[COMM-ORG] Thurday, 10:00 am, Community organizing, Voter Registration Briefing and Discussion

[Discussion list for COMM-ORG]

From:     Brian Kettenring <bkettenring at acorn.org>

Friends,
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    The Center for American Progress Action Fund has graciously agreed 
to host, and nine organizations have come together to co-sponsor a 
briefing and discussion for allies next *_Thursday (5/28 at 10:00 
am)_* about the conservative attacks on both ACORN and voter 
registration in communities of color.  At this moment, we think it 
critical that progressives take a hard look at the emerging contours of 
the right's strategy, and hear from leading practitioners in the field.  
I also look forward to introducing you to Bertha Lewis, ACORN's new 
Chief Organizer and CEO.  I hope to see you next Thursday.  Enjoy your 
long weekend! 
 
Yours, Brian Kettenring
(727) 692-7215
 
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*Reframing the Attack on Voter Registration:
A Briefing and Discussion*

*Thursday, May 28 10:00-11:30 AM*
1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor
Washington, DC 20005

Sponsors: ACORN, Advancement Project, Alliance for Justice, Center for 
American Progress Action Fund, Center for Community Change, Common 
Cause, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, People for the American 
Way, and Project Vote

The conservative campaign against ACORN and its voter registration 
campaign continues unabated. These attacks should be understood in 
historical context, but also as a pretext for an affirmative strategy to 
demobilize voters of color.  Thursday’s presentation and discussion will 
feature a range of speakers laying out the facts, answering questions, 
and discussing how to advance both a concrete message and a transcendent 
policy approach.

Seating is limited.

*Please RSVP* to Josh Rosenthal at jrosenthal at americanprogressaction.org 
<mailto:jrosenthal at americanprogressaction.org>. For questions on the 
briefing, please contact Brian Kettenring at bkettenring at acorn.org 
<mailto:bkettenring at acorn.org> or call (727) 692-7215 or Brian Komar 
bkomar at americanprogressaction.org 
<mailto:bkomar at americanprogressaction.org> or call (202) 741-6287.