Dear Steven,

Our American Dream house meeting is this weekend! It's part of a growing American Dream movement—over 25,000 people are signed up for meetings on Saturday and Sunday. We'll share our concerns and hopes about the direction of our country and discuss how we can rebuild the American Dream.

Here are some important steps to prepare for our meeting:

Review and print out your Participant Agenda and bring it with you to our meeting. You'll need the Agenda to participate in discussing and rating the ideas that will form the Contract for the American Dream. If you do not have a printer, I should have extra copies on hand, but please print yours if you can.

Bring a symbol to the meeting that represents what the American Dream means to you. This will help stimulate conversation toward the beginning of our meeting. The symbol could be a photo, object, poem, song, or something else that sums up your vision for the American Dream.

Share your experience. Bring a camera and take pictures at the meeting so that we can share them with the rest of the movement. After the meeting, you can send photos to dreammeetingphoto@moveon.org. You can also share with friends what's happening during your meeting by posting on Facebook, and on Twitter using the hashtag #DreamMeeting.

Even as we develop our long-term vision and plan, there's a standoff in D.C.—Republicans could force America into default and crash our economy to protect tax breaks for corporations and millionaires. In this moment of crisis, we need to speak out against immoral priorities in Washington. That's why on Monday, thousands of us are organizing to deliver a message to Congress that we cannot default on the American Dream.

Click here to organize a rapid response Congressional action on Monday—you can bring signs telling your representative "Don't Default on the American Dream" and let your local media know that you're delivering it personally to your member of Congress on Monday. At our meeting this weekend, we'll talk about doing this delivery together.

See you this weekend,

Cindy M.

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