Comments on: Recipe for apathy http://www.ionhartford.com/2009/11/06/recipe-for-apathy/ notes from a native son Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:52:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: AmyBergquist http://www.ionhartford.com/2009/11/06/recipe-for-apathy/comment-page-1/#comment-20199 AmyBergquist Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:42:31 +0000 http://www.ionhartford.com/?p=228#comment-20199 I voted in the last 3 elections and did not receive a door knock, phone call, or piece of mail related to the BOE vote (not that I'm complaining about this- I find all 3 highly annoying). There were yard signs in my neighborhood for 2 of the candidates. The WFP candidate won a spot, the Democrat did not. Why don't the schools send a flyer home with the kids telling their parents about the BOE election? Wouldn't that help? I voted in the last 3 elections and did not receive a door knock, phone call, or piece of mail related to the BOE vote (not that I’m complaining about this- I find all 3 highly annoying). There were yard signs in my neighborhood for 2 of the candidates. The WFP candidate won a spot, the Democrat did not.

Why don’t the schools send a flyer home with the kids telling their parents about the BOE election? Wouldn’t that help?

]]> By: Real Hartford » Recipes and Rants http://www.ionhartford.com/2009/11/06/recipe-for-apathy/comment-page-1/#comment-20192 Real Hartford » Recipes and Rants Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:53:13 +0000 http://www.ionhartford.com/?p=228#comment-20192 [...] Others, however, are sharply aware. Check out the latest posts on Live in Hartford and IonHartford. [...] [...] Others, however, are sharply aware. Check out the latest posts on Live in Hartford and IonHartford. [...]

]]> By: Luis http://www.ionhartford.com/2009/11/06/recipe-for-apathy/comment-page-1/#comment-20184 Luis Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:29:16 +0000 http://www.ionhartford.com/?p=228#comment-20184 Kerri...yes! The obvious obstacle to big apartment buildings is the access. So you can go ahead and chlak that into the mix. I doorknocked all of the Billings Forge building at 140 Russ Street because the guards new me and the residents new me. The other buildings on Russ and Lawrence...no such luck. Kerri…yes! The obvious obstacle to big apartment buildings is the access. So you can go ahead and chlak that into the mix. I doorknocked all of the Billings Forge building at 140 Russ Street because the guards new me and the residents new me. The other buildings on Russ and Lawrence…no such luck.

]]> By: Kerri http://www.ionhartford.com/2009/11/06/recipe-for-apathy/comment-page-1/#comment-20182 Kerri Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:55:34 +0000 http://www.ionhartford.com/?p=228#comment-20182 I've never had a politician come knock on my door. I wonder how excluded people living in apartment buildings are. I got some literature in the mail and a few phone calls (because I'm a prime voter, apparently) but have never received a visit. Is it correct to assume that these visits happen in neighborhoods where owner-occupant houses are the norm? I’ve never had a politician come knock on my door.

I wonder how excluded people living in apartment buildings are. I got some literature in the mail and a few phone calls (because I’m a prime voter, apparently) but have never received a visit. Is it correct to assume that these visits happen in neighborhoods where owner-occupant houses are the norm?

]]> By: Meche http://www.ionhartford.com/2009/11/06/recipe-for-apathy/comment-page-1/#comment-20177 Meche Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:46:13 +0000 http://www.ionhartford.com/?p=228#comment-20177 So, do campaigns deliberately exclude non-voters? or do they invest their limited resources in getting the word out to people who are most likely to vote? Obama energized a lot of people who had never voted before, in part because he new he had to to win and because he had a lot of resources to do so. Everyone, rich or poor, has a civic responsibility to engage in the process, get informed, work for a candidate they believe in, or run for office themselves-and VOTE. Yes, it is sad that people didn't know there was an election and that folks didn't vote because they didn't know who to vote for and because they don't have faith in the system. So, how do change that dynamic! what role do schools play? Did a letter go out to parents reminding them to vote and directing them to places where they can get more info about candidates? Did the courant and local newspapers and radio and tv stations put out PSAs telling people to vote? did churches, mosques, synagogues remind members to exercise their rights? yes, people are busy, working, or looking for their next meal or something else . . . but like you said, at what point do we stop pointing fingers and start asking ourselves "what can I do? how can I work with others to be the change I want to see? So, do campaigns deliberately exclude non-voters? or do they invest their limited resources in getting the word out to people who are most likely to vote? Obama energized a lot of people who had never voted before, in part because he new he had to to win and because he had a lot of resources to do so. Everyone, rich or poor, has a civic responsibility to engage in the process, get informed, work for a candidate they believe in, or run for office themselves-and VOTE. Yes, it is sad that people didn’t know there was an election and that folks didn’t vote because they didn’t know who to vote for and because they don’t have faith in the system. So, how do change that dynamic! what role do schools play? Did a letter go out to parents reminding them to vote and directing them to places where they can get more info about candidates? Did the courant and local newspapers and radio and tv stations put out PSAs telling people to vote? did churches, mosques, synagogues remind members to exercise their rights? yes, people are busy, working, or looking for their next meal or something else . . . but like you said, at what point do we stop pointing fingers and start asking ourselves “what can I do? how can I work with others to be the change I want to see?

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