Subject: FairWisconsin Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 08:27:19 -0500 Message-ID: <D0AEBED8692AB14791F4FA1CE121CC6D0369CDEA@PEPSI.uwec.edu> From: "Markgraf, Karl F." <MARKGRAF@uwec.edu>
Following up on Kate's message regarding FairWisconsin, and the need to
turn our part of the state in the right (read left) direction, I'd
encourage you to help the effort by canvassing. Door to door educational
efforts are remarkably effective in terms of
1) Informing people what this ban really means to citizens of
Wisconsin and
2) Mobilizing them to vote on it.
And as educators, we bring to this effort the skills we practice every
day in the classroom and on campus - the ability to explain, and to help
others understand issues.
There is a major canvassing push planned for Eau Claire, on August 26.
Please Contact Hannah Johnson and volunteer your time, energy and skills
to help educate your neighbors about this issue.
See Hannah's forwarded message (below) for details.
Karl
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Dr. Karl Markgraf, Director
Center for International Education
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WI 54701 USA
t: 715-836-4411
f: 715-836-4948
e: markgraf@uwec.edu
http://www.uwec.edu/cie/index.htm <http://www.uwec.edu/cie/index.htm>
Dear Eau Claire Action Network,
Election Day is just around the corner and it's time to re-energize your
commitment to stopping the ban on civil unions and marriage for gay
couples.
On Saturday, August 26th we are kicking our door canvass efforts into
high gear. We are organizing the biggest door canvass this campaign has
seen, and we need your help to make it happen.
Please take a moment to think about how important stopping this ban is
to you. If you've been too busy to canvass, have been feeling nervous
about canvassing, or have been putting off canvassing for other reasons,
now is the time to give canvassing a try. Canvassing is absolutely the
most important thing we can do to ensure victory this November. Please
summon up your courage and your resolve to defeat the ban, and come
knock on doors with us Saturday, August 26 from 10-3 (we will be meeting
at the Fair Wisconsin Office at 211 Graham Ave next to the Bottle and
Barrel).
Please help make this canvass huge by recruiting five friends, family
members or co-workers to join you for the Eau Claire Canvass. This is a
critical moment of our campaign, and we need nothing less than 500
people knocking on doors around the state. Explain to those you care
about, and who care about you why you are choosing to canvass with us
even though you are busy or nervous about it. If you've canvassed with
us before and know what a rewarding experience it is, share your stories
with friends and family so they aren't quite so nervous about giving it
a try.
We need your help. We need the help of your friends and family. Together
we will win.
Sign up on the calendar: www.fairwisconsin.com/calendar
<http://www.fairwisconsin.com/calendar> , or call me with any questions.
I hope to see you all on August 26th!
Hannah Johnson
Eau Claire Field Organizer
(715) 379-2051
A fair Wisconsin votes NO