Four months until Election Day

Written by: Chris Warshaw on Jun 29, 2006 4:11 PM EDT

Linked to groups: DFA-Link Organizers

There are only 4 months to go until Election Day. We need to make every day count! DFA groups all over the country are planning events to rally their communities and promote progressive candidates. From organizing movie nights, to phone banking events, to summer barbeques -- DFA groups know what they do this summer will determine what happens in November. Here are a couple initiatives that DFA groups around the country are working on:

1) Iraq War Forums: Over two dozen DFA groups are planning Iraq War forums. The forums help give ordinary Americans a voice and focus attention on the Republicans' mismanagement of the war. You can learn more about hosting a forum by signing up for a conference call with other organizers tonight (www.dfalink.com/forumscall) or by emailing Ari Fertig at afertig@democracyforamerica.com

2) Conference Call with DFA Chair Jim Dean: Speaking of conference calls, we are organizing a special conference call with DFA Chair Jim Dean next Wednesday night that you can join from your DFA-Link meeting. Jim will discuss the upcoming elections and some of the initiatives that DFA groups around the country are working on:

8:00 pm EST: www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=979...
9:30 pm EST: www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=979...

3) DFA Night School: The summer semester of DFA Night School starts next month! The summer semester will focus on training your group to get your message out through the media. There will be three workshops.

Tuesday, July 18: Working the Mainstream Media
Tuesday, July 25: Leveraging Blogs and Online Media
Tuesday, August 1: Sustaining your Media Presence

Sign-up to join a workshop from home, or set-up a house party with other members of your group:

www.democracyforamerica.com/nigh...

4) Candidate Support: DFA groups around the country are getting behind great local candidates. Many DFA groups have already let the local media know who they're supporting with well timed press releases. Check out Democracy for Chattanooga's endorsement in their local paper this week: www.chattanoogan.com/articles/ar...

We're working on the next round of national endorsements right now. The best way to get candidates into the mix for national support from DFA is to let us know who you're supporting on DFA-Link at:

www.dfalink.com/campaigns...

Thanks again for everything you do. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions.

Sincerely,

Chris Warshaw
Democracy for America

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