Denver in Oakland
Obama Acceptance Speech Watch Party
Will this be the biggest political moment of this generation?
You are invited to watch as the eyes of the world center in on Senator Barack Obama delivering his acceptance speech from INVESCO Field in Denver! Join WDRC on our regular meeting night for this moment in our history, broadcast on a giant screen, and be a part of the excitement of ending our long national nightmare. Celebrate with like-minded activists to watch the official beginning of the general election and the hope of a new day in America. (Read the Open Letter to Senator Obama for details on what progressives want from his campaign and presidency.)
We will begin the evening with a renowned WDRC Dinner Pot Luck (please bring food to share) at 6PM. If the convention moves up the air time of Obama’s speech, we’ll start earlier, so check here for updates that afternoon, or just show up early—we’ll be there by 5:30.
We will have wine and beer and plenty of dessert to partake in. We hope you'll join us for this exciting evening of fun & HOPE.
PLEASE NOTE: Regular WDRC meeting agenda (nominations for club endorsements of local propositions and races) will occur before or after Obama’s speech depending on what time that occurs.
Thursday, August 28th
Humanist Hall -
390 27th Street
(between Telegraph and Broadway)
Oakland, CA
Event Flyer
RSVP at MyBarackObama.com
This is a free event but donations encouraged & appreciated
How Do We Seize the Obama Moment?
By Robert L. Borosage, Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation
Obama will be the president we want him to be if we mobilize support on the progressive issues and ward off the influence of entrenched interests. Read more »
WDRC members and other volunteers continue to do a tremendous job
registering voters. In the weeks between the February primary and the
May 19th deadline to register for the June primary, a truly amazing
group of energetic people registered about 150 voters, 118 of them
Democrats! Among the 118, were convicted felons, aka ex-felons, who
have completed parole, most of whom thought they had permanently lost
the right to vote. The success of the Voting Rights for All (VRA) outreach has been especially rewarding.
Aside from a pat on the back, what do 118 Democratic registrations
mean for our Club? Well, exactly $465 from the California Democratic
Party (CDP). Why? Because the Club "registered" over 1,000 forms with
the CDP in order to receive the $3.50 CDP bonus for each Democrat
registered and an additional 50 cents if the form includes a phone
number, email address, or the voter applies for permanent absentee
status. As more WDRCs participate in the intensive drive to maximize
voter registration before the October 20th deadline, the Club will
have more funds for our electoral work.How to volunteer? Email Bobbie Steinhart for
details, dates, forms, contact information for experienced VR
partners, and more. Contact Bobbie to talk about strategies to
connect with professional or fraternal organizations, churches, social
service agencies, recovery programs, etc. We specifically need more
volunteers to canvas at Alameda County courthouses. Feel free to
independently canvas wherever people gather and where you have time to
spend an occasional hour to register voters. Club supporters canvas at
flea markets, homeless shelters, shopping malls, BART stations, the
Black Cowboys Rodeo, high schools, farmers' markets, and other public
venues.
REMEMBER to get voter registration forms from Bobbie, as these are the only numbered forms for
which the CDP will pay the bonus. |
