Oct 13, 2020
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Welcome to Part 2 of our 3 part series, The Mitzvah of Voting. It's October 2020 your favorite Jewish kidlit authors want all eligible US citizens to vote in the upcoming Presidential election, and listeners around the world to vote in their own local elections! My author guests will be sharing why they vote and they'll give you some recommendations for ways to keep democracy healthy.
Guest authors include:
- Elissa Brent Weissman, author of The Length of a String
- Lee Wind, author of Queer as a $5 Bill and No Way, They Were Gay?
- Barbara Bietz, author of Sweet Tamales for Purim
- Jane Breskin Zalben, author of A Moon for Moe and Mo
- Jacqueline Jules, author of The Generous Fish, Never Say a Mean Word Again, The Hardest Word
- Anne-Marie Asner, author of the Matzah Ball Books series
Suggestions from guests in this episode:
- Become a poll worker
- Add your Representative and Senators to your cell phone and call regularly on issues you care about
- Confirm your voter registration at Vote.org
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