Have You Heard? “I Am The Government”

What happened in Florida in the 2000 election wasn’t unique. In fact here in Chicago, over 6 percent of the vote went uncounted—that’s 60,000 voices that went unheard. We can do better…and we will.

CNT, in collaboration with the League of Women Voters of Chicago, is pleased to announce the launch of I Am The Government, an innovative new project that aims to make Chicago an example of how young people can change the face of American democracy.

I Am The Government is sponsoring a massive pollwatching project in Chicago. They have pledged to recruit and train 500 pollwatchers for November 2nd. Pollwatchers are people like you who visit voting precincts on Election Day. With a little training, you will observe, report problems, and actually correct errors as they occur. Most importantly, you’re there to help ensure every single vote counts. We all want a fair election. But if we don’t step up and take part, there are simply no guarantees.

To learn more visit www.iamthegovernment.org

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National aviation expert to speak in Chicago

On Friday, September 24th, CNT, the Midwest High Speed Rail Association and Reconnecting America will host the world’s most successful spotter of aviation trends.  Ron Davies, Curator of Air Transport at the National Air & Space Museum and author of twenty-one books of airline and aircraft history, will explain why the most important new aviation development is likely to be high-speed passenger trains.  Mr. Davies will present “Directions of Air Transport in the 21st Century: The Lessons of History” at a breakfast meeting at 8 a.m. Friday at the Chicago Athletic Association, 12 S. Michigan Ave.

A press release is available.

I-GO Expands to Lincoln Square

I-GO, CNT’s car sharing program, is again expanding, this time to Lincoln Square on Chicago’s North Side. The location of the newest car, at Lincoln and Leland near the CTA Brown Line, is the first of five CTA/I-GO locations. I-GO is offering a growing number of Chicagoans not only a new way to get around that can supplement other forms of mobility like public transit, but a way to forgo the costs of car ownership, which can result in substantial cost savings.