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"Everything is being compressed into tiny tablets. You take a little pill of news every day - 23 minutes - and that's supposed to be enough." -Walter Cronkite, RE TV news. The Web has changed that for many, however, and here is an extra dose for your daily news cocktail. This prescription tends to include surveillance and now war-related links, along with the occasional pop culture junk and whatever else seizes my attention as I scan online news sites.:: 8.04.2004 ::
:: BEAT BUSH ::
Musicians band together in Michigan to drum out Bush
The Grand Rapids Press
Pearl Jam, Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne are headed for Grand Rapids as part of unprecedented set of fund-raising concerts aimed at unseating President Bush in November.
The concerts in nine swing states feature more than 20 musical acts -- from Bruce Springsteen to the Dixie Chicks -- starting in early October.
The shows take an unusual approach: as many as six concerts on a single day in cities across the states expected to decide the November presidential race. Tour stops include Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Ohio, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin and the key state in 2000, Florida.
Read more here.
ALSO, here's a related e-mail that I received from ACT (America Coming Together):
Today, ACT and MoveOn PAC are very proud to announce our partnership in a truly historic event.
The Vote for Change Tour (October 1-10) includes Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band, Bonnie Raitt, Dave Matthews Band, Dixie Chicks, Jackson Brown, John Mellencamp, Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Pearl Jam and R.E.M and others.
This historic tour will visit 28 cities in 9 battleground states. Tickets will go on sale to the public on Saturday, August 21st. All proceeds from ticket sales will benefit ACT's work in the battleground states.
Get more details and tell your friends about this historic tour.
Never before has such a respected and powerful group of artists come together for a single concert tour. Hundreds of thousands of music fans will unite for a common cause -- ACT's work mobilizing millions of voters to elect democrats in federal, state and local elections in 2004, and MoveOn PAC's work to give ordinary people a voice in the electoral process.
The artists' official statement reads:
"(We are) excited to annouce the Vote for Change concert tour. Vote for Change is a loose coalition of musicians brought together by a single idea -- the need to make a change in the direction of our country. We share a belief that this is the most important election of our lifetime. We are fighting for a government that is open, rational, just and progressive. And we intend to be heard."
Tickets go on sale through Ticketmaster on August 21st. More details available here.
A limited number of pre-sale tickets are available from MoveOn PAC.
By purchasing tickets to Vote for Change, you will be making a political contribution to ACT, subject to the limitations and restrictions of federal campaign laws. Contributions to ACT are not deductible for federal income tax purposes.
This is more than a concert tour; this is a call to action. Millions of concerned citizens and activists will be working for change in the days leading up to the November 2nd elections, but the hard work is already underway. Please don't wait. Get involved in ACT's work today.
Find grassroots organizers and events in your area here.
This tour is an extraordinary example of Americans coming together to win this election and change the direction of the country. We are deeply grateful to the artists and their managers for creating this tour. I believe when the book is written about this election, the Vote for Change Tour will be given an important place in the victories of hundreds of Democrats in federal, state and local elections on November 2nd.
Please share this message with your friends!
posted by me
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