Please feel free to join or learn more about our various community service projects below!
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FUNCTIONAL GROUPS
ADMINISTRATION: This group is figuring out how DFO should be structured as an organization.
To join, send a blank email to: administration-subscribe@durhamforobama.org
Questions? email: nancy@durhamforobama.org or faulkner@durhamforobama.org
LEGISLATIVE WATCH: This group is keeping track of all local, state, and national legislation and issues that DFO may wish to organize around.
To join, send a blank email to: legiswatch-subscribe@durhamforobama.org
Questions? email: scott@durhamforobama.org or kunal@durhamforobama.org
OUTREACH AND PUBLICITY: This group is finding out what other Obama groups are doing locally and nationally, what other groups DFO might partner with in Durham are doing, and publicizing all DFO events.
To join, send a blank email to: outreach-subscribe@durhamforobama.org
Questions on outreach? email: jen@durhamforobama.org or
ted@durhamforobama.org
Questions on publicity? email: lori@durhamforobama.org
WEBSITE AND COMMUNICATIONS: This group is working on design and upkeep of DFO's website, plus ways in which members communicate with one another.
To join, send a blank email to: web-subscribe@durhamforobama.org
Questions? email: thao@durhamforobama.org
ISSUES GROUPS
COMMUNITY SERVICE: This group is working in partnership with community service groups in Durham on a variety of projects like the Great Human Race and
the Communities in Schools program.
To join, send a blank email to: communityservice-subscribe@durhamforobama.org
Questions? email: jon@durhamforobama.org or rhonda@durhamforobama.org
EDUCATION AND COLLEGE ACCESS: This group is concerned about a wide variety of education issues, including how to assure that college is accessible to all.
To join, send a blank email to : education-subscribe@durhamforobama.org
Questions? email: nancy@durhamforobama.org or howard@durhamforobama.org
ENVIRONMENT: This group is working on making Durham as green as possible.
To join, send a blank email to : environment-subscribe@durhamforobama.org
Questions? email: damian@durhamforobama.org
FORECLOSURE: This group is working on making sure all homeowners know their rights and how to avoid foreclosure.
To join, send a blank email to : foreclosure-subscribe@durhamforobama.org
Questions? email: barry@durhamforobama.org
GUANTANAMO: This group is looking into the possibility of some of the prisoners from Guantanamo being moved to the Triangle.
To join, send a blank email to: guantanamo-subscribe@durhamforobama.org
Questions? email: tina@durhamforobama.org
HEALTH CARE: This group is concerned with assuring that healthcare is affordable and accessible for all.
To join, send a blank email to: healthcare-subscribe@durhamforobama.org
Questions? email: michael@durhamforobama.org, kathy@durhamforobama.org,
or joy@durhamforobama.org
JOBS: This group is interested in helping people find jobs.
To join, send a blank email to: jobs-subscribe@durhamforobama.org
Questions? email: harriett@durhamforobama.org
VOTING RIGHTS: This group is looking into expanding voting rights and voter registration in Durham and North Carolina.
To join, send a blank email to : votingrights-subscribe@durhamforobama.org
Questions? email: anita@durhamforobama.org, faulkner@durhamforobama.org, or
james@durhamforobama.org
Other groups could be formed if there is interest and people willing to lead them. Please email
postmaster@durhamforobama.org with suggestions.