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In 2008, we had unprecedented voter participation

Voter Participation

The 2008 elections fostered a sense of hope that we couldmake major changes in America.• A cleaner environment, job security, access to qualityeducation, ability to own a home

Hope for a Better America

Changes have beenblocked by:

• Corporate lobbyists• Conservative politicians• Right-wing media• Wall St. Banksters• Tea Party vitriol

Forces of Opposition

• Widespread frustration, anger and dissatisfactionwith the status quo

• Pervasiveness of the pain across the countrycreates conditions for change

• The anger and discontent can be channeled to andcaptured by the right or the left

• Seeing aggressive, energized and divisive andright-wing populist motion

• We need a vibrant, viable, progressive populistvehicle

Forces of Opposition

• Meaningful, stable jobs to provide ourFamilies

• A home we can call our own

• The opportunity for our children to obtain a quality education regardless of economicCircumstances

• The chance to become an Americancitizen and contribute to improving America

Make the American Dream Accessible to All

Equality is the basic foundation for any democratic society. The right to vote is the primary function in a society giving equal voice among its constituents. In 1920, the 19th amendment was added to the constitution giving women the right to vote. The movement for the right to vote, however, was started over 70 years prior in Seneca, New York. This movement is currently known as the Women's Suffrage movement.

The Right to Vote: The Women’s Suffrage Movement

In a sit-down strike, workers took possession of a premise and then refused to leave until demands were met. In March 1937, General Motors and Republican Steel contested the new sit-down's legality, calling for the Michigan courts to rescue their properties by ordering injunctions against sit-down protesters. Those actions caused a further rise in tension between the workers and factory owners, until Governor Frank Murphy's intervention successfully prevented widespread violence in the automobile industries. Congress passed the Fair Labor Standards Act (1938), with the objective of the “elimination of labor conditions detrimental to the maintenance of the minimum standards of living necessary for health, efficiency, and well being of workers.”

Fair Labor Standards Act: The Labor Movement

February 1st, 1960, Greensboro NC. Four students from North Carolina A&T sit down at a "whites-only" Woolworth's lunch counter and ask to be served they were denied. The action by 4 students David Richmond, Franklin McCain, Ezell Blair, and Joseph McNeil kicked off a wave of student sit-ins and protests that flash like fire across the South. A fire for justice that no amount of beatings, jails, or fire hoses, can extinguish. Within days sit-ins are occurring in dozens of Southern towns, and in the North supporting picket-lines were organized at Woolworth and Kress stores from New York to San Francisco. The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee was formed in 1960 and help lead the sit in movement

Separate but Equal: Civil Rights Movement

Civil rights and labor groups are coming backtogether, using new tools, and providing aplatform for people of conscience everywhere.

Old Friends, New Tools

JOBS, JUSTICE, EDUCATION & PEACE

ONE NATIONWORKING TOGETHER

• ONE NATION WORKING TOGETHER is a multi-racial, civil and human rights movement. Our mission is to reorder our nation’s priorities to invest in our most valuable resource – our people -- because we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to achieve the American Dream – a secure job, a safe home, and a quality education.

• We believes in an economy that works for all. We believe in good jobs, fair jobs, safe jobs, and more jobs. We believe in repairing our immigration system and reforming Wall Street. We want everyone in America to have the opportunity to contribute and strengthen our country.

• During this economic downturn, banksters and corporate lobbyists have made off with trillions of public dollars while small businesses can’t get loans and cities are laying off teachers, police, and firefighters.

Goals of the ONE NATION WORKING TOGETHER

MOVEMENT

• To build the turnout for the march on October 2, 2010

• To build strong local coalition

• To build activity leading up to October 2, 2010 (press, events, fundraising, volunteers)

• To build civic engagement activity

• To sustain work for after October 2, 2010

• To build the movement for justice, democracy, and an America that works for us all

10.2.10MARCH ON WASHINGTON

National Day of Action• We are going to March on Washington on October 2, 2010 (10.2.10). Whether we come

by car, bus, plane or train, we will mobilize tens of thousands of people to march in solidarity at the Nation’s Capitol in order to protect our jobs, our education and our economy.

• We will recruit folks from every community, every race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, issue organization and politic affiliations to March on Washington for OUR agenda.

• Speakers, cultural performances, celebrities at the steps of Lincoln Memorial

• Inspire and invigorate our base and allies

• Send a message about the size and strength of our movement

We will march because we are frustrated and unsatisfied with the status quo.

We have a chance to galvanize a movement for the majority of people for justice in America.

We can build a movement that both looks like America and resonates with all segments of the American family. We can build an authentically diverse coalition of our Black, Brown, Red, and White Brothers and Sisters that is rooted in our country’s democratic and progressive traditions.

We will reclaim American themes and traditions - a more perfect union, common good and justice for all.

We are building a Movement

12 Hour Radius

Building the CoalitionIt is essential to the success of ONE NATION WORKING TOGETHER that we build strong community based coalitions with like-minded organizations to create long lasting power within our communities.

ONE NATION WORKING TOGETHER CAMPAIGN

Field Plan-turnout• Pledge Cards within 2 days of receipt• Members of all coalition Organizations

Phone Banking

• Pledge cards within 3 days of receipt• Members of all coalition organization• Low and Middle Income and High Unemployment CommunitiesCanvassing

• Plan Community Events to EXCITE people about 10.2.10• Table at member organization Events• Have small scale events at flea markets, grocery stores & other venuesEvents

• Table at grocery stores, unemployment offices & other places people congregate

• Build relationships with churches and schools Community Outreach

• Gathering Pledge Cards and data basing them will be essential to this campaign

• In order to build a database of your community for recruitment to the ONE NATION WORKING TOGETHER CAMPAIGN, your operation should use the pledge cards

• If you set a pledge card goal for everyday you can use them to

phonebank, canvass and remind people of 10.2.10

• We will provide reporting and tracking forms on GOOGLE documents for your coalition volunteers to update daily.

Pledge Cards

Transportation

Options

Bus/Van Train AirplanePublic

TransportPersonal Vehicle

Transportation Option

Transportation

1199SEIU, UFT & TWU are creating a comprehensive transportation planwhich will be sent out to all partners in the coming weeks.

• Number of People• Number of Buses• Departure & Arrival Locations• Food• Cost

• Print– Sign Up Cards– Stickers– Fliers– Posters– News Paper Ads– Billboards

• Paraphernalia– T-Shirts– Flags– Wrist Bands– Fans

Marketing & Communications

Marketing & Communications

Social Media Organizing– Face Book & Twitter

• Content Syndication• Community Engineering

– Personal Email• Targeted Messaging

– Mobile• Text Message Communication• Application

Use a online and social media strategy Facebook Twitter Update information on organizational

website You can visit

www.onenationworkingtogether.org for up to date information

You can also visit www.naacp.org for field resources

If you have questions email onenationworkingtogether@gmail.com

Website and Web Resource

HOW YOU CAN HELP?STAFF, MONEY AND BUSES

● Endorse the campaign and lend your branch, affiliate, or member organization name

and other organizations you are affiliated with

● Spread the word at conferences and community events by distributing materials

● Get to work on turnout Now!

• Reserve Buses

• Plan Canvasses

• Coordinate Train Rides

● By August 16th , Pull together local coalition of progressives for One Nation Working Together Mobilization

● The week of August 29rd, the local steering committee should a hold local media launch for the ONE NATION WORKING TOGETHER MOBILIZATION

STAFF: Organizing/Mobilizing and CommunicationsDedicate one or more FTE’s (also interns/vols)Quantify time commitment of other staffHelp build our state, local and constituency structure MONEY: Sliding scale, Special Appeals to donorsBUSES: Organizing people to fill buses a top priorityPolitical education on way there, finalizing GOTV plans on way back

HOW YOU CAN HELP?STAFF, MONEY AND BUSES

1. Fundraise

2. Building Coalitions within the interfaith community, youth, students, business community, civil rights and labor

3. Fill buses and be ready for Bus Captain packets on August 23, 2010

4. Building for our turnout goals for the ONE NATION WORKING TOGETHER movement and The Turn out focus communities

5. Materials and tools will be available to help you organize such as : T-shirts, Posters, Toolkits, Fans, Flyers, Bumper Stickers

6. Updates and coordination local work with the Regional Field Directors

TO DO LIST

ONE NATION WORKING TOGETHER CAMPAIGN

Plan of Action Strengthen the unity and coordination of our groups so we can

serve as a vehicle and platform for broad progressive populist activity

Engage in multi-month organizing, mobilization and communication to attract allies and impact public opinion

Make major show of force of our numbers, vision and energy GOTV for November elections Multi-dimensional, multi-media communications plan to

complement all of the above activities Phases / 2010 Plan: Organizing, Mobilizing, GOTV