Following is coverage of
the event our leaders participated in last week as part of Gamaliel's
International Leadership Assembly in Washington, D.C.Realizing the Promise Coverage Round-up
Posted: 08 Dec 2008 04:21 PM CST
The event itself was amazing. So many people, so much energy and a
palpable sense that we WILL ENSURE that the change we want becomes a
reality.
Below is a round up of the articles and live-blogs of the event.
Also, below are a few excerpts of the article from the Nation.
I was at the event yesterday and I have to say it’s the most
excited I’ve felt about the future of the Obama administration since
election night. “Today community organizing has arrived in Washington
DC,” said CCC’s Deepak Bhargava. “This is the biggest opportunity in 40
years. We now have a community organizer in Chief in the White House…We
can’t settle anymore for just complaining about what we don’t like.
We’re planning on working in partnership with key allies not just to
oppose, but to propose.”
What was remarkable to me was that there really has been a
convergence between what the grassroots is calling for: massive jobs
stimulus, universal health care, comprehensive immigration reform, and
what are quickly becoming consensus, even Establishment, views on the
Democratic coalition.
Policy-making from the ground-up. If they pull that off, it would
be revolutionary. Barnes continued, sketching out some hints as to the
Obama agenda.
And we are here to make sure that immigration is included on that
agenda. We are off to a great start, but now we have our work cut out
for us. |
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