Democracy For Vermont Action Update

Dear DFV Members,

I hope you all made a New Year's resolution to take our country back! (No silly diets!!!) There's lots of work to do this year and it's time to get started.

Events

There are many political events listed this month on our Events Calendar. Please check it regularly as events are added throughout the month. You can find an event near you at:
http://www.democracyforvermont.com/events/?q=event/2006

Featured Events

Jan 4th, DFA Link-Up
Meet local DFA members and plan future activities. Search for the Link-Up closest to you at http://www.dfalink.com/

Jan. 5th, VDP By-Laws Meeting
Democracy For Vermont is endorsing 2 By-Laws changes. Please come show your support for more grassroots representation in their delegate selection process. http://www.democracyforvermont.com/events/index.php?q=node/view/1963

Jan 28th-29th, DFA Grassroots Training
Learn the ropes of effective grassroots organizing from national-level trainers and local experts, and find out how you can help upcoming issue and candidate campaigns. Sign up at http://www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=3184

Candidates

Democracy For Vermont will start making candidate endorsements over the next couple months. Please have candidates you support fill out the endorsement request on this page: http://www.democracyforvermont.com/candidates.html

Instant Runoff Voting

Please encourage the members of our State House and Senate to do what's best for the people of Vermont and pass an IRV Bill this session so we can all vote for the best candidates running in each race. You can contact your elected official here: http://www.leg.state.vt.us/legdir/legdir2.htm

Here's a good explanation of IRV using the Muppets: http://www.fairvote.org/irv/muppets/
You may wish to include that link and a good pun when contacting your elected official ;-)



Wishing you all success in your activism throughout the new year,
Jessica Falker
Democracy For Vermont
http://www.democracyforvermont.com/

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