Hi!
This is it. *Everything depends on the runoff elections in Georgia
tomorrow.* If we don't win the Senate, Republicans will block all attempts
to repair the years of devastation perpetrated by Trump.
I'm excited to tell everyone about a new, exceptionally high-impact way to
increase voter turnout technique called Polling Place Vote Tripling: you
flag down people at polling places who have just voted and ask them to text
three friends to remind them to vote.
It's been studied. We know this works. It's far more effective than phone
banking: voters are talking to someone in person instead of a random
caller, and they're energized at that moment because they just voted. And
it's way more fun—you get to talk to people who are feeling good and
celebrate what they did.
If you know anyone who lives in Georgia, please take a few minutes to
contact them personally and encourage them to be a Polling Place Vote
Tripler. They could really make a big difference. They can sign up here:
https://www.mobilize.us/votetripling/
or here:
https://www.mobilize.us/faircount/?tag_ids=1943
Feel free to forward this message to your friends—and thanks so much!
—Ping
FYI - A way to help. Deadline Jan 11. Candidates are East Bay specific, but the election is CA-wide.
From what I could tell, this sort of effort is focused on influencing the nature and decision making of the CA Democratic Party.
Here’s the info on the election that you’d be registering for:
https://adem.cadem.org/ <https://adem.cadem.org/>
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> From: tamara alexa <tamaraalexa(a)gmail.com>
> Subject: [sunrisebayarea35plus] VOTE FOR SUNRISERS!
> Date: January 4, 2021 at 8:43:33 PM PST
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> From the hub:
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> 🎉 BIG NEWS! 🎉 There are 5 Sunrisers running to be Assembly District delegates in the East Bay!
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> Having our people run for office is part of what our “political power” strategy entails -- if the establishment Dems won’t represent us, then we're going to take over the party and turn it into one that actually fights for our communities and the Green New Deal.
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> Step 1️⃣: Make sure our entire hub (and all our friends) are registered to vote in the California Democratic Party Assembly District Delegate elections. The deadline to register to vote is January 11, so we have only a few short days to do a big GOTV push!
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> https://ademelections.com/ <https://ademelections.com/>
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> It’s going to take a huge hub-wide effort to get our Sunrisers elected. We only have one week to get everyone registered, and we need your help! If you have even a few hours to help between now and then, let us know!
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> We are holding a hype call this Wednesday at 7:30pm with our 5 Sunrise candidates (me, @Maria (she/her), @alanmarling, @Richard Raya (He/Him/His), and @Joe Genolio) to share what this means and how the hub can get involved. JOIN US!
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> https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83506540195 <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83506540195>
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> Okay, this is a lot of info. Let’s unpack all that with a FAQ in the thread. Please take a look and let us know if you have questions. Big hug, and happy new year 💛
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Hi folks,
I just finished up my end-of-year giving and Igor encouraged me to send
over the list of organizations I donated to this year. I intend to switch
over to month-to-month giving next year instead of giving larger lump sums
in December as I've been doing for years.
<3 deg
Hope this is helpful:
ocean conservancy
EFF
MAPS
planned parenthood
National Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
oxfam
doctors without borders
wikipedia
givewell
Union of Concerned Scientists
Drug Policy Alliance
SFBC
Sierra Club
ACLU
350.org
Friends of the Earth
NORML
California NORML
Marijuana Policy Project
Tipping Point Community
Fight for the Future
Berkeley Food Pantry
Alameda County Community Food Bank
Archive.org
International Rescue Committee
Freedom for Immigrants
RAICES
Second Harvest Santa Cruz County
California Fire Foundation
Blue Heart - Fiscally Sponsored by Social Good Fund
Vote.org
Register 2 Vote
ActBlue Charities
Sogorea Te' Land Trust
First Nations Development Institute
Black Organizing Project
Anti-Police Terror Project
Othering & Belonging Institute
Oakland Community Land Trust
Citizens' Climate Lobby
Castlemont High Farm and Gardens