PDA MA Rallies for Obama and "Healthcare NOT Warfare"
By Nancy Considine, PDA MA member
April 21, 2008, Northampton, MA
Eliza Eaton, age 8, and other Obama supporters at Northampton rally.
The sun shone on more than 300 Obama supporters Saturday afternoon, April 19, in Northampton, Massachusetts. Spirited men, women and children waved banners and signs, carried cardboard images of Barack Obama, and used megaphones, wind flutes and happy smiles to call attention to their candidate. They rallied at the intersection of Main and Pleasant Streets in the busy downtown area. Horns blasted and hands waved from cars, trucks and motorcycles confirming support and enthusiasm for Obama.
Rallying Obama supporters from the Pioneer Valley towns was part of a nationwide event to show unified support and a celebration of the Democratic presidential candidate prior to the Pennsylvania primary, April 22.
PDA members at this Obama rally distributed fliers to the crowds, spreading the message of "Healthcare NOT Warfare" and urging the passage of H.R. 676, the John Conyers' bill, which guarantees health care for everyone in the U.S. Other PDA volunteers were urging people to call on members of Congress to bring the troops home from Iraq. All were guided to sign the online petition at PDAmerica.org.
Rally organizers had signs, buttons and even flag pins, to raise money for the Obama campaign. An array of baked goods was sold, which added to the funds raised.
Contact Obama@pdamerica.org to join the PDA/Obama campaign team.
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