Learn How to Bird-Dog in NM

From the groups listed below:
In these upcoming elections we have the opportunity to have a great effect on our local and national political landscape. According to the Friends Committee on National Legislation, all eyes will be on New Mexico in 2008! We are a presidential swing state with four congressional seats up for election. Special interest groups, personnel and money are flowing in. We the people need to be the ones who will bring the important New Mexico issues to the forefront.

To make sure your issues are front and center on election day, learn how to effectively "bird-dog." Arnie Alpert from the American Friends Service Committee will be coming to New Mexico to give three training events. The term "bird-dogging" means following candidates and tracking their positions in order to make sure that the issues important to you are part of the campaign agenda and in the forefront of media coverage. This is a great opportunity to learn a technique to raise public awareness and shift the political will in the direction of peace, sustainability, nuclear abolition. The training events will be in Taos, Santa Fe and Albuquerque:

Taos: Friday, April 4th
Kit Carson Electric Cooperative Board Room
1118 Cruz Alta Road
Registration at 5:30 PM and closes at 8:00 PM

Santa Fe: Saturday, April 5th
Registration at 2:00 PM and closes at 5:00 PM
Santa Fe Unitarian Universalist Church on Barcelona

Albuquerque: Sunday, April 6th
Albuquerque Peace and Justice Center
202 Harvard Southeast
Registration at 5:00 PM and closes at 7:30 PM

Suggested donation - $10

For more information contact:

• Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety - Joni Arends - jarends@nuclearactive.org - (505) 986-1973
• NM Conference of Churches - Holly Beaumont - habeaumont@aol.com  - (505) 471-2962
• Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice - (505) 268-9557
• Faithful Security - Jessica Wilbanks (505) 758-1206 - jwilbanks@faithfulsecurity.org