Get out and Vote!
Since 9/11 I have been very very watchful of our nation and the world. I am not a super genius when it comes to politics or international relations. But, I read social/political commentary in newspapers, watch the news, and follow my own opinions (based on experience).
As you know we are in an election year. I feel this is one of the most important elections of our lifetime and our parents' lifetime. There are issues in the wings that greatly effect American life and unless we do something about them now I feel America will go down the drain.
Some may fear the voting process. I know I was very intimidated my first time. I thought I would somehow do it wrong and loud alarms would start ringing as I attempted to leave my booth. I pictured armed guards running up to me with mace aimed at my face yelling, "Ma'am, you have completely screwed up the voting process, now you will have to come with us Downtown." This was always followed by "THE WALK OF SHAME" from the voting area with other people shaking their heads in disgust and pity.
I figured if anyone could mess up voting it would be me, sometimes I get desesperada and I stop thinking rationally and act like a baboon. But much to myastonishment, the above events have never happened to me. I have managed to vote without any incidents! Thank God, me siento mucho!
The moral of the story is, if I can do it...YOU CAN TOO! Your vote does matter and is extremely valuable. It is time Brown people in this nation stand up as force to be reckoned with and say we are NOT going to take our voting right/privilege for granted! Washington listen to us NOW!
--Brown Girl
www.moveon.org
www.act4victory.org
As you know we are in an election year. I feel this is one of the most important elections of our lifetime and our parents' lifetime. There are issues in the wings that greatly effect American life and unless we do something about them now I feel America will go down the drain.
Some may fear the voting process. I know I was very intimidated my first time. I thought I would somehow do it wrong and loud alarms would start ringing as I attempted to leave my booth. I pictured armed guards running up to me with mace aimed at my face yelling, "Ma'am, you have completely screwed up the voting process, now you will have to come with us Downtown." This was always followed by "THE WALK OF SHAME" from the voting area with other people shaking their heads in disgust and pity.
I figured if anyone could mess up voting it would be me, sometimes I get desesperada and I stop thinking rationally and act like a baboon. But much to myastonishment, the above events have never happened to me. I have managed to vote without any incidents! Thank God, me siento mucho!
The moral of the story is, if I can do it...YOU CAN TOO! Your vote does matter and is extremely valuable. It is time Brown people in this nation stand up as force to be reckoned with and say we are NOT going to take our voting right/privilege for granted! Washington listen to us NOW!
--Brown Girl
www.moveon.org
www.act4victory.org
posted by Brown Girl @ 12:46 PM
1 Comments:
At June 13, 2007 9:04 AM,
Irene said…
Hola Brown Girl --
Que tal?
We are MyGrito.com: a bilingual social networking site with a Latino twist. It is basically a fusion of myspace and youtube for our community. We just launched our political page, Tu Grito 2008, and we're trying to get the word out. The page is an interactive page: Members can leave comments and questions relating to issues that are important to us as Latinos and candidates have the option/opportunity to respond. Below you will find our press release. We would appreciate it if your consider printing it, writing about us and supporting us.
Gracias de antemano por todo tu apoyo.
Que corra NUESTRO GRITO!!
MyGrito.com
Es tu grito.
MYGRITO SOCIAL NETWORK LAUNCHES "TU GRITO 2008" POLITICAL PAGE
Currently the only Latino social network site to offer presidential candidates an opportunity to reach the Hispanic voter directly
BURLINGAME, CA (May, 2007) – MyGrito.com, America's first bilingual social network site targeting the Latino population, is ecstatic about the launch of "Tu Grito 2008." Through this page ( www.mygrito.com/candidatos), presidential candidates are offered an opportunity to create a profile for MyGrito.com members to familiarize themselves with each candidate. The Hispanic vote is becoming vital to the success of the race for presidency and with this fast growing site, Latino voters can find answers to their political questions.
Launched in January 2007, MyGrito.com has attracted members from across the country and Latin America. With its bilingual angle, it provides a site Latinos can call their own. MyGrito.com has shown stability with this fast growing population as a top 20,000 site in the US (Alexa.com), surpassing popular sites like elhood.com and vostu.com. With a steady monthly growth of 55%, this site has definitely found a niche within the bilingual community that was not previously being served. MyGrito.com will be Latinos' choice of communication from New York to Los Angeles and anywhere in between.
MyGrito.com is proud to partner with organizations like AIM TV that promote success among Latinos. The owner and CEO of AIM TV, Robert Rose, knows the importance of this new generation of Latinos and has launched a grass-roots effort to change the way Neilson Ratings sample and interpret their data. "Websites like MyGrito fill a void for young American Latinos on television created by Neilson's erroneous sampling of US born Latinos," said Mr. Rose. LatiNation, a weekly TV magazine produced by AIM TV, recently featured MyGrito on their show (www.LNMas.com ) and the response was overwhelming according to Irene Audet, owner of MyGrito.com. "These are our future voters," said Ms. Audet. "We are building MyGrito for them and trying to add features that will keep them informed and prepared for the future. That is why we're launching Tu Grito 2008. So presidential candidates, sign-up!"
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