Here's What I Learned Canvassing Flatbush for Bernie
"Late afternoon, on a chilly but sunny day in
Flatbush, Brooklyn, I set out to do door-to-door canvassing for Bernie. About 10 people, mixed in age, met our contact person from Communications Workers of America at the Dunkin Donuts on Church and Nostrand Avenues. It was a quick in and out without much orientation or conversation. We were there to work. We got lists of registered Democratic Party voters we were tasked to visit. Only about 25% of people on the lists were at home, but we had lots of lively and interesting conversations, both with people on our lists and with people on the streets.
It was great to be back in Flatbush, a neighborhood near Brooklyn College where I taught psychology for 42 years and ran arts-based after-school programs for Brooklyn high school students, many of those programs in Flatbush. Lots of my BC students came from Flatbush. For 17 summers I ran programs providing training for college students as youth development workers with special needs kids, again, many from Flatbush. And I grew up not far from here, just one neighborhood away. So I was happy to be back on familiar turf.
Here’s how I usually start out when someone answers the door: “Hi, I’m Nancy and I am working with the Bernie Sanders for President campaign. Can I please speak with _______ (voter’s name on the list)? Do you plan to vote in the upcoming April 19th New York State primary?”
And the conversation goes on from there. Usually I ask if the person has heard about Bernie and if they plan to vote for him? What have you heard about him? And then a short discussion ensues, depending on what the person has to say, concerns they have, etc. If the person says that they plan to vote for Hilary, I thank them and move on. No arguments here, just respect and a better use of my time.."
https://indypendent.org/2016/04/07/heres-what-i-learned-canvassing-flatbush-bernie-0
The battle for NY continues!
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