A couple friends just pointed out to me that I'm featured on the Obama Headquarters blog. (Thanks Ramey and Jenna). Check out the post here. How thrilling . . . those who know me know I'm dead serious! I'm excited to represent for Obama and our great campaign tomorrow--got 24 volunteers who are signed up to come out on a very hot and sunny day. I think it's very important that we're participating in this commemoration of APA Heritage Month--it's also the same day that APIA Vote is hosting a historic presidential town hall forum at UC Irvine. Barack is scheduled to appear via satellite from the campaign trail in Oregon. Obama supporters will be representing there and co-hosting a Unity Party with Hillary supporters afterwards. You can catch the livestream of the event online.
Last Saturday's Vote for Change event was a great time--I can't believe over 124 people came out on such a beautiful day to walk neighborhoods and register voters for Obama and for our future. Check out photos of the event here. We registered 273 voters--San Francisco is tough territory and I'm thinking we should also cast our net broader in the Bay Area for future events. I was doing more of the logistics and volunteer training, but I even got to register one voter when I went to pick up lunch in the Fillmore: I met a newly naturalized citizen--a young man from South Korea, who registered as a Democrat!
Very exciting. Thanks to all of you who keep on giving to this movement for change.
I was reminded yesterday what an important right that opportunity to vote and hold our elected officials accountable is:
I spent the day in California's capital, Sacramento, joined by over 2,000 students, parents and community leaders who were rallying with the Campaign for Quality Education to protest education budget cuts. Our group made nearly 50 legislative visits with Democratic and Republican leadership, and I had the opportunity to participate in meetings with high school students from LA, Vallejo, and Fresno. These young men and women impressed me. There was Stephanie, who so eloquently explained why it's unacceptable for California to be 46 out of 50 in education spending. "We spend more per prisoner than we do per student" and that she didn't think she should have to go to a charter school to get a quality education. And Maria who asked the aide to a Republican senator point blank, "Can we count on you to oppose education budget cuts?"
And there were also several young folks who have already turned 18, and told me that they voted last February ... for Obama.
Our nation is in good hands if we keep investing in our youth. Let's get all eligible 18-year-olds registered for November!
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