Whats Up WofA Week of 08.24.2025
Note: These emails are sent weekly and include timely information and links, which may expire over time.
Oppose Project 2025 Author, Antoni, for Bureau of Labor and Statistics Commissioner
Friday, August 29th, 12:00pm
Power Lunch RSVP here
Saturday, August 30th 10:00am -12:00pm
Postcards in the White Parlor!
Join us in the White Parlor at Clarendon Presbyterian Church on Saturday. We’ll be writing cards to Blacksburg voters to encourage them to vote early for Lily Franklin. For those who are feeling creative, 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.
Wednesday, 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
September 4th – 30th
Poll Observer Training for VA Dems
Sign up Here: https://mobilize.us/s/mMCGnj
Saturdays, September 6th – 27th
VA Dems Need Voter Hotline Staff
The Virginia Dems are beginning the process to staff the Voter Hotline. The Hotline helps voters who have a question or problem about voting. You don’t need to be an expert on election law. You will be trained and have access to written materials and experienced leaders at all times.
Sign up for training for the Virginia hotline on Mobilize HERE
The first training is Saturday, Sept 6 at Noon and will be repeated on each of the next 3 Saturdays. The Hotline starts operating on SEPTEMBER 9. Early voting starts September 19.
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, September 13th 9:30am
WofA is Knocking Doors for Abigail Spanberger and Stacey Carroll!!!
Please join WofA & Friends as we knock doors for Adopt a Candidate, Stacey Carroll, and Abigail Spanberger. Please register HERE
NEW . URGENT . ONGOING
VA Dems Need Voter Hotline Staff – Saturdays, September 6th – 27th
The Virginia Dems are beginning the process to staff the Voter Hotline. The Hotline helps voters who have a question or problem about voting. You don’t need to be an expert on election law. You will be trained and have access to written materials and experienced leaders at all times.
Sign up for training for the Virginia hotline on Mobilize HERE
The first training is Saturday, Sept 6 at Noon and will be repeated on each of the next 3 Saturdays. The Hotline starts operating on SEPTEMBER 9. Early voting starts September 19.
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
Help Indivisible Ground Avelo Airlines!
Avelo Airlines, the first commercial airline in the U.S. to sign a deportation charter contract with ICE. Avelo flies out of Dulles Airport several days a week (to New Haven,vCT, and Wilmington, N.C.) Dulles is operated by the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority (MWAA). Tell MWAA officials to stop doing business with Avelo and refuse to allow deportation flights. Information and Links HERE
WofA Merchandise Shop Is Now Open!!!
WofA Gear for Good Trouble Now Available!
Find the latest in WofA Resistance Gear and Accessories 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
Education Dept. to start Northern Virginia school funding cuts over transgender policies
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.
