Greeting Kossacks from Team Kaplan.
Fellow Kossack and frequent diarist here Rebecca Kaplan (Reb Kaplan)is running for the very coveted "At-Large" seat on the Oakland City Council. Rebecca's diverse experience as a civil rights attorney, Director for the AC Transit Board, and known Progressive Oakland City Activist makes her the right choice for Oakland City Council. She is also a huge Obama supporter.
First - as a Campaign Visibility Captain for Team Kaplan I want to thank all of you very much for your help recently promoting the first fundraiser for Rebecca. It was a MAJOR success. Rebecca wants to pass along her sincere thanks also. She cherishes "People Powered" - NETROOTS efforts on her behalf.
The campaign has used those generous donations $ from that event to launch the first campaign efforts of the General Election. We now have Apartment/Business Signs, Yard Signs, Fliers, and Buttons.
The "X-citing News" is that in the last week we moved the campaign from Park Street to a new headquarters at 19th & Broadway. You probably know the area. The Broadway Corridor is one of Rebecca’s key areas for revitalizing Business in Oakland. Business bring in NEW SALES TAXES to help run the City. The new campaing location is just down from the Sears Store and on that same block and side of the street.
The Oakland Democratic Party has partnered with the Kaplan Campaign and a few others (local DEM Candidates) to support the work needed to elect Democrats TOP-2-Bottom in Oakland. Most importantly the joint headquarters will support the DNC/Democratic National Committee efforts to elected Obama-Biden in 2008. Kewl - yes?
Team Kaplan could use you efforts again - by any means that you can muster. And please ONLY as you can. First - we invite you to stop by the new campaign headquarters. We are having a very special night > Rebecca’s Birthday Party/Headquarters Kick-off there on Wednesday, September 17th 5-9pm. Please join us. Spread the word.
Also – there are other helpful ACTIONS you could take to elect Rebecca to the very coveted Oakland City Council At-Large seat:
Pass this information on by e-mail on to others - just that one effort alone would be fantastic.
Post a diary at DailyKOS about your support for this campaign. Also - elsewhere on the internet. Do you know any local Oakland/East Bay Internet Sites - Blogs? Could you send this to your contacts on your own Oakland MyObama space?
Volunteer with the Campaign.
We especially need IT Technical folks that want to help us use the TECHNOLOGY of TODAY to our political advantage. Team Kaplan wants to be cutting edge with this campaign. Examples of your IT savy might be perhaps creating YouTube posts with Rebecca’s positions on some of the critical issues facing Oakland. We seek creative ideas.
We need Volunteers to help with TABLING.
Grand Lake Theatre-Oakland Farmers Mkt. - Saturdays.
North Oakland Farmers Mkt. - Temescal Area - Sundays.
Each are from 9am-1pm.
Business OUTREACH efforts every Wednesday night.
Every week we visit an Oakland Business District to meet local Oakland Business Owners – learn of their concerns and issues and ask for their support by placing out Kaqplan Campaign Fliers and posting Signs in their business. WE ALWAYS DO DINNER somewhere 2gether these nights and just hang out for a moment. Politics can be fun and social – right?
9/3 is the Grand Lake Theatre Area.
9/10 is the Temescal Business District.
9/24 is the Rockridge Business District (we will have a special Flier/Tabling effort at the BART STATION to catch locals in that area coming home from work.
Phone OAKLAND DEMOCRATS.
- We'll have our Phone Bank and Cellphone program going very soon.
Donations $.
- It takes BIG dough $ folks to run a Gr8t Campaign. One could give as much as $600 (overall) to this campaign. Now – wait hold on - that is a maximum amount. Any donations $ are very much appreciated. Hey - do you know anyone that might be able to help this campaign in a BIG Way?
Visit the OAK DEM Headquarters at 19th & Broadway.
- It will be fully functional by mid-September or sooner. Pass the word and tell your DEM friends they can pick up their OBAMA Signs, Buttons, and T-shirts there + sign up to Volunteer. Come check out the Team Kaplan Operation.
Again thanks to all Kossack for your support. Any and all ACTIONS on behalf of the Kaplan for Oakland Campaign are so very much appreciated.
Rebecca is one of us. When she Wins - We Win.
I LUV Oakland > U2?
Visit the campaign website here:
http://kaplanforoakland.org/