Punkvoter.com Joins with Oregon Bus Project, Eugene Springfield Solidarity Network, Lane County Labor Council to Increase Youth Awareness, Activism

Punkvoter.com Joins with Oregon Bus Project, Eugene Springfield Solidarity Network, Lane County Labor Council to Increase Youth Awareness, Activism
Tue Mar 30, 1:33 PM ET



To: Metro and Assignment Desks

Contact: Jennifer Yocom of the Oregon Bus Project, 503-233-3018 or 610-764-8418, Dan Isaacson of the Eugene Springfield Solidarity Network, 541-870-2591, or Scott Goodstein of Punkvoter.com, 202-518-8332

WASHINGTON, March 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a statement released today by Punkvoter.com on youth awareness and activism:

With so few people participating in our government today it is very easy for a few punk kids to organize and make their voices heard! Oregon Bus project will be talking with kids, signing up volunteers, registering voters and talking with the press about how important it is to take action this year nationally and get involved locally as well. Musicians will be on hand to encourage their fans in this critical year to get involved.

Today, March 30:

-- 4 p.m. Roseland Theater, 8 NW 6th Avenue, Portland

-- 8 p.m. Rock Against Bush Concert

Tomorrow, March 31:

-- 3 p.m. EMU Amphitheater, University of Oregon

-- 8 p.m. Rock Against Bush Concert, McDonald Theater

The Oregon jobless rate remains the second highest in the country. The unemployment rate for January increased to 7.7 percent and the number of mass layoffs has increased over last year. Oregon had seventy companies layoff 50 or more workers! While unemployment rates very from month to month, the youth unemployment rate has maintained an almost double rate of the national unemployment rate... And Does Dubya help this college town out?.... Nah, he slashes funding for Pell Grants to make it even more challenging!

"We are proud to be working with Punkvoter.com. They are one more example of folks that never wanted to be political lining up this year," Dan Isaacson of the Eugene Springfield Solidarity Network stated. He continued, "This is part of a growing movement of people standing up and joining forces because of how bad things have gotten for our working families! Together, we are letting this Administration know that something must be done to bring real jobs back to our country!"

"Young people are feeling it: tuition rates, college loans and now no jobs. We've got the energy to build a better society together and organizations like punkvoter.com are giving voice to a movement that will change this country - from local, to state, to national youth involvement -- the time is now," said Jennifer Yocom, director of the Oregon Bus Project.

About the Organizations:

Punkvoter.com is sponsoring bands to speak out and ignite youth participation and take direct action thought the United States. Bands on this first Rock Against Bush tour include NOFX, Alkaline Trio, Authority Zero, and Jello Biafra. The Oregon Bus Project is a volunteer driven, grassroots 501(c)(4) whose mission is to engage citizens in the political process, educate Oregonians about pressing legislative issues in Oregon and beyond, and elect progressive candidates to the Oregon legislature. The Eugene Springfield Solidarity Network is a coalition of progressive organizations and labor union activists in Lane County, Oregon.

These organizations will be handing out educational pamphlets and Robert Greenwald Production's movie Uncovered to those that sign up to volunteer.

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