I wanted to pass along updated information on the Downtowners for Obama
Gray Sasser, chairman of the TN Democratic Party, will be there and has offered to speak.
Keith Norman, chairman of the Shelby County Democratic Party, will be there.
John Branston, senior editor of the Memphis Flyer, will speak.
Most likely Rep. Steve Cohen will attend as well.
If you want to attend, RSVP details are below.
What: Downtowners for Obama
Where: The Majestic Grille
When: Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 3 PM (note time change from 5 PM)
Join your downtown neighbors during this historic campaign to help build a united volunteer organization in our neighborhood that will register new voters and build support locally. We’ve had an unprecedented primary season that built a grassroots infrastructure in all 50 states — not just for Barack, but for all of the Democratic candidates. Now it’s time to bring all of that energy together for our common cause of change. All across the country, Democrats, Independents, and even Republicans are tired of the politics of the past and are looking for new solutions to the challenges we’re facing as a nation.
That’s why we’re launching a nationwide day of action on June 28th called “Unite for Change”. All across the US, volunteers will host “house meetings” with the express purpose of reaching out and bringing folks together who supported all of the Democratic candidates (and those who are just tuning into the process now).
From the beginning, this campaign has been about ordinary people reaching out and building the bonds of community — empowering one another by coming together to make change. With the general election approaching, it’s more important than ever to keep this momentum going. No matter what your affiliation, this is a great opportunity to learn more about the candidates and their stance on some of the major issues in this campaign.
For more information or to volunteer please email me at clay.thompson@chrobinson.com or call 901-619-7053 and leave a message.
Please RSVP to this event by following this link: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/4gp9k
One other note: Given that it’s Tube Top Month, a few females have asked me, “Is it appropriate to wear tube tops to this event? Where can we get Obama tube tops?” To answer those questions: Of course it’s appropriate to wear tube tops to this event. I can’t find any official Obama tube tops for sale, but you can buy a solid colored tube top at American Apparel at Main and GE Patterson (you could buy them online from the Tube Top Boutique, but there probably isn’t time) and then take them to my friend Josh who has a screen-printing business out of Winfield’s (Main at Madison, open approx. 11 to 7). Josh has your choice of four Obama campaign images he can print on the tube tops. He can do any other type of clothing printing too. If interested shoot me an e-mail (paul@paulryburn.com) and I’ll send you Josh’s number.