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BLOG for ADVOCATES
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Monday, September 15, 2008 Busy Season for Social Advocates According to an article in the NonProfit Times , election season is the busiest time for social justice groups. As the election nears, groups are registering voters and contemplating their wishes for the next president’s agenda during his first hundred days in office. Nan Aron, president of Alliance for Justice suggests groups advocating social justice issues and other nonprofits get their concerns on the agenda for the fall debates that will occur from late September to mid-October. Social justice groups are going to have to scale down their ideas, however, as the next president faces three large issues: the war in Iraq, the economy, and healthcare. Aron’s focus now is changing the direction of government. Posted by Kelly Doherty |
