PS I just donated monthly to Sister District and Sydney Batch-- thank you for highlighting them. They are now among my many monthly small-amount donations. I am not rich but I consider my monthly donations to candidates who matter to be critical.
Thank you Jessica for these actions! My group here in NYC, The Downtown Nasty Women Social Group (DNWSG) has been working along with our sister groups Markers for Democracy, the Wednesday Group and Team MIN, to flip state legislatures, GOTV and Dem races across the country via postcardng, canvassing, texting, raising funds, and other political mobilization efforts. We do fast actions every week, but know that NOW is the time we all need to working in tandem. With your consent we would like to amplify your actions in our weekly email blasts (sourcing you and your newsletter, of course). You have been a beacon of hope and action to us all!
Thank you, Jessica for your inspiring action list. I read you and Robert Hubbell every day. And I share your actions with my neighborhood social justice action circle.
I would like to invite you and everyone who sees this to an important event next Tuesday Night 7/28. Flip the Vote educates people on the most impactful way to invest in democracy so their campaign donations don't go to more political ads and glossy flyers. They money for BIPOC-led grassroots organizations working to GOTV in 7 swing states that were critical to Biden's victory. You've pointed out grassroots organizations' success rate at turning out their neighbors. The 7 groups recommended by Flip the Vote are vetted by Movement Voter Project and have proven track records at registering new voters and activating low-propensity ones in their districts. I hope you will join me at Flip the Vote's open house party this Tuesday. Click on the link to RSVP: https://www.flipthevote.org/events
This sounds awesome! Are you familiar with Airdrop? They do a very similar thing. I will try to put this in tomorrow's newsletter! Which groups/states are you fundraising for?
I've not heard of Airdrop. Flip the Vote IS awesome!!! Led by the coolest group of volunteers. 100% of donations go straight to the grassroots organizations. In 2020, they raised over $7 million for their 7 recommended grassroots organizations. The virtual house parties are fun. My neighborhood group hosted one in March and we raised over $16K. Flip the Vote makes it so easy to host a party. Below are the 7 grassroots organizations that Flip the Vote raises money for:
Arizona: Living United for Change in Arizona (LUCHA)
Georgia: Asian American Advocacy Fund
Michigan: Detroit Action
Minnesota: TakeAction MN
North Carolina: Advance Carolina
Pennsylvania: Make the Road PA
Wisconsin: Black Leaders Organizing for Communities (BLOC)
Use the outrage of Roe and other terrible Supreme Court recent decisions as well as 1/6 hearings:
1. Many States have intentionally been passing repressive laws impacting the rights of Native Americans, youth, seniors, disabled, people of color to vote, and the Supreme Court has been impacting the rights of too many Americans to vote by its decisions diluting the Voting Rights Act of 1965 after its decisions in Shelby County, Brnovich, Rucho and other cases.
National Voter Corps is working to end the filibuster for voting rights so that the Freedom to Vote: John R Lewis Bill will get to the floor of theSenate and be debated. Senators need to understand that our vote is our voice and is being denied to too many Americans.
The right to petition is a right granted under the 1st Amendment to petition our government.
Please see
www.nationalvotercorps.org and the two links: Crushing Democracy and The Rise and Fall of the Voting Rights Act if further information is needed to understand the urgency of getting Voting Rights passed now.
An ad will be in the NY Times to promote the NVC petition and educate readers to the issues.
We must fight now for our democracy, not just watch the January 6th hearings.
Kind regards and thank you if you are able to help with this.
Alice Schaffer SmithExecutive Director,National Voter Corps
Bless you for your actionable steps. I'm going to tell everyone I know to subscribe to your site. I just did, and it's the best money I've spent in ages. You give me hope.
PS I just donated monthly to Sister District and Sydney Batch-- thank you for highlighting them. They are now among my many monthly small-amount donations. I am not rich but I consider my monthly donations to candidates who matter to be critical.
That is absolutely fantastic! Thank you!
I love you. I share your comments often. And you are tireless! We will
Win this war. We must
Indeed! Thank you!
My CWCW day 4 is a bit weak - ResistBot only. Sorry about that.
You're doing GREAT!
Thank you Jessica for these actions! My group here in NYC, The Downtown Nasty Women Social Group (DNWSG) has been working along with our sister groups Markers for Democracy, the Wednesday Group and Team MIN, to flip state legislatures, GOTV and Dem races across the country via postcardng, canvassing, texting, raising funds, and other political mobilization efforts. We do fast actions every week, but know that NOW is the time we all need to working in tandem. With your consent we would like to amplify your actions in our weekly email blasts (sourcing you and your newsletter, of course). You have been a beacon of hope and action to us all!
Oh my gosh of course!! Honored!
Thank you, Jessica for your inspiring action list. I read you and Robert Hubbell every day. And I share your actions with my neighborhood social justice action circle.
I would like to invite you and everyone who sees this to an important event next Tuesday Night 7/28. Flip the Vote educates people on the most impactful way to invest in democracy so their campaign donations don't go to more political ads and glossy flyers. They money for BIPOC-led grassroots organizations working to GOTV in 7 swing states that were critical to Biden's victory. You've pointed out grassroots organizations' success rate at turning out their neighbors. The 7 groups recommended by Flip the Vote are vetted by Movement Voter Project and have proven track records at registering new voters and activating low-propensity ones in their districts. I hope you will join me at Flip the Vote's open house party this Tuesday. Click on the link to RSVP: https://www.flipthevote.org/events
This sounds awesome! Are you familiar with Airdrop? They do a very similar thing. I will try to put this in tomorrow's newsletter! Which groups/states are you fundraising for?
I've not heard of Airdrop. Flip the Vote IS awesome!!! Led by the coolest group of volunteers. 100% of donations go straight to the grassroots organizations. In 2020, they raised over $7 million for their 7 recommended grassroots organizations. The virtual house parties are fun. My neighborhood group hosted one in March and we raised over $16K. Flip the Vote makes it so easy to host a party. Below are the 7 grassroots organizations that Flip the Vote raises money for:
Arizona: Living United for Change in Arizona (LUCHA)
Georgia: Asian American Advocacy Fund
Michigan: Detroit Action
Minnesota: TakeAction MN
North Carolina: Advance Carolina
Pennsylvania: Make the Road PA
Wisconsin: Black Leaders Organizing for Communities (BLOC)
Please read more about Flip the Vote on their strategy page https://www.flipthevote.org/strategy
THANK YOU for mentioning their open house in your newsletter.
Use the outrage of Roe and other terrible Supreme Court recent decisions as well as 1/6 hearings:
1. Many States have intentionally been passing repressive laws impacting the rights of Native Americans, youth, seniors, disabled, people of color to vote, and the Supreme Court has been impacting the rights of too many Americans to vote by its decisions diluting the Voting Rights Act of 1965 after its decisions in Shelby County, Brnovich, Rucho and other cases.
2. National Voter Corps has produced a petition asking the Senate to end the filibuster for voting rights: https://www.change.org/Sign_our_Petition_To_the_United_States_Senate_do_not_filibuster_our_Right_To_Vote
our goal is 1 million signatures.
National Voter Corps is working to end the filibuster for voting rights so that the Freedom to Vote: John R Lewis Bill will get to the floor of theSenate and be debated. Senators need to understand that our vote is our voice and is being denied to too many Americans.
The right to petition is a right granted under the 1st Amendment to petition our government.
Please see
www.nationalvotercorps.org and the two links: Crushing Democracy and The Rise and Fall of the Voting Rights Act if further information is needed to understand the urgency of getting Voting Rights passed now.
An ad will be in the NY Times to promote the NVC petition and educate readers to the issues.
We must fight now for our democracy, not just watch the January 6th hearings.
Kind regards and thank you if you are able to help with this.
Alice Schaffer SmithExecutive Director,National Voter Corps
I have signed this petition.
Thank you for never quitting and always inspiring us to action, even on these darkest days. So grateful.
You are so welcome. Thank YOU for not quitting either!
Bless you for your actionable steps. I'm going to tell everyone I know to subscribe to your site. I just did, and it's the best money I've spent in ages. You give me hope.
This is very kind! Thank you!