[Oe List ...] Fw: homegrown in Asheville NC

[John Cock]

Thanks, Marinna. Asheville to the world.

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From: oe-bounces at wedgeblade.net [mailto:oe-bounces at wedgeblade.net] On Behalf
Of Marianna Bailey
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 4:09 PM
To: Order Ecumenical Community
Subject: [Oe List ...] Fw: homegrown in Asheville NC


 

This is a nice presentation and it's homegrown here in Asheville.

www.ManifestObama.com 






Please do yourself a favor, go to this site created here in little


Asheville, North Carolina at Obama's rally and Enjoy!!




Here is the story that goes with the  site:



About two weeks ago, I got an idea for this site --> ManifestObama.com


which would help people visualize Obama being president.  We felt that


people seemed to be focusing on what they DIDN'T want, paying alot of


attention to the other side's "low-road" behavior & especially Palin's


shortcomings.  And their poll numbers were going up, b/c so much


(negative)


attention was focused on them.  We strongly believe that "what you focus


on


grows" - we've seen this over & over again in our lives & the world around


us - and wanted to help ourselves & our friends change our focus to what


we


DO want.  Which is peace, prosperity, leadership, hope & change - all


possible if Obama wins on November 4th.



It seemed very improbable 2 weeks ago that we could find time in our


seriously overcommitted schedules to make any kind of viral video or


website.  Where would we get any compelling footage - wandering around


downtown Asheville?  Who would make the video - we don't know anything


about


videography - and make it something worth watching?  How would we find the


time & resources to get this thing done?  But we just had a sense that it


was going to happen somehow, and decided not to focus on the questions,


but


instead to visualize it being complete.



Things started "magically" falling into place - Jamie's scheduled


barbershop chorus competition last weekend got canceled, so he had time to


work on it; Patrick Scully - Jamie's dear buddy, boss & graphic design


genius - had an unexplainable hole in his production schedule; he had just


bought a digital video camera he lent us.  Then Obama announced he would


be


preparing for the second debate IN ASHEVILLE of all places and would be


speaking at a rally that weekend.  Who were we to question at that point?


We packed up the kids and got in line 5 and a half hours before the


speech,


with video camera in hand.



The energy at the rally was unlike anything we've experienced.  People


smiling, making friends, comparing stories about why we're so energized,


and


admitting we've never been so devoted to any political cause in our lives.


The emotion was palpable.  When Obama finally took the stage, with an


estimated 28 thousand supporters packed in & around Asheville High


football


field, I don't think there was a dry eye in the place.  It was a day that


all six of us will always remember.



We got just the right footage, and Jamie & I stayed up till 2am on


Tuesday


night editing it down with iMovie.  The next day, we got the gracious


permission of Billy Jonas to use his recording of "Sanctuary" as the


soundtrack.  Patrick created an amazing design.  Jamie spent most of


yesterday programming the website.  Even though it's been a while since he


has done it, everything fell into place.



What are we asking from you?  Email a link to the site to everyone you


know who might be receptive, and ask them to do the same.  If you know


how,


use social bookmarks/media (Digg, StumbleUpon, Facebook...) to promote the


site to people we don't know.  Blog about it, link to it, tell people


about


it - spread the word in any way you can.  It only takes a minute, and


every


person who feels it, even a little bit,  will have a ripple effect in


their


thoughts & actions.  We've got to use the power of visualization and let


it


spread.  Let the smile on your face as you say "President Obama" spread to


others as if you were handing them a flower.  This really works, and we've


got to do it.



Jamie and I strongly believe that this is the most important election in


our lifetimes, and that the stakes are extremely high.  We believe that


Obama is the leader we need right now - he has emerged against the odds


for


a reason.  Please, join with us in holding the image of President Obama in


our minds & hearts, until we watch him take the Oath of Office together on


January 20th.



ManifestObama.com



Much love & many blessings,


Lauren

for Earth Peace!

Richard Fireman
Western NC Coordinator North Carolina Interfaith Power & Light
a program of the NC Council of Churches
www.ncipl.org
(828) 645-0469
firepeople at main.nc.us




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