With 18 days left until Election Day, the Michigan Campaign for Change is moving full speed ahead! This weekend, we're opening a new office in Northwest Detroit, to add to our over sixty offices throughout Michigan. The new Northwest Detroit Campaign for Change office is just another example of Barack's continued commitment to working for every single Michigan vote, because our middle class families can't afford more of the same. Organizers in the office will work with supporters in the community to build support for Barack and other local candidates.
All across Michigan this weekend, including at the new Northwest Detroit office, volunteers will hit the streets and the phone lines to talk to voters about how an Obama-Biden administration will turn Michigan's economy around to provide the change we need. Visit one of our sixty offices around Michigan to join this incredible movement for change! Barack needs you - who this campaign is all about! Visit a Campaign for Change office this weekend:
Saturday, October 18
Inkster Canvass Kick-Off with House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, DNC Committeewoman Debbie Dingell, Inkster Mayor Hilliard Hampton, and other elected officials and community leaders9:45 a.m.Hospitality Café27440 Inkster Rd.Inkster, MI
Office Opening, Canvass, and Phone Bank Kick-Off10:00 a.m.Northwest Detroit Campaign for Change Office19512 LivernoisDetroit, MI
10:00 a.m.Detroit Campaign for Change Headquarters2875 W. Grand Blvd.Detroit, MI
10:00 a.m.Marquette Campaign for Change Office121 Washington St.Marquette, MI
10:00 a.m.Traverse City Campaign for Change Office1105 E. 8th St.Traverse City, MI
10:00 a.m.Flint Campaign for Change Office877 E. 5th Ave.Flint, MI
10:00 a.m.Jackson Campaign for Change Office634 N. Mechanic St.Jackson, MI
10:00 a.m.Lansing Campaign for Change Office505 N. Capitol Ave.Lansing, MI
10:00 a.m.Grand Rapids Campaign for Change Office1433 Wealthy St.Grand Rapids, MI
10:00 a.m.Kalamazoo Campaign for Change Office617 W. Portage St.Kalamazoo, MI
Canvass Kick-Off with DNC Vice-Chair Susie Turnbull1:30 p.m.Birmingham Campaign for Change Office1025 E. Maple Rd.Birmingham, MI
It's Women's Week in New Hampshire and we'll be having guest blogs by women all week and tomorrow's Women's Wednesday will be kicked off with a phone call from Jill Biden. Michelle Obama also sent out the following email asking women like you to join use for Women's Weekend of Action.
It's hard to believe there are less than 50 days before Election Day.That's not a lot of time. And since women voters could decide this election, we have to take this opportunity to talk to our friends and family about what's at stake.We've seen the power of women throughout this campaign -- educating each other about the issues and building this movement by sharing our personal stories.That's why, over the next few weeks, women all across New Hampshire will be reaching out to one another through special Women's Week of Action phonebanks and canvasses.On every issue important to women -- from access to healthcare and universal pre-school to equal pay for equal work -- Barack is the only candidate who can bring about the change we need.Join a Women's Week of Action event and let other women in your community know why you're supporting Barack.Barack was raised by a single mother and grandmother. He understands the tough choices that working women in this country face every single day -- because he lived it. And now, he and I are raising two young girls. They are the reason we're in this race -- to make the world a better place, full of opportunity, for them and for all of our children.I know that Barack and Joe Biden are a strong team for women and families across the country because they have the record and the commitment to prove it -- but it's up to supporters like you to help get this message of change out into your communities.Barack and Joe will pass tax cuts for 95 percent of American families, ensure that women get equal pay for the same jobs as men, put the needs of working and middle class families ahead of special interests, and change our broken school system so that every single child in this nation has a world-class education from pre-school through college.But they can't do it alone. This campaign is counting on us. If women come together to support Barack and Joe, we can bring about the change we need.Get started today by reaching out to other women in your community:http://nh.barackobama.com/NHwomenswoaThe future of women and all of our families is at stake in this election.Thank you so much for all that you do,MichelleP.S. -- Each Wednesday from now until Election Day, every New Hampshire Campaign for Change office will host a Women to Women Phonebank. Please stop by your local field office and get involved:http://nh.barackobama.com/NHoffices
Today the Weekend of Action continues. Click here to find an event near you and join our supporters across the state as we reach out to our friends, family and neighbors to talk about Barack, Joe and the campaign for change.
If you have a few minutes, read this article about Iowa, and what makes this election so special:
Parallel Politics
By MARILYNNE ROBINSON
Iowa City
A LITTLE less than a year ago there was an event in Indianola, Iowa, attended by all the major Democratic candidates for president. They were seated together on a platform in a large, rolling field ordinarily used for balloon launchings. One by one the candidates stood and spoke to a crowd estimated at 12,000 people. It was a glorious September day, there were big white tents where barbecue was being served and there were campaign signs and paraphernalia in Fourth of July colors everywhere. It was a scene that would be recognizable anywhere on earth and at any time in the history of the United States as a moment in the life of democracy.
Iowans are a practiced, patient and attentive audience. That there is a kind of decorum observed on occasions like this one is seldom noticed because it is seldom departed from. That day, however, after Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton had finished speaking her supporters walked out. Their numbers were impressive, as were the discipline and coordination that seemed to be reflected in their leaving as a body before Senators Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Christopher J. Dodd and Gov. Bill Richardson had spoken.
It was heartening for me to stand in an open field on a late summer day and hear important public figures talk thoughtfully and earnestly about issues of war and peace, about the life and soul of the country that has been entrusted to all of us. There was only the political theater of that mass departure to cast a shadow. It was the intrusion of another idiom, an assertion that what passed between these speakers and their audience was beside the point, that elections were determined elsewhere and in other terms.
In Iowa it is sometimes possible to forget how much has intervened between the American people and those who, in theory, represent them. The Clinton campaign came late into Iowa and never reconciled itself to the conditions that prevail here. The campaign was a reluctant visitor adapted to life in another world, a world in which the aura of virtual incumbency would avail more than would, let us say, reflection on the stresses on constitutional order that have resulted from the policies of the current administration.
That other world has now fully asserted its strange power. Its population is no doubt smaller than the attendance at an average Obama rally, yet it decides what matters — what gaffes, what tiffs, what lapses, what successes or failures at fund-raising. Politics, in any positive sense the word has ever had, clearly does not matter by this reckoning. The appeals to thought that are made a thousand times in the course of any campaign do not matter. The conversation a democracy must have with itself is not worth its time or attention, being either cynical or naïve. I am suggesting nothing worse than contempt for the general population.
Then again, perhaps there is nothing worse.
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This weekend is the much anticipated, and extremely important Weekend of Action, where across Iowa, hundreds of supporters are going out today and on Monday to talk about Barack and Joe’s campaign to change Washington. We can’t stress enough the importance of these next two days, because they are going to play a big role in the organization we are building in this final push towards November 4th.
In order for our campaign to be successful at not only winning in November, but also at changing the ways of Washington, we must continue our organizing beyond this election. Our work, and the work of the grassroots networks across the country is helping to build an infrastructure that can help keep the pressure on Washington.
There are two days left in the Weekend of Action, and we need you to stand up now to get involved. As a former community organizer, Barack understands that a weekend of action must lead to a renewed sense of urgency to stay involved and continue building our grassroots relationships. Check out this video about a program Barack ran called “Project Vote”— Barack talks clearly about the key to bringing change and shows that by getting involved, you can make the difference.
Get more details on the Weekend of Action and join us for one of the events today or Monday.
Iowa, the Weekend of Action has finally arrived!
After a week of the Democratic National Convention and the introduction of Barack’s new vice presidential selection, Joe Biden, our campaign for change has truly reached the final stretch in this election. We have only 65 days left before the election--- and this weekend is an extremely important part of our path to victory!
Weekend of Action events will be taking place all over the state today, tomorrow and on Monday, and this is a great time to get involved in your neighborhood.
Find a Weekend of Action event near you. Or, if you are unable to help, and would still like to do something for Barack and Joe, write a letter to the editor and tell others why you are supporting the campaign for change.
Before you get started on taking action this weekend—check out this short clip from the Democratic National Convention--- it’s a little backstage view before Barack’s speech…
This weekend is one of the most important of our campaign. We'll all be out talking to our fellow Iowans about the change that Washington needs and why Barack and Joe are the only people who can make it happen. Help us make a difference in your neighborhood and join us for the Weekend of Action.
It was a wildly successful night for the campaign last night, with Barack accepting the nomination for Democratic candidate for President with one of the best speeches of his career, in front of over 80,000 people at Denver's Invesco Field.... and Buckeyes watching all across the state at more than 320 different watch parties.
Here's a picture from a watch party at University of Toledo:
From Fountain Square in Cincinnati to South Oval in Columbus, from Newark to New Philadelphia, from Alliance to Zanesville, Ohioans everywhere took part in history last night... and then signed up to be part of the Weekend of Action tomorrow, Sunday, and Monday (Click HERE to get involved).
Video of the speech is posted below:
Campaign for Change staff and volunteers will be out walking and knocking on doors; reaching out to North Dakota voters and spreading Barack’s message across the state.
The Democratic National Convention created a huge momentum and we need to seize that momentum to mobilize as many voters as possible, starting this weekend.
Your Support and enthusiasm fuels this movement. Come help us continue to build the amazing strength of this grassroots movement.
Find the Weekend of Action event nearest you
Tonight, Barack Obama will make history and deliver his nomination acceptance speech in front of more than 70,000 people in Denver.
We've got over 300 watch parties planned across the state. Find a watch party in your area on the map below, or click HERE to search using your zip code.
Tomorrow, millions will be watching Barack Obama accept the Democratic Nomination. People across North Dakota and across America will be attending Convention Watch Parties and planning for the Nationwide Weekend of Action that will take place this Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Here in North Dakota, there are nearly 60 House parties planned for Thursday evening and over 100 events planned for the Labor Day weekend. These events are taking place all across the state of North Dakota; from Williston to Wahpeton, from Bottineau to Bismarck. To find the House Party or Weekend of Action event near you, visit ND.BarackObama.com/organizeforchange-bg
This is your opportunity to get involved, this is your moment, seize it!
