggested donation) Event contact info: Martin Eder, Activist San Diego, activist@cox.net, 619-528-8383 Bob Fitrakis Book Tour, Election Reform Movie Compilation, Open Voting, Brad Blog, and Citizen's Act Santa Monica (Los Angeles area) Sunday, June 19, 6pm (book signing), 7pm (speeches), 8:30pm (movie showing) Venice United Methodist Church, 1020 Victoria Ave. (Victoria and Lincoln) Cost: $10 (fathers get in free, no one turned away due to lack of funds) Event contact info: Sheri Myers, blindhug@yahoo.com, 310-390-8141
How to Make Your Vote Count: A Presentation of the Open Voting System San Diego Tuesday, June 21, 7pm Joyce Beers Uptown Community Center, 3900 Vermont Street Cost: Free (donations gladly accepted) Event contact info: John Falchi, pacerjp14@sbcglobal.net, 619-222-6036
Lara Shaffer Presents the Open Voting System and Robert Cohen Presents the Votergate Movie Costa Mesa (Los Angeles area) Wednesday, June 22, 7pm Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Church, 1259 Victoria Street Cost: free (donations gladly accepted!) Event contact info: Susan Rathman, s.rathman@earthlink.net, 714-655-6322
Lara Shaffer Demonstrates the Open Voting System Long Beach (Los Angeles area) Thursday, June 23, 7pm Viento Y Agua Cafe, 4007 E. 4th Street Cost: Free (donations gladly accepted!) Event contact info: Gabrielle Weeks, gabrielle@toughguy.net, 562-252-4196
Open Voting: The Solution to Electile Dysfunction and Votergate Solando Beach (San Diego area) Friday, June 24, 6:30pm-9:30pm San Diego Credit Union, 501 North El Camino Real Cost: Free (donations gladly accepted!) Event contact info: Charles Stidd, cstidd@nick.net, 858-481-5286
Defending Democracy A Government Reform and Accountability Conference with Common Cause San Diego Saturday, June 25 Time: 9am-5pm (conference), 5:30pm-7pm (reception), 7pm-9pm, John Conyers (invited) Location: First Unitarian Universalist Church, 4190 Front Street, Hillcrest Cost: $20 registration fee Event contact info Amy Temple, lynwildwood@yahoo.com, 213-252-4552, www.commoncause.org/defendingdemocracyforum
Election Reform Forum (Open Voting Consortium, Black Box Voting, California Clean Money, California Election Protection Network, and Votergate) Los Angeles Sunday, June 26 Time: 1-5pm Location: Neighborhood Unitarian Church, 301 North Orange Grove Blvd Cost: $5 Event contact info: Matthew Tiffany, iinidieas@yahoo.com, 626-353-0189
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