WORKSHOP | Rise up to phonebanking!

Indivisible East Bay May 4 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm PDT

Hour for hour, phonebanking is hands-down the MOST effective way to get out the vote! (Studies back us up!) Yet many people don’t have warm fuzzy feelings about making calls.

Are you someone who:

• Phonebanks out of necessity, even though you don’t like to do it?
• Avoids phonebanking because you don’t want to call strangers?
• Wishes you had more confidence about how to talk to voters?

THEN THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR YOU!

SIGN UP HERE!  FLIP THE HOUSE! Phonebank for Adam Gray (CD-13)

        May 5 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm PDT

        May 12 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm PDT

Other Activism Access points:

https://bayareacoalition.org/

         Extensive links to CA activist groups and actions

https://www.cagrassrootsalliance.org/

         Calendar of actions to join

https://www.indivisiblemarin.org/

          Prime access point for phone and text banking, etc

https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible-marin/event/619812/

     Six Months to Save Democracy: An Action Plan for Citizens—Jessica Craven

           Online event Monday, May 6, 4 – 5pm PDT

https://www.fieldteam6.org/

         Getting democratic voters registered

Heather Booth, a long-time activist for progressive causes, will be in conversation with California Indivisible’s Aram Fischer this Tuesday January 30 from 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. PST.  This Heather Booth event on Zoom is the second event in the California Indivisible’s Speakers Series, and all are invited. The sign up link is here. You  can also watch this documentary about Heather’s impact on the American political landscape, as well as the 2022 documentary The Janes (the HBO trailer is here.)

Heather began organizing in the civil rights and women’s movements.  She started the Jane Collective, an underground abortion service before Roe, and she founded the Midwest Academy to teach people how to organize. She worked on Obamacare, helped Elizabeth Warren establish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and directed Seniors Outreach for the 2020 Biden-Harris campaign. Heather was just appointed Progressive Outreach Director for the Biden-Harris campaign. 

Starting this Thursday, Oct. 12, you can MEET THE CANDIDATES running for Congress in 6 key California districts!

The MEET THE CANDIDATE interviews are the first events co-hosted by the brand new California Grassroots Alliance, formed to offer Indivisible and other grassroots volunteers a focused six-district strategy, effective tools, and fresh intel. It’ a virtual event—Join from anywhere.

Mondays and Thursdays  7 – 8:30pm PDT

The road to the House majority runs through California. We have the power, right here in California, to take the Speaker’s gavel out of GOP hands by mobilizing grassroots volunteers statewide. We can do the work to sweep six key seats—five flips and one hold—and stop destructive MAGA stunts. Our state can put Congress back on the path to governing.

Following each lively 45-minute candidate interview, Indivisible Sonoma County’s Tom Benthin will facilitate a wide-ranging participant discussion about the target district, the candidates, and the election outlook for re-taking the House via California victories.

Bring a friend, list your questions, and get ready to activate!

Use this link to sign up: https://mobilize.us/s/2ojfWE (You may need to put in your own name etc to receive a unique link for attending.)

DATES: NorCal/Central Valley Series
Oct 12:     Phil Arballo, CA-13
Nov 6:      Rudy Salas, CA-22
Nov 27:    Adam Gray, CA-13
TBD:        Melissa Hurtado, CA-22

In preparation for the 2024 election push, California Indivisibles are proud to present an interactive live zoom meeting with Simon Rosenberg! This event should definitely be worth attending—Simon was the first national expert to refute the false “red wave” narrative during the 2022 midterms, and has recently begun publishing the “Hopium Chronicles” as an antidote to some of the dismal predictions in the media. Use the link below to sign up.

Date: Wednesday 10/24/23; Time: 05:30 PM Pacific Time

RSVP: https://bit.ly/SimonRosenbergCA

This meeting will be the first opportunity to hear from Simon on his early views on the 2024 elections here in California. The inspiring citizen blogger Robert Hubbell recently wrote, “The most consistent, reliable source for information about Democratic prospects at the state and national level is Simon Rosenberg.”

In 2022, the hate group Moms for Liberty endorsed 275 winning school board candidates nationwide – and they’re just getting started.Funded by millions of dollars in right-wing dark money, Moms for Liberty is targeting thousands of school board seats. Right-wing hate groups are already banning books, terrorizing LGBTQ+ students, and censoring history classes.

A small progressive group fighting back in California seems worth supporting; it’s called The Six Pac (for its focus in 2022 on six potentially winnable races in the state). It’s at https://www.thesixpac.com/

Nationally, Indivisible is kicking off a campaign to counter Moms For Liberty and other reactionary groups who have been targeting school board races. It’s called Our States, Our Fates and will formally launch with a zoom presentation July 20 at 5 pm PST. The session will “talk about how we can not only be effective as individual groups in school boards, but how we can fight back against reactionary and harmful policies at the school board level.” A sign-up link is here.

Despite the TV pundits predicting a GOP wave in the fall elections, there are many reasons to think there’s nothing inevitable about that at all. Follow this link to a remarkable sequence of slides showing how progressives can embarrass the doomsayers, yet again:

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At Sunday’s Indivisible Elmwood meeting we’ll review this presentation and discuss possible future actions.  If you can’t make it to the meeting (it’s at our alternative site), be sure to download the slides and be inspired!

Echoing the Margaret Mead quote, Patti Crane—on the last statewide Indivisible call—shared an inspirational TEDxHamburg talk about small groups of activists causing major divestment from fossil fuels.  Check out the link when you need an energizing reprieve from the depressing news cycle.

(From Ion at Indivisible CA) If you don’t know already: Virginia’s races are really close, but still definitely winnable. Calling over the next four days, especially to inform voters about where and how to vote is a very good use of time. As with CA’s multi-state recall effort winning these elections will have long-term benefits far beyond one state.

How to help out:

– Start here: https://bit.ly/WinVirginia2021 and jump in. Many of the major efforts from Grassroots Dems to Sister District to the Center for Common Ground (responsible for Reclaim Our Vote among other work) to Activate America (once Flip the West) are there. This is a link to share with others.

Separately here’s a list of links collected by people sharing them on one Slack or another. I’ve tried to include information about who is doing them, when they are happening, what they cover and anything else that stood out. Make sure to double check the times in advance. Apologies in advance if anything is not correct. Nearly all the groups are changing things up as Tuesday fast approaches.

Most of calls are focused on getting out information on how and where to vote. The number of people who don’t vote because they aren’t sure how to is large and reaching them makes a big difference for both them and the outcome.

Note that some calls are focused on areas that are neglected and thus especially important. See the notes under each group.
    – People who are first-time voters or voters who are registered but didn’t vote in the last Virginia election.
    – Assembly races

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Virginia Turnout Project

These calls are happening every day and all day(from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern)

Sat Oct 30, Sun Oct 31, Mon Nov 1

• Phonebank to Get Out the Vote: https://www.mobilize.us/virginiaturnoutproject/event/419884/

Center for Common Ground / Reclaim Our Vote

Center for Common are focusing on voters, particularly voters of color who are registered but didn’t vote in the previous election.

Every Day

If you have had training these calls are happening every day (from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern)
Training is done beforehand by video: https://www.centerforcommonground.org/phonebanks#pb-campaign-virginia

• Guided Phone Bank + Training to Get Out the Vote in Virginia: https://www.mobilize.us/cfcg-rov/event/422204

Grassroots Dems HQ

Sat Oct 30

• Phone bank into VA: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/417365/

Mon Nov 1

• Phone Bank for the Virginia House of Delegates: https://www.mobilize.us/grassrootsdemocratslahq/event/417401/

Swing Left

Saturday Oct 30

• Immediate Impact Phone Banks: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/409524/
• Weekly Saturday phone bank to Keep Virginia Blue: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/405519/

Sister District

Sister District is focusing on downballot races and VA Assembly seats.

Saturday Oct 30

• Sister District & Partners National Phone Bank: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/387377/

Sunday Oct 31

• Sunday (Halloween!) Phone Bank (CA-3): https://www.mobilize.us/sisterdistrictca3/event/401532/
  Co-hosted with East Bay Activist Alliance

Democratic National Committee

Saturday Oct 30

• https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/416729/

Activate America

Every Day

If you have had training these calls are happening every day (8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific)

• Call Virginia Voters on you own time: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/424597

Monday Nov 1

• Virginia GOTV Phone Bank: https://www.mobilize.us/activateamerica/event/419916/

Call For Change

Sunday Oct 31

• Keep Virginia Blue and Voter Registration: https://www.mobilize.us/call4change/event/388264/

Commit to Flip Blue

Monday, Nov 1

• https://www.committoflipblue.com/democracy_text_team_bank_training_20211101

Indivisible groups around California are taking action to get out the NO vote in the recall election, following polls showing a real risk of Newsom falling below the 50+% vote he needs  to stay in office.   Newsom has accomplished a lot as governor, and whatever his shortcomings, the alternatives on the GOP side are scary: a Trump-supported right-winger like Larry Elder could replace him with as little as 20% of the vote!  Your ballot and the ballot of everyone you know saying “NO” TO RECALL on question 1 will be critical.

Other Actions to Support Governor Newsom & Stop the Recall:

Part 1: Actions

Write postcards, send text messages, or phone bank with other Indivisible groups. Northridge Indivisible has a website with extensive resources and links to action centers at https://www.trnindivisible.org/noontherecall/.  Indivisible SF has voting information and links at their site: https://indivisiblesf.org/vote

Check in with the CA Democratic Party–CADEM for phone banking and canvassing opportunities. New actions are being added every day.  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1utBAR291y6Iuv2Oz4DkGSWWjD0-32_qgEdDb80Z_K1Q/edit

Use your social media to show your support with these ready -made social media posts for Facebook and Twitter. bit.ly/norecallsocial

If you are a Spanish speaker or know someone that is a Spanish speaker you are in high demand!  Sign up here to textbank with Voto Latino!

Part 2: Voting Options:

Return your ballot by mail. It must be postmarked no later than September 14 and received no later than 7 days following Election Day. Complete the ballot using a blue or black pen. No postage is required. Sign and date the envelope. Make sure your group numbers (on the ballot and on the envelope) match. If they do not call 800-815-2666 select option 2.

Drop Box –  to locate a drop box closest to you, go to https://www.acgov.org/rovapps/maps/ballotdropbox_map.htm

Bring your ballot to an early polling location or vote early in person.

Vote in person on Election Day or turn your ballot in at your polling place.