What will YOU do to bring change?

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Don’t forget to attach a picture of yourself or one that inspires you.

Make a vow right now. We know you’re busy but don’t put off change.

bradley - Los Angeles, CA

I promise to look at everyone without prejudice, empathize with their needs and try to understand them.

I’ll try to not press my views onto people but instead find a need of theirs that I CAN help with.

I’ll build a website that allows people to share their vows to build a better life for all.

I vow to save energy by taking shorter showers and sometimes cold ones brrrrrrr!

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Sarah - Brooklyn, NY

I vow to always look for answers and spread word to those who are looking for information.

I promise to support my president – a man who inspires us all – by committing to change and progress.

I will start with myself and be an inspiration, to others.

TJ – Los Angeles, CA

I vow to be a part of the process rather than a critic of it.  I vow to be less cynical and more optimistic.  I vow to take this new found hope in our country and turn it into action by doing something meaningful in our community.  We can do this!

Josh – Los Angeles, CA

i vow to find the TIME to actually spend doing something productive in my community. I vow to utilize my voice to spread consciousness. And to keep taking the bus.

Luis - Los Angeles, CA

I vow to be a better listener, to really pay attention when others speak. 

I vow to be less cynical, and kinder in word, action, and thought.

I vow to take this opportunity to be more hopeful, and believe in things yet unseen. To not be self-defeatist.

And with this hope, not only do I want to better myself, because I know where I need to change. But I also want to find ways to better my world, both immediate and remote, and people within my reach, and not because I believe they need to be bettered, but because we can all see eye to eye that we could all use a little bit of change in our lives. Change for good. 

And with each passing day, I will try a little to practice this, and hope that I can see a little more good in everything, and hopefully follow it, and let it lead me, through the course of my days.

Ruggles - Los Angeles, CA

I vow to continue the fight for equal rights for all.  This country is far too great to discriminate based on color, creed, sexual orientation, etc.

I vow to be less cynical in the new light of change that has enveloped this country.

I vow to ride my bicycle more to help the environment.  It will also allow me to get to know my community better.

I vow to love Los Angeles and all it stands for: good, bad or ugly.

I vow to teach my nieces that they CAN do anything they set their mind to, that anything is truly possible.

I vow to be a better me.

Stephen - Los Angeles, CA

i vow to not only think & talk about what should be done but actually take action to make it happen..

i vow to contribute more time & effort to the community and not always my own world however big or small it may be

i vow to try hard to not have a basic dislike for the general public (especially those who voted yes for prop 8..  REALLY ?? seriously people.. )

i vow to use my abilities to help promote awareness wherever i can so everyone, if they so choose, can have the information to make decisions that they see fit...

i vow to really act upon these vows and not just think its a really cool idea..

Zan Ludlum - Nomad

I vow to approach all encounters with an open heart and mind.

And I vow to continue spreading love + joy across the planet.

Democrats - Washington

Democrats Vow to Pursue an Aggressive Agenda --

Erica - Brooklyn, NY

i vow to rise above and beyond myself. i vow to focus on the triumphs and the progress. i vow to learn and grow from the defeats. i vow to be present and accountable. i vow to be the change i want to see in this world.

Sarah - Los Angeles, CA

I vow to live for now, not in the past.  

I vow to always acknowledge others for their goodness and genius.  

I vow to be positive, hopeful and full of wonder again.  

I vow to be of service to my community. 

I vow to live for change.  

Emily - Los Angeles, CA

I vow not to forget how wonderful it felt to vote for a candidate I believe in.

I vow not to forget how lucky I am to have that privilege.

William - Los Angeles, CA

I will work. I will try. We will make a more perfect union.

"It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own country, but rather

for him who loveth the whole world. The earth is but one country and mankind

its citizens."  Baha'u'llah

Sounun  - Culver City, CA by way of Philly

I vow to be less cynical despite my nature.

I vow to become more aware and involved in the political processes happening around me on a city/state/federal level.

I vow to be more openly proud to be an American- without hyphenation.

nicole *los angeles

I vow to educate myself and engage in the issues, to continue the dialog about change, to physically contribute to the cause, and to encourage, inspire and challenge others to do the same.

I will be a part of the process towards progress,

Tamara - New York, NY

I will make an effort to take cabs less,

I will take an active interest in the world around me.

I will listen more and check in more often, even when I am busy.

I vow to be a voice of dissent when necessary, even if it would be easier not to.

I vow to do my patriotic part and stand up for peace and justice .  I will do my best not to contribute my money or my vote to those that cause harm to others or allow corruption to continue in this country, in order to gain worldly power and/ or money.

I vow to support the grassroots movement toward change.

I vow to not forget the work of people like Emma Goldman and Howard Zinn and keep working.

I vow to back my president when he listens to the will of the people and speak up when he does not.

I vow to pay attention and spread the word

Dj Pelau

In the back of my mind and workplace, I hear negativity (chatter about "we're doomed", or "he's just a good speaker", or "no experience whatsoever" and the list goes on) and I remembered the prayer today - forgive and you will be forgiven. So thanks for the opportunity HATERS, you've given me the opportunity to forgive you and be forgiven myself. I think this is how Barack would operate - I need to remember him in these trials of frustration and potential anger. Not only has he inspired, but by example, he is the true leader our parents, grandparents, great grandparents and forefathers taught from generation to generation - no matter what ethnicity you're from, Irish American, African-American, German-American, British-American, Native-American, Mexican-American, Italian-American, Jewish-American, Korean-American, Jamerican, etc. Barack Obama, is our next president and a spiritual leader of the free world. Grown men cried all over the world, grown women prayed for his safety, children held their parents and thought deeply, the youth cheered loudly.If you don't believe that Barack Obama is God-sent, watch these next four years under his leadership, while we - us and you out there, work hard not to mess up the dream reiterated by him, reinstated from M.L.K., but realized through Barack.

We salute you, Chief Obama.

Monica Demonica - Los Angeles, CA

I vow to be more involved. I vow to fight for equal rights for all. 

I vow to take action for change. I vow to be a better person. Thanks for the inspiration Obama.

I'm so proud to be an American.

Amanda - Los Angeles, CA

I vow to believe.

Christa Holmes - Venice, CA

I will do my best to contribute to and support my local community and the community at large by making conscious decisions on things like; what I purchase and where (is it locally grown?  Organic/pesticide free growers? etc...), how I dispose of my garbage (recycling when I can when disposing of items, or donating items that can still be used by others, etc...) and continuing to learn about what supports the health of the people around me, both for their emotional life as well as what they need to live peacefully and comfortably in terms of resources and such.  I am very happy Obama is our President, I look forward to patiently watching our country change toward a direction of well being for all!  whohoo!!! :)

Evelyne - Los Angeles, CA

I vow to work very hard at creating beauty, harmony and peace around me and to help others discover ways to do the same should they be in trouble and unable to do so.

Lisa - Tampa Bay, FL

I vow to stay involved in the process to make America all it can be: to continue and expand my volunteer efforts, to think bigger, and help to bring people together for worthwhile and creative causes.

Brittany Anderson - Raleigh, North Carolina

I vow to pay attention to our country and the world.

I vow to unite, to become one, for as one we are undefinable.

I vow to never look back.

I vow to offer my hand to anyone who needs a hand to hold, anyone who wants to form a bond, a chain of peace.

I vow to be something more than just another brick in the wall, and the wall I will build will never fall.

I vow to talk back. To argue. To enlighten and inform.

We did it on November fourth, but I'm not done winning yet. I vow to do what it takes to push our country in the right direction for the people, myself, my children and my children's children, and I vow to NEVER give up.

FF - The World

I vow to no longer apologize for being American. I will be proud of who I am and, if for any reason that things happen to make my feelings falter in the future, I vow to do my best to help set things right by being an active part of the solution.

Agatha NYC

I vow to forgive and to help the world move forward.