March Release 2007: Protecting Voting Rights One Text at a Time
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 26, 2007
MEDIA CONTACT: Kathie Legg,
kathielegg@mobilemonday.net;
Julie Barko Germany,
juliegermany@mobilemonday.net;
PROTECTING VOTING RIGHTS ONE TEXT AT A TIME
A CASE STUDY ON HOW WORKING ASSETS USED TEXT MESSAGING TO DEFEND DEMOCRACY
March 19
EVENT: Mobile Monday DC (http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/), the local chapter of a global movement of technology professionals, announces its March event, "Protecting Voting Rights One Text at a Time," a case study on how Working Assets used text messaging in the last election cycle.
WHEN: Monday, March 19, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
WHERE: Science Club DC
1136 19th Street NW Washington DC 20036
Farragut West Metro (Orange and Blue Lines), and Farragut North Metro or Dupont Circle Metro (Red Line)
COST: The event is free to the public. Members of the media are welcome to attend the event. Food and drink will be brought to you by Working Assets
SPEAKERS: Becky Bond and Dan Droller from Working Assets and Jed Alpert from the Rights-Group.
BACKGROUND:
Voting protection and integrity have come into question in past elections. We will never forget Florida in 2000 and the hanging chads debate. Working Assets took steps to protect voters from the same type of fiasco in 2006 through its Protect the Election initiative.
Working Assets asked volunteers to sign up to receive text messages on Election Day if an urgent issue arose in their geographical area. Volunteers were then prompted to take an action, such as a phone call.
About MobileMonday
MobileMonday is a community of mobile professionals founded in 2000. The open community promotes the mobile industry and fosters cooperation and networking among industry people and their companies by providing opportunities for personal and virtual contacts.
Mobile Monday DC exposes Beltway-area professionals to new innovations in mobile technology, and it gives opportunities for political, government, technology, corporate, and non-profit professionals to meet each other and share ideas. While Mobile Monday DC is not exclusively devoted to politics, many events will introduce new ideas and tools that can be adapted by political professionals in Washington, DC, including those in the public policy, advocacy, non-profit, lobbying, and campaign communities.
For more information on the global Mobile Monday movement, visit www.mobilemonday.net.
For more information about the local Mobile Monday DC chapter, visit http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/.
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