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Tour the country in a series of town hall events hosted by Laura Flanders and find out what really matters to everyday Americans this election season.
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VOTERS ON THE VERGE: Election Day Special GRITtv Collaboration
Don't just sit there and bite your nails. Tune in, call in, and take part in a coast-to-coast, live, online program on Election Day.
GRITtv, The Nation, AlterNet, Air America, FireDogLake, Afro-Netizen, Brave New Films and the Media Consortium are collaborating on a live program, streaming online, 12 (noon) to 2 pm eastern, on Election Day.
Join LAURA FLANDERS, PHIL DONAHUE, JANE HAMSHER, RICHARD KIM, VICTOR NAVASKY, MARK GREEN, CHRIS RABB, STEVE ROSENFELD, LILIANA SEGURA, KATHA POLLITT, DAVID SIROTA, BIKO BAKER, and DEANNA ZANDT for two hours of in-depth coverage, live reporting, analysis, and even a bit of fun.
We’ll have reports from Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina, Colorado, Pennsylvania and more -- and guests in our New York studio. What’s happening where you are? Long lines? Broken machines? Euphoria? Panic? Send us your stories and be part of the conversation on November 4.
* WATCH at GRITtv.org.
* POST your comments at GRITtv.org.
* CALL in toll-free at 866-466-2961.
GRITtv, The Nation, AlterNet, Air America, FireDogLake, Afro-Netizen, Brave New Films and the Media Consortium are collaborating on a live program, streaming online, 12 (noon) to 2 pm eastern, on Election Day.
Join LAURA FLANDERS, PHIL DONAHUE, JANE HAMSHER, RICHARD KIM, VICTOR NAVASKY, MARK GREEN, CHRIS RABB, STEVE ROSENFELD, LILIANA SEGURA, KATHA POLLITT, DAVID SIROTA, BIKO BAKER, and DEANNA ZANDT for two hours of in-depth coverage, live reporting, analysis, and even a bit of fun.
We’ll have reports from Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina, Colorado, Pennsylvania and more -- and guests in our New York studio. What’s happening where you are? Long lines? Broken machines? Euphoria? Panic? Send us your stories and be part of the conversation on November 4.
* WATCH at GRITtv.org.
* POST your comments at GRITtv.org.
* CALL in toll-free at 866-466-2961.
View Clips from LFMS Seattle!
Live From Main Street, Seattle: What would real national security look like for women?
Host Laura Flanders asks Rep. Maralyn Chase, Washington's 32nd District, and Martha Burke, Money Editor at Ms. Magazine, what real national security would look like for woman--and why the presidential candidates aren't talking about it.
Live From Main Street Seattle: Threats at Home and Abroad
Where are the front lines? Carol Kessler, Director of the Center for Global Security for Pacific Northwest National Lab, and Mako Fitts, assistant professor of Sociology at Seattle University, discuss how war abroad affects families at home.
Live From Main Street Seattle: Women, Foreign Policy and War: Do women deserve a say?
Iraq War Veteran Sarah Mott and Sarah Rich, mother of Suzanne Swift—the Army Specialist who spoke out on rape and sexual harassment by her commanders in Iraq, discuss the ongoing treatment of women in the military.
Live From Main Street Seattle, Q&A
Host Laura Flanders and panelists Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Gael Tarleton, Martha Burke, Maralyn Chase and Mako Fitts respond to a question from the audience: What can we do to break the stranglehold that the arms industry and the war profiteers have on our national security policy?
Tune in today at 7pm EST/6pm CST/4 pm PT for LFMS Seattle
Beyond Hockey Moms and Palin Politics - Women on Real National Security - Live From Main Street Seattle
Join us, less then two weeks before the election, as we move beyond lipstick and hockey pucks to investigate what real security looks like - Main Street style. In this nationally televised town hall hosted by GritTV's Laura Flanders, all-women panels will examine how issues of national security impact our daily lives and ask the tough questions about how to build a better future. Get ready for a conversation you haven't heard and prepare to speak out and share your voice at this town hall!
Speakers include:
- Rep. Maralyn Chase, Washington's 32nd District and The Washington State Director for the Women Legislator's Lobby
- Commissioner Gael Tarleton, Commissioner at the Port of Seattle
- Erin Solaro, Author of Women in the Line of Fire: What you should know about Women in the Military
- Carol Kessler, Director of Center for Global Security for Pacific Northwest National Lab and Co-chair of Women in International Security
- Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Executive Director of Mom's Rising
- Rosalinda Guillen, Co-founder of and Executive Director for Community to Community Development
- Martha Burk, Author and Money Editor at Ms Magazine
- Sarah Van Gelder, Executive Editor at YES! Magazine
- Sarah Mott, Iraq War Veteran
Announcing the LFMS Seattle Lineup
We're very excited to announce the lineup for Live From Main Street Seattle: Beyond Hockey Moms and Palin Politics. Join us in Seattle or online as Laura Flanders and these panalists discuss what real national security looks like.
The Lineup:
• Martha Burk, Author, Your Money and Your Life: The High Stakes for Women Voters in '08 and Beyond. Martha Burk is a political psychologist and women's issues expert who is co-founder of the Center for Advancement of Public Policy, a research and policy analysis organization in Washington, D.C.
• Rosalinda Guillen, Community to Community Development, a women-led place based, grassroots organization working for a just society and healthy communities.
• Carol Kessler, Director of the Center for Global Security for Pacific Northwest National Lab. The Center’s mission is to address the full range of global security issues by probing the impact of economic, social, institutional energy and environmental conditions that affect it.
• Sarah Rich, mother of Suzanne Swift—the Army Specialist who spoke out on rape and sexual harassment by her commanders in Iraq. She went AWOL was court marshalled and served 30 days in prison. She is back in the army again and will be out in January 2009.
• Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner is an author, freelance journalist, and consultant in the field of environmental policy and political strategy. She is the Executive Director of MomsRising.org.
• Erin Solaro, Author, Women in the Line of Fire: What you should know about Women in the Military.
• Sarah van Gelder is co-founder and executive editor of YES! Sarah has edited issues of YES!, written, and spoken on leading-edge innovations that show that another world is not only possible, it is being created.
• and more…
• Rosalinda Guillen, Community to Community Development, a women-led place based, grassroots organization working for a just society and healthy communities.
• Carol Kessler, Director of the Center for Global Security for Pacific Northwest National Lab. The Center’s mission is to address the full range of global security issues by probing the impact of economic, social, institutional energy and environmental conditions that affect it.
• Sarah Rich, mother of Suzanne Swift—the Army Specialist who spoke out on rape and sexual harassment by her commanders in Iraq. She went AWOL was court marshalled and served 30 days in prison. She is back in the army again and will be out in January 2009.
• Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner is an author, freelance journalist, and consultant in the field of environmental policy and political strategy. She is the Executive Director of MomsRising.org.
• Erin Solaro, Author, Women in the Line of Fire: What you should know about Women in the Military.
• Sarah van Gelder is co-founder and executive editor of YES! Sarah has edited issues of YES!, written, and spoken on leading-edge innovations that show that another world is not only possible, it is being created.
• and more…
Don't forget to RSVP!
We want to make sure that everyone is seated at this event--please make sure that you RSVP here: http://livefrommainstreet.com/content/rsvp. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Volunteers Needed for Live From Main Street Seattle
We're looking for volunteers to help with the Seattle Live From Main Street! This will be the final event in a series of 5 town halls hosted by Laura Flanders that will broadcast on multiple television, radio and satellite stations. Live From Main Street is dedicated to putting the voices of everyday Americans back into the national political dialog. For more information, click here.
We're looking for 10-15 friendly faces to act as ushers, distribute promotional materials, track RSVPs and help with set-up/tear-down. All volunteers will get Progressive Media goodies and will be have seats to the show!
If you'll be in Seattle and are available from 2pm to 7pm Sunday, October 26, please email your name and phone number to Becki Scholl at becki AT themediaconsortium DOT com.
Thank you so much—we rely on local support to make each Live From Main Street successful. We really appreciate your help. Hope to hear from you soon.
Best,
Becki
Join us for a private reception following LFMS Seattle
The Media Consortium invites you to a televised town hall event and private reception with Laura Flanders.
Join us, Sunday October 26, 2008 at 4 p.m. for Live From Main Street
Seattle: Beyond Hockey Moms and Palin Politics: Women on Real National
Security at the Museum of History and Industry’s McEachern Auditorium,
followed by a private reception at 5:30 p.m. with Town Hall Host Laura Flanders.
Seattle: Beyond Hockey Moms and Palin Politics: Women on Real National
Security at the Museum of History and Industry’s McEachern Auditorium,
followed by a private reception at 5:30 p.m. with Town Hall Host Laura Flanders.
Get Ready for LFMS Seattle
We've just honed in on the location, time and general content of LFMS Seattle and are very excited. Here's a sneak peek of what to expect:
Beyond Hockey Moms and Palin Politics: Women on Real National Security
Location: Museum of History and Industry, Seattle, WA
Date of Taping: Oct 26 2008, 4:00 p.m.
Though National Security is a buzzword on the 2008 campaign trail,
there has been virtually no discussion of what it means for everyday
Americans to feel secure.
Join us, less then two weeks before the election, as we move beyond lipstick and hockey pucks to investigate what real national
security looks like. Hosted by Laura Flanders (GritTV), Live From Main Street Seattle will convene an all-women panel to examine how issues of national security impact our daily lives and ask the tough questions about how we can build a better future. Does the solution lie in our military or social policies? What
are women doing to ensure security in their communities and in the world at large? And how does the militarization of our budget affect security in other areas of our lives?
We will bring together the voices of women who have served in the military, foreign policy experts and more to explore how national security policy might change if a broader cross-section of society was at the decision-making table.
Final Version of Live From Main Street Columbus!
Hi all, the LFMS team is excited to share with you the final version of Live From Main Street Columbus Ohio: Will Your Vote Count?:
We are extremely happy with the results from last week and would like to extend a special thanks to Media Consortium members that promoted/ran LFMS Columbus on their sites:
-Yes!
Stay tuned for updates on our next town hall, Live From Main Street Seattle: Women on Real National Security.
