ACTION ALERT: 

 

The March On Tallahassee Anniversary Celebration

Join PFAW board member and Hollywood star Alec Baldwin, PFAW President Ralph G. Neas, FLA NAACP, FLA NOW, Sen. Kendrick Meek and former Rep. Tony Hill, etc on March 6th and 7th to commemorate the second anniversary of the March On Tallahassee and prepare for the 2002 election. 

ACTION PLAN: 
 

On March 7, 2000, tens of thousands of Floridians gathered in Tallahassee to protest Gov. Jeb Bush's "One Florida" policy, which eliminated Affirmative Action programs in Florida's public universities and in state contracts. The rally was the largest in state history and launched a drive to increase voter participation in the 2000 election. 

The effort succeeded, but Gov. Bush and his allies were not done. On November 7, 2000, thousands of Florida voters were denied their right to cast a ballot and have it count because of inadequate training of election workers, inaccurate purges of voter lists and poor election administration procedures. 

We won't let it happen again! 

Join us on March 6-7, 2002, to commemorate the March On Tallahassee and learn strategies to protect voters' rights! 

MARCH 6 

 

**News Conference at the State Capitol**

WHERE: State Capitol building, outside the Senate chamber

WHEN:  12 noon

WHO: Alec Baldwin, actor and board member of PFAW
Ralph G. Neas, President of People For the American Way
State Sen. Kendrick Meek
Tony Hill, former State Rep. and SEIU Community Organizer
AFSCME Council 79
Barbara DeVane-Gilberg, FLA NOW 

 

**"One Florida - Results or Rhetoric Rally"**
       

TIME:     6 :00 pm - 8 :00 pm 

PLACE:  St. Mary's Primitive Baptist Church
                 454 West Call Street
                 Tallahassee, FL 

 

WHO: Alec Baldwin, Actor and Board member of PFAW
Ralph G. Neas, President of People For the American Way

Janet Reno, Former U.S. Attorney General  
Bill Lucy, Sec.-Treas. of AFSCME International
State Sen. Kendrick Meek
Tony Hill, former State Rep. and SEIU Community Organizer
Sharon Pacheco, FLA Director of Arrive With Five
Adora Obi Nweze, President of the NAACP FLA State Conference Barbara DeVane-Gilberg, FLA NOW
AFSCME Council 79
Monica Russo, President of Service Employees Int'l Union-Local 1199
MARCH 7
 

**March On Tallahassee Second Annual Prayer Breakfast**
Commemorating the anniversary of the March On Tallahassee. ($25 donation per person) 

TIME:     7:30 am - 9:30 am 

PLACE:  Grand Ballroom, Student Union Complex
                  Florida A&M University
                  Martin Luther King Blvd., South

 

WHEN: 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. 
 

WHO: Alec Baldwin, Actor and Board member of PFAW
Ralph G. Neas, President of People For the American Way

Janet Reno, Former U.S. Attorney General 
Adora Obi Nweze, President of the NAACP FLA State Conference
State Sen. Kendrick Meek
Tony Hill, former State Rep. and SEIU Community Organizer

Bill Lucy, Sec.-Treas. of AFSCME International
Sharon Pacheco, FLA Director of Arrive With Five
Barbara DeVane-Gilberg, FLA NOW  

 

**Arrive With Five/Election Protection Leadership Training**

Learn how we can increase voter turnout and protect voters' rights on Election Day. ($30 registration fee per person) 

TIME:     11 :00 am - 4 :00 pm 

PLACE:   Turnbull Center (across from the Civic Center)
                   Florida State University
                   Tallahassee, FL 

We strongly urge you to RSVP for these events. To do so, or for more information, call the March On Tallahassee office at (850) 877-0307, Ext. 2.  

PLEASE SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS -- JOIN PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY 

People For the American Way depends on the support of individuals like you. Join us today and know that you are helping to keep alive the true American spirit: tolerance, free speech, protection for minorities, equal opportunity, and freedom for all religious faiths without government intrusion. 

To become a member of People For the American Way, please call 

1-800-326-7329 or go to: http://support.americanway.org/