MEDIA ADVISORY

Leading Voices for Independent Politics Unite at 7 p.m. CDT – LIVE Video

WHAT

A distinguished group of panelists from across the American political spectrum will gather to discuss electoral reform, the peace movement, and the growing dissatisfaction with both Republicans and Democrats.

America’s two-party system dominates elections to the point where they act as one party. Both major parties support the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, while opposition to war and foreign intervention unite people across the political spectrum. The panel will examine how those opposed to war and military intervention can hear from and vote for candidates who share their views in the face of America’s restrictive ballot access laws.

Beginning with a fictional “Mimosa Party” to unite antiwar voters, the panelists will address the dangers of the Top Two Primary initiative on the ballot in California on June 8, 2010 and other ballot access restrictions imposed by the states. Without choices on the ballot in the general election, anti-war candidates will continue to be at a severe disadvantage when challenging pro-war incumbents.

WHEN

Monday, April 26 at 7:00 p.m. CDT

WHERE

Old Madison Room in the Memorial Union, University of Wisconsin at Madison

WHO

Panelists

Cindy Sheehan – American anti-war activist

Christina Tobin – founder and chair of The Free and Equal Elections Foundation, Libertarian candidate for California secretary of state

Theresa Amato – author, founder of the Citizen Advocacy Center

Angela Keaton – development director for Antiwar.com

Ben Manski – executive director of the Liberty Tree Foundation for the Democratic Revolution

Sean Scallon – author, journalist, blogger, and elected official in Pepin, Wisconsin

Moderator

Steve Burns – program director for Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice

Contact:

Sean Haugh
Executive Director, Free and Equal Elections Foundation
(919) 402-3489
sean@freeandequal.org

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