OUR ROOTS…
NEW ENGLAND WOMEN FOR CHANGE was formed in February 2007 and was originally known as Massachusetts Women for Obama (MA WFO), a group dedicated to electing President Barack Obama to office. During the 2008 primary season, MA WFO worked for then candidate Obama in seven states (as well as Puerto Rico), where we did canvassing and phone banking, and also attended rallies and fundraisers
and visited churches to read Senator Obama’s message of hope to congregations. While the general election campaign played out, MA WFO hosted highly successful fundraising events in and around Boston and on Martha’s Vineyard, raising significant funds for the campaign. From late summer 2008 through Election Day, we canvassed tirelessly in New Hampshire every weekend and phone banked regularly from Boston. And in the last two weeks before Election Day, many of us worked hard in NH and in distant battleground states. POST ELECTION…
TODAY…because we want to support and advance our new President’s agenda, we continue our mission. We will help implement President Obama’s agenda by supporting progressive Democratic candidates and by working to raise money for Organizing for America, the political arm of the White House. New England Women for Change (NE WFC) holds regular group meetings, the dates for which will be posted on our website:
http://NEWomenforchange.org
NE WFC also coordinates with the New England Steering Committee – the regional fundraising arm of Organizing for America, which meets monthly in Boston to discuss recent political developments -- often with a guest speaker from the administration -- and to plan upcoming events. To quote former New England Steering Committee Chairman Alan Solomont, “Everyone is welcome; there is no price of admission”. If you are interested in learning more please contact us at:
[email protected]
We hope you will join our ranks during these exciting and challenging times.
