2006 Voter Mobilization Campaign

The Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF), a national expert in building non-partisan community organizations and practicing democratic action, is working with leaders of religious congregations and labor unions throughout Ohio to develop an effective voter mobilization strategy that will get out the vote for key social and economic justice issues in urban areas.

This get-out-the-vote campaign will be:

• Non-partisan

• Focused on promoting and preserving the right to vote

• Centered in Columbus, Dayton, East Cleveland, and Lorain in 2006

The IAF strategy for ensuring maximum voter participation involves:

• Targeting low-performing precincts in urban areas

• Building citizen leadership

• Developing an urban agenda and bringing it to the center of debate in the gubernatorial race.

• Demanding recognition and accountability from the next Governor of Ohio

Contact Information

Bishop Dennis Johnson (East Cleveland Organizer): 440-258-1363, drj123@adelphia.net

Ari Lipman (Columbus Organizer): 617-852-6405, lipman@fas.harvard.edu

Laura Rios (Lorain Organizer): 440-821-7135, lrios2@yahoo.com

Bishop C. Joseph Sprague (Dayton Organizer): 740-506-1791, cjosephsprague@sbcglobal.net

Jonathan Lange (IAF National Staff): 443-745-3402, langeiaf@hotmail.com