Brooklyn for Barack - Brooklyn supports Barack Obama for President in 2008

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VOTER REGISTRATION

Voter registration meeting

Brooklyn for Barack will be holding a meeting this coming Saturday, June 21st, for volunteers who are interested in taking a larger role in our voter registration program. We will discuss the event schedule and organize volunteer teams.

Everyone is welcome, and we especially encourage those who have been wondering how to get more involved to attend.

RSVP here

Details:

Saturday, June 21st @ 11am (for approximately 2 hours)
Vanguard Independent Democrat Association
1424 Fulton Street (map)
near the corner of Brooklyn Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11216

C train to Kingston Throop

In keeping with the goals of the Obama campaign, our primary focus this summer will be on voter registration with an emphasis on reaching young people and the formerly incarcerated, many of whom do not know that they are eligible to vote. We believe that having such an exciting candidate offers us the opportunity to attract a number of new people to the political process. Further, we believe that when Senator Obama is elected president, his tenure will benefit from having as many citizens engaged in the process as possible.

Each week we will stage voter registration drives around at least three of the larger events in the borough (e.g. farmers’ markets, street festivals, concerts). We encourage you to sign up and participate in as many of these events as possible. We also encourage you to organize events of your own and let us know about them. We are in the process of reaching out to churches and other organizations to create a strategy for registering the formerly incarcerated. Next fall we will conduct a comprehensive student voter registration drive at high schools and colleges.

Below are this weeks events:

Fort Greene Farmers’ Market — Voter Registration Saturday, June 14 at 10:00AM.
Come to Fort Greene Park and register your friends and neighbors so they can Vote for Change this fall. We will provide voter registration forms. We will also have some pens and clipboards, but definitely encourage you to bring your own.
Learn more & RSVP

Sunset Park Voter Registration — On Saturday, June 14, from 1 PM to 4 PM, Asian Americans for Obama will be sponsoring a voter registration drive in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Asian Americans make up 12% of NYC, however, less than 50% of eligible voters are registered. While Asian and Spanish language skills are a plus, they are not required!
Learn more & RSVP

Seventh Heaven Street Fair — Vote for Change (Voter Registration Drive) Sunday, June 15 at 11:00 AM We will run a table and have roving volunteers with registration forms on clipboards. Once you sign up for the event, you’ll be asked to choose a time slot between 11-6 that you’d like to work (1-2 hours, more if you’re so inclined).
Learn more & RSVP

See what events we’ve held in the past.

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