Voting Rights Revival Conference, Columbus State Community College, Columbus, Ohio
October 13, 14 and 15, 2006

The VRRC has concluded, but you can view video and other multimedia from the event on our video page.

Long lines....provisional ballots...intimidation at the polls...
Don't let what happened on Election Day in 2004 happen again in Ohio!
Get involved!
Come to the Voting Rights Revival conference
Become an Election Protection volunteer!

The VRRC focuses on concrete solutions that will empower Ohio voters this November 7, 2006. Free and open to the public, the VRRC will inspire and inform with renowned speakers and hands-on workshops. Workshops will cover the changes in the new laws, basic voting procedures, how to make sure your vote is counted, how to work with Boards of Elections, Election Protection videography, the voting rights of people with disabilities, and post-election audits, to name a few.

Our Mission Statement:

To focus on the election process in Ohio, with the goal of sharing information that enfranchises all voters in Ohio; to encourage civic participation at the local and state level, including the ongoing facilitation of emerging local and student leaders and organizers: the commencement of a public sphere.

Highlights:

Speakers:

• Steve Freeman, Penn University professor, author of "Was the 2004 Presidential Election Stolen? Exit Polls, Election Fraud, and the Official Count"
• Bob Fitrakis, author, journalist, political science professor, attorney for Moss v. Bush, co-editor "Did George W. Bush Steal America's 2004 Election? Essential Documents"
• Harvey Wasserman, author, journalist, Senior Free Press Editor, co-editor "How the GOP Stole America's 2004 Election & Is Rigging 2008"
• Cliff Arnebeck, attorney for post-2004 election challenge
• Ruth Colker, law professor, OSU Moritz College of Law
• Greg Moore, civil rights leader, director, Voting Rights Institute of the Democratic National Committee
• Matt Damschroder (invited), Director, Franklin County Board of Elections
• Doris D. Haddock (invited), clean elections activist

Workshops:

• Voting 101 (Guaranteeing your voter registration, new ID rules, how to use voting machines)
• Disabilities and Voting
• Election Day Election Protection Activities: parallel elections, legal, video, observation
• Post-election Auditing
• More

Entertainment:

• "American Blackout," documentary on e-voting fraud, producer Ian Inaba Guerrilla News Network
• "Help America Vote on Paper," video, produced by Ecological Options Network
• Victoria Parks, singer-songwriter "W Begins with Duh," "My Vote Don't Matter Anymore"
• Tom Neilson
• Granny D
• Connie Harris, singer-songwriter, Cultural Creatives
• Marvin the Robot
• Miaka Carter
• Mas Bagua
• Drum circle

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Conference Sponsors Needed $500 - Supreme Elector Protector $250 - State Sergeant $100 - County Corporal $50 - Ward Warden $25 - Precinct Officer $10 - Citizen Soldier

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If you have any questions, please email Pete Johnson.

Event sponsors include: The Columbus State Community College Social and Behavioral Sciences Department, the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism/Free Press, Ohio Honest Elections, Citizens' Alliance for Secure Elections, the League of Young Voters, and the People for the American Way Foundation.