For immediate release - Thursday, September 1, 2011

(Ottawa) Inspired by Jack Layton's final message, almost 1,000 Canadians have already signed up to participate in a week of gatherings and a day of action designed to help them organize themselves, across generations and party lines, to work together for change. Leadnow.ca, the organization that made vote mobs a national phenomena in the last election, is coordinating the campaign, called Turning Point.

* The Turning Point gatherings will take place between Tuesday, September 27 and Sunday, October 2nd.

* The Turning Point day of action will take place on Monday, October 3rd.