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Scott Galindez
Since 1987
I have been
working on
various causes
from combating
Homelessness
to ending
our countries
obsession
with militarism
and war. Before
a winter night
in 1987, I
was not very
political.
I was walking
past the White
House when
a demonstrator
in Lafayette
"Peace"
Park commented
that my mind
was "too
closed to
listen".
I stopped
and proceeded
to have a
long conversation
with him.
At one point,
the United
States Park
Police rolled
in and started
issuing tickets
for camping
to the protesters
and homeless
people in
the park.
From that
day forward,
I have been
committed
to promoting
peace and
justice.
I have worked
on campaigns
against nuclear
weapons, war,
nuclear testing,
star wars,
intervention
in Central
America, corporate
led globalization,
and advocacy
for the Homeless.
My story is
one example
of how one
statement,
one e-mail,
one flier,
or one view
of a web page
can change
a person's
viewpoint.
That is why
Voice4change
will daily
reach out
to thousands
of people
with the goal
of changing
hearts and
minds.
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Dennis O'Hara
I have worked
in the field
of Mental
Health and
Addictions
for the past
22 years and
have seen
the effects
of poverty
and peoples
sense that
they do not
matter. We
all matter.
Privately,
I have worked
to increase
voter registration
and voter
turn out.
If progressive
ideas are
to be effective,
first comes
the message,
then the vote.
When Scott
approached
me concerning
voice4change,
I immediately
realized that
this project
would bring
together the
many groups
that are working
to make our
world a better
place to live,
I had to be
involved.
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