CHICAGO, IL – El Senador Barack Obama hoy publicó las siguientes declaraciones pidiendo la conmemoración del cumpleaños de Cesar Chávez y expresando su deseo de instituir un día de fiesta nacional en honor al éxito de Chávez en "crear una América más fuerte, más justa y más prospera como nación."
"Hoy es el cumpleaños de Cesar Chávez, y es importante que todos recordemos su vida y legado. Desde sus principios como trabajador agrícola recogiendo lechugas y remolachas en el Sudoeste de Estados Unidos, Cesar Chávez surgió para ayudar a formar la Unión de Trabajadores Campesinos, proveyendo cientos de miles de personas con mejores condiciones de trabajo y la oportunidad de vivir una vida mejor. El demostró lo que yo he creído por mucho tiempo-que juntos, personas corrientes y comunes pueden hacer cosas extraordinarias. Cuando algunos dijeron que él no iba poder organizar a los trabajadores agrícolas y enfrentarse a los finqueros, él dijo, "Sí Se Puede." Es una filosofía de esperanza y aspiración que nos inspira hoy en día."
"Chávez dejó un legado como un educador, ambientalista y un líder de derechos civiles. Y su causa todavía sigue. Al continuar la lucha de los trabajadores en todo los Estados Unidos por trato y salarios justos, nosotros encontramos fuerza en lo que logró Cesar Chávez hace tantos años. Y nosotros debemos honrarlo por lo que nos ha enseñado de hacer una América más fuerte, más justa y más próspera como nación. Por eso es que yo apoyo el llamado a hacer el cumpleaños de Cesar Chávez un día de fiesta nacional. Es hora de reconocer las contribuciones de este icono Americano a los esfuerzos que continúan hoy en día para formar una nación mas perfecta."
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Last night, as preparations for tonight's Jefferson-Jackson Dinner scale up, the time came for every campaign to decorate the arena with placards, posters, and more. Jaime filled you in last night, but here's the video as we get fired up and ready to go:
'Short but sweet, with bonus Halloween theme'
So in keeping with Sunday tradition, here are some great pictures from the past week. Are you heading to a rally with Barack this week? Don't forget to send in your pictures so we can host them at the campaign Flickr website. Just email them as attachments to photos@barackobama.com. And be sure to enjoy the rally, too!
Yesterday, senior foreign policy advisor Samantha Power appeared as a guest of Charlie Rose, speaking on a wide range of topics important to America and the world. Several times, their conversation turned to the Senator and Samantha eloquently explained the fundamental reasons that Barack is the change that America needs as a country and a community.
Checking out Sam's blog post, a few of us found ourselves wondering where exactly Durango is located. We knew he was in Colorado, but what we didn't know was that he drove for 6 hours from Denver to document the energy in one of the remotest parts of the state. We pulled up Durango on a map and thought we'd share the larger setting for the photos you see below. It's another piece of evidence that our movement for change is literally everywhere:
Some other places where supporters are canvassing today, spreading the word about Barack's leadership on Iraq:
So, it is 9pm.
There are a couple of things left to do tonight before heading home. But Loren (one amazing guy who volunteered for Barack's Senate race and now goes above and beyond, answering the phones here at HQ even - at this hour!)... Loren came back to the New Media Department and asked if any of us could help a caller.
A gentleman from New York was on hold - he'd called asking what time the Canvass for Change near him was starting. He lives in Brooklyn, so I asked him to wait just a moment and headed to the main page for tomorrow's canvass.
There are scores of events around the country tomorrow, but it only took a moment to find the events near him. It turns out that the one on Washington Avenue was the closest to him.
That canvass starts in just under twelve hours. Chances are, there is an event near you. Tomorrow, and the next day and the next, supporters are showing up to help make Barack Obama the next President of the United States. I would say that is worth getting involved in.
Just to add to what Sarah posted this morning, here's a slideshow of some of the events from this week. Thanks especially to everyone who sent in their pictures.
The real victims in this crisis are the millions of borrowers who followed the rules, whose only crime was taking out mortgages that lenders told them they could afford. Normally, these borrowers could avoid foreclosure by refinancing their mortgages or selling their homes. The problem today is that they cannot refinance because no one will lend to them, and they cannot sell because the housing market has fallen. With some arguing that the effects of the worst subprime loans will not be felt until 2008 and 2009, this may be just the beginning.We need to help struggling borrowers to weather this storm. One way to protect innocent homeowners - at least until this crisis passes - is to establish a fund to help people refinance or sell to avoid foreclosure. We can partially pay for this fund by imposing penalties on lenders that acted irresponsibly or committed fraud.But we have to do more than just deal with the present crisis. If we do not address the root of these problems, it is just a matter of time before we will be dealing with them again.
