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Red Wing For Obama Gatherings
You helped build the most powerful and effective grassroots movement in America. Now, you're helping to define how this movement will support President-elect Obama's agenda and continue to bring the change we need. Supporters like you are deciding how this movement will go forward. And your dedication is incredible. The more voices that are part of this process, the better the results will be. Now it's time to start preparing and working for change in our communities.
Will you join us at a gathering and help plan the next steps for this movement?
We're going to get started organizing locally to make sure Congress feels pressure to work with Obama on his key initiatives. And we're going to brainstorm about what else we can do.
I'm hopeful that Obama's going to push for
real change on the economy, the climate crisis, health care, and the war.
But there's no way he can do it without millions of us by his
side.
And
that starts with each or us in MN. So please come to my gathering and
bring a friend
Join us for some great discussion on just how we are going to do that.
As Americans, we dream of a President who is honest, personable, intelligent, and wise.
We want a leader with courage and integrity who has known the struggles of an everyday American. A lot of people have stopped believing that may even be possible.
I haven't stopped believing. I support Barack Obama because he is that leader.
Join me in supporting Barack by making a donation to my personal fundraising page:
http://my.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/main/jppiehlForObama
Red Wing, MN 55066
For now meet upstairs at Caribou Coffee in - but we can move downstairs if we have a small group that can't climb stairs, if we have enough RSVP then I will reserve the meeting room upstairs (not handicap accessible)
Email me at redwingforobama@yahoo.com if you plan on coming or if you just want to stay updated
A Little about your host Jennifer,
Where do you
live?
I live in Welch and work at Treasure Island Resort and Casino but I have lived in Red Wing most of my life.
What topics are important to
you?
Gaining back positive foreign attitudes and trust
of the
Global environmental issues
What things have you done to help the DFL
Party?
I was a precinct chair for the
Currently, I am volunteering through MoveOn.org and creating gatherings that we all can communicate what our needs and wants of the Government. We need to keep in touch with all of the great volunteers that helped get Obama elected so as people of the USA we can work together to bring about change. I am also creating a new council for the Red Wing area with MoveOn.org
How did you get inspired to
volunteer?
I love how and what Obama talks about. Barack Obama was speaking on some TV show somewhere a long time before he decided to run for president and I fell in love with his ideas and passion. Then saw him again on Oprah' show and told myself then, that if he ever ran for president, that I would do all I could to get him elected. My time has been limited but I will keep doing all I can to help. Barack reminds me so much of Kennedy and Martin Luther King that I cried when they finally announced that he was the president-elect. Now I want to keep that momentum going.
Meet Barack Obama a document about him
BluePrint for Change -Obama's Presidentcy
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January 11th 12:30pm Grassroots Lobbist Training sponsored by MoveOn.org
HOST: Jennifer redwingforobama@yahoo.com
Learn how to meet with members of congress:
Training Video: http://vimeo.com/2750507
Facilitator packet: http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51070&id=15354-14775992-vSNKD7x&t=1
Exercise packet: http://pol.moveon.org/actiontraining/exercise_final.pdf?id=15354-14775992-vSNKD7x&t=2
If you'd like more information about President-elect Obama's economic recovery plan -- which is what we're focusing on in our first visit to Congress on Wednesday -- you can read about it here .
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"Congress should quickly pass Obama's plan to invest in clean energy, green jobs, health care, and relief for struggling states. No more tax cuts for the rich."
The bad news: Unemployment has hit a 16-year
high.
The good news: Obama just laid out a bold plan for how
to get out of this economic crisis. He wants to invest in clean
energy, green jobs, and health care.
But the most important parts of Obama's plan
are already under attack by oil and health insurance
lobbyists!
The investments Obama wants to make are the most effective way to stimulate the economy in the short-term and invest for the long-term:
- doubling clean energy production in three years;
- building a smart electric grid to distribute clean energy;
- weatherizing federal buildings and homes;
- creating millions of new green jobs;
- helping laid-off workers afford health care; and
- making sure struggling cities and states don't have to slash services.4
But conservatives in Congress are countering Obama's plan with a proposal for more tax cuts that will primarily benefit the wealthy,5 even though, as Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman affirms, "public investment is a much better way to provide economic stimulus than tax cuts."6
And energy industry lobbyists are quietly working behind the
scenes to kill some of the most important green jobs provisions in
the bill.
All the bickering is severely delaying Obama's plan, which he
originally hoped to pass by Inauguration Day. As Obama said
yesterday, if we don't act in time, "a bad situation could become
dramatically worse."7
And it's not just the economy that could suffer. If Obama doesn't win big on this first fight, he won't have the political momentum to keep going on health care, clean energy, and ending the war in Iraq.
I signed a petition urging Congress
to pass Obama's economic plan right away. Can you join me at the
link below?
http://pol.moveon.org/economy/?r_by=15353-14775992-qR53wfx&rc=confemail
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| Wednesday, 14 Jan 2009, 1:00 PM |
Wall Street greed has plunged us into an economic crisis, and we urgently need to invest in creating new jobs to get our economy going again. If we make smart, targeted investments to switch our economy to clean energy sources &mdash a "green recovery plan"—then it would boost our economy in the long run, too.
In his first major initiative, President-elect Obama is calling on Congress to pass an economic recovery package—and he's calling for an unprecedented investment in green jobs.
It's shaping up to be a big fight, and we need to get his back—so on January 14, we're going to deliver petitions to local congressional offices, calling on Congress to pass Obama's economic plan.
We'll show overwhelming public support for an economic recovery package that includes a big investment in green jobs. We'll help Obama win big on his first important legislative initiative. And, by asking for a sit-down meeting during the next congressional recess, we'll start building personal relationships with our members of Congress. You can definitely hold a Congressional action with just 5 folks -- but the more the merrier!The primary point of this event is to show your senator or representative that local constituents want Congress to pass President-elect Obama's economic recovery plan to fix the economy and build a safer, greener America for the long-term. You will achieve that objective merely by going in person to his or her office to deliver local petition signatures. Even without media coverage, you're helping to project a clear message as part of a national day of action.
That said, your event will reach thousands more people if you are able
to get media coverage. Check out our
media guide for step-by-step instructions on attracting local media.
We’ve also put together a sample advisory that you should tailor and send
to local reporters, and talking points to help you speak to any members of
the press that do attend.
One important note:
It’s critical that you take time to contact media before the day
of your event, and that you make reminder calls to reporters. We suggest
calling reporters on Monday, January 12th, and then again on the day of
your event.
- Print out signs. We've create downloadable signs that you can print. You can download them at the materials page. These signs will be especially useful as you gather outside the congressional office. You can hold the signs and wave to cars as they go by. You can also bring them into the office with you as you deliver the petitions, if you wish. This helps spice up the photos of your event!
- Print your petitions. On Monday, January 12th, we'll send you a link to print out the signatures of other MoveOn members in your congressional district or state. This is what you'll actually be delivering to your member of Congress.
- Contact your team. A day or two before your event, you'll want to email or call your attendees and let them know what to expect. (Their phone numbers will be on your host page.) You should let them know that you'll be meeting outside the representative or senator's office before delivering the petitions, and to expect a relatively small event (you don’t want them expecting a 50 person rally!).
- Decide on a speaker or two. As part of the agenda for what we'll do outside of the congressional office, you'll want a few people to speak personally about how the economic crisis has affected them and/or how they might be helped by the recovery planning. Your host tools page will tell you if anyone planning to attend has been directly affected by the economic downturn. When you call these folks, make sure to ask if they are willing to speak, and let them know that they may have a chance to do so at the beginning of the event, before the action.
- We'll gather at the local office of our Senator or member of Congress during the day on Wednesday, January 14th.
- We'll invite the media to come.
- We'll bring signs to illustrate our message to passersby, and to provide a good visual for any cameras.
- Outside the office, the host (or MC) will make brief remarks about the purpose of the event. They'll then ask for anyone who's been personally affected by the economic downturn to share their story.
- We'll go into the office and deliver an economic recovery petition, signed by constituents. The host (or MC) will make brief remarks to the office staff about why we are there.
- We'll request a face-to-face meeting with the member of Congress in February, during the Presidents' Day recess (around February 16th), so the senator or representative can meet local MoveOn members and hear our concerns.
- We'll leave the office and conclude the event with a few remarks.
- Some people may want to hold signs and have a "honk-and-wave" for a bit longer, to get our message out to passing traffice, and that's fine.
- By holding a single national day of action, we'll be able to tell a clearer and more powerful story to Congress and the media about how MoveOn members are acting on the economy. Plus, we need to act fast because Congress is starting to consider Obama's economic-recovery plan right now.
- We're not planning to meet with members of Congress on January 14 -- only to deliver petitions to their staff, and ask for a sit-down meeting over the Presidents' Day recess in February.
- No. An overwhelming majority of Americans, of all political persuasions, want the federal government to take action to get the economy moving again. By showing support for President-elect Obama's plan, we can move even some unlikely figures to vote the right way -- or, at a minimum, soften their opposition.
- It's not just a matter of voting yes on the final roll call. Conservatives in Congress will be looking for every opportunity to scale back and water down Obama's plan. We need to make sure that progressives who support the plan have to show some real leadership in order to make sure it gets passed quickly and completely.
- MoveOn is gathering signatures on the petition, starting with an email to all MoveOn members on Friday, January 9th, calling on Congress to pass the economic-recovery plan.
- No problem -- you'll want to combine forces and have one unified, big action. Check with your organizer or Regional Coordinator for help.
If we have a big group, will we need a permit?
- It depends on where you're gathering. In most places, if you don't have a sound-system, you won't need a permit. But if you're at all unsure, check with the local authorities -- like City Hall, or the local sheriff.
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President-elect Obama started his
career by serving Chicago communities struggling with tough economic
times. He saw what could be achieved when ordinary people organized and
worked together -- and that idea was at the core of this
campaign.
You've seen the
power people can have when they make a commitment to serving
others.
Now, you can help launch this administration in the same spirit
that got us here.
On
Inauguration Day, President-elect Obama will call for a renewed commitment
to national service to take on the challenges our country faces. You can
help lead the way by joining your fellow supporters across the country on
January 19th, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, for a national day of
service.
Sign up to organize an event in your community and help renew
America together.
Every time our nation has
faced a challenge, the American people have risen to meet it.
This new
administration will face a number of challenges on day one, and you are
the answer we need.
On January 19th, you can be part of a movement
that will stretch from coast to coast, bringing together people from all
walks of life acting as one nation, with a common purpose.
Help
mobilize every corner of the country by organizing an event in your
community.
Sign up today:
http://www.USAservice.org
Our
strength as a nation is built on the ideal that we all have a stake in one
another. Be part of renewing America together.
Thank you for all that
you do,
Obama for America
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Ways we can all give back and do something
for National Day of Service and the Inauguration
Letter from MoveOn.org
Think of Barack Obama giving his inaugural address,
surrounded by millions of the people who worked to elect him. Really, stop
and imagine it. Does it make you smile? Us too. Does it make you want to
celebrate? Good.
Because we're organizing Inaugural
Bashes that night in cities across the country and we want you to come—in
fact, we want you to host. The Welch Inaugural Bash could be an
informal party in a friendly local bar or restaurant, a smaller
get-together at your house, or an elaborate Inaugural Ball—it's up to
you.
The important thing is that we come together to kick off
this new progressive era.
Think of Barack Obama giving his inaugural address,
surrounded by millions of the people who worked to elect him. Really, stop
and imagine it. Does it make you smile? Us too. Does it make you want to
celebrate? Good.
Because we're organizing Inaugural
Bashes that night in cities across the country and we want you to come—in
fact, we want you to host. The Welch Inaugural Bash could be an
informal party in a friendly local bar or restaurant, a smaller
get-together at your house, or an elaborate Inaugural Ball—it's up to
you.
The important thing is that we come together to kick off
this new progressive era.
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Letter from Michelle Obama
This holiday season, the grassroots movement you helped
build can make a big difference for those in need.
I hope you will
join me in supporting your favorite charity or contributing to causes that
are especially meaningful to me and my family.
While many of us
will spend the holidays counting our blessings and sharing dinner with
loved ones, millions of people around the country won't be so fortunate.
Donating to your local food
bank will help provide a
holiday meal to people in your community who can't afford
one.
Talking with the families of deployed troops was one of the
most rewarding experiences I had during the campaign. Giving to Operation USO Care
Package is a great way to
send members of our military stationed around the world a reminder that
someone back home is thinking of them.
This is a time to celebrate
our blessings, the new year, and a new era for our country. But it's also
a time to come together on behalf of those who need our help.
Do
what you can to help today by locating your local food bank and giving
your support:
http://my.barackobama.com/foodbanks
Or send a care package to an American in
uniform:
http://my.barackobama.com/carepackage
Thank you for all that you do and have a very happy holiday
season,
Michelle Obama
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Dear Fellow Obama
supporter,
My name is Ross Weingarten and I am organizing the
National Day of Service in
We want you all to get involved!
Email me back at this address and let me know if you would be willing to
help organize a service event for the 19th (or the weekend before, Jan
17th or 18th). If so, I will tell you more about what comes
next. Events can be big or small, but regardless, you will be
continuing Barack Obama's message of service into the new year.
I
look forward to hearing from you all,
Ross
Weingarten
Presidential Inaugural Committee
National Day of Service
- Jan 19th.
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Interested in giving back to
your community? We offer you the chance to do this in one of two
ways. We're holding a food drive for Neighborhood House and a blood
drive sponsored by Memorial Blood. Our local UAW has graciously
agreed to offer us the staging location for this event.
Can you
either donate food or cash to Neighborhood House's food shelf or donate a
much needed pint of blood for local hospitals?
On Martin
Luther King Day, we'll offer you this opportunity. Please consider
being a part of this nationwide effort to perform community service on
January 19th, the day before Obama is inaugurated as the 44th President of
the
Here is
a link. When you sign up, please indicate whether you want to give
blood or whether you want to make a cash donation or a donation of
food. More info will be forthcoming.
http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gptz3x
Lets make 2009 the year that people began to understand what an Obama movement can look like!
Thank you!
Katie McGee
651-307-7643
Inaugural Bash
When Barack Obama takes the oath of office on January 20th, the millions who worked to put him in office are going to be ready celebrate.
So we're organizing Inaugural Bashes that night in cities across the country. It's time to let loose and celebrate all the work we've done together, before MoveOn members get back to the hard work of changing our country.
The upcoming inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama and
Vice President-elect Joe Biden is both a historic occasion for the nation,
and a time of great celebration for Democrats and for all Americans. I
invite you to join us in Minneapolis on Saturday, January 17, or in
Washington on Tuesday, January 20, for the two inaugural celebrations that
the DFL Party is hosting. Information on both events appears below.
And
because it’s a new year, the ticket price is eligible for a refund through
the Minnesota Political Contribution Refund (PCR) program. The State of
Minnesota will refund up to $50 per person ($100 per couple) every year
when you give to the DFL Party. Start the year off right by making your
contribution today, and by joining us as we celebrate together!
Graves 601 Hotel 601
First Avenue NorthMinneapolis 7:00 p.m. $50 per person
Click here to purchase
tickets for the Inaugural Celebration in
Minneapolis
Check out all Bash's that have registered with MoveOn that are within 50 miles from Red Wing -There are more than 10!
EVENT # 1 : Live Event Watching, at the Rivierview
Theatre
Riverview Theatre, 38th St at 42nd Ave S
Time:
Inauguration starts 11am Minneapolis time
Cost: Free (donations
accepted)
Open to: Everyone
PLEASE NOTE: Final details for this
screening are still in the works; Do CHECK OUT THEIR WEBSITE for more info
closer to the date: http://www.riverviewtheater.com/
EVENT # 2 : Main Street
Inaugural Ball, at The Hopkins Center for the Arts
Ordinary People Celebrating an Extraordinary Event: The
Inauguration of the 44th President of the United States of America
Begins: 7 PM Ends: 10 PM
Location: Hopkins Center for the Arts
(Hopkins, MN)
1111 Mainstreet.
Free parking in beautiful downtown
Directions:
Sponsor: DFL Constituent Caucuses
Host: Nancy
Gertner
Contact Phone: 952 929 2886
Refreshments!
Cash Barl!
Music and dancing! Highlights of the Inaugural day on the big screen!
And a few talks by select people!
Formal wear encouraged but not
required. We also invite the wearing of military uniforms, ethnic attire,
or your working uniform. Please bring a non-perishable food item to donate
to a local foodshelf.
Sign up BEFORE DEC 31st to qualify for an early
bird discount available before January 2009.
Please make checks payable
to 'Main Street Ball' and write 'Inaugural Gala' on the bottom corner of
the envelope.
And mail to Veterans Caucus treasurer:
Cheryl
Poling
A discount price of
$15 per ticket is available for checks postmarked by 31 December
2008.
Tickets purchased in January 2009 are $20 / person.
Children
under 10 accompanied by parent or guardian are free. We trust that parents
will purchase tickets for their children if they have adult-sized
appetites.
We are keeping ticket prices low to keep the event
affordable to as many people as possible.
You are invited to make an
additional contribution of $5, 10, 15, 20 or what you can afford if you
would like to sponsor a student, or refreshments, decorations, or
musicians.
If you make an additional contribution, your name will be
listed as a donor at the event unless you specify you'd like to be
anonymous.
Please indicate in your ticket order if you have any DFL
unit affiliation like a Congressional District (CD), Senate District (SD),
or County, or Constituent Caucus, in addition to the Obama for President
Minneapolis Group Meetup.
Thank you for your interest in attending the
Main Street Inaugural Ball, and please spread the word to your neighbors,
friends and family.
EVENT #
3 : The Inaugural Inauguration Night, at Lee's Liquor Lounge
When: January 20 : 7 p.m.
Where: Lee's Liquor Lounge
Neighborhood: Downtown
101 Glenwood
Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Price: Free
Age: 21+
Event Phone
Number: 612-338-9491
The Inaugural Inauguration Night at Lee's will
feature television broadcasting the Obama inauguration, "Good Ole American
Country Music" podcast and live music by Gumption Trap.
EVENT # 4 : Kids Inauguration
Party, at Borders in
PLEASE NOTE
EARLIER DATE - Saturday, Jan 17. (2009) 2:00p
Celebrate
EVENT # 5 :
Nickelodeon covering Obama Inauguration
Nickelodeon covering Obama
inauguration, first time it has done inauguration coverage
NEW YORK
(AP) Nickelodeon TV, the children's' network, is getting ready to cover
its first presidential inauguration. Young reporters...
(For more
information click on : http://twincities.metromix.com/home/article/nickelodeon-covering-obama-inauguration/842153/content)
Learn more about our
Meetup here:
http://democrat.meetup.com/1050/calendar/9409674/
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Local Updates last 12/30/08:
DFL Senate District 36 Central Committee Members will meet on Thursday, January 15 from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Rambling River Center (formerly known as the Senior Center) 431 3rd Street, Farmington.
After a careful and
thorough 62-day hand recount of nearly 3 million ballots, we finally were
able to declare that Al Franken is the winner of
Stephanie
Schriock
Campaign Manager
Al Franken for Senate
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Change.gov
New
feature on Change.gov called Open for Questions. Thousands of you
responded, asking 10,000 questions and voting nearly a million times on
questions from others.
Now that we've answered some of the most
popular ones from the last round, we are open for questions again. Ask
whatever you like, and vote up or down on the other questions to let us
know which ones you most want the Transition to answer.
Get
started now at http://change.gov/openforquestions.
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MN2020
Update:
Closing out
2008, most Minnesotans have been forced to look at both public and private
responses to the bad economy by pondering what can be cut, what can we do
without, and how we, to use a frontier expression, might "circle the
wagons."
There are
folks in the
This latter approach will take
a giant step forward on Jan. 9 at the first of five sessions
planned at the
The sessions, called a Gathering at the
Anderson Center Farmhouse, are cosponsored by Riverbend Market
Cooperative at Red Wing, the
Yes, there is a connection between the
national and statewide economic mess and local efforts in the Red Wing
area, said Bischoff, although he admits it didn't start out that way. At
the risk of uttering a cliché, he said, "It is time everyone should step
back and look at what we're doing and see if the opportunity to do things
better."
That is especially so for food, Bischoff insists. After 35
years working with
With that in mind, Margaret Adamek and
Annalisa Hultberg will speak at the first Jan. 9 gathering on Public
Health, Social and Environmental Benefits. Adamek is a research
fellow in local foods, sustainability and wellness for the University's
Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships, and Hultberg is a program
assistant with the Minnesota Project.
Ken Meter, president
of Crossroads Resource Center in Minneapolis who formed a regional
investment fund after his study, "Finding Food in Farm Country," will
speak on Economic and Environment Benefits at the Jan. 23
session.
Sessions three and four will look at nuts and
bolts issues for organizing an integrated food system. Winona
farmer James riddle, who is the University of Minnesota's organic outreach
coordinator and a former chair of USDA's National Organic Standards Board,
will speak Feb. 6 on Local Producers, Processors, Distributors and Retail
Businesses. And this writer (Lee Egerstrom from Minnesota
2020) will speak on Cooperatives for Market Correction on Feb.
20.
The five-part series ends March 6 with Jack
Nelson-Pallmeyer, assistant professor of justice and peace studies at the
University of St. Thomas and former director of hunger and justice
programs for Lutheran Church bodies and the Clergy & Laity Concerned
organization. His speech is entitled The Heart and Soul of
Sustainability.
Bischoff said Riverbend will launch membership
drives and define what it might do, and determine how comprehensive it
wants its food system to be during the initial phase of programs.
Information about the series and the development-stage cooperative can be
found at www.riverbendmarket.com.
This is a ground-up,
entrepreneurial response to creating a community food system, Bischoff
said. At the same time, he added, there is a public policy aspect to the
Red Wing community's plans that shouldn't be overlooked: The community is
drawing intellectual support from
The warning about being "penny wise and pound foolish"
applies to research and academic programs just as assuredly as it does to
locally produced tomatoes, apples, sweet corn and dairy products.
It's time we all take a lead from these innovative
ideas.
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According to a
recent MN2020 Report, growth in state fees has exceeded both inflation and
population growth by nearly 21 percent. It's clear that most fee
increases are being used as regressive tax increases to balance the state
budget. In the era of "No New Taxes," state policymakers saddled
Minnesotans with a 20 percent hike in regressive fees.
How do you
think state fees should be used? Click here to vote in today's quick
poll.
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Letter to all MoveOn.org
members
Hundreds of thousands of us nominated and voted, and now the
results are in—we know where to focus MoveOn's efforts for the next
year.
We asked you to vote for your three top goals, but after
looking at the results, it's clear that four rose above and beyond the
rest.
Here's how it worked out, in descending
order:
1.
Universal Health Care
2.
Economic Recovery and Job Creation
3. Build a
Green Economy and Stop Climate Change
4. End the
War in
(Check the P.S. for a link to
the full results, including the percentage of folks who voted for each
goal.)
The agenda you set is bold, ambitious—and it is exactly the
change
Of course, these aren't the only things we'll work on
together—we'll work on other issues as they come up, too. But the four big
goals listed above will be our top
priorities.
Over the course of the week, we received more than 78,000
nominations, 1.6 MILLION ratings and 806,707
votes.
And we also received a lot of emails—stories from so many
MoveOn members who're personally affected by these issues. Notes like the
one below are a reminder of why these goals are so critical.
"I lost a
daughter to cancer in July after a fight she couldn't win because she had
no insurance. When President-elect Obama said no one in these
Click here to read more of these stories on each of the four
priorities—and to see the full results for all 10
finalists:
http://pol.moveon.org/2009/agenda/results/?id=15281-14775992-EstiVfx&t=5
So, thank you for lending your thoughts, your nominations,
and your ratings to this process. It's a huge, exciting
agenda!
Have a great holiday season, and rest up—because in 2009,
we've got a lot to do.
Thanks for all you do.
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Past meeting I have held:
2 meetings in October
Get out the Vote meeting sponsored
by Obama's Campain For Change
Brainstorming meeting sponsored by Obama's Campain For
Change
This
will be a meeting to talk about why you like Obama and what we can do in
this area to help get him elected. A big brainstorming session.
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November 20th
MoveOn members celebrated Obama's historic
victory and launched a new campaign to help him make real change in
Washington.
How are you feeling about Obama’s victory on Election Day?
Were you active with the Obama campaign?
Have you ever participated in a MoveOn event in your community?
Are you “Fired Up and Ready to Go” to help Obama and others in Government make the most of the few years to come?
It took millions of Americans joining together to elect Barack Obama. Now that he's headed to White House, the movement can't stop -- the bold changes he's promising won't happen without a fight. We have to be ready.
We've got to make sure that by the time he's inaugurated in January, no one can deny the broad public mandate for a progressive future.
Are you "Fired
Up and Ready to Go" to help Obama and others in Government make the most
of the few years to come?
A gathering for everyone in the area who
wants to keep this campaign going--and you're invited! Join us for some
great discussion on just how we are going to do that.
Here is my PowerPoint for the Fired Up and Ready to Go meeting
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Dec 13 & 18 House meeting sponsored by Obama's
Transition Team
Supporters came together in every part of the country
to reflect on what we've accomplished and plan the future of this
movement. Here is what happened at those meetings: Your ideas and feedback
will be collected and used to guide this movement in the months and years
ahead. You can connect with fellow supporters, make progress on the issues
you care about, and help shape the future of your community and our
country. Learn what you can do now to support President-elect Obama's
agenda for change and continue to make a difference in your community. To
get our country back on track, it will take all of us working together.
Barack and Joe have a clear agenda and an unprecedented opportunity for
change. But they can't do it alone.
Now it's time to start preparing and working for change in our communities. On December 13th and 14th, supporters are coming together in every part of the country to reflect on what we've accomplished and plan the future of this movement.
Your ideas and feedback will be collected and used to guide this movement in the months and years ahead. You can connect with fellow supporters, make progress on the issues you care about, and help shape the future of your community and our country. Learn what you can do now to support President-elect Obama's agenda for change and continue to make a difference in your community.
To get our country back on track, it will take all of us working together. Barack and Joe have a clear agenda and an unprecedented opportunity for change. But they can't do it alone. Will you join us at a house meeting and help plan the next steps for this movement?
Watch the house meetings video and get involved by taking the survey or hosting a meeting of your own:http://my.barackobama.com/meetingvideo
Between now and Barack's inauguration, we'll continue to collect your ideas and feedback.
After the inauguration, we should be able to announce a clear plan for the future of this movement -- a plan determined by you.
Thanks for being a part of this journey to bring about change in the years to come, - David Plouffe
Here is my PowerPoint for the House Meeting
Barack Obama
online supporter survey
Here
are a few things shared in the survey:
House meetings were the primary way supporters got
involved in the campaign
People are excited to volunteer around a number of
top issues, including education, the environment, health care, poverty,
and the economy
86 percent of respondents feel it's
important to help Barack's administration pass legislation through
grassroots support
68 percent feel it's important to help elect
state and local candidates who share the same vision for our country
And a staggering 10 percent of
respondents indicated that they would be interested in running for elected
office
This feedback is essential to our next steps, because this movement is fueled by your ideas and your passion.
Letter about the recent house
meetings from Obama’s Transition
Team
You
helped build the most powerful and effective grassroots movement in
Now, you're
helping to define how this movement will support President-elect Obama's
agenda and continue to bring the change we need.
The more voices
that are part of this process, the better the results will be.
And
so far, the response has been remarkable -- 550,000 people completed the
online supporter survey. And this past weekend, supporters organized more
than 4,000 Change is Coming house meetings in 2,000 cities across all 50
states.
Take
an inside look at a house meeting in Virginia. Watch the video, see photos
from meetings all across the country, and share your
feedback.
Supporters like you are deciding how this movement will go
forward. And your dedication is incredible.
House meetings were
held in 2,000 cities. In
From these meetings, survey responses, and thousands of
conversations on My.BarackObama and email, your ideas about the future of
this organization are taking shape.
Here are a few things you
shared in the survey:
- House
meetings were the primary way supporters got involved in the campaign
- People
are excited to volunteer around a number of top issues, including
education, the environment, health care, poverty, and the economy
- 86
percent of respondents feel it's
important to help Barack's administration pass legislation through
grassroots support
- 68
percent feel it's important to
help elect state and local candidates who share the same vision for our
country
- And a
staggering 10
percent of respondents indicated that they would be
interested in running for elected office
This
feedback is essential to our next steps, because this movement is fueled
by your ideas and your passion.
Watch the house meetings video and get
involved by taking the survey or hosting a meeting of your
own:
http://my.barackobama.com/meetingvideo
Between now and Barack's inauguration, we'll continue to
collect your ideas and feedback.
After the inauguration, we should be
able to announce a clear plan for the future of this movement -- a plan
determined by you. Thanks for being a part of this journey to bring about
change in the years to come, David Plouffe, Campaign Manager,
Obama for
I am not personally having a meeting on this but might in the future. The holiday time is so busy that people can only take so much meeting. Here is the info in case you plan on having a meeting of your own:
Over the coming weeks, thousands of Americans will be leading Health Care Community Discussions -- small local gatherings in which Americans are sharing thoughts and ideas about reforming health care. President-elect Obama and Health and Human Services Secretary-designate Tom Daschle are counting on Americans from every walk of life to help identify what's broken and provide ideas for how to fix it. You can help shape that reform by leading your own Health Care Community Discussion by Dec 31st.
Secretary-designate Daschle recorded a short message about
these important discussions. Watch the video and sign up
today to lead a discussion in your community.
Secretary-designate Daschle is committed to reforming health care
from the ground up, which is why he won't just be reading the results of
these discussions -- he'll be attending a few himself.
When you sign
up to lead a discussion, we'll provide everything you need to make your
conversation as productive as possible, including a Moderator's Guide with
helpful tips. All you have to do is reach out to friends, family, and
members of your community and ask them to attend -- and, when it's over,
tell us how it went. The Transition's Health Policy Team will gather the
results of these discussions to guide its recommendations for the
Obama-Biden administration.
No transition has tried something like
this before, and your participation is essential to our success.
John D. Podesta
Co-Chair
The Obama-Biden Transition
Project