By Sister Bernadine Karge, OP
November 2, 2014
Sunday, November 2, dawned a brisk 31-degree day in Green Bay,
Wisconsin. At St. Matthew Church, there was a Get Out the Vote table in the
parish center lobby. The pastor reminded the congregation that since there was
no Packers game, folks didn’t have to say “Go Packers” and instead they could
say, “Go vote!”
At the WEAC Region 3 headquarters, not only were the grills
fired up for Wisconsin hot dogs and brats for the 10:30 am cookout and rally,
but more than 100 folks were fired up for canvassing and calling voters to get
out the vote this football-free Sunday.Speakers including Sister Simone and
John Stokes, the director of the NEA, urged us to vote our family values on
Tuesday.
What does democracy look like? “This is what democracy looks
like!”
People of all ages signed the bus, filled out NETWORK’s
pledge cards, and got prepared to spend their Sunday canvassing and calling
voters. Whom do we need? “Everybody.”
