Fest for Voter Madness in Louisville Sunday

The fun kind of madness, that is:

A coalition of grassroots social justice groups is sponsoring an event in Baxter Square Park on Sunday aimed at empowering voters and better connecting citizens to the voting process.

Local political candidates have been invited to speak, including candidates for mayor.

The event — Power To The People Jazz & Spoken Word Fest For Voter Madness — at noon at the park at 12th and Jefferson streets is open to the public. It is scheduled to run until around 7 p.m.; refreshments will be provided.

Candidates will speak between entertainment acts, and attendees will have the opportunity to cast a symbolic vote with a "People's Choice Ballot."

The event sponsors include Kentucky Jobs with Justice, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky, Kentucky Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, the Fairness Campaign, the Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research of University of Louisville, the Hispanic Latino Coalition, Louisville ReEntry Task Force and the Louisville NAACP.

Be there, and bring all your friends and neighbors.