Jason Carter spoke at the East Cobb Democratic Alliance “At Issue Forum”.

He is the co-founder of Democrats Work (DW). He has had an active role in many aspects of politics and service. He worked as a field organizer for the Harvey Gantt for Senate campaign in 1996, helped found the Red Clay Democrats (an organization of democratic young professionals in Atlanta) and served on the Georgia Democrats State Committee. He is the author of “Power lines: Two Years on South Africa’s Borders,” a book about his Peace corps service in South Africa (1998 to 2001), which was published by National Geographic’s books.  Among other writings is an article about Christian faith and political life that will be published in the Georgia Law Review this fall.

The mission of DW is to mobilize grassroots democrats to perform community service projects…as Democrats.  To achieve this mission, DW partners with Democratic and progressive organizations-including local clubs, state and county parties, and local chapters of national organizations, campaigns and elected officials-to get their members and supporters to volunteer for local service projects as part of a Democrat-branded “Work Crew.” DW provides the tools to help Democrats organize successful service events in their communities and the logistical support to increase the visibility of those efforts.