Last night while my fellow colleagues and I were watching the Republican National Convention - text messaging back and forth about what we thought - we heard some very hurtful attempts to dis-credit all of the hard work us community organizers do. The comment that Palin made “I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a ‘community organizer,’ except that you have actual responsibilities” .... Actual responsibilities!!!! Are you kidding me?
Us "community organizers for Planned Parenthood in Michigan" work around the clock to ensure that our under-represented, under-paid, under-served communities have a voice in the legislature and we work to create common-sense public policies and laws towards preventative health care and family planning. Our work helps to improve the quality of life for the women, teens and men we serve.
From working on affordable birth control, to expanding access to family planning services in Michigan,to contraceptive equity legislation, to ensuring Emergency Contraceptive access and availability and fighting for comprehensive, age-appropriate medically accurate sexuality education in the schools is by no means a job with no responsibility.
So much for her comment on her being a pit bull with lipstick... us organizers are a force to be reckoned with... we are foot soldiers in this social movement for change!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hear, Hear, Megan!
I totally agree that our work as organizers not only has a lot of responsibility, but that it's also an extremely important part of the democratic process. People taking charge of the decisions that affect their lives through organizing is anything but laughable...in fact, I think we have some of the most wonderful, empowering, and effective responsibilities on earth. It's a great contribution to the country we cherish.
Didn't both Palin and Giuliani, who made the nasty remarks about Sen. Obama's former profession, have folks help them knock doors, make calls, and win their elections? That's part of organizing.
We organizers have the cool position of both helping good guys win and holding the bad guys accountable...perhaps that's why the bad guys are scared of us. My mom always said when I was growing up that when people made fun of you, it was their insecurities. Palin and Giuliani have proven her right again!
Senator Obama said it best. McCain and Palin are out of touch with the American people...and Palin's thoughtless remarks prove it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpniuotfpR8&eurl=http
Here's a great video about the importance of community organizers!
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