No safety net
by Rachael Townsend—Oregon
Yesterday I knocked on the door of a young woman. She invited me in. She'd just mopped the floor so I took off my shoes and joined her in her empty living room. All that was in the room was a rug and a mattress...
Too long to wait
by Andrea Townsend—Oregon
Every time I go out canvassing I meet the very folks we are fighting for. Last night while we were in a low income neighborhood of Salem, Oregon...
Registering to vote for the first time
by Andrea Townsend—Oregon
Last night I was having a hard time getting folks to take my clipboard. It was getting late, but one elderly man invited me into his home and offered me a seat at his kitchen table. He was in his sixties and explained to me that he'd just gotten out of the hospital after recovering from pneumonia, was on disability and can barely afford to pay for his prescriptions...
Good education for our children
by Alex Tinker — Oregon
I canvassed a Spanish-speaking mother who was extremely gracious about the work we are doing. She immediately identified with the high cost of health care, and when I translated the goals, she was particularly impressed that we were working on education...
