December 31, 2004

Defend Democracy March and Rally -- January 2nd -- San Diego, California

New Year’s Resolution:
Defend Democracy and Count Every Vote!


“THE 5,547 VOTE MARCH” AND RALLY


JANUARY 2, 2005, 1-3 PM, DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO

Organized by Voters for Open and Truthful Election Results and Reform (VOTERR), and

Sponsored by:

∑ ContestTheVote.org
∑ Green Party San Diego
∑ North Central Democratic Club
∑ North County Coalition for Peace & Justice
∑ North San Diego DFA
∑ Peace & Democracy Action Group/1st UU Church of S.DTF.
∑ Plan of Action in a Changing Era (P.A.C.E.)
∑ San Diego Chapter of the Peace and Freedom Party
∑ 2004 Vice-Presidential Candidate Janice Jordan - Peace & Freedom Party
∑ Progressive Democrats of San Diego
∑ S.A.V.E. Democracy
∑ We, The People Democratic Club


1PM: MARCHERS ASSEMBLE AT 4TH & BROADWAY


1:30PM: MARCH TO THE SAN DIEGO CIVIC CONCOURSE


"We're not in a hurry: Count Every Vote!"

2 - 3PM: RALLY AT CIVIC CONCOURSE


o SIGN “THE 5,547 VOTE DECLARATION” AND “CONTEST THE ELECTORAL VOTE” PETITIONS

o HEAR SPEAKERS ON DEFENDING OUR RIGHT TO VOTE!


2 - 3 pm Rally and Speakers (speakers subject to change)


Master of Ceremonies: Greg Bolian, VOTERR Planning Committee (Co-founder, San Diego Voter Registration Committee/sdvoter.org)


Welcome: Kathie Gorham, VOTERR Planning Committee (Vice President, Black Mountain Democratic Club)


Chuck Lowery, ContestTheVote.org, Secretary of the California Electoral College, North County Coalition for Peace & Justice

∑ Ed Duliba, Green Party San Diego Councilmember and Green Party CA State Representative

∑ Jim Hamilton, S.A.V.E. Democracy

∑ Cheryl Phelps, President of We, The People Democratic Club

∑ Steven Whitburn, President of the San Diego Democratic Club

∑ [Staff Member], Assy. Juan Vargas, 79th Assembly District (Invited)

∑ [Staff Member], Rep. Bob Filner, 51st Congressional District (Invited)

∑ Donna Frye, San Diego City Councilmember and Mayoral Candidate (Invited)

∑ Wrap-Up: John Falchi, VOTERR Planning Committee (Defending the Ballot, P.A.C.E.)

Martha Sullivan
VOTERR, www.voterr.org


Program Chair, North San Diego DFA


"When you trade your values for the hope of winning, you end up losing and having no values--so you keep losing."
Howard Dean from "You Have The Power"

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