02.21.06
Rock for Learning! Whatever it takes for a better world.
Did you know in Australia it’s a crime if a qualified citizen does not register and show up to vote. Here in the US 2006 is another election year for state leaders and community initiatives. Now is the time to register to vote and update your voter registration if you’ve moved (registrations available at the US Post Office or visit www.RocktheVote.org). I encourage everyone to support the initiatives process and sign petitions to get new measures on the ballot for election, and support the political cadidates who stand for your community values. It’s one of the ways we can make a difference in the world.
This season I’m out there in the L.A. community and campus areas supporting new initiatives, giving people voter registrations, bringing awareness to important matters and needs for alternative clean energy (stop global warming), protecting natural resources, supporting good health and well being, helping the good causes of special organizations, etc. I know many people out there don’t vote, some don’t care, and others have lost faith in the whole government, elections, and initiatives process due to many reasons of past matters gone awry. The government, the world, like everything in life, has its problems and challenges. So please don’t give up, and please be part of implementing change for the better. If you have ideas on how to improve the political processes or any matter of importance in the community, your workplace or otherwise, please get involved. Contact your friends, associates, and community leaders, government officials, get on-line with organizations with similar cares, values, causes, and please sign up and share your ideas, participate, create new ways, and get others involved in important matters.
If the people with a good mind to know and recognize the problems and needs in the community/world dropped out and stopped voting and participating, then matters would only get worse.
So please keep on keeping on! No matter of challenges or failed efforts of the past, no matter who doesn’t like you or is against you, no matter of things gone awry, no matter that we disagree with government leaders or have conflicting views, please get involved with important matters. No matter of any disagreements, there is always at least ONE thing that people can agree on and make efforts towards shared agreements. So please find agreement and become an active part of implementing positive change in the world:
Sign up
Vote
Get involved
Spread the good word!
Learn whatever it takes for a better world!
Together.
Rock for Learning!
Melanie Silos, Editor