August 4th, 2008
Dear Allies and Supporters of Pushback Network:
On behalf of the Pushback Network, we would like to inform you of the impending departure of our current Coordinating Director, Rodney McKenzie, Jr. Rodney’s official last day at PBN is August 31, 2008. We have been very pleased with his commitment to our goals and significant accomplishments as Coordinating Director. Rodney has been of enormous help in Pushback’s growth and development, and we are sad to see him leave.
Given this news, we would like to take the opportunity to introduce you to our Interim Director, Larry Parachini. Larry is a highly qualified consultant, with previous executive leadership experience, who served as PBN’s Interim Director from our inception in 2005 until Rodney was hired. Beginning August 1st, Larry will manage and work closely with PBN’s staff and several consultants to continue day-to-day operations in support of our state efforts and to advance Pushback’s organizational and program priorities. We expect to hire a permanent director in the next five to six months. Read More »
People with histories of legal trouble can restore their right to vote in this year’s presidential election with assistance from the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada.
Under Nevada state law, men and women with a felony record can vote if they were honorably discharged before July 1, 2003, or have a single non-violent felony after that date. The law applies to people convicted in Nevada or any other state.
In order to prove these rights have been restored, people must provide documented proof of honorable discharge or completion of sentence from prison, probation, or parole. PLAN hired Voter Restoration Advocate Meredith McGhan to help men and women get copies of those documents from Nevada, the federal government or any other state and register to vote in the upcoming general election.
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Electoral Organizers Wanted!
Kentuckians For The Commonwealth is a grassroots social justice organization with 5,500 members statewide. KFTC is hiring 9-14 electoral organizers to work in different areas of the state for an 11 week, non-partisan voter empowerment campaign. Electoral organizers will work to recruit and train volunteers, lead door-to-door canvassing efforts, and coordinate phone banks to voters between August 25 and November 8, 2008. Positions are available for people willing to work between 20 and 40 hours per week.
Location: We are seeking applications from people to work in the following locations: Louisville, Lexington, plus Rowan, Madison, Pike, Perry, Floyd, Letcher, Knott, Harlan and Warren counties.
Position description
Electoral Organizers will assist KFTC’s organizing staff to coordinate non-partisan voter empowerment campaigns aimed at registering, educating and turning out new and unlikely voters. These positions are supervised by KFTC’s Voter Empowerment Organizer, and will take day-to-day direction from a KFTC organizer in each field office. Read More »
One of PBN’s newest State Alliance partners has been shaking things up out west. On June 27th, Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada turned in petitions with more than 28,000 signatures — about 10,000 more than the 18,093 signatures needed — ensuring that all Nevadans get a vote to require consideration of available water resources for development and land-use planning.
PLAN’s Bob Fulkerson released this statement about the initiative for sustained growth:
“On March 11, the people asked the Washoe County Commissioners to please put a water planning advisory question on the ballot. The response from the Chairman? ‘Go home and watch Oprah.’
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