One year ago from today, children, students, and adults gathered in the heart of Dover Plains to campaign for then-Senator Obama, as he ran for President against Republican John McCain. The aim of the gathering was to be noticed. The young people wanted to show the world that even in firmly conservative town of Dover Plains, in the unshakably blue state of New York, students found a reason to be excited for change.
With the of some very good friends, organizing Register for Change was my last action in Dover Plains before heading off for college. To this day, it’s the personal project I’m most proud of. Watching students stand on street corners, yelling desperately at the top of their lungs, hoping to overcome eight years of mistakes from the Bush administration, is an image that will never leave me.
One year later, I’m re-acknowledging the accomplishment and re-thanking my friends. Without the truly motivated and resourceful people who organized the event with me, we wouldn’t have helped Dover register for change.
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