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Dear Friend,
For too many people, politics is a bad word. It's not surprising since for
many people "politics" means talking heads screaming at each other on TV,
or special interests stacking the deck in Washington.
We have an opportunity to change that. When politics
gets local, when the person talking is your neighbor standing on your front
porch, things change.
On June 9th, hundreds of thousands of people will
have that experience as we take our campaign to the streets in all 50 states
for a nationwide neighborhood walk.
We're calling it Walk for Change, and its success
depends on you. I'm asking you for something extraordinary. I'm asking you
to lead a group of supporters in your community in a neighborhood walk to
let people know about our campaign.
If you agree to organize a walk, we'll mail you
the materials you need to start a conversation with your neighbors about
being part of this movement for change. But it can only happen if you're
willing to take the leap and put together a June 9th Walk for Change event
where you live:
http://my.barackobama.com/createwalk
It's not common these days to reach out to a neighbor.
We're more likely to nod quickly and smile when
unloading the groceries or walking the dog than we are to stop and talk about
the things that shape our common destiny.
But the great issues of our day shouldn't just
be topics to fill time between commercials on cable news. These challenges
-- ending the war in Iraq, solving the health care crisis, tackling climate
change -- affect each one of us personally.
And the solutions to each one will require personal
investment from all of us.
That's why it's so important to create this dialogue
in your community -- to have a serious conversation about what matters most
to your neighbors, and to share with them why this movement for change is
personal for you.
http://my.barackobama.com/createwalk
We shouldn't be afraid. Americans everywhere are
hungry for change, and waiting for someone to show them where change will
come from.
On June 9th, if you organize a Walk for Change
event, that change will come from your community, and the person showing
the way will be you.
Thank you.
Barack Obama
P.S. -- As you read this, people across the country
are planning their events using the
My.BarackObama.com
tools. If you're not ready to host your own walk, there may already be one
in your community that you can join. Use our interactive map to search for
one near you:
http://my.barackobama.com/walkforchange
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