Take Love to the Polls: Elections 2012 Webinar

On September 12, 2012, Standing on the Side of Love hosted an online webinar, “Take Love to the Polls: Elections 2012”.

Speakers were:

• Kara Smith, Associate for Grassroots Mobilization at the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC)
• Jennifer Jewell Thomas of the Minnesota Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Alliance (MUUSJA)
• Jackson Cashion, UU campus organizer, TurboVote
• Susan Leslie, Director of Congregational Advocacy & Witness at the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA)

We all know how much is at stake in the upcoming election at the national, state, and local levels. Regressive policies and corporate control oppress people on the margins and disenfranchise the vulnerable among us. Nevertheless, you can use your voice to lift up the issues that affect our communities and be part of voter registration, Get-Out the Vote, and stopping voter suppression efforts.

Religious groups play a prophetic role in public life by calling attention to oppression, demanding change, and holding leaders and institutions accountable for their actions and policies. Join the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, Standing on the Side of Love, the Unitarian Universalist Association, and the UU State Advocacy Networks for the “Take Love to the Polls: Elections 2012 Webinar” to learn about what is at stake this season and how you, as a person of conscience and faith, can work with your congregation, community partners, and other allies to help level the political playing field this election season!

Download the PDF of the presentation with speaker comments

Download the PDF of the slides only (no speaker comments)

Listen to audio comments from Jackson Cashion of TurboVoter (no written comments available)

For additional election resources, visit www.uua.org/elections2012.