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Ask McCain and Obama what social America they will build
Both Senators will join the "ServiceNation Summit" on September 11 to speak about civic engagement
U.S. presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain will discuss their respective visions on public service for America at the “ServiceNation Summit”, a public forum on civic engagement to be held on September 11 in New York.
The Summit, will bring together 500 leaders of all ages and from every sector of American life to celebrate the power and potential of citizen service and to inspire an America in which, by 2020, 100 million citizens will volunteer time in schools, workplaces, and faith-based and community institutions each and every year (up from 61 million today), and that increasing numbers of Americans annually will commit a year of their lives to national service. that engages one million Americans a year in full-time service by the year 2020.
The public has been invited to submit questions to the presidential candidates. Have your say on www.bethechangeinc.org/servicenation/
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Da 30 anni VITA è la testata di riferimento dell’innovazione sociale, dell’attivismo civico e del Terzo settore. Siamo un’impresa sociale senza scopo di lucro: raccontiamo storie, promuoviamo campagne, interpelliamo le imprese, la politica e le istituzioni per promuovere i valori dell’interesse generale e del bene comune. Se riusciamo a farlo è grazie a chi decide di sostenerci.