Jesse A. Schroeder

I wasn't as involved or interested when Pres. Bush was first elected, but it seems to me that there are more opportunities for the average person to throw their two cents into the mix of the new administration. One such opportunity that seems really cool to me is Change.org - here is the email I got today - it explains a lot of it, and you should check out the website, sign up, and vote

The last day of voting for the Ideas for Change in America competition is today! On Friday we will
present the top 10 ideas to the Obama administration at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.
We'll then connect the winning ideas to leading nonprofits and launch a series of national advocacy
campaigns to turn each idea into federal policy.



You have voted for the following idea:

• End the Genocide in Darfur (16th Place)

You can help support this idea by forwarding this email to friends or posting links to your favorite
ideas on sites like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, or any blog you might write.



You also have 9 votes remaining, and we encourage you to finish voting for your list of "Top 10 Ideas"
by going to www.change.org/ideas before voting ends at 5pm Eastern this Thursday, Jan. 15.



We started the Ideas for Change in America initiative in the hope that we could translate the energy
behind the Obama election into a citizen-led movement for change around the major issues we face. With
over 500,000 votes thus far, each of you has helped deliver a clear message to the Obama administration
that the American people want to participate in their own government again.



For that, we thank you. And we can't wait to work with each of you to continue this momentum after the
competition ends.



In the meantime, best of luck for each of the ideas you support!



- The Change.org Team