Good for you. This reminds me of my canvassing for Obama's first presidential campaign in the heart of "red" in rural Michigan. Once my fellow canvasser and I knocked on a woman's house and when she began to hear our spiel, she literally chased us off her property yelling obscenities for at least a block or two.
I was yelled at in PA by a strange young woman who wanted me to convince her not to be a Trump supporter. Her poor mom, a complete Dem, was cringing off to the side. The conversations you get to have canvassing are memorable! The first Obama campaign I canvassed in a poor neighborhood in Philly. That was a great experience!
I subcontracted my art business in 2016, once T45 was elected, realizing my new job was resisting. Have done all the things, except phone banking. Postcards, endless fundraisers, canvassing, protests. One needs faith it makes a difference. Thanks for being one of the gray female tsunami of democracy defenders!
Right back at you! When T was elected this time, I thought to myself -- well, now I have an important purpose. I think I was reading Shai Held, "Judaism is about Love," and he writes about how our place and time gives us a task to do. This is ours. Also -- phone banks! I hate them, but the fact is that you can have good conversations. With my first ones I couldn't cope with more than 10 minutes! Today I did one with SEIU calling into PA8 to ask people to call Bresnahan. It's touching when people are so receptive to a stranger calling.
Check out our website www.wethepeopleweds.org - we started a weekly protest with singing, a speaker, a list of hopeful results from resisting like crazy, and and action. People show up every week! It keeps us going...
Good for you. This reminds me of my canvassing for Obama's first presidential campaign in the heart of "red" in rural Michigan. Once my fellow canvasser and I knocked on a woman's house and when she began to hear our spiel, she literally chased us off her property yelling obscenities for at least a block or two.
I was yelled at in PA by a strange young woman who wanted me to convince her not to be a Trump supporter. Her poor mom, a complete Dem, was cringing off to the side. The conversations you get to have canvassing are memorable! The first Obama campaign I canvassed in a poor neighborhood in Philly. That was a great experience!
I love these reports from the front lines, Shifra. I hope you keep them coming. ❤️
Thanks for the encouragement. I feel a bit uneasy contributing to the glut in people's inboxes.
I subcontracted my art business in 2016, once T45 was elected, realizing my new job was resisting. Have done all the things, except phone banking. Postcards, endless fundraisers, canvassing, protests. One needs faith it makes a difference. Thanks for being one of the gray female tsunami of democracy defenders!
Right back at you! When T was elected this time, I thought to myself -- well, now I have an important purpose. I think I was reading Shai Held, "Judaism is about Love," and he writes about how our place and time gives us a task to do. This is ours. Also -- phone banks! I hate them, but the fact is that you can have good conversations. With my first ones I couldn't cope with more than 10 minutes! Today I did one with SEIU calling into PA8 to ask people to call Bresnahan. It's touching when people are so receptive to a stranger calling.
Check out our website www.wethepeopleweds.org - we started a weekly protest with singing, a speaker, a list of hopeful results from resisting like crazy, and and action. People show up every week! It keeps us going...
This looks fabulous! It would be so cool to be able to join you all some Wednesday!