Common Dreams NewsCenter

We Can't Do It Without You!
 

Home | About Us | Donate | Signup | Archives | Search

Home > Progressive Community > NewsWire > For Immediate Release
   
Printer Friendly Version E-Mail This Article
   
Planned Parenthood
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OCTOBER 29, 2004
10:42 AM
CONTACT: Planned Parenthood 
Erin Libit 202-360-7890
 
Planned Parenthood Action Fund Makes Final Election Day Push with Rally to Increase Voter Participation Among Women
Planned Parenthood Action Fund President Gloria Feldt, Massachusetts Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund President Dianne Luby and Activist Barbara Lee Featured as Part of Election Day Mobilization Effort
 
BOSTON, MA -- October 29 -- On Tuesday, November 2, Planned Parenthood Action Fund (PPAF) President Gloria Feldt will join Dianne Luby, President Massachusetts Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund and Cambridge based philanthropic-activist Barbara Lee, for a pre-canvass rally to kick off Planned Parenthood’s efforts to Get-Out-The-Vote on Election Day.

The PPAF program aims to increase voter turnout among the more than 22 million single women who did not cast ballots in 2000. PPAF activists will hit the streets of New Hampshire on Tuesday, November 2 as part of a massive nationwide mobilization effort to ensure women in New Hampshire and across the country vote in record numbers on Election Day.

WHO: Gloria Feldt, President, Planned Parenthood Action Fund

Dianne Luby, President, Massachusetts Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund

Barbara Lee, Philanthropic-Activist

More than 100 activists from Massachusetts and New Hampshire

WHAT: Election Day Rally in Boston and Canvass in New Hampshire

WHEN: 7:15 AM

Tuesday, November 2, 2004

WHERE: Parkman Bandstand in Boston Common

(Between Park Street and Boylston Street T stops; close to Tremont)

###

Printer Friendly Version E-Mail This Article
Common Dreams NewsCenter is a non-profit news service
providing breaking news and views for the Progressive Community.

The press release posted here has been provided to Common Dreams NewsWire by one of the many progressive organizations who make up America's Progressive Community. If you wish to comment on this press release or would like more information, please contact the organization directly.
*all times Eastern US (GMT-5:00)

Making News?
Read our Guidelines for Submitting News Releases

CommonDreams.org is an Internet-based progressive news and grassroots activism organization, founded in 1997.
We are a nonprofit, progressive, independent and nonpartisan organization.

Home | About Us | Donate | Signup | Archives | Search

To inform. To inspire. To ignite change for the common good.


www.commondreams.org