Overview: The Sunshine Campaign
The Sunshine Week alliance has begun a yearlong Sunshine Campaign project to bring the discussion of open government issues to election campaigns from president to local city council. While the initiative expands the scope of Sunshine Week to cover the entire election season, there still will be myriad events, coverage and other activities during Sunshine Week 2008, March 16-22.
The Sunshine Campaign is designed to spur campaign conversation — and commitment — to open government during the presidential race and continuing on through to city council contests. Journalists, and anyone else with the opportunity, are encouraged to ask every candidate for public office to explain his or her positions on open government and Freedom of Information issues.
This site (and the sites they link to) is just what the community ordered. And it just so happens this week is Celebrate Sunshine and Demand Open Government week. Take a minute to check out their cause and their site. Check out the political cartoons and some of the campaigns.
As a detour (like you have the time!), head on over to Get Grandpa’s FBI Files and use the FOIA to procure the scoop on not just Grandpa, but nearly any relative you can prove is deceased. Want to know if you have an FBI file? Visit their sister site Get My FBI File Both sites are free and use the well-chosen tag-line “because if you don’t ask…you’ll never know…” Check it out!
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