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We’re delighted to see national service pushing even farther to the forefront of politicians’ and media leaders’ minds! Only last week, Richard Stengel, managing editor of TIME magazine, trumpeted the launch of Be the Change’s ServiceNation campaign in September as a real “place for not only dialogue but also action.” Be the Change, a member of the America Forward Coalition, is organizing grassroots efforts and supporting legislation to bring about “better public policy, promote active citizenship and citizen democracy.”
After long hours behind the scenes building an impressive coalition of over 100 leading service organizations, ServiceNation is kicking off the inspirational phase of their campaign with a September 11-12th Summit in New York City that will bring together more than 500 political and social leaders, including Stengel, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg to plan action and support legislation encouraging national service.
Be the Change is following up the summit and high-level political discussion with a very practical demonstration of just how much Americans can accomplish when they set out to help each other. ServiceNation’s Day of Action seeks to create 1,000 service events across America on September 27th that will encourage service groups to work together and spotlight just how much impact service can have. Read more about Be the Change’s efforts at their blog, ChangeWire!
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