Nashville: "Gathering to Save Our Democracy" Audio

Nashville: "Gathering to Save Our Democracy" Audio

Opening Session: Invocation, Speeches, and Music, length = 53:15 (49.0 MB).
This is the opening session that includes an invocation and several speeches by civil rights movement veterans punctuated by civil rights songs performed by a very accomplished local high school trio. Bernie Ellis, Paul Miller, Calvin Jones, Dr. Charles Kimbro, Rev. Sonny Dixon, Dr. Grant, acapella singing performances by Zarna Sirti, Mary-Katherine Moore and Anne Murry Guideon. (Program information)

Opening Panel, length = 59:07 (54.1 MB).
Summary: This is the opening panel of the conference ( after the introductions and invocations). A number of speakers each gave a brief overview of their theses and talking points. Most of these speakers gave longer presentations later in the conference (Program information)

Ohio Panel, Part 1: Cliff Arnebeck, Richard Reinhoel, Richard Hayes Phillips, length = 55:22 (50.8 MB).
Cliff gives a talk about the need for election reform and the persistance of fraud in Ohio's elections. Richard R. relates his experiences during the Ohio re-count and on election day. Richard Hayes Phillips talks about his research and the statisticians ... (Program information)

Ohio Panel, part 2, length = 32:08 (29.0 MB).
Ohio Panel, part 2, length = 29.0 MB.
Cliff introduces Joanne Rousche who worked in Ohio as an election auditor after the 2004 election; Bernard Wyndham is a Florida statistician and election monitor/activist. (Program information)

Other States Panel (New Mexico, Florida, North Carolina), length = 58:27 (54.0 MB).
Each of these speakers details election "irregularities" in the states they worked in and observed. Judy Alter speaks about the non-start recount in New Mexico. Warren Stewart and Judy Alter (New Mexica), Bernard Wyndham (Florida), Andrew Silver (North Carolina) (Program information)

Other States Panel, part 2, length = 57:55 (53.0 MB).
Each speaker details vote "irregularities" in her/his respective state. John Michael Fortune (Georgia), Mary Beth Kusic ( Pennsylvania), Sharona Merel (New Hampshire), David Griscomb (Arizona), Bob Fitrakis, (Ohio). (Program information)

Saturday's Opening Panel, length = 45:31, (42.0 MB).
Former Black Box Voting employee Andy Stephenson talks about the value of paper ballots. Bernie Ellis introduces and gives overview of conference. Bernard Windham talks about election irregularities in Florida. Kathy Dopp talks about a nationwide election. (Program information)

Saturday's Opening Panel, part 2, length = 56:37 (52.0 MB).
Josh Middledorf finishes narrating the slide show presentation began by Kathy Dopp (about the differences between the 2004 exit polls and the reported vote counts). Jonathan Simon goes in to more detail about the exit poll differences and also the commercial media. Richard Hayes Phillip and Cliff Arnebeck also speak. (Program information)

Media Panel, part 1, length = 47:9 (43.0 MB).
Robert Koehler, Chicago Tribune, and Brad Friedman, http://bradblog.com detail their experiences being outspoken reporters trying to tell the truth about the fallacies and inaccuracies of the 2004 election. This is a very good media critique based on actual first-hand experiences. (Program information)

Media Panel, part 2 plus Green and Libertarian Party Spokespeople, length = 51:47 (47.0 MB).
Bob Fitrakis talks about covering election fraud in Ohio. R. Lee Wrights gives a general pitch for fair elections. David Cobb waxes his Texas drawl a bit for a rousing speech about fair elections, third party participation and democracy in general. (Program information)

Election Reform Panel, part 1, length = 47:16 (43.0 MB).
Larry English is one of the world's foremost experts in the field of quality management ( information management technologies). He speaks passionately about election reform and the possibility of creating a fool-proof and fraud-free election system. Barbara Burt, Common Cause, and Warren Stewart, National Ballot Integrity Project, also speak. (Program information)

Clint Curtis, Brad Friedman, length = 34:24
Curtis is a computer programmer who was commissioned by his employer (now a member of congress who sits on the Housew Judiciary Committee) to develop a vote-switching software program for electronic voting machines. Brad Friedman is the publisher of bradblog. (Program information)

Lara Schaeffer, Theresa Hummel, Larry Quick, David Lytel length = 58:07 (53.2 MB).
This is a panel featuring several speakers offering various perspectives on election reform. Lara Schaeffer is with the Open Voting Consortium. She recommends the use of electronic voting machines with paper ballots and open source software and ... ( Program information)

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Representative Cynthia McKinney, length = 56:59 (52.2 MB).
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