Subject: Hi, welcome to Organizing for Action
From: "Jon Carson, BarackObama.com" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2013 15:23:24 -0500

Friend --

I'm Jon Carson, the new executive director of Organizing
for Action.

I hope you're as excited as I am for this new organization,
and for what our grassroots movement can accomplish in the
next four years. 

If you haven't already, you should check out this short
video First Lady Michelle Obama recorded about our
organization, and then say you're on board:

http://my.barackobama.com/Organizing-for-Action

Just a little bit about me. I'm a Wisconsin guy, and I grew
up on a farm in the western part of the state. In 2007, I
joined Barack Obama's campaign and served as the
national field director. After the election, I went to work
for the President in the White House, most recently in the
Office of Public Engagement.

That brings me to now, when very soon, my family and I will
be moving back to Chicago as I start this new role with all
of you.

I first joined the President's campaign because I was
inspired by his belief that ordinary people have the power
to change our country if we work together to get it done --
and that belief will be at the core of this new
organization as it unfolds.

And the way we'll get it done can be summed up in one word:
local.

That means each city or region will have its own OFA
chapter, and you'll decide the issues your community cares
about most, the work you want to do to make progress on
them, and the kind of support you'll need to get it done.

At a neighborhood and regional level, OFA members will grow
their local chapters, bringing in new leaders and helping
train a new generation of volunteers and organizers to help
fight for the issues at stake.

There'll be times when we pull together at the national
level to get President Obama's back on passing major
legislation, like reducing gun violence or immigration
reform. And we'll all work to help transform Washington
from the outside while strengthening our economy and
creating jobs.

But for the most part, the direction our work takes will be
completely in your hands -- with the support of this
organization behind you every step of the way.

In the next few weeks and months, I'll be asking for your
input on putting together an OFA plan for 2013, we'll be
holding online briefings about the issues we want to
tackle, and we'll start organizing on those issues as they're
debated in D.C.

But for right now, I just want to say thanks and welcome.
There's a lot to be done, without a doubt -- and I couldn't
be more thrilled to be part of OFA with you.

Take a look at the video the First Lady recorded this week,
and go ahead -- say you're in:

http://my.barackobama.com/Organizing-for-Action

I'll be in touch soon.

Thanks,

Jon

Jon Carson
Executive Director
Organizing for Action

P.S. -- I recorded this short video on Organizing for
Action, and the kind of work I hope we'll be able to do --
take a look:

http://my.barackobama.com/OFA-Carson-Video

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