Fwd: You're Invited: TRU Voting Extravaganza!

[Claire L]

I also got this voting event invite from TRU. Ialso got a real phone call so they must really want people to come! Cheap drinks if you bring your ballot!

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From: Transit Riders Union <con...@transitriders.org>
Date: Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 5:20 PM
Subject: You're Invited: TRU Voting Extravaganza!
To: claire...@gmail.com

webversion   Greetings Transit Riders! If you're a registered voter, your ballot should have arrived by now. Is it still sitting in a pile of mail? Not to worry! Bring it along to TRU's two-night Voting Extravaganza next Monday or Tuesday, meet candidates, enjoy drink specials, hear a comedy set from Brett Hamil (who also does some great political commentary), and vote! We'll be collecting ballots to take to a dropbox, and there will be stamps if you prefer to put your ballot in the mail yourself. And if you've already voted, come hang out anyway! The program will start around 8, and candidates making appearances include Kshama Sawant, Jon Grant, and Michael Maddux (all of whom have earned TRU's endorsement).  RSVP on Facebook here, or just show up. And if you can't make it, remember to vote by August 4! Monday, July 27, 7pm - close @ The Neighbor Lady Bar, 2308 E. Union St. Tuesday, July 28, 7pm - 10pm @ Vermillion Gallery & Bar, 1508 11th Ave     Making Fare Enforcement Fair for Youth This Tuesday, King County Councilmember Dave Upthegrove introduced legislation that would make the consequences of not paying bus fare less dire for youth. The legislation would require a court order to bar a youth from the bus for more than twelve hours; prevent Metro from filing criminal charges on a youth for fare evasion; and address the fact that, right now, riders have to travel to Shoreline to challenge tickets for fare evasion. Real Change has the scoop, and you can read the legislation here. Many transit riders are forced into fare evasion by poverty. Not paying a bus fare should never be an entrance to the criminal justice system for youth. Being banned from public transit is serious hardship for people with no other transportation options, as is having to travel to Shoreline to challenge tickets for fare evasion. That's why the Transit Riders Union strongly supports this legislation, as a good step towards making fare enforcement more equitable. Please contact your representative on the county council and tell them to pass this legislation without delay! Join TRU     If you believe you have received this email in error or if you no longer wish to receive emails from the Transit Riders Union, simply reply to this email with "unsubscribe" in the subject or body of your email.

[Sophie Glass]

I'll be there!

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