Budget For All Referendum

Urgent: Volunteers and publicity needed for Budget for All Referendum! see list of 5 volunteer tasks below contact: Paul Shannon, pshannon@afsc.org or Duncan McFarland, mcfarland13@gmail.com The Budget for All referendum for peace and justice is on the ballot in much of the greater Boston area and other parts of Massachusetts. Publicity is now the big challenge: numerous progressive political officials are supporting the initiative and many people like the referendum and will vote yes -- but lots of potential supporters still haven't heard about it. We need UJP groups to help get the word out. UJP community groups can play a crucial role in winning a big YES vote on Nov. 6 -- activity at the grassroots level is critical ! With only three weeks left until the Nov. 6 election, now is the time when voters are listening and we have the opportunity to send our message! The referendum calls for protecting social security and other essential programs, ending the wars and reducing the military budget, and funding jobs and our communities. The full text, flyers, media support and other resources are at the Budget for All website: www.budget4allmass.org/ For more information: www.justicewithpeace.org Volunteers are needed for the following tasks: to bring our flyers to the many events coming up over the next few weeks, and where possible to inform people at these events about the referendum to help our coordinators in the different districts carry out outreach activities on the local level (holding our rally signs, handing out flyers, etc.) getting our press releases into local media outlets having a presence at as many polling places throughout the state as possible on election day itself “Thank you” leafleting on the Thursday after the election in towns where we win the vote If you can volunteer for any of these tasks, please let us know. To make sure Paul sees your email response, please write “HELP: Volunteers needed” in the subject line and email pshannon@afsc.org United for Justice with Peace is a coalition of peace and justice organizations and community peace groups in the Greater Boston region. The UJP Coalition, formed after September 11th, seeks global peace through social and economic justice. Help us continue to do this critical work! Make a donation to UJP today. info@justicewithpeace.org 617-383-4857 www.justicewithpeace.org Upcoming Events: Exit Afghanistan Now: Support the Budget for All - Brown Bag Lunch Vigil Wed Oct 17 12:00pm Downstairs from Sen. John Kerry's office Boston Strategic National Conference On Mass Incarceration and Reentry Thu Oct 18 6:00pm Boston University Law School Auditorium Boston The Deadly Connection: Endless War and the Ecological/ Economic Crisis Sun Oct 21 7:00pm First Unitarian Society in Newton West Newton The Elections and the "Unpeoples"--Discussion with Noam Chomsky, Val Moghadam, and Vijay Prashad Thu Nov 8 7:30pm Old South Church Boston Peace Movement: Next Steps Sun Nov 11 7:00pm Jefferson Cutler House Arlington Bombs versus Budgets: The High Price of Nuclear Weapons Sun Nov 18 7:00pm First Unitarian Society in Newton West Newton More Peace and Justice Events. How to Submit Events