The January 6th committee held their first public hearing last week. The hearing made a compelling case against former President Trump, but also made clear that the threat is ongoing. There are powerful forces actively working to undermine our democracy and it’s up to each of us to do our part.
ACTION: Defend Democracy! Get Engaged!
Volunteer Opportunities and Events Below
DOOR KNOCKING:
Canvass for Rep Schrier:
https://www.mobilize.us/schrierforcongress/?tag_ids=19961
PHONE BANKING:
Center for Common Ground: https://www.votinginformation.org/rovphonebankcentral
Phone Banks are open for the South Carolina and Virginia primaries!
Additional Phone Banking Opportunities:
https://www.mobilize.us/missionforaz/?tag_ids=175
For phone banking questions/ support, contact Harris: [email protected]
POSTCARD WRITING:
Center for Common Ground / Reclaim Our Vote (CFCG): https://www.centerforcommonground.org/postcard-home
Postcarding campaigns are open for the August 23 Florida primary!
Please hold on to these postcards and mail them on August 1.
Quick training materials and information about supplies is available at https://www.centerforcommonground.org/postcard-home
Addresses available at http://voterletters.com.
Contact Annie for questions, support, or supplies: [email protected]
LETTER WRITING:
Vote Forward: http://votefwd.org
The midterms Big Send is open for business! Go to http://votefwd.org to read the instructions and start downloading and writing letters. Do not mail the letters yet – stamp and save them to mail October 29th.
Please ask us for help – we can email you pdf’s to print if you are not comfortable navigating the VoteFWD website; and you can even pick up pre-printed letters from us!
Contact Julia at [email protected] for questions, support, or supplies.
TEXT BANKING:
Movement Labs
Check ‘Current Campaigns’: https://movementlabs.com/text/
Liberate Abortion, Black Voters Matter, and Contest Every Race campaigns scheduled for June -check out the ‘Coming Soon’ section in the above link!
For texting questions, contact [email protected]
Donation Recommendations:
SwingLeft National Impact Fund: regularly updated to reflect the most strategic donation needs of the moment. https://secure.actblue.com/donate/sl_national_impact_fund_2022
Vote Save Democracy: your donation will be split between key Secretary of State races, to help stop election deniers from taking over the running of elections: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/votesavedemocracy
Upcoming Events:
TODAY:
Elections Happy Hour: Monday, June 13, 5:30pm and every second Monday: https://www.mobilize.us/seattleindivisible/event/444129/
Join our democracy happy hour! Each second Monday of the month this year the Seattle Indivisible Elections Committee will meet to
Check in on our various election activities and events, and
Hang out and do our democracy homework – bring your letters, postcards, texting, or even phone banking and do it with us!
TUESDAY:
Lunchtime Meeting with Rep. Jayapal’s Staff: Tuesday, June 14,1 – 2 PM
Join Seattle Indivisible’s bi-monthly call with Rep. Jayapal’s staff! Bring your questions on the most pressing issues before Congress and the country.
Register HERE: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/383957/
