I will turn our signatures tomorrow... totaling 3048!
Yeaaaaaaah!
It was a challenge to get this number of signatures in such a short amount of time and now I'm beyond inspired by our success. Democratic action is possible. We are only at the beginning of this movement but a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. We are on our way! Check out justicepartyusa.org and find your state page to see how you can be involved locally.
The first step is knowing the best option for this November. The second step is making sure that option is on the ballot. The third will be casting our vote.
Two states down, Mississippi and Utah, 48 to go plus DC!
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Sunday, February 12, 2012
2365
We have almost 2400 signatures right now! Well on our way to the goal of three thousand. Give me a call at 801-834-2239 if you would like to help our last push before we turn in on Wednesday.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Closing stretch... The goal is in sight!
Thanks to amazing efforts from Ty, Cami, Peter, Audrey, Ashley, Dave, and Tom, we are coming close to the requirement of 2,000 signatures! Of course we are shooting to exceed 2,000 by a large margin because we need to make sure that at least 2,000 signatures that we collect are valid, meaning that they are legible and eligible. These people are getting worn out working for hours a day getting these signatures--if you can help out and join the fun please do! We only have five more days (including today) to get signatures!
Monday, February 6, 2012
Friday, February 3, 2012
Are you a poli sci major?
A good day at the U of U brought us another 140 signatures! Tonight Dylan and I will hit some bars and coffeehouses. Tomorrow (Saturday, Feb 4th) we will be meeting at headquarters for some canvassing training! Don't know what "canvassing" is? That's fine. We need your help to get the Utah Justice Party on the ballot!
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Another day another ballot
We're moving forward! Ninety-nine more signatures fill my binder. But Rocky needs more help. I'm not getting enough alone. I need more people to join me, ASAP, gathering signatures throughout their day, going door to door, tabling, or working the crowds wherever the may gather. If you can help me at all for the next two weeks then please call me at 801-834-2239--I will provide you everything you need to get signatures and help Rocky get on the Utah ballot.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Take off every Sig!
My eyes followed the sun on it's western path to the horizon. I could hear the sand dripping through the hourglass. One-hundred and fifty signatures was my goal and time wrestled against me as I kicked the pavement door to door between A and B streets on 1st, 2nd, 3rd... to 7th avenue. The cold air licked my fingertips. FML.
"Why am I doing this?" I had to ask myself. Because I believe in it. Because I believe we can change the conversation. Because I believe we can start a movement.
As I explained to each resident that I was beckoning them to their door to sign my petition for a new political party to be on the ballot in Utah, the Justice Party, I was met with mixed review. Some people would hold up their hand to the glass, gesturing "No, get off my porch" and avoiding eye contact. Others greeted me with a sigh of relief and quickly signed before gathering everyone else in the house to do the same. My mental calculator tallied about 75% of people opening the door wanted to sign. So I pushed onward, up the steep hills and absurd front porch stairs of the neighborhood.
It was Sunday--I began at three in the afternoon. One-hundred and fifty signatures was my goal, the amount needed per day to safely be on the ballot. I had to hold my watch under the light now to read the time: 8:00pm. I had collected almost eighty signatures but I was losing dexterity in my hands and it was getting late to disturb people at home. Time for a new strategy.
I walked in the direction of my car parked at Caputo's, above which the campaign headquarters overlooks Pioneer park. Along the way I grabbed every stranger on the sidewalk, pleading for their help in my daunting quest for 150 signatures. When I walked by the Beerhive I couldn't resist the crowded tables. I ordered a Hefeweizen and began working the crowd--table after table signed. Yes! A gentlemen from North Carolina even paid for my beer. But I had talked to everyone in the establishment so it was time to move on. Where can I find people on a Sunday night?
I warmed my hands at the office and deposited my treasures--seven full sheets of signatures, before heading to Coffee Break. They always have a crowd. I went from table to table, my eyelids getting heavier. It was almost midnight when I filled my 10th sheet, 112 signatures. I guess this will have to do.
Other volunteers had collected about twenty signatures for the day. 130 signatures total. If we keep that pace we will squeak by the minimum requirement. If we get 150 a day or more we'll enough to spare to make sure we have enough legitimate, qualifying signatures.
The Justice Party WILL be on the ballot in Utah. You will have to kill me in my sleep to stop us. Join me and let's get some petitions done. Move sig! Move Sig!
"Why am I doing this?" I had to ask myself. Because I believe in it. Because I believe we can change the conversation. Because I believe we can start a movement.
As I explained to each resident that I was beckoning them to their door to sign my petition for a new political party to be on the ballot in Utah, the Justice Party, I was met with mixed review. Some people would hold up their hand to the glass, gesturing "No, get off my porch" and avoiding eye contact. Others greeted me with a sigh of relief and quickly signed before gathering everyone else in the house to do the same. My mental calculator tallied about 75% of people opening the door wanted to sign. So I pushed onward, up the steep hills and absurd front porch stairs of the neighborhood.
It was Sunday--I began at three in the afternoon. One-hundred and fifty signatures was my goal, the amount needed per day to safely be on the ballot. I had to hold my watch under the light now to read the time: 8:00pm. I had collected almost eighty signatures but I was losing dexterity in my hands and it was getting late to disturb people at home. Time for a new strategy.
I walked in the direction of my car parked at Caputo's, above which the campaign headquarters overlooks Pioneer park. Along the way I grabbed every stranger on the sidewalk, pleading for their help in my daunting quest for 150 signatures. When I walked by the Beerhive I couldn't resist the crowded tables. I ordered a Hefeweizen and began working the crowd--table after table signed. Yes! A gentlemen from North Carolina even paid for my beer. But I had talked to everyone in the establishment so it was time to move on. Where can I find people on a Sunday night?
I warmed my hands at the office and deposited my treasures--seven full sheets of signatures, before heading to Coffee Break. They always have a crowd. I went from table to table, my eyelids getting heavier. It was almost midnight when I filled my 10th sheet, 112 signatures. I guess this will have to do.
Other volunteers had collected about twenty signatures for the day. 130 signatures total. If we keep that pace we will squeak by the minimum requirement. If we get 150 a day or more we'll enough to spare to make sure we have enough legitimate, qualifying signatures.
The Justice Party WILL be on the ballot in Utah. You will have to kill me in my sleep to stop us. Join me and let's get some petitions done. Move sig! Move Sig!
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