The August primary for Detroit City Council is an absolute free-for-all, with dozens of candidates vying for a handful of seats at the table. How does a voter make sense of it all? By going, to MiVote.org! Beginning Monday, MiVote will air five-minute video interviews with more than 100 of the City Council candidates. It’s a Hurculean task for which project partners Detroit Public Television, UM-Dearborn, and Arise Detroit deserve loads of community thanks.
There’s no shortage of need for smart and brave political leaders in Michigan. And politically ambitious women, especially, have a great opportunity to get involved at all levels through The White House Project and its July 10-12 political leadership training boot camp in Saginaw.
“Michigan Go Run 2009 is a nonpartisan political leadership training for women throughout Michigan,” White House Project Michigan coordinator Shannon Garrett wrote to us this week. ” Go Run will inspire you to step into leadership. Go Run will inform you about campaign work and demystify the political process. Go Run will equip you with the skills it takes to run for elected office and win. Michigan Go Run 2009 is for women at every stage of political involvement – whether you plan to run this year, next year, in ten years or if you just want to get more civically involved, you’re invited to join the 2009 class of Michigan Go Run!”
The application deadline is July 6, so don’t wait! Apply online at thewhitehouseproject.org.
