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Race, Religion and Outreach - planning ahead to 2008.

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Presented by: Cheryl Contee (for Hispanic groups)

James Rucker (African Americans)

Tanya Tarr (Asian Americans)

Army Ard. (Sojourners)

Advice specific to these groupings.

-For Asians: Target community associations and their leaders.

-Latinos: A 38% increase in voting last round. Tap into this surge in participation.

-Blacks: Katrina was a wake-up call. But Blacks don't feel invested; suspect that attention to them is focused on vote-getting / empowerment.

Need to engage them in planning process before elections, bring them to the table in a non-racial way. (Dem party lacks the machinery for this.)

Candidates must make sure all votes are counted. Get a plan now!

-Faith-based organizations. How do we reach out to them?

Last elect. suggest that "God-gap" may have dissappeared.

Focus on issues of social justice.

Use "faith language" up front (or you cede it to the Republicans)

In a church, get the ear of the minister's spouse :-)

 

The panel handed around a list of urls of minority-targeted websites, copied here in the attachment. There was also a handout written by Cheryl Contee on the New Digital Divide.

 

You are also invited to join an e-group for further discussion. See:

 

list of URLs for Top Minority Targeted Websites


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