“We the People, We the Voters” campaign expanded to include events in Iowa and Wisconsin through Election Day

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 27, 2014

On-the-Bus Contacts:

Michael McGovern, 937-245-1232, mmcgovern@faithinpubliclife.org
Bailey Dick, 419-260-6044, bdick@faithinpubliclife.org

For more information about NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby, sponsor of the Nuns on the Bus campaign, contact Stephanie Niedringhaus at SNiedringhaus@networklobby.org or 202-347-9797 ext. 224

Washington, D.C. – The Nuns on the Bus “We the People, We the Voters” tour is extending its time on the road through Election Day, as the nuns continue their push for voter engagement and registration ahead of this year’s midterm elections.

The cross-country tour, organized by NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby, has included voter registration drives, visits to Catholic social service sites and town hall meetings in 38 cities in 10 states along a 5,252-mile route.

“In an election marked by staggering amounts of money going toward negative ads that discourage people from casting ballots, we feel called to raise a positive, faithful voice that calls on all Americans to vote,” said Nuns on the Bus leader and NETWORK Executive Director Sister Simone Campbell.

The tour’s final leg begins on October 29 in Iowa, where the tour kicked off on September 17 with Vice President Joe Biden. Stops will include Council Bluffs, Red Oak, Mason City, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Davenport and Dubuque. The tour will then continue to Wisconsin with stops planned in La Crosse, Green Bay, Madison and Milwaukee. The nuns will be participating in canvassing and early voting events with local partners as part of their continued effort to encourage voter participation.

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.

Detailed information about NETWORK’s Nuns on the Bus daily schedule will be available here.

General information about NETWORK’s Nuns on the Bus available here

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