CommunityOrganize.com Launches

Much of the staff from the Obama for America (OFA) campaign has remained together and in touch with Chicago after the election. This new organization is functioning under the working title "OFA 2.0" the reflect that it is the second generation of this movement.

While we expect MyBO to continue to exist, the California OFA 2.0 staff has launched CommunityOrganize.com to build a network in the state of California.

The new site is structured with many of the same social networking tools that were on MyBO and which are on Facebook. I encourage you to check it out and stay tuned to see what develops with this state-wide network.

Our purpose

The creation of this group is a direct result of a charter set forth by the Obama for America campaign. It was Barack Obama's wish that, once the election was over, the network of individuals and teams that came together to elect him would continue by serving their communities, helping pass legislation and electing candidates that represent the change we hope to achieve.

The purpose of this group is to facilitate the organizing efforts of individuals working for change in our community. In effect it is both a clearing house and resource center for local community organizers to work on issues and campaigns that are important to their community, whether that community is their neighborhood, city, area, state, region, nation or the world.

This group will be part of the larger community organizer network that evolves out of the Obama campaign. The hope is that people can opt in to work on whatever campaign or suits their interests while others are free to pursue other sets of interests.

The work did not end November 4th. It has just begun.