Action Center

SAFO ACTION CENTER

With your help, we can ensure that Senators Barack Obama and Joe Biden become the next President and Vice President of the United States! From now until Election Day, this page will provide resources and guidance for SAFO's grassroots organizing efforts. Given the stakes in this election, your help is critical. You can participate in one or more of the following ways. For more information, or if you have questions about getting involved with SAFO's grassroots efforts, please contact us at safoaction@yahoo.com.

Travel to a Battleground State

The most valuable thing you can do for the campaign is to spend some time on the ground in a battleground state. SAFO is now working full-time with the Obama campaign’s AAPI Vote Team, sending hundreds of volunteers each week to nine battleground states: Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington. To receive our weekly emails about outreach events in these battleground states, please join our SAFO Facebook or myBO groups.

Conduct Voter Protection

Nothing is more important in this election than making sure every vote is counted. The campaign urgently needs as many legal volunteers as possible. If you are available to serve as a poll watcher to conduct voter protection in a battleground state, please sign up today at http://my.barackobama.com/counselforchange.

Canvass Your Neighborhood

The Obama campaign has an exciting new tool called Neighbor to Neighbor, which allows you to connect with potential supporters in your own neighborhood! In all states, you will be able to make phone calls to potential supporters. In some states, you can even print out a list and go door-to-door to talk to your neighbors directly. This great new tool is available regardless of where you live. To get started today, please visit http://my.barackobama.com/n2n.

Visit Our SAFO Resource Center

At our SAFO Resource Center, you can find all of the materials you need for your canvassing efforts. From policy papers, to in-language materials, issue summaries to how-to guides for voters, there is a wealth of material to empower you to make a difference in this campaign. Take a look for yourself.

Volunteer Locally

Visit your local field office and bring a friend! You can make calls, canvass neighborhoods, and connect with other supporters. To find your local field office, please visit http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/statepages.

Make a Contribution

While Senator Obama has rejected contributions from political action committees and Washington lobbyists, John McCain is hard at work raising money so he can fund his dishonorable and deceitful campaign of attacking Senator Obama. These dirty tricks will not work this time. We have build an unprecedented network of support of over 2.5 million donors like you giving only what they can afford.

We hope you will do your part today by making a $25 or $50 contribution. With your help, we can ensure victory in November!

Buy a SAFO Button

Show your SAFO pride by ordering your official SAFO button today and wearing it wherever you go! Better yet, order in bulk (25 buttons are cheaper than 10) and share with your friends and family.

Learn More About Senator Obama

The best weapon we have to succeed in this campaign is to arm ourselves with the truth. To learn more about Senator Obama’s agenda for the South Asian American community and his record on South Asian American issues, please visit the campaign’s dedicated AAPI site at http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/aapihome. There you can download fact sheets, read about the differences between Senator Obama and Senator McCain on the issues, obtain in-language materials, and follow us along the campaign trail.

Encourage Your Family and Friends to Vote

No matter how many phone calls we make or doors we knock on, in many cases, the most influential people in our lives are our own family and friends. You are uniquely positioned to make sure that your loved ones turn out to the polls and vote for Barack on Election Day. We cannot afford to leave any votes uncounted in this election. Please take a minute and send a message to everyone you know. We have even started it for you, but please feel free to tailor the message to give it a more personal touch.

Dear friends,

As Election Day approaches, I am writing to encourage you to make sure that your voice is heard.

This race is too close and too important for us to stay home. I am proud to be supporting Barack Obama in this campaign, and I hope you will, too. This country is ready for change, and we have the power to make a difference. You can find valuable information about Senator Obama's positions here:

* Asian American Blueprint for Change
* South Asian American Fact Sheet
* Economy Flyer

This is the most important election of our lifetime. Please make sure your voice is heard. Together, we can turn the page and bring change to our country.

Thanks.

Mark Your Calendars for November 4th!

Above all else, please be sure that you show up and vote for Senator Obama on November 4th! But don’t stop there. Bring your significant other, your parents, your children, your siblings, your neighbors and your friends. Every vote counts, and we are committed to bringing millions of new voices into this process. Yes we can!.