MoMoDC Event - March 19
Protecting Voting Rights One Text at a Time
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.
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 and the Science Club.
SPEAKERS: Becky Bond and Dan Droller from Working Assets and Jed Alpert from the Rights-Group.
RSVP: So we can have an idea on headcount, please RSVP: http://www.mobilemonday.net/mm/washingtondc/
SPONSOR: The first round of drinks is on the Science Club, our gracious host and food and drinks after that by Working Assets.
__________
About Beck Bond
Becky Bond is creative producer at Working Assets, a powerful citizen
action group and progressive mobile phone company that has raised over
$50 million for progressive causes since 1985. In 2006, she helped
launch Working Assets Mobile Action which enabled thousands of concerned
citizens to volunteer to protect the election using their mobile phones.
Becky leads Working Assets' nonpartisan civic engagement efforts and
online activism programs including a successful effort to register 1
million voters before the 2004 election and an online voter registration
program that has helped almost 500,000 people complete voter
registration forms via the Web since 2003. Becky has also launched
several media properties for Working Assets including a daily public
radio program and the progressive news site, WorkingForChange.com.
Dan Droller
Dan Droller manages mobile phone content for Working Assets, a
progressive mobile phone company that has raised over $50 million for
progressive causes since 1985. In addition to running the Working Assets
Mobile Action program, where citizens can use text messaging to effect
social change, Dan created the Working Assets Wireless ringtone store,
manages the home deck for all Working Assets Wireless phones, and helps
faciliate text programs for various non-profits partners. He is also the
co-founder of Music for America, a cultural organizing group founded in
the 2004 election to get young people involved in politics through
music. In addition to co-running MFA, he directed the music department
which held over 4000 concerts with over 300 artists over 3 years.
__________
See you there!
-Kathie
