Week of 10/06/2024

Tuesday, October 8th, 6:00pm (recurring every Tuesday)
Phone bank to win the PA House and NC Senate with Sister District NYC
Join Sister District NYC to phone voters in Pennsylvania. Every week we’ll be getting together on Zoom to call voters in support of Anna Thomas for Pennsylvania State House. We’ll be educating voters about Anna, recruiting volunteers to help the campaign in-district, and ultimately mobilizing them to win in November. Training will be provided for folks who are new to phone banking. Sign up here

Tuesday, October 8th, 6:00pm – 8:00pm (recurring every Tuesday)
National Guided Phone Bank: North Carolina Pledge to Vote
We are calling Black voters in North Carolina, encouraging them to vote and providing resources that make it easier to check where they are registered. Beginning phone banker? We start each call with a training for anyone who needs it. You can also train yourself beforehand by watching this video. Experienced? You can start making these calls immediately and pop back into the zoom with any questions along the way. RSVP here

Tuesday, October 8th 7:00PM – 8:00PM
Virtual Operation Save Abortion: Ballot Initiatives
Join Abortion Access Front for Operation Save Abortion: Ballot Initiatives! We’ll hear from current and former ballot campaigns about how the process works, the challenges they face, and — most importantly — how you can plug in to help no matter where you live! Sign Up Here

Wednesday, October 9th, 5:30pm
Poll Observer Recruitment Virtual Phonebank
Help us recruit poll observers! Join our virtual meeting for a brief training, then make calls with the group or on your own time offline. RSVP Here

Friday, October 11th  12:00PM – 1:00PM 
New Link for Power Lunch!!!!
RSVP Here

Friday, October 11th  5:00pm – 7:00pm at The Ponderosa
Kamala Karaoke: DO SOMETHING Night of Action & Fun
We’re kicking off an exciting weekend of action filled with Kamala Karaoke to energize our spirits, followed by phone banking to connect with voters and share our message. If you’re new to phone banking, don’t worry—training and support will be provided! We’ll also create packets filled with campaign materials to help spread the word. This is a time for action, but we believe in mixing that action with fun, so bring your friends and enthusiasm as we come together to positively impact our community. Bring snacks or beverages to share. See you in Arlington!  Sign Up Here.

Saturday – Sunday, October 12th – 13th, 9:00am, 12:00pm and 3:00pm
Canvass for Kamala – Arlington
Join Virginia Democrats and We Of Action, in Arlington to knock on doors for Kamala Harris, Tim Kaine, and Don Beyer! Sign Up HERE!

Saturday, October 19th (multiple times)
Canvass for Kamala – Arlington
Sign Up HERE!

Sunday October 20th (multiple times)
Canvass for Kamala – Arlington
Sign Up HERE!

Saturday, October 12, noon – 3pm, in Woodbridge
Get Out The Early Vote Canvass with Sen. Tim Kaine & Eugene Vindman
Polls are tied in CD7!!  Join Senator Tim Kaine, alongside CASA in Action, SEIU Virgina 512, Moms Demand Action and other labor leaders to get out the vote in Woodbridge! Sign Up HERE.

October 15 1:30-3:30 in Arlington
Working America Letter Writing
Join us to write letters for Working America to Pennsylvania voters about health care. You’ll be adding a sentence or two (and addressing envelopes) to preprinted letters for members of this organization who don’t have access to a union at their workplace. This is part of a layered effort to help build engagement with members and get out net democratic votes. Advance Sign ups will help us gauge how many writers we’ll have! Please sign up here  Questions? Contact Amy Bergner [email protected]

October 16 5-9 pm in DC (Eastern Market)
Working America Letter Writing
Join us to write letters for Working America to Pennsylvania voters about health care. You’ll be adding a sentence or two (and addressing envelopes) to preprinted letters for members of this organization who don’t have access to a union at their workplace. This is part of a layered effort to help build engagement with members and get out net democratic votes. Advance Sign ups will help us gauge how many writers we’ll have! Please sign up here  Questions? Contact Amy Bergner [email protected]

Thursday, October 17th, 7:00pm
How Trump’s Project 2025 Will Hurt YOU! – National Affairs Committee Policy Forum
“Project 2025” is a far-right manifesto, officially titled “Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise,” produced under the auspices of the conservative think tank Heritage Foundation and supported by over 100 partner organizations to guide a potential second Trump White House. It lays out a sweeping policy playbook to dismantle our democratic institutions, abolish checks and balances, erode church-state separation, and impose a fascist agenda that violates basic liberties. To counteract this dystopian plot, the Forum’s panel of nationally eminent experts will examine key policy themes in Trump’s Project 2025 and expose their prospective painful ramifications on American lives.  More Info and RSVP here

Saturday, October 19th (and additional dates)
Hop on the bus to knock doors in PA for Harris/Walz, Sen. Casey, & Janelle Stelson
Join Swing Left to knock on doors and Get Out The Vote in PA-10, one of the country’s most crucial Congressional swing districts. We need all hands on deck to boost Democratic turnout before Election Day. You’ll be canvassing to support Janelle Stelson and Democrats up and down the ballot in partnership with Stand Up America, Vote Save America, and the Pennsylvania Democratic Party.  More Info and RSVP Here

October 26th
NAACP- Arlington Branch Freedom Fund Banquet
Buy tickets HERE.

UPDATES, ONGOING and ICYMI

Postcard Update: Congratulations, WOFA! We have completed 15,550 postcards to Swing States. Thank you all for donating time, stamps, and money to make this happen. If you have any postcards at home that you cannot finish, please let us know, and we will have our dedicated crew knock those out. Please make sure you mail them out on the correct dates. Arlington Blue Families still has 10,000 postcards. Request more HERE.

 Polls are tied in CD7 (Vindman)!!! Here are some additional opportunities:
• Tuesdays – Spanish-Language Phone Banks
• Wednesdays/Thursdays – English-Language Phone Banks
• Saturdays/Sundays – Canvassing Events
• 10/19 Culpepper Carpool Canvass Trip with Foreign Policy For America
• 10/19 FP4A VA-7 BBQ with Rep. Abigail Spanberger (free for canvass volunteers)

Center for Common Ground Phonebanks to Black Voters
Join our phone banks and help us reach Black voters in states where their voices are being suppressed. Come to a guided phone bank or make calls on your own! Either way, you’ll be empowering Black voters to exercise their right to shape the future of our country.

Election Day Poll Greeting
On Election Day, November 5th, we need volunteers at each of Arlington’s 54 precincts to make sure Democratic voters have a sample ballot so they know which local candidates are Democrats. Sample ballots are critical for local races, where candidates are not listed by party affiliation. We need as many volunteers as possible in order to fill two-hour shifts between 5:30 am and 7 pm at each of the 54 polling places in Arlington. Sign up today to help us keep Arlington blue! Forma en español.

Early Vote Poll Greeting
Starting October 16th through November 2nd, Early Voting locations and hours expand throughout the county. We still need some folks to help us hand out sample ballots during these critical last two weeks of early voting across four polling locations. Shifts last a couple hours—find specific shift and location information at these links:
• Courthouse Plaza (Sept 20–Nov 2)
• Long Bridge Aquatics & Fitness Center (Sept 20–Nov 2)
• Walter Reed Community Center (Oct 16–Nov 2)
• Madison Community Center (Oct 16–Nov 2)

Virginia’s Absentee Ballot – Please see below!
The Virginia Grassroots Coalition’s amazing Denis Orsinger has done it again! Thank you, Denis, for putting together the infographic and PDF on filling out one’s Virginia Absentee Ballot correctly. Please share with your networks, friends and family!