MoveOn.Org JERSEY CITY-HOBOKEN COUNCIL
2009 JOURNAL

This journal has been created by the Council to keep our members updated on everything that's going on in our council.

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THE COUNCIL


MoveOn Councils are local teams of committed volunteers who go beyond email to organize hard-hitting events in their community. In the months ahead, MoveOn Councils will work together to push for sweeping legislative action on health care, green jobs, the economic crisis, the Iraq war, and more. We will be a strong, outside voice to keep Congress and the President honest when lobbyists and corporations threaten to stand in the way of progress. This year, MoveOn Councils will:

Shape the political playing field on the big issues by getting our message out into the local and national media.

Put direct pressure on Congress to tip some key votes in our favor. We will lobby our elected officials in their hometowns, pressing them to vote for a progressive legislative agenda.

Organize broader, deeper, and smarter than ever to achieve real progressive change. This will require more MoveOn member-leaders than ever before.


How do MoveOn Councils work?

Councils have a simple structure to make our work most effective and productive. Each Council has a Council Coordinator, who works to organize other members of the group and keeps in touch with the MoveOn Regional Coordinator. Each Council also has a Core group, made up of members with key roles, working on recruitment, media, and putting together the logistics for Council events. Councils constantly recruit new MoveOn members to join, and members can choose their level of involvement and participation.
MoveOn provides comprehensive materials that Councils use for all events, including organizing and media materials. Each Council has its own interactive website to support its work. We have an online event management system that allows Councils to manage events efficiently.
The power of MoveOn Councils comes from coordinated action with hundreds of other Councils. Because of the work of Councils, all of MoveOn’s campaigns are more effective and have a greater political impact nationally.

Please join thousands of other committed MoveOn council members in leading our Council network in the major fights ahead in 2009.

Our council just started and we still need members to fill in the following core members' positions:

- Media team member - ensure media contacts (training will be provided)

- Recruitment team member - working with recruitment coordinator to reach out to new and old
members ( training will be provided)

- Calling team member - making phone calls to MoveOn members to alert them of future events

- Logistic team member - looking for places where to hold events, organize or host events, printing
and supplying materials