From Nov. 1st through Nov. 5th, Jason and I documented and broadcast the Get-Out-the-Vote work in two key PBN states: Mississippi and New Mexico. Before we even set foot in the states, we had high expectations for this project. For one thing, we wanted to give people a minute-by-minute account of what was happening on [...]
“I have the right to fight for my rights and I won’t let anyone stop me.” ~Sondra Montez While in New Mexico for The Project, Pushback Network’s week-long, two-state, multi-media electoral project, PBN Communications Coordinator Brigid Flaherty worked in the field helping SWOP Field Organizer Sondra Martinez get out the vote. While together, Brigid had [...]
“We really owned what happened on November 4th. It was all about us, the big us. This election wasn’t about Barack Obama or John McCain. It was the American people and their hunger for change.” ~Robby Rodriguez, Executive Director, South West Organizing Project. It’s now Friday, November 7th. I returned from New Mexico two days [...]
