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FL OFA director in Jacksonville May 2, 2009

By Becky Hussein Obama - Apr 29th, 2009 at 9:13 am EDT

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(reprinted with permission)

JOIN ORGANIZING FOR AMERICA AND DUVAL COUNTY FOR CHANGE IN OUR COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO PASS HEALTH CARE LEGISLATION IN WASHINGTON

Duval County For Change is asking every concerned citizen, health care professional, health care advocate, union leaders, union members, AARP, Planned Parenthood, NOW, JCCI, and all advocates striving for health care reform to build a "Health Care Team" in our community as requested by President Obama through Organizing for America.

Join us at our next meeting, Saturday May 2, 1-3 pm at the Deerwood Branch Public Library on Deerwood Park Blvd. John Bivona, Florida director of Organizing for America, will be speaking about OFA's plan for Health Care Teams to be built around the country in a collective duty to achieve health care reform legislation.

In order to realize the change that we all fought so hard for during the election, we must continue to reach out to our neighbors and leaders to involve them in this movement. Collecting pledges, and stories, building a team, and identifying what services, and groups right here in northeast Florida will benefit from health care reform legislation, will allow us to demonstrate the urgent need for leadership and support in Washington for the true need of health care reform.

Our legislators can't ignore personal stories, professional support, a strong coalition of partners speaking in favor of the need for health care reform, and providing specific local services, and groups who will benefit from national health care reform. This effort will demonstrate the need of making this national policy a "local policy." It is our duty as Americans to work together and achieve health care for all and for future generations. Please contact 238-9744 for further details. Also visit www.my.barackobama.com for further information about this movement.

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Duval County for Change Meeting

By Becky Hussein Obama - Mar 5th, 2009 at 10:39 am EST

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Please join Duval County For Change at our next meeting to be held on Saturday, March 7, 2009, at the Southeast Library, 10599 Deerwood Park Blvd., from 1pm to 3pm. We will discuss the possibility of hosting a Procession for the Future, the Backbone Campaign's touring parade, designed to organize, inspire, educate, and train more effective progressive activists. In addition, we'll encourage everyone to visit http://www.bidthelandfill.org/ and sign the petition, write letters, and phone the city council in support of putting the landfill contract up for bid. Other issues where letter writing may have an impact will be discussed, and we'll exchange ideas about a website, and future guest speakers.

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A Craigslist for Service

By Casie - Dec 17th, 2008 at 5:25 pm EST

Also listed in: Riverside for Change - Jacksonville, FL

Since two of our team members (thanks Juli & Steve) have shared the article "A Craigslist for Service" with me (printed by The Huffington Post) I will pass it along. There are several relevant and thought-provoking ideas that connect with Saturday's discussion.

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Change is coming to Riverside!

By Casie - Dec 17th, 2008 at 3:34 pm EST

Also listed in: Riverside for Change - Jacksonville, FL

New Beginnings

Riverside for Change met for the first time on December 13, 2008 to discuss how we could enact Barack's vision by working as a positive force in our local community. We gathered in small groups based on issues most important to us and explored ways that we might use our available resources to improve folks' lives in nearby neighborhoods.

Key Findings

As the groups joined together to discuss our findings, several key issues and avenues for action emerged. If you're interested in reading more about this discussion, please view the complete post.

01 The Economy | 02 Education | 03 Healthcare | 04 Energy

Planned Service Event

Our service event will take place in early January. We will plan a food + donations drive in Riverside and then serve folks at a local pantry. We will use existing community networks we have ties to in order to have as large an impact as possible. More details to follow. If you're interested in being included in our project, please email casie.simpson@gmail.com.

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OBAMA FOR OREGON

By WEBMASTER - Nov 30th, 2008 at 4:00 pm EST

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Adams * Adel * Adrian * Agness * Albany * Allegany * Alsea * Alvadore * Amity * Antelope * Arch Cape * Arlington * Arock * Ashland * Ashwood * Astoria * Athena * Aumsville * Aurora * Azalea * Baker City * Bandon * Banks * Bates * Bay City * Beatty * Beaver * Beavercreek * Beaverton * Bend * Blachly * Blodgett * Blue River * Bly * Boardman * Bonanza * Boring * Bridal Veil * Bridgeport * Brightwood * Broadbent * Brogan * Brookings * Brothers * Brownsville * Burns * Butte Falls * Buxton * Camas Valley * Camp Sherman * Canby * Cannon Beach * Canyon City * Canyonville * Carlton * Cascade Locks * Cascadia * Cave Junction * Cayuse * Central Point * Chemult * Cheshire * Chiloquin * Christmas Valley * Clackamas * Clatskanie * Cloverdale * Colton * Columbia City * Condon * Coos Bay * Coquille * Corbett * Cornelius * Corvallis * Cottage Grove * Cove * Crabtree * Crane * Crater Lake * Crawfordsville * Crescent * Crescent Lake * Creswell * Culp Creek * Culver * Curtin * Dairy * Dallas * Days Creek * Dayton * Dayville * Deadwood * Deer Island * Depoe Bay * Detroit * Dexter * Diamond * Dillard * Donald * Dorena * Drain * Drewsey * Dufur * Dundee * Durkee * Eagle Creek * Eagle Point * Echo * Eddyville * Elgin * Elkton * Elmira * Enterprise * Estacada * Eugene * Fairview * Fall Creek * Falls City * Fields * Florence * Forest Grove * Fort Klamath * Fort Rock * Fossil * Foster * Fox * Frenchglen * Gales Creek * Gardiner * Garibaldi * Gaston * Gates * Gervais * Gilchrist * Gladstone * Glendale * Gleneden Beach * Glide * Gold Beach * Gold Hill * Government Camp * Grand Ronde * Grants Pass * Grass Valley * Gresham * Haines * Halfway * Halsey * Hammond * Harper * Harrisburg * Hebo * Helix * Heppner * Hereford * Hermiston * Hillsboro * Hines * Hood River * Hubbard

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OBAMA FOR FLORIDA [ 1 ]

By WEBMASTER - Nov 24th, 2008 at 4:53 pm EST

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Alachua * Alafaya * Alford * Aloma * Altamonte Springs * Altha * Altoona * Alturas * Alva * Amelia Island * Anna Maria * Anthony * Apalachicola * Apollo Annex * Apollo Beach * Apopka * Arcadia * Archer * Argyle * Aripeka * Astatula * Astor * Atlantic Beach * Auburndale * Aventura * Avon Park * Azalea Park * Babson Park * Bagdad * Baker * Bal Harbour * Baldwin * Balm * Barberville * Barefoot Bay * Bartow * Bascom * Bay Harbor * Bay Pines * Bayonet Point * Bearss-Plaza * Bell * Belle Glade * Belleair * Belleair Beach * Belleair Bluffs * Belleview * Beverly Hills * Big Pine Key * Boca Grande * Boca Raton * Boca Rio * Bokeelia * Bonifay * Bonita-Springs * Bostwick * Bowling Green * Boynton Beach * Boys Ranch * Braden River * Bradenton * Bradenton Beach * Bradley * Brandon * Branford * Brickell * Bristol * Bronson * Brooker * Brooksville * Bryant * Bryceville * Buena Ventura Lakes * Bunnell * Bushnell * Callahan * Callaway * Campbellton * Canal Point * Candler * Cantonment * Cape Canaveral * Cape Coral * Captiva * Carl Fisher * Carol City * Carrabelle * Caryville * Cassadaga * Casselberry * Cedar Key * Celebration * Center Hill * Century * Chattahoochee * Chiefland * Chipley * Chokoloskee * Christmas * Chuluota * Cinco Bayou * Citra * Citrus Ridge * Clarcona * Clarksville * Clearwater * Clearwater Beach * Clermont * Clewiston * Cocoa * Cocoa Beach * Cocoa Village * Coconut Creek * Coconut Grove * Coleman * College Plaza * Cooper City * Copeland * Coral Gables * Coral Springs * Cortez * Cottondale * Crawfordville * Crescent Beach * Crescent City * Crestview * Cross City * Crystal Beach * Crystal River * Crystal Springs * Cudjoe Key * Cypress * Cypress Gardens * Dade City * Dania * Davenport * Davie * Day * Daytona Beach * Daytona Beach Shores * De Leon Springs * DeBary

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OBAMA FOR ILLINOIS

By WEBMASTER - Nov 22nd, 2008 at 9:26 pm EST

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Addison * Algonquin * Alsip * Alton * Antioch * Arlington Heights * Aurora * Barrington * Bartlett * Bartonville * Batavia * Beach Park * Belleville * Bellwood * Belvidere * Bensenville * Benton * Berwyn * Bethalto * Bloomingdale * Bloomington * Blue Island * Bolingbrook * Boulder Hill * Bourbonnais * Bradley * Bridgeview * Broadview * Brookfield * Buffalo Grove * Burbank * Burr Ridge * Cahokia * Calumet City * Calumet Park * Canton * Carbondale * Carol Stream * Carpentersville * Cary * Centralia * Champaign * Channahon * Charleston * Chatham * Chicago * Chicago Heights * Chicago Ridge * Cicero * Clarendon Hills * Clinton * Collinsville * Columbia * Country Club Hills * Crest Hill * Crestwood * Crete * Crystal Lake * Danville * Darien * DeKalb * Decatur * Deerfield * Des Plaines * Dixon * Dolton * Downers Grove * Du Quoin * East Alton * East Moline * East Peoria * East St Louis * Edwardsville * Effingham * Elgin * Elk Grove Village * Elmhurst * Elmwood Park * Evanston * Evergreen Park * Fairview Heights * Flossmoor * Forest Park * Fox Lake * Frankfort * Frankfort Square * Franklin Park * Freeport * Gages Lake * Galesburg * Geneseo * Geneva * Glen Carbon * Glen Ellyn * Glencoe * Glendale Heights * Glenview * Glenwood * Godfrey * Goodings Grove * Granite City * Grayslake * Greenville * Gurnee * Hanover Park * Harrisburg * Harvard * Harvey * Harwood Heights * Hawthorn Woods * Hazel Crest * Herrin * Hickory Hills * Highland * Highland Park * Hillside * Hinsdale * Hoffman Estates * Homewood * Inverness * Island Lake * Itasca * Jacksonville * Jerseyville * Joliet * Justice * Kankakee * Kewanee * La Grange * La Grange Park * La Salle * Lake Bluff * Lake Forest * Lake Zurich * Lake in the Hills * Lansing * Lemont * Libertyville * Lincoln * Lincolnshire * Lincolnwood * Lindenhurst

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Obama's Speech in Jacksonville

By Emily - Sep 29th, 2008 at 1:21 pm EDT

Hi everyone,A week ago the Paterson family went to Metro Park in Jacksonville to hear Barack Obama speak. I created a photo collage which captures some of the event (see attached photo). We had an amazing experience, and I wanted to share it with you.

Obama was to speak in on an outdoor stage set on a riverside park in downtown Jacksonville. The campaign was anticipating 3000 attendees. They closed the park gates 45 minutes before the event started because they had 10,000 attendees and were at capacity. Still, more people kept arriving. Instead of going home when they saw the park was closed, an estimated 8,000 more people gathered in fields and streets next to the park to listen and support.

What I saw truly affected me. I saw people of different ages, backgrounds, genders, classes, and ethnicities freely mingling and talking. I felt the energy of a movement that represents change and hope to so many of us. As I looked around at everyone excitedly talking and sharing together, I had a very hopeful thought: this is America at its best. There is nothing our country can't do if we really mobilize and let every single citizen know he or she has a part to play.

Obama talked about the economy and his plans for tax cuts for 98% of America. He mapped out a plan for ending reliance on Middle Eastern oil. He talked about funding research into renewable energy resources, and how that could be the next boom segment of our economy. He discussed education, and ideas to finance college for those who volunteer or serve our country. Then he asked us all to go and talk with our neighbors about his campaign, so we could win Florida and the rest of the country. I know that we shy away from discussing politics with each other. However, this election means too much. Pat and Parker and I have been talking with our neighbors, and we're going to be canvassing and doing voter registration in the upcoming weeks. I encourage you to discuss your ideas and opinions with others in an open and friendly way--yes, even if your ideas aren't the same as mine.

An article about the rally: http://www.wnbc.com/politics/17521077/detail.html

Here are some of the points that Pat and I feel are important:

There is a widely believed myth that Obama will raise taxes for everyone. In fact, he will greatly reduce taxes for 98% of Americans. Taxes will be LOWER for 98% of Americans then they were under Reagan. To calculate your tax cut go to: www.obamataxcut.com. And an article about taxes from the nonpartisan FactCheck.org: http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/there_he_goes_again.html
Obama has pledged to get us off of Mid East oil in 10 years. He has a plan to increase funding for renewable resources, and is concerned about climate change. McCain wants to repeal the gas tax to temporarily lower gas prices (prolonging our addiction to oil), McCain has promised tax cuts for oil companies, and McCain's choice for VP shows how out of touch he is on the issues of oil and global warming: Palin's home state relies on financial kick-backs from oil companies, her husband works for Big Oil, and she does not believe that humans are contributing to global warming.
Obama sees that our nations future is tied to the intelligence and patriotism of its populace. He wants to make education affordable. He has proposed a plan, similar to the GI Bill, to finance college tuition for anyone who gives back to our country through military service, Peace Corps, Americorps, or other volunteer opportunities.
Like Eisenhower, Obama believes that the future of America is also tied to a healthy populace. And healthcare prices are rising almost as fast as gas prices. At yesterday's rally, he said that he would offer uninsured working Americans "the same healthcare plan that we members in congress give ourselves."

Thanks for reading... and good luck to us all! Em

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Obama's Coming to Town!

By Whitney - Sep 18th, 2008 at 4:39 pm EDT

I'm trying very hard not to start this post with something along the lines of, "Oh snap!" or "AHHHHHHH!!!!!" because I'm really, really excited about the prospect of seeing Barak Obama this Saturday. I'm going to try my best to grab my undecided friend and coworker and get him to come out with me to the rally. I'm thrilled. I haven't had a chance to hear Obama speak yet, and I'm greatly looking forward to it. Also, I have NO Democratic or McCain promotional stuff. I need to grab a bumper sticker, to be sure. And maybe a hat or a button. It was a sad day in 2004 when my (Republican) dad came into the house after the election with my Kerry sticker in his hands. Without his interference, I would probably still have it on my car today.

Click "Read more" for links about the rally in Jax and the quote of the day!

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Obama wins straw ballot at Jacksonville Hob Nob!

By stacey-at-home mom - Aug 8th, 2008 at 7:08 am EDT

The 11th Hob Nob hosted by Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce took place at Metro Park last night. Great time and an excellent turn out.

Best news - Sen. Obama won the straw ballot for the presidential race!!!

Go Obama!

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Excited!

By Tim - Jun 16th, 2008 at 9:37 pm EDT

Also listed in: Alabama Action Team | Calhoun County for Obama

In this crazy red state, I believe its time we democrats fight to inform those around us about the facts. I have noticed that when I talk to people who are republicans, here in alabama, they ussually only know 1 or 2 issues. They believe that democrats will only raise their taxes without knowing anything about the facts. It's time that we stop allowing those around us to be so ignorant. I am really excited about this election. I really look forward to meeting other democrats in calhoun county, AL and talking. I will go into neighborhoods, hand out brochures, and get people to register to vote. WE have to DO something. One vote counts, but if each of us gets 20 others to vote with us, imagine the possibilities. YES, WE CAN!!!!

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