Resources
The New Haven Sweep. Click here to visit the gallery.
Want to know more about the Sweeps? Want to start your own? Below are some starting points, and some information about what's happened so far.
To stay updated on what Obama Works is up to, and learn about any events near you, please join our mailing list! It's the best way to stay in touch.
If you want to start your own sweep, we have a ton of customziable materials and helpful information.
The basics:
- Organizing a Sweep, in one page
- Obama Sweep One-Page Checklist
- Handout for Volunteers
- Sweep Flyer/Handbill
More complex:
- Obama Sweep Template (v. detailed)
- Sweep Team Leader Handout (in particular for larger events!)
- Sweep leader/organizer sign-in sheet
- Large (30x42) Register to Vote Sign
- Sweep feedback survey
Other stuff:
- Why Obama Works
- Logo
- BarackObama.com Resource Flyers. Usable with this table of contents.
Press Releases:
- Press Release - Second Obama Philly Sweep, March 8th, 2008
- Press Release - First Obama Philly Sweep, March 1st, 2008
- Press Release - First Obama New Haven Sweep, March 1st, 2008
In the press...
- April 20 : Palo Alto Daily News - "Locals rally for Obama, book drive"
- April 19 : Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - "Fresh faces are giving new look to politics"
- April 16 : Philadelphia City Paper - "I was an Obama Volunteer"
- April 6 : CBS 21 Harrisburg - "Pushing to the polls"
- March 27 : Philadelphia Inquirer - "Obama inspires Philadelphia playground cleanup"
- March 7 : MTV News - "The Way Politics is Supposed to Work [Video]"
- March 7 : Philadelphia Inquirer - "Team Obama sets up camp in Philadelphia"
- March 3 : New Haven Independent - "Obama Sweeps New Haven - Again"
- March 3 : Yale Daily News - "Obama supporters take on Elm City streets, with brooms"
- March 1 : Cairns Blog - "Ordinary People Start Doing Extraordinary Things"
- Feb. 29 : Connecticut Local Politics - "Obama Supporters to Clean New Haven Streets"
- Jan. 23 : Yale Daily News - "Obama Campaign can Reshape Communities" (The editorial that inspired Obama Works!)
Upcoming Events
For a fuller schedule, see our "get involved" page!
April 1-5: Harrisburg Food/Clothing Drive! Learn more or RSVP here.
April 5th: Obama Works takes part in Philly Mayor Nutter's citywide cleanup! Email here for more information, or RSVP here.
April 5th: York PA Sweep. RSVP here.
April 5th: Obama New Haven Sweep 2. Email here for more information, or RSVP here.
April 22nd: Primary Election in Pennsylvania.
Contact Information
If you need to get in contact with the Obama Works organization, please send an email to contact@whyobamaworks.com.
If you need to get in contact with a coordinator for the Obama
Philly Sweep, please send an email to PhillySweepforObama08
@gmail.com
If you want to find out how to organize your own Sweep for Obama, send
an email at obamasweep@gmail.com