P.O. Box 1222, Madison, WI 53701 | www.prodane.org | office@prodane.org | (608) 257-4985
Do you ever wonder what other PD members are working on? PD's new Forum for Progressive Voices provides the perfect opportunity to find out more about PD members' work!
The series features PD members and friends who are in the local and national spotlight. We hope to stimulate discussion on a variety of topics important to progressives. Additionally, we hope the series will strengthen bonds between PD and UW faculty, students and affiliates. After the first lecture in October, we plan to offer two lectures every semester beginning in late January.
All of the sessions are free and open to the public.
UW-Madison Associate Professor Kathy Cramer Walsh kicks off the series with “Democracy at Risk? Public Policy and Election Turnout in Wisconsin,” on Wednesday, October 4th at 7:30pm at the Escape Coffee Gallery, 916 Williamson Street. Walsh is the author of Democracy at Risk: How Political Choices Have Undermined Citizenship and What We Can Do About It (Brookings, 2005). Walsh writes:
This election season, we have many reasons to think about the role of the ordinary person in our democracy. In particular, who votes and why? In my remarks, I'll consider what we know about the role of election laws and the format of elections in motivating or deterring people to vote. Whether people vote or not is partly due to their own calculations of "is it worth it"? But we also know that legislation about the practice of elections goes a long way toward increasing or decreasing turnout as well. . . . I'll talk about the tradeoffs between ballot access and ballot security, discuss recent legislative debates in Wisconsin regarding voting IDs, and what people in Dane county might do to increase turnout or get involved in action to change our electoral laws.
Please plan to attend on October 4th! This is an excellent occasion to meet PD members and introduce potential members to PD and our members.
We still need the help of many volunteers to hang posters advertising the lecture around town, staff the PD table at the lecture, and, of course, attend the lecture! If you are interested in volunteering or have any questions regarding this or future lectures, please contact the office at 257-4985 or office@prodane.org.
You can preview the poster or print it for yourself by clicking here.
Posted by prodane at September 19, 2006 03:21 AM
We, the members of Progressive Dane, join together to form an independent political party in Dane County with a major focus on local issues. We pledge to work to improve the quality of life in Dane County for all people, particularly those marginalized by economic and social discrimination. We will work to improve our local government by making it open, easier to understand, and accessible for all citizens of Dane County. We are working to achieve positive policy change by electing accountable progressive officials and mobilizing citizen action.
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