Word: canvassing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...trend towards political action is still very small in PBH. The executive board did suggest to the committee chairmen at the time of the Vietnam Referendum that they consider allowing volunteers to canvass for votes instead of fulfilling their PBH responsibilities. They also had PBH cars available to students going down to the peace march in Washington...
...canvass for the Cambridge Neighborhood Committee on Vietnam, I got the shortest haircut I have had since high school and my sister took her longest skirt out of mothballs. These were not exactly sacrifices for the cause, but they were concessions, and we half-expected some concessions in return from the voters of Cambridge. We wanted them to listen...
...present, CNCV volunteers are working on an intensive door-to-door canvass of Cambridge voters. According to campaign manager Carolyn Carr, they hope to complete this phase of the campaign Wednesday. After that, the group will attempt to reach those voters who were unavailable or undecided the first time around. The CNCV will also begin leaf-leting and planning for election...
...letter continues: "The Executive Committee believes that this is a valuable investment of time. We suggest that you consider releasing from his regular time commitments for a period of one week any volunteer who wishes to use that time to canvass, apart from PBH, in support of the referendum...
...They canvass in the evening because most of them work in the day. Whenever possible, a man and a woman work together as a team. The presence of the woman dispels any fear that the man might be dangerous...