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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY ROE V WADE!

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antlered girl
on January 22, 2009
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Obama on the cover of Ms. Mag!, originally uploaded by antlered.

Happy Birthday Roe! Happy Reproductive Justice Day! Though we still have a lot of work to do in the battle to keep Abortion legal and accessible on a state level, today is the best Roe v Wade Anniversary we’ve had in 8 years. A feminist president!

He said:

On the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we are reminded that this decision not only protects women’s health and reproductive freedom, but stands for a broader principle: that government should not intrude on our most private family matters. I remain committed to protecting a woman’s right to choose.

While this is a sensitive and often divisive issue, no matter what our views, we are united in our determination to prevent unintended pregnancies, reduce the need for abortion, and support women and families in the choices they make. To accomplish these goals, we must work to find common ground to expand access to affordable contraception, accurate health information, and preventative services.

On this anniversary, we must also recommit ourselves more broadly to ensuring that our daughters have the same rights and opportunities as our sons: the chance to attain a world-class education; to have fulfilling careers in any industry; to be treated fairly and paid equally for their work; and to have no limits on their dreams. That is what I want for women everywhere.

HALLELUJAH!

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antlered girl
on January 20, 2009
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Whitehouse.gov

the new whitehouse.gov

check out the before and after here. thanks eliz!

OH MY GOD WE’RE GONNA BE OK

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antlered girl
on November 7, 2008
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A brilliant campaign bolstered by the grassroots won!

When I was in Ohio with Downtown for Democracy in 2004 with a group called VoteMob (for voter mobilization).  The group used new tactics that focused on mobilizing young voters who would not be reached by traditional voter outreach which heretofore reached only settled middle-aged or elderly folks living in the same house for over four years. Evan Hutchinson wrote a recap of the strategy and experience here.

To my surprise, when I was leading trainings for an Obama phonebank in Brooklyn, I learned that the lists we were working with were up-to-date because the campaign had invested heavily in canvassing. I only wish we could have had people bring their laptops to the phonebank to enter the data they were collecting real time and not rely on people to do data entry.

A lot of the lessons we learned from our Ohio strategy had been addressed in this campaign, coupled with the myriad brilliant online organizing and fundraising strategies that enabled peer-to-peer contact. I only  wish I had been on the ground much sooner. For now I will know that Obama will not get me health insurance but that it may not be as long until I can afford it. I’m hopeful nonetheless, and here’s something from change.gov “Barack Obama and Joe Biden are committed to ensuring that all Americans have health care coverage by the end of their first term in office.”

I gather that he will be interested in what the online nation has to say. Check out CHANGE.GOV which has been set up for the transition.

Here’s a flickr set from Obama’s personal photog (Thanks to Gideon Yago for the tip)

Here’s a funny Onion article (thanks to Nick Pappas for the tip)

THIS IS IT!! COME VOLUNTEER WITH ME FOR OBAMA TODAY!

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antlered girl
on November 4, 2008
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i’ve spent the last few days volunteering at the brooklyn masonic temple making calls for obama. it’s really rewarding and badly needed work. after seeing the election crumble in ohio four years ago it’s the ;east we can do. get out and vote for obama tomorrow and then get on the phones!

if you’re in brooklyn we’re making calls at the brooklyn masonic temple from 9am-9pm. come on down. bring your cell phone and charger.

you can rsvp here to join me, or find a phonebank closer to you

the temple is here.

FIGHT FOR YOUR ELECTION IN PA

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antlered girl
on October 24, 2008
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an email from the obama campaign:

Obama for America Dear A’yen,

Come to Pennsylvania Barack’s organization in Pennsylvania is unlike anything I’ve ever seen — but it’s about to be put to the test.

With 11 days until Election Day, the McCain campaign has made its electoral strategy perfectly clear — it all comes down to Pennsylvania. “The election hinges on Pennsylvania,” a top McCain advisor told CNN on Monday.

McCain and the Republican Party are throwing a barrage of misleading “robocalls” and advertisements at the voters of Pennsylvania, and there’s only one way to fight back. We need supporters in neighboring states to take a short trip to come out and give us a hand between now and Election Day.

Out-of-state volunteers are going to be crucial to meeting McCain’s challenge. Sign up to volunteer in Pennsylvania any time between now and Election Day.

Organizers here are working day and night to win this crucial battleground state. But to pull it off, they’re counting on the time, energy, and passion of supporters in neighboring states who share their commitment to Barack’s message of change.

That’s where you come in. We’re running strong in Pennsylvania. Our challenge is to keep it that way.

Our strength is due to the hard work of volunteers and organizers on the ground. My family and I have done everything we can — knocking on doors, talking to voters, and even taking a bus trip through Northeastern Pennsylvania last weekend. But the only way to keep it up and take McCain’s last-minute challenge head on is if you get involved.

We’ve come too far and too close to let up now. Our state could be the difference between bringing about the change we need or four more years of the same failed policies. John McCain knows that, and we need to fight back.

Sign up to come to Pennsylvania and take on some volunteer shifts in this final stretch:

http://my.barackobama.com/cometoPA

Thanks,

Senator Bob Casey

I THINK IT’S TIME TO GET BACK ON THE SWING STATE BUS

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antlered girl
on September 27, 2008
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Anyone up for canvassing swing states? Here’s some info from barackobama.com