Obama Launches "Organizing For America"

[Undercurrent]

In a video announcement sent to supporters today, President-elect Obama announced the formation of Organizing for America. This is the next phase for the organization that was built during the campaign, offering volunteers the continued opportunity to work for change in their communities by organizing in support of reform in Washington.


"As President, I will need the help of all Americans to meet the challenges that lie ahead. That's why I'm asking people like you who fought for change during the campaign to continue fighting for change in your communities. Since the election hundreds of thousands of you have shared your ideas about how this movement should move forward, and we've listened carefully," said President-elect Obama in the video announcement.

He continued: "Volunteers, grass roots leaders and ordinary citizens will continue to drive our organization, helping us bring about the changes we proposed during the campaign: a solution to our economic crisis, an end to the war in Iraq, affordable healthcare for all and new sources of energy to power our economy and protect our environment."

...Organizing for America will partner with Governor Kaine and the DNC.

"Change doesn't come easy -- our work has just begun," said Governor Kaine. "President-elect Obama has laid the foundation to meet the great challenges facing our nation, but we can succeed only if we build grassroots support for the administration's agenda. As the DNC works to elect candidates who will support the change agenda, we will also invest in bottom-up efforts that ensure that the priorities of everyday Americans are heard in Washington."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/17/obama-launches-organizing_n_158750.html

The video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfGNgacysHg

[Skidmore]

1. This was the message I heard loud and clear during the campaign--

that we would work together to rebuild the nation. That it was not the task of one man or a group of elected officials but the work of all citizens that would pull us forward into the future. This is the man I worked for speaking the message I heard anew.

We have work to do, people. We'll party this weekend and get to business next week.