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DEMOCRACY
We have never had a true democracy in the United States. People of color, women and Native Americans have only relatively recently been able to vote. Meanwhile, gerrymandering, voter suppression and intimidation, and the electoral college are tools that have been used to alter the popular vote.
I have spent much of my adult life working towards electoral justice, starting in the summer of 1968 doing voter registration in the inner city of Baltimore. Though I did bobble once in 1980 (see True Confession), I’ve been inspired by the many grassroots organizations working to protect people’s right to vote. Some groups that I highly recommend -- and have myself donated to or volunteered with over the years -- are:
Photo: Jude Mooney / Wild Hope Magazine
​A TRUE CONFESSION
If you or anyone you know is considering sitting out this election—or voting for a third party--they might want to hear my true confession first, as I hope they don’t spend the rest of their lives regretting not voting, as I did. <READ MORE>
OCEANS
After freeing a seagull from a plastic fishing line in 2010, I created the Beach Cleanup Station concept and founded All One Ocean to educate people about the hazards of ocean plastics, setting up 50 Stations in the United States and Mexico. Before that I was cofounder and board member of Seaflow (2000-2008), working locally, nationally, and internationally to educate people about the dangers of underwater sonar to marine life. To help protect one of my favorite coral reefs from overuse and abuse, I created an educational guide: https://twostepbeach.net
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