[CFR-Announce] Meet Granny D, Eat Food at Campaign Finance Reform Reception at PSU on March 11

[FairElections Oregon]

Just a reminder about the Granny D event tomorrow.

Granny D was 89 and then 90 years old when she spent 14 months walking 
3,200 miles across America to show support for campaign finance reform.  
Now she is here to support our statewide Petitions 8 and 37 to clean up 
politics in Oregon--one of only 5 states with no limits on political 
contributions.

Granny D was at the University of Portland this morning.  At age 96, She 
is sharp and biting as ever.  Be prepared to be inspired!  We will have 
copies of her book "You're Never Too Old to Raise a Little Hell."



Fairelections Oregon

www.fairelections.net 

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"GRANNY D" ON CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM

QUEST IN OREGON

 

This Saturday, March 11, Granny D will give the keynote speech at the 
Leadership, Ecology, Culture and Learning Conference at Portland State 
University, followed by a free reception, complete with food and drink.

 

WHEN:Saturday, March 11, 2:30 p.m.

WHERE:School of Business Administration, Room 190

615 S.W. Harrison Street (corner of S.W. 6th and Harrison)

                            maps at      http://www.pdx.edu/map.html

http://www.pdx.edu/media/c/a/campusmap_bw.pdf

 

*Immediately following her speech will be a reception, complete with 
free food and beverages, in Room 290 of the Business Administration 
Building, probably about 4 p.m.*



Granny D (aka Doris Haddock) is a 96-year old catalyst for campaign 
finance reform. She became a national heroine when she completed her 
3,200-mile, 14-month walk across America to bring attention to the need 
for limiting political contributions. According to Bill Moyers:

 

"Doris Haddock set out to walk across America to protest the betrayal of 
democracy by money in politics. That mission she accomplished. . . . 
This is no innocent grandmother naively protesting a cause. Granny D is 
a seasoned activist, an eloquent speaker and writer and an acute 
observer of the world around us."

 

In 2003 and 2004, Granny D embarked on a 23,000 mile tour of the "swing 
states," encouraging women and the residents of poor neighborhoods to 
register to vote. She walked through housing projects many said were too 
dangerous to visit.

 

In 2004 she ran a grassroots campaign for the US Senate and got 34% of 
the vote in New Hampshire while refusing to take special interest money. 
When the red state of New Hampshire turned blue in 2004 by a mere 9,000 
votes, her campaign was given a share of the credit. The Nation magazine 
called it "one of the most provocative and inspired candidacies this 
country has seen in years."

 

Her memoir entitled, "Granny D: You're Never Too Old Too Raise a Little 
Hell" (Random House) is required reading on some college campuses. 
Former President Jimmy Carter said, "Doris Haddock is a true patriot, 
and our nation has been blessed by her remarkable life. Her story will 
entertain, inform and inspire people of all ages for generations to come."

 

For more information on Doris 'Granny D' Haddock, visit 
http://www.grannyd.com.

For more information about the current campaign finance reform 
initiatives in Oregon, visit http://www.fairelections.net

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