Yes We Can (Change our Destiny)

I entered this video into the USAService.org contest. Its not just telling the world what Im going to do on MLK day, its more. Its my quest I began on 11.4, my service to this world to re-ignite the passion of civic involvement so it doesn't fade away post the inaugural. Our involvement is key to our world solving its problems. This video is my service and I will continue my entire life to try to inspire us all to be involved. I know now, that is why I was put on this Earth.

YOU can help re-ignite our world's passion for change that was at an all time high just prior to the election simply by watching this video and forwarding it. Our world needs your passion now, more then ever. FORWARD this video to everyone you know and ask them to do the same.

BEHIND THE SCENES WHY AND HOW THIS VIDEO WAS CREATED: Anyone who joined the Obama administration, I would assume, thought long and hard before making that commitment, understanding the personal sacrifices they would have to make. But they did join, because I would imagine they felt compelled, as I do, to do something for our world, and they knew this was their time.

I also know this is my time. Im 53 (CEO of a production company) and I have no time to waste. So what I did was create an organization I believe anyone wanting to effect change in this world will be interested in, and most importantly, an organization which can help our new President keep the momentum of involvement as strong now as it was before the election (a very difficult task).

The organization is called The Yes We Can (Change our Destiny) Project

What makes me who I am: My father survived the holocaust in Europe, I grew up with very little and was raised by my grandmother, I survived cancer as a young man, my wife and I lost 7 babies as we tried post my cancer to have children and my wife may now be ill herself. So I know something of hardship, but I also know that out of hardship, such as our world faces now, comes resolve. I mention the above publicly only so that all who read this understand the resolve which is within me.

When on Nov. 4th at Grant Park, President Elect Obama said we have an opportunity to put our hands on the "arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope for a better day, I resolved to grab that opportunity. I resolved to proactively do more then just help get our President elected.

Realizing that I can personally help bend the arc of history meaning that I can literally change our destiny, was a tipping point for me.

So I resolved to create the Yes We Can (Change our Destiny) Project
YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwspAagg8uw

This organization and its first video can inspire millions to continue to stay involved.

Ive tested our first project and it works as expected, thousands of hits in the first few days. This puts the power to re-engage millions at our collective fingertips. But I cant do it alone, I need everyone who reads this post to forward the YouTube link for this project to everyone they know, so as to help re-ignite the fervor and commitment to change that existed prior to the election.

Will.i.am inspired us by his video to get Barack Obama elected. Now lets finish the job and keep everyone inspired.

To be clear: I wish nothing; no fame, no fortune, not even any credit. I just want to know I did something to help and to inspire. Because I know that inspiration is one of the most powerful forces in the world and I know the President elect is brilliant at creating and harnessing it.

The high def video was carefully produced. I created, produced and funded it entirely myself, which, from a practical standpoint, I know I should not have. But I did so to create a high quality effective video, as that is what is needed to re-ignite our collective passion. 40 of Chicagos and the nations top artists, engineers, directors of photography, musicians and philosophical confidents of mine were behind this video.

It was recorded at the Chicago Recording Company, interestingly, though accidentally, on December 7th, Pearl Harbor day (that day that lived in infamy engaging Americans so many years ago at a different time of strife in our nations history).

I would like to ask you to please pass on the link above to everyone you know, so as to help ensure that our world stays inspired.

I fully expect the President elect to have as one of his key messages during the inaugural, that we must all ask not what our country can do for you I will be there to watch Mr. Obama give that message to us all. I hope this video can be of some help to him in his quest to keep us all involved in bending the arc of history.

(note: all Barack Obama footage from Grant Park used in this video is fully licensed through a stock house).

Steve Sulkin
Founder, The Yes We Can (Change our Destiny) Project.

You may contact me anytime at Steve.Sulkin@MBMProductions.com

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[mbmpro]

We are honored to have "We the People Gala Inaugural Ball select this video to honor on January 20th. Thank you ;)

[giovianni2007]

I love it, sound real good

[mbmpro]

Thank you so much for your kind comment. Last night Pastor Harris spoke to me and said (without hesitation) that this song will outlive me and will inspire millions for years to come. While it's hard to imagine when you are the author that your work will move to such great heights, there is a sense I have about this project, this piece, this movement, that it, itself has a destiny. Thank you everyone for continuing to forward the message that Yes We Can (Change our Destiny)

[mbmpro]

Thank you for your kind thoughts. I'm not sure what happened on this song for me. It just all seemed to click, everything, from the writing to the production to the filming. I have such a short time to get this "viral" and a less then 1% chance of getting this aired at the inaugural. But it was as unlikely that Barack Obama would get elected. So maybe with help of people like you (who have all responded the same way), this can go viral. thanks for distributing to our friends. - Steven

[sparksjazz]

Man, that is beautiful. All of my best friends, Joan, Stevio, Robin, Ruben. God Bless you and I will pass this along throughout the country!!! Marvin Sparks-Chicago (living in Houston, TX)

[mbmpro]

Thanks. Please forward to the world, this one song can truly create change and we can all be a part of it.

[WOGMLB]

Awesome job! Thanks for sharing this piece of history!--Melanie

[mrsglamourgirl100]

Wow you are awesome. This made me cry. It's so beautiful, and you have such a beautiful voice! 

[sbrawsm]

Yes we can....saddle our country with unsustainable debt.

Yes we can...ruin the best medical system in the WORLD.

Yes we can (TRY to)...fundamentally change our country to a socialist society.

We can still stop the last one. See you at the polls in 2010 and 2012.

Yes we CAN take the power away from the democrats and give it to real people and not career politicians.

[KraljAlek]

Obama is an Abomination

OBAMINATION = ABOMINATION

[nette2186]

awesome just the right song for the right time thnak you so much for making it. and YES WE CAN!!!!!!!!!!!!! AMEN

[Sway1988910]

yes we can, we r not the puppet of fate.

[Vibrazor]

Woderful & Powerful testimony and rendition!

Fantastic ihope to see you all at the inauguration.

Yvette

[Vibrazor]

Yes We Should hear the song at the Inaugural!

If Aretha sings this she will knock it out

Sivraj

[Barefeet2]

Yes America is ready to fly the next 4 years!!! Wonderful music and great mix.

[elinafromkz]

Great job, Steve!!!!!I started this New Year with your song! I'm sure, it will give me good luck!! :)