Day 1,

     Well. After months of following the Redneck Party on facebook , I had the chance to start or own chapter here in NJ. Our mission statement and what we are about and details about the organization can be found at http://www.redneckparty.org/.
     My name is Brian Powers, married 14 years to my highschool sweety and proud dad of 4 boys. I am a Navy veteran. I have been a union member for the past 12 years and have served as a shop steward and organizer, before me my dad served in the same local.
     I looked around the current political scene and saw a need for a real grassroots movement that was tied to labor and social justice. The values of the Redneck Party are the values of decent, hardworking people everywhere. We need to stop letting the corporations have the loudest voice in the room. Its time for a government by the people.
    Today I talked with a fellow party organizer from Central Pennsylvania Ron Kephart. He lost his job at a paper mill in the 80's because of corporate greed. Now he is at home and dealing with health issues. He helped build a great national facebook framework that allowed me to have "Turnkey Access" upon becoming a board admin. Thanks Ron! I would also like to thank Jeana Brown who co-founded the party and gave me the opportunity to start the NJ chapter.
     We started the twitter feed and the blog. Over the next few weeks we will be focused on driving traffic to the facebook pages and building a base. Our founders are setting in place our Bylaws and a PAC.
     Our first chapter meetings will start as soon as we have enough people willing to come to a meeting. And our first fundraiser will follow shortly. Follow us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/NJRedneckParty   

For those who can get out from behind the keyboard and get active, email me!  redneckpartynj@gmail.com
    It was a fun first day, but there is lots of work to do in front of us brothers and sisters. I look foward to doing that work together with you.