Politics, Social Networks, Tools, Web 2.0

Dec 13, 2006

I got the following email from Frank Chi, a college senior and the communications director for a new organization called Students for Barack Obama.

“Hi Todd, my name is Frank Chi and I am a college senior and communications director for a newly formed national grassroots campaign, Students for Barack Obama, a political organization born out of Facebook.com….With over 24,000 members online, we just launched our website and held a rally outside the New Hampshire hotel where Sen. Obama was last Sunday. When we first started this Facebook group it was intended for a bunch of students at Bowdoin College in Maine, nothing big, and 3 months later 24,000 Facebook members are part of it and it is growing by the hundreds everyday. After organizing for weeks, we’ve translated online activism and support from a social network like Facebook into a real, political structure urging Sen. Obama to run for president.”

Politicians are sticking their toes in the shallow end of the pool and setting up their own Facebook profiles. But I tend to think organic efforts like this will have more of an impact than any candidate-driven initiative.

Alice Connally Fisk

OBAMA 2008!

Global justice billions crave
Revolution now… the wave.
Fresh solutions far and wide
Peace procurement now…the tide.
On waves and tides of cosmic scale
audacity and hope now sail.
OBAMA 2008!

U. S. poverty must Go.
A conscientious overthrow.
The working poor, the down and out.
Revolution now…the shout.
Vote ones heart … evolve … transcend
the Wisdom Way to comprehend.
VICTORY 2008!

A living wage for one and all.
Resolution now…the call.
Civil rights again restore.
Revolution! … Just once more.
The Common Dream now full force…
a visionary, gutsy course.
OBAMA 2008!

Universal health care, Yes!
Congress HAS it, are WE less?
Equal rights across the board.
Resolution now… the chord.
Americans – a lively blend —
pilot the progressive trend.
VICTORY 2008!

Peaceful revolution, Yes!
The human race to coalesce.
One Creator, over ALL.
One last chance to heed the Call –
Love’s the lesson. Life’s the school.
Peace on Earth. The Golden Rule.
Live the Lesson. Heal our Earth.
… Imagine …
Transformation now. Rebirth!

O B A M A

Refrain:

Spur the people stir the fire
Mobilize and walk the wire.
Back on track and off the dime —
Revolution. One last time.
So amplify the drums and riff.
Be the ANSWER to “What if……?”

Copyright 2006, Alice Connally Fisk

Afisk10302@aol.com

(Original Revolution Redux composed Summer 2006; pumped up November, 2006)

“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.” – John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Alice Connally Fisk

OBAMA 2008!

Global justice billions crave
Revolution now… the wave.
Fresh solutions far and wide
Peace procurement now…the tide.
On waves and tides of cosmic scale
audacity and hope now sail.
OBAMA 2008!

U. S. poverty must Go.
A conscientious overthrow.
The working poor, the down and out.
Revolution now…the shout.
Vote ones heart … evolve … transcend
the Wisdom Way to comprehend.
VICTORY 2008!

A living wage for one and all.
Resolution now…the call.
Civil rights again restore.
Revolution! … Just once more.
The Common Dream now full force…
a visionary, gutsy course.
OBAMA 2008!

Universal health care, Yes!
Congress HAS it, are WE less?
Equal rights across the board.
Resolution now… the chord.
Americans – a lively blend —
pilot the progressive trend.
VICTORY 2008!

Peaceful revolution, Yes!
The human race to coalesce.
One Creator, over ALL.
One last chance to heed the Call –
Love’s the lesson. Life’s the school.
Peace on Earth. The Golden Rule.
Live the Lesson. Heal our Earth.
… Imagine …
Transformation now. Rebirth!

O B A M A

Refrain:

Spur the people stir the fire
Mobilize and walk the wire.
Back on track and off the dime —
Revolution. One last time.
So amplify the drums and riff.
Be the ANSWER to “What if……?”

Copyright 2006, Alice Connally Fisk

Afisk10302@aol.com

(Original Revolution Redux composed Summer 2006; pumped up November, 2006)

“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.” – John Fitzgerald Kennedy
http://studentsforbarackobama.com/Blog/?p=8 Press for Us from New Hampshire at

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Sherman R. Collins

I’ll vote for Obama.
Sherman R. Collins

I’ll vote for Obama.

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