Weekly Newsletter - July 14, 2008
July 14th, 2008 Posted in UncategorizedWhat you will find in this newsletter:
- Update from Chicago
- What you can do to help NOW
- Upcoming Meetings and Events
- Contact Information
Update from Chicago
Obama for America is planning a 50 state strategy and staff will be arriving in Texas soon. In the meantime, Houston for Obama is working with OFA to prepare for the staff’s arrival. The Number One priority is Voter Registration. The more registered voters we have, the more votes Obama can get in the fall.
What you can do to help NOW:
1. Get deputized to legally register voters, if you have not already done so. The next deputization session will be:
Houston Votes Deputization Event
Tuesday, July 15th at 6:30 p.m.
411 Cavalcade (exit Cavalcade from I-45 between I-10 and 610)
rsvp at http://www.houstonvotes.org/
2. Register Voters
Participate in a group Vote Registration drive organized by Houston for Obama or by Houston Votes, find other supporters in your community that are hosting drives through my.barackobama.com, or organize a drive in your own neighborhood.
One important note on voter registration, the campaign has asked Houston for Obama to send them data on all new voters registered in Houston by our volunteers. After you register voters, please input your data into the Voter Registration Information Form that can be downloaded from http://www.houstonforobama.com/forms. Once data is entered, please email it to Houston@houstonforobama.com. This information will then be sent to Obama for America in Chicago for their database and is essential to the success of the campaign here in Houston. They will be using this data to reach out to those new voters in the fall during GOTV (Get Out the Vote).
3. Become a Texas Democratic Party Neighborhood Volunteer at http://www.txdemocrats.org/page/s/NeighborhoodVol
4. Organize or attend a Platform Meeting to help submit proposals for Barack Obama’s platform. For more information on this historic program please visit http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/listening/
5. Plan a Unite for Change party in your community to engage other supporters to become involved in the campaign. More information on neighborhood organizing for the Obama campaign can be found in the grassroots organizing guide at http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/actionguide#c101
Upcoming Houston for Obama Events
Thursday, July 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Platform Meeting
Obama Volunteer Headquarters at 2520 Southmore
Obama for America has solicited all supporters to gather in their communities and propose ideas for Obama’s platform. Come be a part of history and help Houston for Obama formulate our proposal to submit to the campaign.
Rsvp at http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/platformmeeting/4grvg
Saturday, July 19 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Voter Registration Drive
Obama Volunteer Headquarters at 2520 Southmore
We will be registering voters in House District 145.
You can also find many other events hosted by other members of the community by searching for events in your area at http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/search_simple
Thursday, August 14 at 7:30 p.m.
August Meetup
Obama Volunteer Headquarters at 2520 Southmore
Houston for Obama meets the second Thursday of each month to discuss updates from the campaign and ways you can get involved.
Rsvp at http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/445wr
Have Questions or Want To Get Involved???
Contact Sue Deigaard or Sharon Washington at Houston@houstonforobama.com
www.houstonforobama.com
