Census, Politics, and Local Voices-A Training Session on Reporting It
Ever wonder why your elected officials in Washington,D.C. speak for so many people in so many neighborhoods?
Wonder why there’s not always a district that brings together people from the same community?
Those are important questions and they will be become even more as the redistricting takes place. And this is one of the most important issues for immigrant and minority communities’ news media.
That is also why you don’t want to miss a training sessions, sponsored by the McCormick Foundation, on June 17 and 18th. The sign-up dates have been extended so don’t worry about the deadline on the firm. It’s listed here and if you have any questions contact me, Steve Franklin, steve@newstips.org, 773 595-8667
http://www.citizenadvocacycenter.org/RedistApp.pdf
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