Whats Up WofA Week of 08.10.2025
Note: These emails are sent weekly and include timely information and links, which may expire over time.
Friday, August 15th – See below for WofA Actions!
Tuesday, August 12 6:00pm – 8:00pm (EDT)
Center for Common Ground – Calling Black Voters in Virginia (HoD Races)
We are calling Black voters in Virginia, encouraging them to vote and providing resources that make it easier to check where they are registered and find the voting information they need.
Our Mobilize link is HERE:
Friday, August 15th
Be Brave Day – Chalk Up Your Neighborhood!
Be Brave Day was proposed by The Visibility Brigade for the “message to become a mantra of hope and determination.” To celebrate Be Brave Day, chalk sidewalks in your neighborhood in front of your home, local restaurants and schools with artwork and written messages of how to be brave in this difficult time. Ask your friends, family and neighbors to chalk too! So, chalk your favorite example of how or why we need to be brave in words or pictures. It can be general or specific: vote, push back, protect healthcare, solidarity with immigrants. You get the idea 💡. Take a picture and send. If comfortable, feel free to include the “chalker” in the picture.
And a few pointers for success:
1. Chalk your message or artwork on your own property and public property. (ie: Democracy Needs Your Courage; Silence is Compliance etc…
2. Tag with #BeBrave when posting to social media.
3 . You can Direct Message WofA’s Social Media accounts or send your pics to WofA at
(318) 470-1837
4. G-rated!
Friday August 15th
Be Brave – Bridges!!!
We will be on 3 Bridges: Scott St, MOM’s/21st St, and Lincoln St Bridge (Arlington)
8/15 5-6:30 pm. We will post a message in honor of Be Brave Day. Come celebrate with us, enjoying the honks and community. Sign up for your bridge here:
Friday, August 15th, 12:00pm
Power Lunch RSVP here
Saturday, August 16th
Postcards in the White Parlor
Join us in the White Parlor at Clarendon Presbyterian Church on, from 10am-12pm. We’ll be writing cards to Nicole Cole voters who usually vote absentee ballot – so a quasi-get out the vote and reminder card. Also, for those who want to flex their creative muscle, we’ll be rubberstamping postcards for the Lily Franklin GOTV effort. It’s BYOB & perhaps something to share. Please come to the lower door off the church parking lot & text the number posted there to be let in.
August 21st 2:30pm – 5:30pm
Arlington De Escalation and Non-Violent Direct Action Training
Spaces are limited! More Info /Sign Up HERE
August 26th
We Persist National Day of Action
- Digital toolkit https://tinyurl.com/WePersistAug26
- Sign up to host an event: https://tinyurl.com/WePersistHostEvent
- Social media post to spread the word https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1GN9DcUyai/
- Contact: Freeda Cathcart, 540-598-7231, [email protected]
Thursday, September 4th 6:00 – 7:30
Jay Jones Fundraiser – Arlington
Join VA State Senator Barbara Favola and Host Committee for a fundraising reception honoring Jay Jones, the Democratic Nominee for VA Attorney General. RSVP HERE
Monday, September 8th 6:45pm – 7:45pm
WofA Membership Meeting – In Person!
The meeting will take place in “The Sanctuary” (main/upper level) – enter through the rainbow ramp door off of the parking lot. Clarendon Metro (.3 miles – 7 minute walk). You can park in the lot (GPS address next door to 1308 North Irving Street Arlington VA 22201) or on the street RSVP HERE
Saturday, Sep 13th – 9:30am
Save the Date Stacey Carroll Canvass! HoD #64 Details to follow!
NEW and URGENT
Urgent – Unmask Ice (Sign the Petition)
The law should require that people enforcing immigration law display their agency and name or badge during all enforcement actions. They should be forbidden from covering their faces with masks or balaclavas to obscure their identity (with exceptions for medical needs, environmental hazards or covert operations).Personal credentials and arrest authorization must be provided upon request. Sign the Petition Here
WofA Merchandise Shop Is Now Open!!!
WofA Gear for Good Trouble Now Available!
Find the latest in WofA Resistance Gear and Accessories HERE
Arlington County Residents! APS Must Maintain its Commitment to its Transgender Nondiscrimination Policy and PIP
If you are a parent or guardian of an APS student, an APS student, or an APS employee, or other APS community member please add your name using the form below to request that APS defend its nondiscrimination policies. This effort is being coordinated by the Arlington Gender Identity Alliance (AGIA), a group of parents working to make APS a welcoming place for trans and nonbinary students. Please fill out and submit form HERE
ONGOING
Center for Common Ground calling Black Voters in VA (HoD Races)
Tuesdays, 6:00pm – 8:00pm (thru October 30th)
We are calling Black voters in Virginia, encouraging them to vote and providing resources that make it easier to check where they are registered and find the voting information they need. Please Sign Up HERE
National Women’s Political Caucus calling for VA HoD Candidates
Wednesdays, 6:00pm – 8:00pm (thru October 30th)
National Women’s Political Caucus in conjunction with the Bay Area Coalition is hosting phonebanks for NWPC-VA endorsed candidates every Wednesday from 6pm to 8pm. We have added a dialer which allows us to leave messages so calling is much more efficient without people feeling like they are on a runaway horse. Since our dialer leaves messages, a single person can effectively use it and make calls; it takes about 25 seconds to get a connection even if you are the only caller. Our Mobilize link is HERE
PFLAG Connects Monthly Meetings
Every month, our PFLAG Connects: Communities meet for safe, moderated, virtual meetings to seek guidance, ask questions, and learn from others who have been through similar experiences. Our current community offerings gather people of Latino, Black/African American, AANHPI (Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander) backgrounds, as well as military families, families with gender-diverse loved ones, dads, and grandparents!
Check out the August PFLAG Connects: Communities meeting times at pflag.org/connects-communities.
Voting Activists Needed! NAACP – Arlington Branch Now – September
Please help the NAACP provide voting information/services at community events and at affordable housing properties. Sign Up HERE
Join Virginia’s largest nonpartisan voter protection effort as a volunteer
Voter Registration Drive Training – VA Department of Elections
Join WofA’s Visibility Brigade – Wednesdays and Sundays
Join the Rush Hour Resistance! Come join us WEDs 5:00-6:30 and SUNs 5:00-6:30 on an overpass near you to assemble oversized “scrabble” letters made of foam board to create inspiring messages for the passing motorists below. Visibility Brigades is part of a nationwide movement to show everyday people that they are not alone in these unprecedented times. Please email Maria to join the fun at [email protected]
Tesla Tuesday! Arlington, VA
Tuesdays 4:00pm – 6:00pm 2710 S Glebe Rd, Arlington, VA
What’s the Plan – Indivisible – Thursdays 3:00pm
Join Indivisible co-founders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin each week, as we carve out an hour to discuss what’s happening and – more importantly – what’s the plan. RSVP HERE
Lobby Days with Senator Warner’s Office (Monthly Zoom)
RSVP HERE
ELECTIONS SECTION
All Things Virginia Elections: From Primaries thru November 4th Election!
Virginia Deadlines, Voter Registration and Updating; In Person Early Voting; and more can be found HERE
Follow WofA’s Power Pack – find more about these candidates and their districts HERE
Canvass for Abigail Spanberger and Stacey Carroll
Canvass for Delegate Josh Cole and Abigail Spanberger
Canvass for Nicole and the Democratic Ticket in Spotsy!
Canvass for Nicole and the Democratic Ticket in Caroline!
PROTESTS, RALLIES, EVENTS and MORE
Spreadsheet of Current and Future Local Actions
Indivisible’s website has specific messages for you to communicate with your Senators and Representatives offices, and includes scripts and a form that will automatically connect your phone with their offices.
CALLS TO ACTION
One Million Rising – Wednesdays in July and AugustLearn how to lead in this moment! A national effort to train one million people to help lead in this moment and gain the skills to lead others. This is how we build people power that can’t be ignored. You’re invited to join us – and lead. More info and Sign Up Here
Choose your Action at: 5Calls.org
ICYMI
Before You Vote: Check the Good Governance Scorecard.
With Election Day fast approaching, have the candidates running in your District committed to Good Governance principles which support transparency, accountability, and protecting democracy itself? Check out the Virginia Good Governance Scorecard (vagoodgovscorecard.org). Voters are encouraged to go into the scorecard, put in their addresses and find out if candidates running in their districts have committed publicly to good governance. The scorecard also allows voters to contact campaigns directly and ask them to complete the scorecard. Check out which candidates have stepped up—and which have not, and let them know that you care about candidates who support fair representation and equal voice to all citizens.
No Kings Day report from WofA’s own Eden Brown! Hands Across Arlington on Flag Day Brought Out 6,000. “We were unified. And that hasn’t happened in a while….” More HERE
Bill Fogarty’s Piece in the Falls Church News-Press No Kings Day and Dorothy Hamm: The local protests for “No Kings Day” on June 14 might go down in Arlington history as one of the biggest one-day demonstrations within Arlington’s borders …. Read more HERE
