DFA Night School

Published: Apr 6, 2006 1:54 PM

The latest DFA-List candidates that have won our support: Deval Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts Anne Dicker, Pennsylvania State House Marian Harris, Ohio State House Salvador Peralta, Oregon State House Lew Frederick, Multnomah County Commissioner (Oregon) Jack Markell, Delaware State Treasurer Francine Busby's special election in the CA-50 is coming up next week. Please contribute or volunteer today!

Change is coming. And Tom DeLay's resignation announcement earlier this week is only the tip of the iceberg.

The current Republican leadership can no longer hide the culture of corruption behind their spin machine. From the bungled response to Hurricane Katrina to port security to the war in Iraq, Americans are tired of pay-to-play politics and lack of accountability.

We're in a position to make huge gains in 2006, but we need to prepare for the battle to come. This won't be easy. But if we commit ourselves, we will take our country back. So in light of longer days and cherry blossoms blooming—we're "Springing into Action" by bringing back the DFA Night School.

http://www.dfalink.com/nightschool

In order to build a grassroots army and elect progressive candidates up-and-down the ballot, we need to make sure that DFA members have the skills to be effective in the campaigns ahead. Throughout the month of April, we are offering four online sessions of the DFA Night School that will focus on campaign basics. Join any or all of the DFA Night School sessions today:

April 11: Moving our Message
April 18: Building a Grassroots Army: Volunteer Recruitment
April 25: Rules of the Road: Canvassing
May 2: How to Make Phoning Fun

DFA Training Coordinator Arshad Hasan will lead a live session each Tuesday at 8:30pm Eastern Time for the next four weeks. During the first session, Arshad will give you helpful tips for spreading the progressive message in your area. If you have a computer and a phone, you'll be able to join DFA Night School for free. After each session, the workshop will be available for download on DFA-Link at:

http://www.dfalink.com/nightschool

We can change our country, but it's going to take a strong ground game and the commitment of thousands of trained activists working together in the coming months. We've already shown that we have the power to bring down Tom DeLay and his money-for-influence machine. Now let's win back America.

Thanks for everything you do.

Sincerely,
Tom Hughes
Democracy for America