Due to enthusiastic interest in the People Power Project, I have created two Daily Kos groups, one for each of the two phases in the project. Both are appropriate to Daily Kos because both promote more and better Democrats. I had originally intended to form a single group encompassing the entire project but it became quickly obvious that each of the two phases involved very different approaches to activism. Both, however, are highly solution-focused in that they will endeavor to provide specific, positive actions to achieve group goals.
The People Power Project Phase One focuses on politics at the local level and is very much about hands-on activism requiring at least a degree of personal involvement and commitment. The Daily Kos group representing Phase one is People Power Project Grassroots.
The People Power Project Phase Two is dedicated to promoting a progressive agenda in a nationwide campaign designed to shift all Democratic candidates to the progressive left. It was formulated to redress the glaring deficiencies, discrepancies and lack of unity in Democratic messaging; and to counteract corporate, Third Way Democrats. The Daily Kos group representing Phase Two is People Power Project National.
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People Power Project Grassroots
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Diaries for this group will aim to help members formulate an action plan with constructive steps to implement it, and to provide members with a forum for sharing experiences, ideas and problems – several minds working on a solution is always better than being stuck alone with the problem.
The group welcomes all those who are:
✜members of their local Democratic branch
✜members of Connect! Unite! Act! Groups
✜members of Battleground Texas
✜establishing their own local branch or planning to
✜standing as a candidate or considering that possibility
✜interested in the Grassroots project.
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People Power Project National
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Diaries for this group will discuss and formulate the People Power progressive values and issues that will comprise its platform. It will also look at outlines for ads, ways to get ads made with flair on a budget and the best marketplaces. Before ads are released, the group will air them first at Daily Kos and invite all Kossacks to be the test audience. In addition to ads, there will also be press releases and contributions to compatible events to consider. Critical to this group will be the forming of a People Power PAC to fund the project and all suggestions are welcome!
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These groups are, above all, designed to combat the feeling of powerlessness that all too many people feel. Powerlessness is anathema - positive action is life-enhancing. It energizes, boosts morale and self-esteem, multiplies your reasons for getting up in the morning, gives you hope and inspires optimism, as well as giving you a real measure of control over your larger world. It's healthy for both mind and body and, above all, it works! We know this because there are countless documentaries, biographies, oral stories that illustrate how those who took positive and enterprising action were able to overcome sometimes seemingly impossible odds and make society very much better for it. The rewards of acting boldly and bravely are immeasurable. Who would not want to be a part of that?
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To join one or both People Power groups, just place your request in the comments or Kosmail Mopshell for an invitation. Even if you're not a member, you can receive the groups' diaries in your stream just by following them.
Diaries in the People Power Project series:
We’ve Agonized, Analyzed & Advised – It’s Time to Act. The People Power Plan: Introduction
The People Power Project Phase One: Effecting Change at the Local Level
The People Power Project Phase Two: Influencing Change Nationwide
The People Power Project Presents: A Message from the Republican Party
People Power Project National: It isn't Size that Matters... Ideas in the comments are well worth reading
People Power Project National: What Has Government Ever Done For Us? This may be our first ad so please check it out.
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