Colorado Unites for Change

The message of this campaign has always been about bringing people together. Now, as we start working on the general election, people across the country are holding Unite for Change events to spread the message of unity and bringing about change from the bottom up.

One of these events took place in Eagle County, where Peggy, a volunteer who had been actively involved in the February caucus, invited her neighbors over for brunch to help reach out to new supporters and help grow the movement for change.

After some conversation, blueberry pancakes and bacon, Peggy sat down with a group of neighbors, people from nearby counties, and even a couple out-of-state supporters to talk about what issues are important to them and how their involvement in the campaign and their community can change America.

Peggy shared her story:

I was like so many others, where you think ‘I go and I vote for president and I’m really just trying to decide who I don’t want more than who I want.’ And until this man, Barack Obama, came along, that’s what it was for me. I was very cynical; I didn’t think there was any hope for this country. And then I thought about my three grand children and I realized they’re going to have fewer opportunities in life — for education, for living a good life, for work opportunities; unless I care about it and I get involved.

Many of the people who came to the meeting were new to politics or had not been involved for a number of years. Others had supported different candidates during the caucus, but all of them were excited to talk about the campaign and how they wanted to engage their communities and build our grassroots movement.

Later yesterday evening, another Unite for Change event took place in Evergreen, where Katherine invited people from the surrounding area to her house, where they talked about policy and what led them to get involved in Senator Obama’s campaign.

Here’s a video of the two events:

Across the country Democrats, Republicans and Independents are coming together to discuss what changes they would like to see in their community and their country. You can host one of these events or find one near you.

For more photos of these house parties and other events, check out our Flickr page!