Dear
Wes,
When a clean energy economy finally becomes a
reality in America, people will look back to the day that
together, you and I launched
The
Repower America Wall.
The
Wall is a place where literally thousands and thousands of
people committed to a revolutionary new energy future for our
nation and the world are coming together -- to express our
hopes, share our resolve, and step up to a leadership role in
building a grassroots movement for change like nothing America
has ever seen. It's an opportunity for you to be part of the
climate movement in a new way, in a way that takes us beyond
ourselves.
By
asking people from all over the country to share their thoughts
and images on the Wall, we are fueling a campaign that brings
together the power of national media with the strength and
connection of on-the-ground organizing in a way that no one has
ever done before. Your voice, and the voices of your friends,
neighbors and colleagues, will become the language of our
campaign on TV, in print, on billboards, online, and in brand
new ways that you will help us invent as we create the
Wall.
We
know that the political will to transition America to a clean
energy economy already exists. You are part of it. But now we
must make sure our leaders know it too. The Wall will become our
collective voice and thus transform the debate into
action.
It's
an ambitious strategy -- and it has to be.
Nothing short of every one of us joined together is
needed to overcome the resistance of the powerful special
interests blocking our path to a clean energy future, settling
for the dangerous status quo.
But
the time for politics is over. We have the power to force change
in America.
Together, you and I will use the Wall as the
foundation for all of our activism in the days and weeks
ahead.
But first, I need you to meet me at the
Wall.
The Wall is a revolutionary approach to standing
up for what we believe in -- for what our country needs. It
combines the power of your voice with the force of a multi-media
campaign, to build a collective call for change so loud it's
undeniable.
The
messages you and many thousands of others leave at the Wall are
the tidal wave that will break on Washington, and put us on the
path to victory.
Our
grassroots organizers in the states will use the Wall -- your
Wall -- as proof that all of our friends and neighbors are as
committed to clean energy as we are -- that we are joined
together in this commitment.
Content shared on the Wall will be used to create ads
and other forms of communication that will go directly to your
elected officials so that everywhere they look they will see the
very people they represent, their constituents, calling for
action now on clean energy -- in the local newspaper, on
television, on billboards, on the radio, and on important local
and national websites. There will be no place to hide. The Wall
will be everywhere.
When
our opponents throw roadblocks in our way, we'll gather at the
Wall to fight back.
And
when key decisions are at hand, we'll light up the Wall to let
politicians who side with powerful interests against clean
energy do so at their own peril.
The
time to demand a clean energy future for America is now. But we
must stand together. Unless we do everything in our power to
make our voices heard, the change we seek will not
happen.
This
is just the beginning. Next week we will take this campaign to
the airwaves with new Repower America national television ads
featuring real messages from the Wall. By acting now to share
your own personal message on the Repower America Wall, you can
insure that you were there at the start.
What
you and I do today will determine everything about our country's
future and the world our children will inherit. The time for
action is right now and the cause deserves your best
efforts.
If
you want to win and insure our clean energy future, I'll see you
at the Wall.
Together we can make this happen.
Thank
you,
Al
Gore
