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Hundreds of volunteers dispersed througout the Ocean State today to go door-to-door to meet voters and express why Barack Obama is the only candidate that represents real, meaningful change that we can believe in.
Matt spent his day canvassing in his hometown of East Providence and explained why he supports Senator Obama. "My big issue is always foreign policy. Obama is putting forth a foreign policy plan that strongly favors dialogue with other nations," said Matt. As a Rhode Island native, Matt trecked to New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Connecticut, but he's fired up that Rhode Island can make a huge difference on March 4th.
Massachusetts residents, (L-R) Jerry, Sheila, Caroline and Alyssa came down to Pawtucket today to help their neigbor to the south bring home a victory for Barack on March 4th. Alyssa is supporting Barack because "he has fresh ideas." Alyssa said, "I feel a sincerity I haven't felt with a politician in forever."
Sunday is another fun-filled day of canvassing. There are staging locations in many areas of the state including:
BarringtonSun, Feb 24, 10am 4 Holly Lane Barrington, RI 02806 Contact: KateCoventrySun, Feb 24, 10am 42 Highland Avenue Coventry, RI 02816 Contact: Wyat
CranstonSun, Feb 24, 10am 117 Pawtuxet Ave Cranston, RI 02905 Contact: Jordan
East GreenwichSun, Feb 24, 10am Mill Studio 42 Ladd St (between Duane St and Blackmore St) East Greenwich, RI 02818 Contact: Joan
Pawtucket Sun, Feb 24, 10am Art Gallery 75 Montgomery Street Pawtucket, RI 02860 Contact: DanProvidence Sun, Feb 24, 10am Rhode Island for Obama HQ 235 Westminster Street Providence, RI 02903 Contact: Chris
The polls close in less than 2 hours. That means we still have some time to make calls. You can make calls from home by going to http://my.barackobama.com/page/contact/splash/magotv
The race is so close that every call makes a difference. Help be part of something great and make those calls.
By Samantha Goldmand, Tufts for Obama
Tufts Students for Barack Obama opened up a satelitte office in the campus center where students are constantly stopping by to get involved. Over thirty students worked diligently to get out the vote over the weekend after a good firing up by actor Kal Penn who visited campus in an overlowing event on Thursday evening. During the first few days of GOTV, students did phone banking, held signs at local T stops and visited areas in South Boston whose residents claim to have never seen political campaigns ever before.
Continuing a long Tufts University tradition of 'painting the cannon', students spray painted the sacred cannon red, white and blue-full of 'hope, ''yes we can!' and Ba-Rock the Vote." Despite some early morning attempts by excited New York Giants fans to cover up the spirit of change, Tufts students repaired the tarnished cannon, and restored it to its original glory. (The Tufts' cannon is painted nightly by Tufts students and groups to announce things like marriage proposals, or upcoming events on campus.)
For more information on this Tufts tradition go to:
Theo Epstein, the Executive Vice President/General Manager of the Boston Red Sox knows what it takes to win. He knows what it takes to put together a terrific team and he knows that character and judgement are a major part of winning.
Theo stopped by our Cambridge staging location this weekend to meet with canvassers to get them fired up and ready to go and to spread some of that Red Sox winning mojo.
One of the perks of winning a World Series Champioinship is the opportunity to go to the White House for a ceremony with the President. He's made 2 of those trips so far and we know he'll be making many more of those trips in the near future. Wouldn't it be great if the next time he goes to the White House for a World Series Championship ceremony with the President of the Unitied States, the president he stands on stage with is Barack Obama?
Vote for Barack Obama Today. Find your polling place at:
An email from a local Massachusetts supporter received this morning:
"Dear Barack,
On my way to the polls with my two year old son who loves you as well...He claps for you everytime he sees you on tv. He also loves to wear his Barack button as does his mommy and his daddy.
Good luck today. It makes me proud as an African-American and as an American to vote for you."
A vote for Barack Obama today, means a brighter future for the children of this nation. It means access to high quality affordable healthcare for all children. It means more opportunity for a better education to children in all corners of the United States. A vote for Barack Obama today is vote for our future. Let's make sure we all get out to vote today, and ensure that brighter future.
Find your polling location at:
Please join Senator Barack Obama, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Senator John Kerry, and Governor Deval Patrick at a 'Stand for Change' Rally in Boston, where they'll talk about Barack's vision for bringing America together and bringing about the kind of change we can believe in.
Stand for Change Rally in Boston with Barack Obamaand Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Senator John Kerry, and Governor Deval Patrick
Seaport World Trade Center Commonwealth Hall 200 Seaport Blvd. Boston, MA 02210
Monday, February 4, 2008 Doors open: 8:00 p.m.
This event is free and open to the public, but space is limited and an RSVP is strongly encouraged.
http://ma.barackobama.com/boston
For security reasons, do not bring bags. Please limit personal items. No signs or banners are permitted.
Please note: RVSPs do not guarantee admission. Admission is on a first come, first-served basis.
Thursday night in Boston's South End, Barack supporters from Roxbury, Mattapan, and Dorchester met up for a sign making party. The group of over 35 Boston neighborhood residents created nearly 250 signs for Get Out The Vote visibility this weekend. The group made up of mostly Roxbury residents, included, local pastors, Massachusetts State Representative Gloria Fox and a group of childhood picassos. (adhorable pictures included below)
photos courtesy of Eve Lyman
Liz Walker and her friend Lynette stopped by the Massachusetts Headquarters in Somerville this morning to pick up some rally signs to stand out around Coolidge Corner in Brookline.
Ms. Walker's twenty-five years at the WBZ-TV anchor desk made her a familiar face to many around Massachusetts. She has spent years engaged in public service campaigns and many community projects. Her local community efforts include The Jane Doe Safety Fund, an organization that helps to support domestic abuse shelters and safe houses throughout Massachusetts. She was an intergral part of WBZ-TV's public service efforts for "Stop the Violence" campaign "to increase awareness of violence issues in the home, in shools and on the streets." Most recently she has co-founded an organization that supports micro-enterprise projects for women in Sudan called "My Sister's Keeper."
Liz Walkers connection to Sudan began in 2001 when she traveled with local ministers on a fact-finding mission. She has traveled back to the Sudan twice since her first trip and produced an independent documentary on sudan entitled "In the Lion's Mouth."
Liz has knocked doors in New Hampshire and spent time in South Carolina doing whatever it takes to help make Barack Obama president. She's standing out in Brookline, MA today and getting everyone Fired Up and Ready to Go!!
Barack supporters are standing out all across Massachusetts! Supporters from Jamaica Plain and Dorchester were out at the Boston Convention Center early on Martin Luther King Day getting the people Fired Up! and Ready to Go!
Supporters are standing out for change this weekend. Stay tuned for visibility events in your area.
Please join us to Get Out The Vote for Barack Obama, sign up at
Posted by David Halberstadt, Belmont, MA
Barack supporters were fighting the cold, the snow and the status quo on the streets of Belmont on this wintery Sunday morning. Supporters included Belmont residents Barbara Miranda, Paul Santos, Vera Ehmann, Gail Pryor and Caroline Huang, who were out waving signs and getting supporters to Beep for Barack in Cushing Square, Belmont Center--and all around the town. They were joined by a growing group of supporters who are calling voters, and knocking doors all around Belmont.
If you'd like to join the Belmont Brigade to help Get Out The Vote in town, contact Paul Santos 617-489-2311 or David Halberstadt 617-484-6362.
You can also sign up to Get Out The Vote in Massachusetts at ma.barackobama.com/magotv
Join the MA Action Team to get involved and bring home the Bay State for Barack.
Hundreds of volunteers, stretching across the Bay State are hitting the streets for hope this weekend.
From Somerville and Cambridge to Quincy and Taunton, volunteers are knocking doors, meeting voters and expressing why Barack Obama is the only candidate that can bring real change to America.
If you'd like to help reach out to Bay State voters, you can find canvassing and phone bank activities by joining the MA Action Team.
Massachusetts Women for Obama is organizing a grassroots outreach effort to discuss why Barack Obama is the only candidate that can unite the country and inspire a sweeping movement for change.
On Thursday, January 24th Massachusetts Women for Obama announced a series of statewide "Barack Brunches." Barack Brunches "are self organized meetngs that will range in size and vary in nature but all share the common goal of growing support for Barack Obama. Participants will discuss what's at stake in this election, recruit additional support from women friends and family members, and plug into a growing Massachusetts grassroots organization."
The hundreds of members of Massachusetts Women for Obama includes community leaders, activists, legislators, mayors, mothers, and professionals from a variety of fields. The announcement on Thursday coincided with a phone bank that evening made up of 90 percent women at the Massachusetts Headquarters. Clearly, many Massachusetts women are standing strong for Senator Obama.
"The son of a single mother, Senator Obama has won support from women across the country with proposals that would support women in balancing work and family at a time when more women have entered the workforce, working hours have grown longer, and many workers are struggling to care for aging parents. Among other measure, Obama has called for doubling our investment in after-school programs, expanding the Child and Dependent Tax Credit and the Family and Medical Leave Act, and expanding flexible work arrangements."
Barack Brunches will be held this weekend in Agawam, Boston, Lowell, Northbridge, Townsend, and Worcester.
Agawam, MA
Boston, MA
Lowell, MA
Whitinsville, MA
Townsend, MA
Worcester, MA
Don't forget to join the Massachusetts Action Team to stay up to date on events and check out MA.BarackObama.com for more info on how you can help Barack win in the Bay State!
