Three Year Organizational Plan By Scott Davis Updated: November 22, 2009
Cook County Campaign For Liberty Mission Statement
The Cook County Campaign for Liberty's mission is to promote ethical leadership in Cook County by defending and advocating for the great American principles of civil liberties, privacy, fiscal responsibility, and transparent & limited government by means of activism, education and political activity.
How do we accomplish this mission? • Identifying activities and opportunities that support our mission. • Planning activities for Cook County Campaign for Liberty members to participate in. • Scheduling and Promoting our activities through our communications network. • Executing our planned activities. • Celebrating our successes.
Cook County Leadership • Cook County Coordinator (Chicago) Scott Davis • Cook County Coordinator (NW Subs) Bob Jones • Cook County Coordinator (SW Subs) Open • Communications Leader - Open • Issue Activism Leader - Steve Jaye • Party Relations Leader - Marty Phelan • NEW – Education Team Leader - Open
Cook County Coordinators • • • • • • • • • •
District District District District District District District District District District
1 - Open 2 - Louise Schneemann 3 - Open 4 - Stephen Jaye 5 - Open 6 - Matt Phillips 7 - Dan Ferreri 8 - Robert Schlereth 9 - Justin Kapacinskas 10 - Justin Kuehlthau
2009 Accomplishments • 13 of 19 Illinois co-sponsors Audit the Fed. • Numerous HR 1207 and S 604 petition drives • End the Fed Rally (April) • Audit the Fed Rally (September) • Meet the Candidate Events • Developed Social Networking capabilities • Issue Activism Health Care Flier – Featured on the National Website! • State Issue Activism • Chicago GOP Volunteer Organization
What’s Next?
That Depends on what YOU want to do.
2010 – 2012 Plan • Recruit new activists and to fill vacant leadership positions • Continue Issue Advocacy at Local, State and National Levels • Continue to Build Relationships with local Political Parties • Educate the people of Cook County on the message of Freedom and Liberty • NEW – Begin to TAKE ACTION through the Political Process
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2010 – 2012 Plan • What is the future of the Freedom Movement?
Education Issue Activism Political Action
2010 – 2012 Plan Education
– An educated public is an essential ingredient of a free society. Ambitious governments would have far greater difficulty implementing schemes that undermine liberty and prosperity were they faced with an informed and vigilant population.
Areas of focus: Education for Liberty
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Economics Constitution Sound Money Civil Liberties Foreign Policy Education Freedom
2010 – 2012 Plan Education Next Steps:
– Recruit an Education Team Leader – Kick off Education Team in Q1 2010 – Identify activities to educate and promote Liberty in Cook County • Book club • Guest speakers • Grass Roots Training • Seminars •
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2010 – 2012 Plan Issue Activism
Continue Federal, State and Local Issue Activism through Letter Writing Campaigns, Petition drives, “melt the switchboard” campaigns, and participation in protests and rallies.
Areas of focus: Issue Activism
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Oppose escalation of Afghan War Oppose Cap And Trade Oppose the Pass Act State Issues County issues Local Issues
2010 – 2012 Plan Issue Activism Next Steps:
– Develop a Coalition Strategy for 20102012 – Complete Cap and Trade Flier and plan an activism campaign – ???
2010 – 2012 Plan • What is Political Action? – Leverage Grassroots activity to Gain Access to politicians – Run for Positions in local political Party – Run in elections for Local political office – Run in elections for State political Office – Support elections for National Political Office
2009/2010 • Learn as much a possible about the political process by working on a campaign • Gain access to critical information like Voter Vault • Build relationships with local political party leaders • Develop Action plan to win Party Committeemen positions throughout the suburbs and city • Help canvass precincts for C4L members running for Committeemen (Dupage or other collar counties)
2011 • Team up with other C4L activists to canvas each others precincts and wards (summer) to prepare for 2012 Committeeman elections • Recruit Liberty Coalition members to run for Chicago Alderman • Utilize canvassing experience and precinct information acquired during the 2010 cycle to execute a winning Alderman campaign(s). • Expand the Cook County Liberty Coalition • Support Liberty Presidential Primary Candidate
2012 • Support Liberty Presidential Primary Candidate • Utilize canvassing experience and precinct information acquired during the 2010/2011 cycles to execute a winning Ward and County Committeemen campaign throughout the city and suburbs • Win Ward and County Committeemen elections in 2012 primary • Liberty Coalition Committeemen can now vote for party endorsements and vote for State Central Committee • Run Candidates for State Rep / State Senate • Local Organization is now ready to support 2012 Liberty Candidate for President. • Continue to expand the Cook County Liberty
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Our mission is to promote and defend the great American principles of individual liberty, constitutional government, sound money, free markets, and a noninterventionist foreign policy, by means of educational and political activity.