Marjorie and I attended the weekly OFA, Organizing for America meeting. The Massachusetts headquarter is on the same floor as the MA Democratic Party office. The building itself, however, does not put up any sign that says its name. Further in the hallway, I saw the poster that says OFA, Organizing for America.
The meeting was scheduled from 6 to 9 o'clock. It was raining out and I was pondering whether to take the bus or driving to the station. Last time, I took my bike to get there and the station is not that far away from my apartment. Just that the weather does not permit me to go on biking as easily as it would in a good weather. Jane was working with the plumber to fix the thermostat this evening. She was talking about city's ordinances when I said I had to go to town. She kindly offered me a ride to the station.
The train was not so crowded going into the town at that time of the day. I could find a seat, or even seats to sit down and felt the excitement going to a new place and to meet new people. From the Orient Height station, which is on Blue Line, I had to change to Orange Line to north. The train was full of people there going home after work.
It was getting dark when I got off at Sullivan station. The station looked more like a miniature airport terminal where people get on and off from buses at the rotary. As I take on to the street, the sight of the city opened up in front of me. It has a nice view of the buildings looming far away beyond the streets. Off the station, they are walking in the direction opposite to the rotary. After taking some wrong turns, I came to the destination. The office building looked somewhat like union's headquarter, expanding to every direction.
I was not sure where exactly the room was. I went around the building and on the way, I met people walking down the street who is in suits looking more like a lawyer. At an entrance, I met a woman who was coming out of the building. "Do you know where the OFA office is?" I asked. She suggested to look at the directory and pointed at the directory listing on the wall where the names of the tenants are engraved in golden letters. Just as we are looking at the directory, a man with silver hair came out of the elevator. She asked the man where OFA office could be. "I do not know about OFA, but there is the Deval Patrick office is. You know, this is where MA Democratic Party office is." He kindly ushered me to the floor where the Deval Patrick office is.
In the room, there were people sitting on the desk busy making phone calls. They are the volunteers making phone calls to people to vote. There are fliers, road signs, posters you can put out in the window, pamphlets, etc. Everyone was on the phone. We waited until a person came out and told us the room is further down the corridor. I thanked the man and went on.
There was a round table in the room. A man who was in front of a Macintosh notebook greeted me. "I am Dan, the OFA's regional director of this region". I introduced myself and gave the Marjorie's reference. "My name is Erica, Marjorie has referred me to this meeting. We went canvassing last weekend. I am glad to have this opportunity to participate in the OFA's activities." The woman beyond the table gave her introduction. "I'm Felicia, I'm from Newton. I am making calls today to BU students and I've got some positive responses."
The meeting was mostly about the use of the database for canvassing which I am hoping to work own soon. There is only a month before the November election. On 16th, President Obama will be rallying in town. On 15th, David Axelrod will be here in Boston. We talked about the schedule. When I came back to the station, there were less passengers in the Orange Line. I got off from the Blue Line station, and took the bus to get home. It was chilly out and I was glad to get into the room which was warm inside.
I found the multiple choice questions at OFA, Organizing for America.
What issues are most important to you?
equality / civil rights
civil liberties / privacy
peace & social justice
foreign policy / security
economic fairness / security
environment / conservation
smart energy policy
public infrastructure / transportation
good government / ethics
electoral reform
affordable health care
education
The meeting was scheduled from 6 to 9 o'clock. It was raining out and I was pondering whether to take the bus or driving to the station. Last time, I took my bike to get there and the station is not that far away from my apartment. Just that the weather does not permit me to go on biking as easily as it would in a good weather. Jane was working with the plumber to fix the thermostat this evening. She was talking about city's ordinances when I said I had to go to town. She kindly offered me a ride to the station.
The train was not so crowded going into the town at that time of the day. I could find a seat, or even seats to sit down and felt the excitement going to a new place and to meet new people. From the Orient Height station, which is on Blue Line, I had to change to Orange Line to north. The train was full of people there going home after work.
It was getting dark when I got off at Sullivan station. The station looked more like a miniature airport terminal where people get on and off from buses at the rotary. As I take on to the street, the sight of the city opened up in front of me. It has a nice view of the buildings looming far away beyond the streets. Off the station, they are walking in the direction opposite to the rotary. After taking some wrong turns, I came to the destination. The office building looked somewhat like union's headquarter, expanding to every direction.
I was not sure where exactly the room was. I went around the building and on the way, I met people walking down the street who is in suits looking more like a lawyer. At an entrance, I met a woman who was coming out of the building. "Do you know where the OFA office is?" I asked. She suggested to look at the directory and pointed at the directory listing on the wall where the names of the tenants are engraved in golden letters. Just as we are looking at the directory, a man with silver hair came out of the elevator. She asked the man where OFA office could be. "I do not know about OFA, but there is the Deval Patrick office is. You know, this is where MA Democratic Party office is." He kindly ushered me to the floor where the Deval Patrick office is.
In the room, there were people sitting on the desk busy making phone calls. They are the volunteers making phone calls to people to vote. There are fliers, road signs, posters you can put out in the window, pamphlets, etc. Everyone was on the phone. We waited until a person came out and told us the room is further down the corridor. I thanked the man and went on.
There was a round table in the room. A man who was in front of a Macintosh notebook greeted me. "I am Dan, the OFA's regional director of this region". I introduced myself and gave the Marjorie's reference. "My name is Erica, Marjorie has referred me to this meeting. We went canvassing last weekend. I am glad to have this opportunity to participate in the OFA's activities." The woman beyond the table gave her introduction. "I'm Felicia, I'm from Newton. I am making calls today to BU students and I've got some positive responses."
The meeting was mostly about the use of the database for canvassing which I am hoping to work own soon. There is only a month before the November election. On 16th, President Obama will be rallying in town. On 15th, David Axelrod will be here in Boston. We talked about the schedule. When I came back to the station, there were less passengers in the Orange Line. I got off from the Blue Line station, and took the bus to get home. It was chilly out and I was glad to get into the room which was warm inside.
I found the multiple choice questions at OFA, Organizing for America.
What issues are most important to you?
equality / civil rights
civil liberties / privacy
peace & social justice
foreign policy / security
economic fairness / security
environment / conservation
smart energy policy
public infrastructure / transportation
good government / ethics
electoral reform
affordable health care
education