When Barack Obama stands on the steps of the Capitol and recites theoath of office, there will have been no single age demographic moreinfluential in his election than ours. Through the countlessofferings of Camp Obama, and the influx of new Students for BarackObama chapters, our generation is ready to make our voices heard.This is readily seen in Atlanta, where a Camp Obama session broughtout 185 concerned and active citizens, including a 17 year old whowants to work for change.
Ben Turner, a student at Southwest DeKalb High School, said he got"motivated to learn political organizing skills in part by problems at his high school, which he said has had malfunctioning air conditioning and crowded classes despite promises that improvements would be made."
Not content to sit on the sidelines and hope that someone would comealong to fix the problems that he and many others faced, Ben decidedto attend Camp Obama and learn the tools needed to run a successfulcampaign. "I've got to learn how to organize, not only for Obama, butfor when something needs to be done in my own community," said Turner.It is this message of hope and change that is driving people to CampObama, that is moving people to stand up, that is motivating ageneration thought to be adrift.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution wrote a solid article about Ben andothers who attended the Georgia Camp Obama, and I recommend it toanyone who wants to know how the grassroots movement is going.
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