2012: The Road to Charlotte & Tampa Bay will be Paved with Ten Million New Voters!

The mission of the Real Men Voter Education and Registration Campaign is to assist American men in overcoming their ‘state of invisibility’ so that they can become viable members of their families and communities. We believe that men are the fountain from which all order comes from in our families and communities. By restoring hope, our goal is to help these men step into their greatness.

Issues of Concern (6 Point Program)

Education
1. Remove policies that allow educators to place black male students in Special Education programs without proper professional evaluation.
2. Restrict educators for recommending black male students diagnosed with AD/AH or placed on drugs without medical evaluations.
3. Change the culture in policies and practices on educating black male students

Veterans Affairs
1. Allow for Discharge Upgrades
2. Remove barriers and bureaucracies for health & dental care
3. Remove barriers and bureaucracies for Veteran’s benefits

Individual Development Accounts
1. Priority in Public Assistance
2. Expand Program whereby more organizations & men can participate
3. Allocate more state & federal funds to finance program ($500 million New Fatherhood Marriage & Family Innovation Fund [TANF])

Judicial System
1. Change Police culture/training procedures
2. Teach young men & women how to avoid incarceration and its consequences
3. Start teaching youth to create public policy

Jobs
1. Federal: A Clarification of the terms “Preference” and “Affirmative Action”
2. State
3. County & city

Child Support
1. Remove interest from arrears: SB 578 – Interest on Child Support Arrears
2. Drivers License
3. Accountability Clause – Bringing Mother’s to justice and accountability