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Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 6:18 PMSubject: GetUp!Dear Not Happy, John! supporter,
Still Not Happy, John!? Me too. You may recall my name from emails sent out during the last Federal Election campaign when we were asking Bennelong voters to "Put Howard last!".
With your help, we managed to make the Prime Minister's electorate marginal, which was a great result. Unfortunately, John Howard's power has increased since then with the Coalition taking control of the Senate. Sadly, but unsurprisingly, Iraq and many other issues which were current in 2001 remain top of the news today.
I now work for a relatively new organization called GetUp! We are a rapidly growing progressive political campaign group. In its first eighteen months, GetUp.org.au has signed up more than 170,000 people -- a number greater than the membership of every political party combined. With this kind of clout we are making a real impact – see our website for examples of the campaigns that we have run and the successes we've had.
www.getup.org.au/past_campaigns.asp
You may have heard that GetUp have just been highly active -- on the ground, in Bennelong. We mobilised 300 volunteers to man polling booths on State Election Day getting 10,000 Bennelong voters to sign postcards calling on the PM for immediate action on the Hicks issue which we subsequently delivered to the PM. Coincidentally, the issue was "resolved" the following week!
As a former Not Happy, John! supporter, I would encourage you to look at our work and join our online community. We look forward to welcoming you.
www.getup.org.au/getupdates.asp
Best regards,
Silas Taylor
P.S. If you do sign up, please include all your details accurately (including postcode) so we can keep you informed of what's happening in your area – especially if you live in Bennelong!
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