Day: September 27, 2010

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Join Penn ACTION to get out the vote in 2010!

  By Penn ACTION, Penn Action and Election 2010

Election 2010 is under way. You can make a huge difference in 2010 by taking part in Penn ACTION Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Campaigns in Bucks County and Philadelphia. Click here to apply for a paid canvassing position in Bucks County. Click here to volunteer to do phone banking in Philadelphia. We will have also have opportunities for Penn ACTION supporters all over the state to do phone banking from home into a variety of critical areas in the state. Details will be available soon. Most people are just starting to pay attention to the 2010 Election. And this election is all about turnout. Every poll shows that, if we can turnout supporters of progressive causes and candidates, we can win statewide, Congressional and General Assembly elections. Penn ACTION is beginning two major Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Campaign in Bucks County and Philadelphia. Please join us! Paid Canvass… Continue reading

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Marcellus Shale State Wide Conference

  By Marcellus Shale

Building a Stronger Movement: Statewide Conference on Natural Gas Drilling Sponsored by Penn Action and Conservation PA Saturday, October 16, 2010 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Radisson Hotel Harrisburg 1150 Camp Hill Bypass, Camp Hill, PA 17011 You are invited: a conference for community groups, activists, and homeowners who are concerned about effects of drilling in the Marcellus Shale. The lack of federal oversight on natural gas drilling has left us with little protection against the potential dangers of fracking to extract gas from the valuable Marcellus Shale in our state. Penn Action and Conservation Pennsylvania are convening this conference to share knowledge and learn how to make our voices heard in the Marcellus Shale debate: Strategy of winning advocacy efforts Trainings on organizing and getting your message out How to build an organization, fundraise, and do outreach Success stories from different regions of the state Networking And more. Who… Continue reading