Why Tuesday?

About Why Tuesday?

http://www.whytuesday.org/about/

Why Tuesday? is a 501(c)3 non-partisan organization founded in 2005 in honor of the 40th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. At the urging of Ambassador Andrew Young, Senator Bill Bradley and Congressman Jack Kemp joined together to ask a simple question: why do we vote on Tuesday? By asking a question that few knew the answer to and most, even our nation’s leaders, had never even thought of, Why Tuesday? set out to raise awareness about America’s low voter turnout and the broken state of our voting system.

Why Tuesday? has for the past 11 years provided a platform for national dialogue about the current voting system, problems with our current voting system, and solutions that can directly improve the voting process, increase registration and drive turnout. Why Tuesday? kicked off the 2012 campaign with a forum at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. In 2014, Why Tuesday? hosted the Voting In America Summit with The Hill and the #LetsFixIt get out the vote concert with The Roots at Webster Hall in New York City.

The Why Tuesday? documentary video blog brought the question “why do we vote on Tuesday?” to some of the United States’ most powerful elected leaders, has been seen millions of times across online and traditional media channels, including national and international news outlets, and is the subject of a TED Talk seen over 180,000 times and played for countless students across the country. Why Tuesday? was the recipient of the Film Your Issue Award as well as the only non-mainstream news outlet nominated for the 2008 Webby Award for Best Political Blog.

Why Tuesday? has inspired the introduction of the Weekend Voting Act in Congress. It has also prompted the passage of the Saturday Voting Act in San Francisco, and a study by the U.S. GAO about the feasibility of implementing Weekend Voting in the United States.

Board of Directors

Ambassador Andrew Young, Chairman

Ambassador Young has held a wide range of leadership positions. He was a top aide to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the civil rights movement before being elected to three terms as Representative for the Fifth Congressional District of Georgia. In 1977, President Jimmy Carter appointed him as the United States’ Ambassador to the United Nations. Mr. Young then served two terms as Mayor of the City of Atlanta and was a Co-Chairman of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games. He is Chairman of the Southern Africa Enterprise development Fund, Co-Chairman of GoodWorks International, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Drum Major Institute.

Norman J. Ornstein, Co-Founder

Mr. Ornstein is a long-time observer of Congress and politics. He writes a weekly column for Roll Call called “Congress Inside Out” and is an election eve analyst for CBS News. He served as codirector of the AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project and participates in AEI’s Election Watch series. He also served as a senior counselor to the Continuity of Government Commission. Mr. Ornstein led a working group of scholars and practitioners that helped shape the law, known as McCain-Feingold, that reformed the campaign financing system. He was elected as a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2004. His many books include The Permanent Campaign and Its Future (AEI Press, 2000); The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track, with Thomas E. Mann (Oxford University Press, 2006, named by the Washington Post one of the best books of 2006 and called by the Economist “a classic”); and, most recently, the New York Times bestseller, It’s Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided With the New Politics of Extremism, also with Tom Mann, published by Basic Books. @normornstein

William B. Wachtel, Co-Founder

Mr. Wachtel is the founding partner of Wachtel & Masyr, a law firm comprised of approximately 30 attorneys specializing in domestic and international business transactions and litigations. He is also the founder of the progressive Drum Major Institute, originally the Drum Major Foundation, established by his father Harry Wachtel. He is a graduate of the University of Vermont (B.A. 1975, magna cum laude) and Columbia University (J.D., 1979); Phi Beta Kappa; Harlan Fiske Scholar. Mr. Wachtel was the legislative assistant to United States Senator P.J. Leahy from 1974-75. He is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and the American Bar Association.

Martin Luther King III, President

The elder son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Martin Luther King, III has taken the torch lit by his father and continued the quest for equality and justice for all people. Since early adulthood, he has motivated audiences around the world with his poignant messages of hope and responsibility. His vision of a positive future built upon the principles taught by his father has touched thousands from Mozambique to Mississippi. A human rights advocate, community activist and political leader, Mr. King has been actively involved in significant policy initiatives to maintain the fair and equitable treatment of citizens at home and abroad. @officialmlk3

Jacob Soboroff

Jacob joined Why Tuesday? in 2006 and was Executive Director from 2007-2012. He is a correspondent for MSNBC. Previously he helmed the nightly news and talk show TakePart Live for the Pivot TV while also hosting DreamWorks Animation’s YouTube Nation. Before that he was a founding host and producer of HuffPost Live, a contributor to MTV News’ 2012 election coverage and was the AMC News correspondent. In 2010, Jacob co-hosted the NBC series “School Pride.” He has contributed reporting to CNN, NPR’s “Weekend Edition,” and the PBS/Wired Magazine series “Wired Science.” Jacob is a member of the associates board of City Year Los Angeles. During college, Jacob was an advance man to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and presidential candidate Howard Dean. A Los Angeles native, Jacob holds a B.A. in Politics and an M.A. in Political Theory and Philosophy from New York University. jacobsoboroff.com | @jacobsoboroff | Facebook

Mimi Marziani, Operations

Mimi joined Why Tuesday? in 2011, and in 2013 became a member of the Board of Directors with responsibility for operations. She is currently an associate with Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, where she litigates a wide variety of civil cases and maintains an active pro bono practice. Mimi also serves as an adjunct professor at NYU’s Wagner School of Public Service, teaching undergraduate students about the ways constitutional law influences public policy debates. From 2009 to 2012, Mimi was an attorney with the Brennan Center for Justice. In this role, she litigated election law cases nationwide and played an active role in the Brennan Center’s policy advocacy efforts involving money in politics, voting rights and legislative dysfunction. Mimi has contributed articles on democracy issues to a range of news outlets, including Politico, The Hill, U.S. News and World Report, The National Law Journal, The New York Law Journal, and has been a featured speaker in a range of academic, media and political forums. From 2008 to 2009, Mimi clerked for the Honorable James C. Francis, IV in the Southern District of New York. She is an alumna of NYU School of Law and Vanderbilt University. @mimimarziani

Thomas Rossmeissl, Strategy

In 2007, Tom helped launch the Why Tuesday? video blog and the organization’s online strategy, which he continues to oversee. He is Director of Joe Trippi & Associates where he has helped pioneer the use of new media technologies and strategies for a variety of domestic and international campaigns, non-profit organizations and corporations. Internationally, Tom has developed comprehensive mobile, text messaging and communication strategies for advocacy organizations and political campaigns in Brazil, the EU, Nepal, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe. Domestically, Tom directs campaign television ad production and online fundraising strategies for political clients, most recently serving as a key member on the successful Jerry Brown for Governor (CA) campaign. @trossmei

Advisory Board

Andrea Batista Schlesinger
Former Policy Advisor, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, New York City

Jeff Berman
President, Whalerock Industries

Jake Brewer
The White House

John Bonifaz
Founder, National Voting Rights Institute, and Legal Director, Voter Action

Jim Brayton
President, Long Trail Media

Lee Brenner
Global Business Development Lead, Microsoft

James Carmichael

Wendy Cohen
Partner and Principal, Picture Motion

Tim Cullen

Rev. James Forbes
Founder and Chairman, Healing of the Nations Foundation

Steve Grove
Director, Google News Lab

Leo Hindery, Jr.
InterMedia Partners, LLP

Harold Kaplan
Consultant

Mark Meckler
President, Citizens for Self Governance
Co-Founder / Former National Coordinator, Tea Party Patriots

Meghan McCain
Co-host, TakePart Live on Pivot TV

Kenneth B. Mehlman
Head of Global Public Affairs, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., and Former RNC Chairman

Nicco Mele
Deputy Publisher, Los Angeles Times

Marc Morgenstern
VP, Concord Music Group

Steven M. Pesner
Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer Feld LLP

Andrew Rasiej
Founder, Personal Democracy Forum

Liba Rubenstein
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Michael Skolnik
Political Director to Russell Simmons

Steve Sugerman
President, Sugerman Communications Group

Sara Taylor
President, BlueFront Strategies, and Former White House Director of Political Affairs

Sean Treglia
President, The Treglia Group, and President, L.A. City Ethics Commission

Joe Trippi
President, Trippi and Associates

Madeline Wachtel

Tova Andrea Wang
Senior Democracy Fellow, Demos and Democracy Fellow, The Century Foundation

Gideon Yago
Former Correspondent, CBS and MTV News

Andrew Young III
President, Young Solutions

Barnett Zitron
Operations Director, MADE Fashion

Why Tuesday?

Andrew J. Young is the chairman for Why Tuesday?, a senior director at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, a member of the Bretton Woods Committee, a director at the Better World Fund, a director at the United Nations Foundation, Andrew Young III’s father, was a United Nations U.S. ambassador, and a co-chairman for GoodWorks International.

Note: Charles V. Hamilton is a director emeritus at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, and a trustee emeritus at the Century Foundation.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy, the Aspen Institute (think tank), the International Rescue Committee, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), and the Millennium Promise.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee, a friend of Michael Douglas, a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, Andrea Soros’s father, and the founder of the Soros Economic Development Fund.

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is a senior director at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, a member of the Bretton Woods Committee, a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).

Kenneth B. Mehlman was a partner at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, and is an advisory board member for Why Tuesday?.

Andrew Young III is an advisory board member for Why Tuesday?, Andrew J. Young’s son, the president of Young Solutions, and a director at the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy.

Martin Luther King III is the president of Why Tuesday?, and a director at the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy.

James A. Forbes Jr. is an advisory board member for Why Tuesday?, a director at the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy, and the president for the Healing of the Nations Foundation.

William B. Wachtel is a co-founder for Why Tuesday?, and a director & founder of the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy.

Margaret C. Whitman is a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, was a director at the DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., and a strategic adviser for Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

L. John Doerr is a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, a general partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and a director at the ONE Campaign, and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

ONE Campaign is a partner with the International Rescue Committee.

Sheryl K. Sandberg is a director at the ONE Campaign, was a VP for Google Inc., and a director at the Google Foundation.

Google Foundation was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

Florence A. Davis is a director at the International Rescue Committee, a member of the Bretton Woods Committee, and a trustee at the New York University.

Brennan Center for Justice is a center at the New York University.

Harold E. Ford Jr. was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, is a political commentator at MSNBC, and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).

Milbrey Rennie Taylor was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, and an executive producer for the CBS News.

Colin L. Powell is an overseer for the International Rescue Committee, a member of the Bretton Woods Committee, a strategic adviser for Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and Michael K. Powell’s father.

Michael R. Bloomberg was an advocate for the ONE Campaign, and is the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation.

Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Walter Isaacson is a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation, the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank), and was the chairman & CEO for CNN.

Reid Hoffman was a fellow at the Aspen Institute (think tank), is a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, and a director at the Microsoft Corporation.

Katie Couric is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and was an anchor for the CBS News.

Michael K. Powell was a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and is Colin L. Powell’s son.

Ted Turner is the founder of CNN, the chairman for the Better World Fund, the chairman for the United Nations Foundation, and a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Andrew J. Young is a director at the Better World Fund, a director at the United Nations Foundation, a senior director at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, a member of the Bretton Woods Committee, Andrew Young III’s father, the chairman for Why Tuesday?, was a United Nations U.S. ambassador, and a co-chairman for GoodWorks International.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Jessica Tuchman Mathews is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), a member of the Bretton Woods Committee, was the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).

Ed Griffin’s interview with Norman Dodd in 1982

(The investigation into the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace uncovered the plans for population control by involving the United States in war)

http://www.illuminati-news.com/110106a.htm 

Michael Douglas is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), a United Nations messenger of peace, and a friend of George Soros.

Andrea Soros is George Soros’s daughter, and was a director at the Acumen Fund.

Chris Anderson is an advisory council member for the Acumen Fund, the curator for TED, and married to Jacqueline Novogratz.

Jacqueline Novogratz was the CEO for the Acumen Fund, is married to Chris Anderson, a director at the Acumen Fund, and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Amy Robbins Towers was an advisory council member for the Acumen Fund, and a director at the Millennium Promise.

Maria S. Eitel was an advisory council member for the Acumen Fund, and a director at the Millennium Promise.

Leo J. Hindery Jr. was a director at the Millennium Promise, a managing partner at InterMedia Partners LP, and an advisory board member for Why Tuesday?.

Jimmy Carter was an honorary co-chairman for the Millennium Promise, and the president for the Jimmy Carter administration.

Joseph A. Califano Jr. was the HEW secretary for the Jimmy Carter administration, and is a trustee emeritus for the Century Foundation.

Stewart J. Paperin was a director at the Millennium Promise, and the president of the Soros Economic Development Fund.

Rajat K. Gupta was a director at the Millennium Promise, and a director at the Harman International Industries, Inc.

Sidney Harman was the chairman for Harman International Industries, Inc., and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Jane Lakes Harman is a stockholder in Harman International Industries, Inc., and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Madeleine K. Albright is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a member of the Bretton Woods Committee, and the chairman for the National Democratic Institute (think tank).

Donna Brazile is a director at the National Democratic Institute (think tank), and the chair for the Voting Rights Institute.

Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Walter Isaacson is a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation, the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank), and was the chairman & CEO for CNN.

Steven C. Rockefeller was a director at the Soros Economic Development Fund, and Nelson A. Rockefeller’s son.

Nelson A. Rockefeller was Steven C. Rockefeller’s father, and Robert Maccrate’s general counsel.

Robert Maccrate was Nelson A. Rockefeller’s general counsel, a senior attorney at Sullivan & Cromwell, and the president of the American Bar Association.

H. Rodgin Cohen is a senior chairman at Sullivan & Cromwell, and a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.

Andrew J. Young is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee, a senior director at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, a director at the Better World Fund, a director at the United Nations Foundation, Andrew Young III’s father, the chairman for Why Tuesday?, and was a United Nations U.S. ambassador.

Steve Sugerman is an advisory board member for Why Tuesday?, and the president for the Sugerman Communications Group.