Last Saturday, July 14th, members of Mass Action took to the streets and campaigned for Obama at Revere Beach's Annual Sand Sculpting Festival. It was a beautiful day and people were out to see and be seen.
Mass Action was there at 10am, which was on the earlier side of things, the event's population doubled by noontime and probably maxed out at 2pm. Just as many people were out to be at the beach as the Sand Sculptures (which were astounding feats in and of themselves).
We found people very receptive to receiving materials about Obama, some even asked about signing up to volunteer. It was a very different crowd than typical in Boston, a bit older and a bit more culturally integrated. Many people confessed they didn't know much about politics.
I originally wanted to attend this event because Revere isn't a place that is usually included in Boston area political events and yet the community is very strong and active. I met folks tabling for Revere High School Reunions in fact. It was rewarding to meet people who said they weren't involved in politics and wanted to know why I was.
It was a wonderful day--thanks to everyone who came out!!-- even though not everyone who signed up through my.barackobama were able to attend. So if you are interested in attending an event, always email the event leader or massaction08@gmail.com!
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