How Would You Turn Around America? Send Us a Video and You Could Win

[Omaha Steve]

http://blog.aflcio.org/2008/04/10/how-would-you-turn-around-america-send-us-a-video-and-you-could-win/

by Mike Hall, Apr 10, 2008

Most people agree our nation is heading in the wrong direction—from health care to the economy to global warming to the war in Iraq. We want to know how you think we can “Turn Around America” and put us back on the right track.



Today, the AFL-CIO launches a “Turn Around America” Online Video Competition for you to answer the following questions: “How can we turn around what most of us agree is our country’s wrong-headed direction? What’s not working? What changes would you like to see? How do we get it done?” You can use any form of visual expression, including songs, poetry, comedy and/or animation, as long as your entry is in the form of a video, to send us your thoughts and ideas.

Some contest-winning videos will be featured in TV ads to get the “Turn Around America” message out to voters and candidates this election year, and some winners also will walk away with some cash.

The national grand prize winner will receive $2,000 and there is a $2,000 “Young Activist” award for a video submitted by someone between the ages of 14 and 25 as of April 1, 2008. Also, winners in up to a dozen cities where AFL-CIO “Turn Around America” rallies, marches and other events are scheduled through the summer, will win $1,000 each. There also is an “Our America” award for the video with the most online votes. (Click here for more information about the judging and the prizes.)

The video contest is part of the union movement’s “Turn Around America” mobilization in which we’re reaching out to working family voters around the country, building grassroots momentum to elect leaders who will fight for health care, workers’ freedom to form unions, fair trade and an economy that works for all.

AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Arlene Holt Baker says the campaign was inspired by retired United Steelworkers (USW) member Steve Skvara. Last summer, Skvara told 20,000 union members and eight candidates at the AFL-CIO Presidential Candidates Forum the emotional and moving story of the difficulty in finding and affording health care for his wife. Then he asked:

What’s wrong with America and what will you do to change it?


FULL story at link.

[tridim]

1. I can't wait to see what the McCain Girls come up with. nt

[NightWatcher]

2. so a video of me sharpening my pitchfork wouldnt go over well?

[mucifer]

3. Frangela!

[rainy]

4. Replying so I can come back to this.