Diverse Panel of Distinguished Speakers Will Arm Voters With Information About Anti-Gerrymandering Amendments
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 6, 2010
CONTACT:
Brandon Hensler, Director of Communications, (786) 363-2737 or media@aclufl.org
TAMPA, Fla. – State and local experts will speak in support of proposed Amendments 5 & 6 at the Clearwater Unitarian Universalist Church on Saturday, October 9 at 11:00 a.m. Speakers include Retired Col. Mike Pheneger, President of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida; Amala M. Abdur-Rahman from the Center for American Islamic Relations (CAIR); Tim Heberlain from Florida Consumer Action Network (FCAN); Edwin Enciso from Democracia Ahora; Leon Russell from National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); Aaron Carmella from the West Florida Federation of Labor (AFL-CIO); and Marti Folwell from the North Pinellas League of Women Voters.
After every census, Florida legislators draw new Congressional and Florida Legislative districts. The only legal standard to guide legislators is a federal mandate that districts must be roughly equal in population. Currently, incumbent politicians of both parties draw districts designed to ensure their re-election and the long-term interest of their party—not districts drawn to serve the interests of Florida communities. Many national experts believe that Florida stands to gain Congressional seats, making this an important year to set redistricting rules.
Join us Saturday, October 9 to learn how Fair Districts Amendments 5 & 6 will end gerrymandering and create positive change for Florida elections.
WHAT: Fair District Forum
WHEN: Saturday, October 9th, 2010 at 11am-Noon
WHERE:
Unitarian Universalist of Clearwater
2470 Nursery Road
Clearwater, Florida 33764
Learn more about the redistricting process in Florida: visit www.aclufl.org/fair or www.fairdistrictsflorida.org.
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