The Next Step: Attend a Change is Coming House Meeting Dec. 13-14

Today David Plouffe sent out the following message to supporters, inviting them to attend one the many grassroots house meetings taking place throughout the country later this month:

Exactly one month ago, you made history by giving all Americans a real opportunity for change.

Now it's time to start preparing and working for change in our communities.

On December 13th and 14th, supporters are coming together in every part of the country to reflect on what we've accomplished and plan the future of this movement. Your ideas and feedback will be collected and used to guide this movement in the months and years ahead.

Join your friends and neighbors -- sign up to host or attend a Change is Coming house meeting near you.

Since the election, the challenges we face -- and our responsibility to take action -- have only gotten more urgent.

You can connect with fellow supporters, make progress on the issues you care about, and help shape the future of your community and our country.

Learn what you can do now to support President-elect Obama's agenda for change and continue to make a difference in your community.

Take the first important step by hosting or attending a Change is Coming house meeting. Sign up right now.

To get our country back on track, it will take all of us working together.

Barack and Joe have a clear agenda and an unprecedented opportunity for change. But they can't do it alone.

Will you join us at a house meeting and help plan the next steps for this movement?

Thanks,

David

David Plouffe
Campaign Manager
Obama for America

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"How we move forward"

"We won because the American people mobilized for change... It really was people at a grassroots level who carried our campaign financially, who carried it organizationally, and we don't want that to dissipate.'' - President-elect Barack Obama, Ebony Magazine

In the grassroots movement that was the heart of Barack Obama's campaign for the presidency, we saw time and again the passion that ordinary people had to engage (or re-engage) in the political process to work for change. With the election now one month past, it's already apparent that passion hasn't been lost.

Over the last few weeks, hundreds of thousands of supporters have shared their thoughts and experiences with us, on both the campaign itself and the work that still lies ahead. Through our online survey, through email, through the My.BarackObama community blogs and in the comments here on the HQ blog, you've shared your stories, your insights and your hopes for the future. 

Already in the past few days, grassroots supporters have organized over 1,500 "Change is Coming" house meetings for the upcoming weekend of December 13th and 14th. These meetings offer supporters a chance to reconnect with one another and talk about the issues that are most important to them, as well as an opportunity to discuss what they can do to support Barack's agenda and how they can continue to make an impact in their own communities. 

As President-elect Obama and Vice President-elect Biden prepare to take office, they'll need your support more than ever. Your input, through the online surveys and through these upcoming house meetings, will help guide the future of this grassroots movement.

If you haven't already done so, you can still submit your feedback through our online survey, and there is still time to sign up to host a Change is Coming house meeting in your neighborhood. In order to ensure that hosts receive all of their materials in time, we recommend that you create your event online by midnight tonight (although event materials will also be available to download as well). 

As David Plouffe said in a message to supporters last month:

Your hard work built this movement. Now it's up to you to decide how we move forward.

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