[CIMC-work] FW: voting initiative

[rsand at mc.net]

-----Original Message-----
From: scampb5 at wpo.it.luc.edu
To: rsand at mc.net
Sent: May  6, 2004  2:08 PM 
Subject: voting initiative


Hi all,

I'm writing to talk to you guys about an idea I'd like to work on for
this fall.  It may seem early, but I'd really like to do a great job
with this, so we need to start thinking and working now.  I'd like to do
a series of shows, PSAs, and other efforts to encourage our audience to
vote.  In Illinois, voter registration ends 27 days before the election,
which will be October 6th.  That means we should work on one push to
encourage people to register, and a second to encourage people to vote.

Here are some ideas I have.  I'd like to hear yours as well.

*Organizing voter registration tables at some high profile shows and
events
*PSAs with crucial information about how to get registered
*PSAs which really get at the basic fact that voting DOES matter to
young people (focus on issues like student loans, healthcare,
militarism, privacy rights, GLBT rights, etc)
*week's/couple weeks' worth of community shows prior to the election
focusing on voting issues
*broad citywide promotion in clubs, bars, record stores, etc., where
bringing in your voting stub on election day gets you a discount/free
admission, a free beer, a couple dollars off a purchase, etc.

The challenge, of course, is to really make this information relevant
to our listeners.

Let's talk.  'Reply all' on your responses.

thanks,
--Shawn