Health-Care Reform, One Stop at a time: Obama Supporters Organize Bus Tour

Obama Supporters Organize Bus Tour, Campaign-Style Events Across U.S
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/30/AR2009083002654.html?hpid=topnews

President Obama's supporters hope to recapture the energy of last year's triumphant election campaign in a bid to regain control of the health-care debate, planning more than 2,000 house parties, rallies and town hall meetings across the country over the next two weeks.

The initiative began Wednesday with a rally at a labor hall in Phoenix that featured the Obama sunrise logo and placards that became fixtures of the 2008 presidential campaign.

Organizing for America, a nationwide group of Obama supporters run by the Democratic National Committee, also brought along a colorful bus featuring the slogan, "Health Insurance Reform Now: Let's Get it Done." The vehicle is on an 11-city tour advocating for health-care reform.

"We think that change happens with neighbors talking to neighbors, and these rallies reflect that," said DNC spokesman Hari Sevugan. "That's how we won the campaign in the fall, with grass-roots organizing, and that's what we will see in these events going forward."

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The events range from modest gatherings that the Obama team refers to as house parties to rallies featuring the health reform bus, which as of Sunday had stopped in Phoenix, Albuquerque, Denver, Des Moines and St. Louis. Still to come are Milwaukee; Indianapolis; Columbus, Ohio; Pittsburgh; and Charlotte and Raleigh, N.C.

I believe it's the 3rd (thanks Sandnsea). I just started whispering in my hubby's ear that I'd like to go.

I'll know later on in the week if it'll be a go or no-go. If not, there's always the phone banking that will be going on...

ETA: So far there are 484 people who have RSVP'd for Wake-Med. Sounds like there will be a nice crowd :)

Did they change the date the last couple days?

http://www.obama-mamas.com/blog/?p=363

For some reason I mixed up the 3rd with the 5:00.

Thanks.

I couldn't find anything on that event.

Believe it or not, I always seem to have a tough time finding much info at all about meetings, etc.

When I do, it's all last minute information.

There was supposedly a TH with Congressman Bob Etheridge in Spring Lake (really close to me) last week but the info was too late for me to change my plans and go.

You'll see me - I'll be the one wanting health care reform. lol. Actually I'm gonna make up some nice Single Payer signs if I get the time. :hi:

*edited to say - Make sure to print out directions cause there are several different locations known as "Wake Med" in Raleigh.

what an adventure that was :rofl:

I haven't RSVP'd until I know for sure I can make it.

If you see someone getting out of a red PT Cruiser with Dem and a DU stickers, that'd be me ;)

All the good stuff seems to happen in the Raleigh, Cary and Durham areas and the economy has made it really difficult for me to get to those activities to support them. I keep hoping there'd be an event near the Cape Fear Valley Hospital, that's only about 30-35 minutes away vs 1 3/4 hours up north.

Still, there's always phone banking, etc. that can be done right in my neighborhoods.

Stand proud slay!!

I won't be able travel that far (things are just too tight economically) but will be thinking about you.

http://www.obama-mamas.com/blog/?p=363

I'm looking for St Louis pics if anybody comes across them.

When we all get together, and organize door-by-door, block-by-block, and neighborhood-by-neighborhood, we can build a movement from coast to coast.

It's how we won a historic election -- and it's how we'll make real, comprehensive health insurance reform a reality in 2009.

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/ofhcfindevent/