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Joan Blades

"I'm a mediator by training and inclination."

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"I'm a mediator by training and inclination."

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Joan Blades
"Even though mother's issues are not front page news, they touch us all personally, some more than others, and I believe passionately in the power of grassroots engagement."

Power

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Joan Blades
"I find it odd that there's such strong objection to what is a clear way to assure that our elections are reliable and we can do a recount if there are any questions."

Politics

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Joan Blades
"People think of us as an information distributor because that's how they relate to the Internet. But most of the time people already have pretty well established opinions."

Time

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Joan Blades
"When we compile a petition, we often have members go to their representative's or Senator's offices and deliver it in person. This way they can experience a real connection with the staff."

Experience

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Joan Blades
"Common sense as well as common values all lead us. Our future depends upon it and our present is going to be vastly better when we get back to these basics."

Values

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Joan Blades
"We've got 50 percent voter turnout for presidential elections. That's appalling. We can do so much better."

Politics

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Joan Blades
"What we do is not going to be successful unless our members care about it."

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Joan Blades
"We put together a one-sentence petition asking Congress to censure President Clinton and move on to other pressing issues. We sent it to under 100 friends and family, and within a week we had 100,000 people sign the petition."

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Joan Blades
"I'm a mediator by training and inclination."

Mediation

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Joan Blades
"When you become active in the system and communicate to your representatives, and they don't vote in accordance with your values, your responsibility is to support candidates who will."

Values

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