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Everyone is saying that the national election this year will be very close. We can not afford to just sit back and watch! Here are some ways you can make a difference. And if you know of additional opportunities to work in the national, state, or local campaigns, pass the information along to the Webmaster.
The activities listed here are not sponsored by the Eleanor Roosevelt Democratic Club and the Club cannot not be responsible for the accuracy of the information provided. Please be sure to contact the sponsoring organizations directly to learn more about the volunteer activity and the sponsoring organization.
- Drive for change - canvassing in Pennsylvania
- MoveOn for Obama party - telephone calling parties (NYC based)
- Obama Campaign Bus Trips - travel to PA or NJ with Broadway Democrats
- Telephone Calling Parties - sponsored by MoveOn, specific invitations
- Young Democrats - bus trips and other activities
- Democracy for NYC recommended events:
(1) Debate Watch Parties in Queens & Other NYC Venues, Wed. Oct. 15
(2) UWS Obama Fundraiser w/Jerry Nadler, Gale Brewer, Linda Rosenthal, Oct. 16
(3) City Council Hearings on Term Limits: This Thursday & Friday, Oct 16 & 17
(4) Take Back the State Senate: Event at Irish Rogue for Jim Gennaro, Oct. 20
(5) Vote in Democracy for NYC's Term Limits Poll - Voting Closes Wed 10/15 at 9pm
(6) More Letter Writing For Obama at Whole Foods on Houston, Upstairs
(7) Official NYC Phone Banks for Obama - 52 Broadway, Daily: 10am - 9pm
(8) Volunteers Needed for other Obama Phonebanks: UWS, Chelsea & Bryant Park
(9) Volunteer to Protect the Vote on Election Day & Days Before Election Day
"MoveOn for Obama" party Dear Obama Supporter, Angry at John McCain and Sarah Palin? Frustrated with the media? Fed up with the absurd direction this campaign has taken? Don't sit and stew. Use that energy to put Obama over the top! On Sunday, September 21st, we're organizing hundreds of "MoveOn for Obama" calling parties nationwide. We'll reach out to every MoveOn member in every swing state to help them sign up to volunteer for Obama. If we can mobilize tens of thousands of volunteers for Obama in key states, we'll help push Barack over the top in November. Plus, next week is MoveOn's 10th birthday, so we'll celebrate with cake and ice cream after we're done calling! MoveOn members in your area will be eager to help, but they need somewhere to gather. Can you sign up to host a "MoveOn for Obama" party? http://pol.moveon.org/event/events/create.html?action_id=136&id=13811-1447764-l8Nlzgx&t=4 Have you seen the polls? Now's the time we all need to jump into this campaign. If you host a party, you'll enable Obama supporters in your neighborhood to make hundreds of calls into swing states. That simple act—opening up your living room for an afternoon—will result in dozens more volunteers for Obama's powerful grassroots campaign in critical states like Ohio, Florida and Michigan! And hosting a calling party couldn't be easier. All you'll need is access to a printer before the event and space where folks can comfortably make calls from their cell phones. We'll email MoveOn members near you to help build a crowd, and ask them to bring ice cream and cake to make it more fun for everybody. In less than 8 weeks, America will choose the next president of the United States. 8 weeks! We all need to work hard now to make sure that's Barack Obama. Please sign up to host a party today: http://pol.moveon.org/event/events/create.html?action_id=136&id=13811-1447764-l8Nlzgx&t=5 Thanks for all you do. –Adam, Patrick S., Ray, Lenore and the rest of the team Obama campaign bus trips
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Dear Friend, This Sunday, we're throwing parties where we'll get together, hop on the phone and call 200,000 swing-state MoveOn member to get 'em out talking to voters. And since this week is MoveOn's 10th birthday, we'll celebrate with cake and ice cream after we hit the phones. Host: Yoo L—fellow MoveOn member http://pol.moveon.org/event/events/event.html?event_id=72134&id=13883-1447764-4tzSD6x&t=3 If you're looking to help Obama this weekend, here's your best chance to do it. These parties are the next step in our massive MoveOn for Obama project—our effort to mobilize huge numbers of MoveOn members to be a part of the Obama campaign. Plus, they'll be a great opportunity to have fun with other Obama supporters near you. P.S. Can't make this event? Here are a few other events near you: MoveOn for Obama Party MoveOn for Obama Party MoveOn for Obama Party MoveOn for Obama Party Want to support our work? We're entirely funded by our 3.5 million members—no corporate contributions, no big checks from CEOs. And our tiny staff ensures that small contributions go a long way. Chip in here.
YOUNG DEMOCRATS
Manhattan Young Democrats Upcoming Events- September 25, 2008
Join the Manhattan Young Democrats as we support Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Don't miss your chance to get involved!
Tomorrow Night (Friday) - Debate Watch Party with Comedy
Friday, September 26th, 8PM
The Tank, 87 Lafayette Street
You're invited for some laughs, politics, and drinks!
Manhattan Young Democrats and Drinking Liberally invite you to the first of three Presidential Debates at their great event space, The Tank at 87 Lafayette Street at 8 PM. TWO huge screens will be broadcasting the debate with beer and soda sold at the venue.
Pre-debate comedy supplied by Laughing Liberally with special guest JOE QUINT (author of "72 Things Younger Than John McCain") featuring comedians Katie Halper, Elon James White & Harry Terjanian.
Saturday - Swing the State for Obama
Are you sick and tired of John McCain and Sarah Palin? Us too!
Manhattan Young Democrats are sending two buses to Pennsylvania to help Barack Obama swing the state. Will you join us?
We will be meeting at Union Square in front of Babies R Us (15th and Union Square East) at 8:30 AM. To RSVP, e-mail vp@manhattanyoungdems.org
  
1) There are Debate Watch Parties all over New York City! Here's the best way to navigate the Obama website to find a party near you: (2) UWS Obama Fundraiser w/Jerry Nadler, Gale Brewer, Linda Rosenthal, Oct. 16 Congressman Jerry Nadler will be the special guest speaker at this fundraiser for Senator Obama at the Upper West Side home of Betsey Malcolm. The event is co-sponsored by Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal and Councilmember Gale Brewer When: Thursday, October 16th from 6:30 to 8:30 Update: Congressman Jerry Nadler has been asked by the Obama campaign to be a surrogate for Obama at a major NY event. Fortunately he will still be able to attend this event, but will be speaking at about 6:45. Feel free to arrive a little early to make sure you get a chance to hear him speak! (3) City Council Hearings on Term Limits: This Thursday & Friday, Oct 16 & 17 Please join us at city hall to voice your opinion on the term limits issue. There is more than one bill under consideration, and the New York City Council has set up two hearings: When: Thursday, October 16 at 1:00 p.m. Subway: 4, 5, 6 trains to City Hall/Brooklyn Bridge; 2, 3 trains to Park Place; W,R trains to City Hall; A,C trains to Chambers Street. By bus: M15 to City Hall/Park Row You do not have arrive exactly at the start time to attend the meeting, but we do advise that you give enough travel time for the secutiry check at City Hall. We have received an email that the following legislation will be under consideration: (4) Take Back the State Senate: Event at Irish Rogue for Jim Gennaro, Oct. 20 We are just one seat away from defeating the roadblock Republicans in the state senate in Albany. On Oct. 20, supporters of Democrat Jim Gennaro will be hosting a fundraiser at Irish Rogue: Where: Irish Rogue, 356 West 44th Street, between 8th & 9th Avenues. (5) Vote in Democracy for NYC's Term Limits Poll - Voting Closes Tomorrow at 9pmhttp://dfnyc.org/content/view/2334/16/ Mayor Bloomberg has asked the City Council to change the NYC term limits law so that he (and the council members) can run for a third term. Democracy for NYC has a poll, and we want to hear from you! For those of you that have already voted, thank you. For those that would like to vote, we now have the poll on our website: http://dfnyc.org/content/view/2334/16/ Voting in the Democracy for NYC term limits poll will close tomorrow evening, Wednesday, Oct. 16, at 9pm. (6) More Letter Writing For Obama at Whole Foods on Houston, Upstairs Carlos is planning to host more letter writing events at Whole Foods on Houston. Tentative dates are: Thurs 16th, Fri 17th, Thurs 23rd and Fri 24th. Please check our website's events calendar for updates: http://Dfnyc.org. Whole Foods is at 95 East Houston, at Bowery (1 block west of 2nd Avenue). Subway: F/V to 2nd Avenue stop. we will be upstairs at the tables. When you see a table with an Obama sign and people writing letters, that's us! New York is not a swing state, but Democracy for America (the organization started by Gov. Howard Dean after his presidential campaign) has members all across the country. We have lists from DFA of their members in Northern Virginia, which is now a swing state. We are writing short handwritten notes (that do not look like regular campaign mail) encouraging them to volunteer for Obama's "Neighbor to Neighbor" program, http://barackobama.com/n2n, which will help them talk to Virginia voters. We're also encouraging them to help Obama by volunteering for local Democratic candidate Judy Feder, who is challenging an incumbent Republican congressman in northern Virginia. By getting more Democrats out to the polls, volunteers will help Obama win Virginia and gain bigger majorities in Congress by also helping Judy Feder and Democratic senate candidate Mark Warner. We will have letter writing materials for you and a sample letter. If you can't join us, you can write letters from home. For addresses and a sample letter, email me, (Tracey) at tdenton@dfnyc.org or Merle Meldowney at merle.mceldowney@gmail.com. (7) Official NYC Phone Banks for Obama - 52 Broadway, Daily: 10am - 9pm Yes, Senator Obama is up in the polls, but we can't take anything for granted, so please volunteer! The Obama campaign has phonebanking to swing states and local volunteers at their New York office at 52 Broadway: CAMPAIGN PHONEBANK - NEW YORK HQ PHONEBANK We'll be making important persuasion calls to battleground states, as well as calls to activate New York volunteers. Limited number of phone lines available, please bring a cell phone if you are willing to use some of your minutes (to change the country) (8) Volunteers Needed for other Obama Phonebanks: UWS, Chelsea & Bryant Park Community Free Democrats Phone Bank for Obama-Biden Phone Bank - NYC Teamsters Community Free Democrats Phone Bank for Obama-Biden NYC Teamsters ObamaNYC Bryant Park 10,000 Call Challenge - Part Two
(9) Volunteer to Protect the Vote on Election Day & Days Before Election Day This year, Voter Protection on Election Day and the days leading up to it are more important than ever, both nationally and in New York State, where we are about to retake the State Senate. The Republican voter disenfranchisement effort is stronger and more deceptive than ever, from viral videos that state that you can be kept from voting for wearing an Obama button (just take it off if someone objects), to letters warning college students that their parents can lose the tax exemptions for them if the student registers to vote where they go to college. We can be sure that on Election Day they will pull out all the stops to keep Democrats from voting. That's why its so important that every lawyer serve in the Voter Protection effort on Election Day. So, if you want to be on the front lines of winning this election in the polling place (you can serve as an inside poll watcher Only for a political party, not with a not-for-profit), please volunteer in New York State at www.nydlc.org, and for other states at www.mybarackobama.com/counselforchange. We can return New York State to its position as the Empire State setting the example for the rest of the country, and can elect Barack Obama as President and usher in a new progressive era, showing the door to the neocons who have so damaged our nation, but it is up to every one of us to do our share. This is not an election when any of us can sit on the sidelines or be complacent. Your future, and that of your children and country, depend on it.
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