Dear Democracy Activist,

On June 5th, FairVote, Common Cause and Liberty Tree will join together with hundreds of activists, organizational partners and a remarkable lineup of speakers at the Minneapolis Hilton Hotel for Democracy Day. Now is your time to register to Get Involved, Get Informed and Get Active with today's leaders in innovative electoral and democracy reform strategies.

• See speakers, including the prolific novelist Walter Mosely (Devil in a Blue Dress), progressive journalist Amy Goodman, former Nirvana bassist and activist Krist Novoselic and many more.

• Work with fellow democracy activists and reformers in strategic working groups on topics like Protecting the Vote in 2008, Instant Runoff Voting and Public Financing of Campaigns.

• Meet with democracy leaders from around the region and the nation -- see what's happening in your own community and who is working to change the way each of us is represented and given a voice in the political process.

What is Democracy Day?

Scheduled the day before the National Conference on Media Reform
featuring such speakers as Bill Moyers and Naomi Klein, Democracy Day
is a major conference designed to build support among voting rights
advocates, electoral reformers and movement organizations for a broader
vision of democracy - one based on elections with universal and secure
access to the polls, expanded ballot choices and public financing. Our
programming will feature workshops on instant runoff voting,
proportional representation and how to engage and empower Americans
between elections. Lead organizers include FairVote, Common Cause,
Liberty Tree, Public Campaign, FairVote Minnesota, Verified Voting and
Citizens for Election Integrity Minnesota.

Why Now?

We stand at an important moment in history where change is necessary
- and within reach. We must run fair elections in 2008, yet look beyond
the election for actions on structural reforms and grassroots
engagement to truly preserve our democratic experiment and to continue
to broaden and deepen our democratic foundations. For this necessary
long-term victory, we must connect short-term strategies to medium and
long-term reforms to make real the promise of democracy.

Democracy Day is an opportunity to map out a new road to a democratic
future. It is an chance for all of us to articulate the case for
short-term strategies around the 2008 election, but also put those
strategies in a context of a real, sustainable, and proactive democracy
movement. Democracy Day is a combination of high-profile speakers on
our "main stage" and hands-on working groups for people ready to roll
up their sleeves and work hard for real change.

Registration Ends May 30^th. Space is Limited-Please Register Now

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