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On the RBC Meeting: How to Make a Positive Impact this Weekend

By Christopher Hass - May 30th, 2008 at 10:36 pm EDT

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On Saturday, the Rules and Bylaws Committee of the Democratic National Committee will meet in Washington D.C. to determine whether Florida and Michigan delegates should be allowed to participate at the Democratic convention in August. We look forward to the meeting proceeding smoothly—and we're asking that our supporters not demonstrate or disrupt the proceedings in any way.

Instead, we're urging supporters from across the region to make a positive impact this weekend by helping out with voter registration and organizational events taking place on Saturday.

Here are just a few of the many going on in Virginia this weekend:

In Arlington, supporters will meet at the Court House Metro Stop at 10:00 AM on Saturday morning before heading out to register voters throughout the area
Also in Arlington, Spanish speaking volunteers will be manning a nonpartisan voter registration table at the Arlington Mill Community Center, before heading out to register voters at shopping centers, grocery stores, and other high traffic areas in the neighborhood
In Clifton, volunteers will be going door-to-door to talk to unregistered voters
In Alexandria, Gloria will be hosting an "Obama Mamas" Women For Obama House Party
In Norfolk, supporters will be canvassing to register new voters and to recruit new volunteers
In Manassass, supporters will be registering new voters throughout Prince William County
In Petersburg, volunteers will be meeting at the public library before heading out to register voters

And in Richmond, Kristen is organizing a series of voter registration events as part of an ambitious, ongoing effort to register 4,000 new voters, with staging locations at:

There are dozens of grassroots events like these taking place across the country this weekend, and there will be many more in the weeks and months to come. You can search for an event in your own community, or sign up and create your own.

As the attention begins to turn towards the general election, there is no better way to make an impact than by registering new voters and bringing more people into this movement. No matter where you are this weekend, you can connect with people in your own community and continue the work of building a true grassroots political machine, one new voter at a time.

UPDATED: Here are a few more of the many Vote For Change events taking place across the country tomorrow:

In Pittsburgh, PA, Barack supporters will meet up at the Trinity Greek Church at noon to register voters at the Greek Food Festival.
In West Palm Beach, FL, supporters will be registering voters downtown at CityPlace as part of an ongoing series of voter registration drives.
Down in Marietta, GA, supporters will be throwing strikes and registering voters at Brunswick Zone Bowling.
An Atlanta voter registration drive is scheduled to start tomorrow at 10:30am in Midtown.
In Virginia, supporters will be registering voters around Centreville. Shifts will begin tomorrow at 10am and Sunday at noon.
In St. Louis, MO, supporters are meeting outside of Vintage Vinyl at 11am, before spreading out around Delmar to register voters.
Supporters will be registering new voters at the Market Pavilion in Little Rock, AR starting at 1pm.
Out west in Prescott, AZ, supporters have planned four hours of fun in the mile-high sun. They'll be meeting up tomorrow at 10am outside of Wal-Mart.
And in Orange, CA, supporters are meeting at 9am at Orange Circle at Glassell & Chapman before heading out to register voters.

If you're free and near one of these areas tomorrow, come join in! No matter where you are, you can search for events in your own community or even hold your own voter registration drive by signing up online.

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