PLEASE START A “ONE VOICE NOW COALITION“ IN YOUR COMMUNITY

PROBLEM AND SOLUTION The Problem: WASHINGTON, D.C., STATE CAPITALS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE PLACES WHERE GOOD IDEAS GO TO DIE. Why isn’t America working for “everyone”? The answer is simple. “Everyone” isn’t included. Nine people on a city/county council out of 300,000 citizens is NOT “everyone”. One hundred fifty people in state capitols out of 6,000,000 citizens is NOT “everyone”. Five hundred thirty five people in Washington D.C., out of 300,000,000 citizens is NOT “everyone”. The Solution: FOUR GOALS OF THE PROGRAM: Encourage local citizens to identify problems and raise issues. Educate the people and promote discussion and debate. Provide the citizenry a real voice in community affairs by providing a means to vote on issues. Promote ’Volunteerism’. Encourage the citizenry to engage in active participation. “Under the old system, if you have an idea that you think can make the community better