MAP Advocate
October 26, 2006
Vol. 12. No. 26
In This Issue:
Walk Your Talk: MAP’s Plan for Election Day, Can You Help?
Democracy only works if people show up! On Election Day make sure you vote and then take a few hours out of your day to volunteer. Help everyone be a part of the political process on November 7. Expand Democracy by volunteering! The Minnesota AIDS Project is partnering with the Minnesota Participation Project (MPP) to conduct a huge Get-Out-the-Vote effort and we need your help!
Take Action: Sign-up TODAY to Get-Out-the-Vote on November 7
On November 7, nonprofits will Get-Out-the-Vote. Will you join MPP in the largest nonpartisan voter mobilization effort in Minnesota? Join MPP on Election Day for a celebration of democracy and our fundamental right to vote. MPP will be coordinating events such as: doorknocking, phonebanking, rides to the polls, and visibility efforts all day on November 7. So sign-up today to be part of this exciting effort!
Click Here to Volunteer on November 7
2006 Voter Engagement Update: Find Your Polling Place and Register to Vote on Election Day
What if you can’t remember where your polling place is? Don’t worry, use the MN Secretary of States polling place finder. What if you aren’t registered to vote? That’s ok, use the same web site to find out where your polling place is and register to vote at the polls on Election Day (November 7). It’s really that easy!
Use your home address to look at your ballot for November 7
How to register to vote on Election Day
Research the Candidates
Minnesota Update: Governor Pawlenty Proclaims Latino AIDS Awareness Day
Governor Pawlenty proclaimed Sunday, October 15th as Latino AIDS Awareness Day in Minnesota. The Governor’s proclamation is part of a month-long national testing and awareness campaign. In 2005 there were 377 Latinos living in Minnesota who were HIV positive. This accounts for 8% of all HIV cases in Minnesota.
The Minnesota AIDS Project would ask the Governor to support legislation that would advance honest HIV prevention, increase access to HIV services, and protect existing HIV services and rights, in order to combat HIV in Minnesota.
Announcement: Wilde Roast Election Night Event
After you submit your ballot on November 7, head over to the Wilde Roast Café to model your “I Voted” sticker. The sticker will make you stand out as a smart, hip, and attractive member of society. It will also get you a free cookie from the folks at Wilde Roast. Join the Minnesota AIDS Project, OutFront Minnesota, and Rainbow Families in watching the election results. The Wilde Roast Café will have several TV’s set up for optimal viewing.
What Do You Know?!?
Kaiser Network Reports: Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) Legal Opinion, HHS Should Ensure Abstinence Education Material Used by Federal Grantees Contains Accurate Information on Condoms, STIs
Read more on the Kaiser Family Foundation Web site.
Visit the MAP Advocate archive to see what you missed.
For more information about what's of interest to you at the Minnesota State Capitol, visit the Web sites of our allies at OutFront Minnesota and Sex Ed for Life.
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