On third day of extended bus tour, Catholic sisters to engage voters in Davenport
Davenport, IA - On Friday, October 31 at 2:30PM, the Nuns on the Bus will hold a press conference and rally before going into Davenport communities to knock on doors and talk to voters about the importance of casting their ballot in next week's election.
Press are invited to join the nuns as they go door to door talking to voters.
The "We the People, We the Voters" bus tour, organized by NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby, has already engaged voters at over 75 events in 38 cities along a 5,252-mile route. The tour was recently extended through Election Day to include additional communities in Iowa and Wisconsin. Catholic sisters from each state along the route have joined the tour to hold voter registration drives, visit Catholic social service sites and host town hall meetings to hear the concerns of local communities.
During the 2012 election, Sister Simone and the Nuns on the Bus helped to shift the national political debate as they traveled across the country to connect with the people, lift up the work of Catholic sisters, and be a voice for speak out against the House budget proposal that would decimate programs meant to help people in poverty. The Nuns on the Bus also took subsequent bus trips in support of Medicaid expansion and immigration reform.
WHAT:
Nuns on the Bus "get out the vote" rally followed by door knocking and voter engagement
WHO:
Sister Simone Campbell
Catholic Sisters from across Iowa
WHERE
1706 N. Brady Street #205
Davenport, IA 52803
WHEN:
Friday, October 31 at 2:30 PM
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