MISSION STATEMENT: This website – and its partner Meetup site – are hubs where we can share ideas, organize, and take actions to help our country become the democratic republic it was meant to be. Our guides are the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. We advocate for the moral use of power and the expression of our deepest truths without fear in this polarized political environment – or even in spite of it. We pledge to trust ourselves, to educate each other, and to help awaken our fellow citizens to the current threats aimed at our democratic institutions. We’re here for the long haul.
OUR GOALS: The 2008 election process has compelled us to address three glaring problems:
- Women’s Rights ARE Human Rights; we’ll work to eliminate sexist bias and misogyny in our media, government, and public institutions,
- Elect more women into public office,
- Respect all persons, regardless of gender, race, age, religion, socio-economic status, disability, or sexual orientation.
- Challenge media to report news in a neutral, unbiased way to help citizens make informed choices, instead of keeping the people ignorant or selfishly manipulating public opinion,
- Hold media professionals accountable for their words and actions, insure that they’re aware of human rights, and change the way they cover the news,
- Create and enforce laws limiting how many media companies one individual can own, and make these companies adhere to FCC rules.
- Advocate for fair and honest candidates in a transparent system of public accountability. This means one person, one honest vote,
- Insist on our right to elect the candidate of our choice,
- Insist on transparent Party rules, documentation, and fairness in the election process,
- Understand the core causes of the dysfunctionality in our social, economic, political, and governmental institutions,
- Encourage political parties, schools, and media to take responsibility for educating citizens about their vital role in a healthy democracy.
If any of these causes speak to you, then join us. Click the “Become a Member” button above right on this page. You’ll be taken to our “Back Office”, a Meetup site through which we launch online and offline actions for change.
