Whats Up WofA Week of 09.07.2025
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September is Suicide Prevention Month
Thursday, September 11th
Light Projection Course – Free!
Backbone Campaign is providing a free Light Projection 101 Training that will go over the basics you need to know to get started. Sign Up Here https://www.backbonecampaign.org/2025_0911
Friday, September 12th, 12:00pm
Power Lunch
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. Meet up for lunch after at Full Distance Brewing. Please RSVP for the Canvass HERE
Saturday, September 13th 10:00am – 12:00pm
Postcards in the Parlor
We’ll be meeting in the White Parlor at Clarendon Presbyterian Church writing cards to Blacksburg voters to encourage them to vote early for Lily Franklin. 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.
Thursday, September 18th 5:30 – 7:00
NAACP Arlington Branch – September Membership Social at the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington
Explore what’s on exhibit at the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington, and hear from Dr. Scott Taylor about the local history project “Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington,” a collaboration between the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington and Arlington Historical Society. RSVP for the Event HERE. Learn More about the MEA Project HERE
Friday, September 19th
Early Voting Begins!
Find out where/when to Vote Early In-Person HERE
Friday, September 19th
March to DC
This September, the We Are America March (www.weareamericamarch.com) will be carrying a copy of the Constitution (written by kids from all over the country!) 160 miles from Philadelphia to DC.
Find out more HERE
Saturday, September 20, 2025
Voter Engagement at Green Valley Day – Drew Community Center
Please join us at Green Valley Day — a celebration of the life and culture of this historic Arlington neighborhood. Talk to neighbors, explain the history and goals of the NAACP, recruit new members, and register and inform voters, all while enjoying great food, vendors, and entertainment. A fun volunteer gig! Take a two hour shift and make a difference!
September 22nd
NAACP – Arlington Branch
The 60th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act & How to Help with a Mental Health Crisis
Saturday, September 27th – 9:30am – 12:30pm – Spotsylvania
Canvass for WofA Adopt a Candidate Nicole Cole
Join WofA and friends as we canvass for one of incredible adopt a candidates in Spotsylvania. The race may come down to the wire – we need to get Nicole Cole’s name and face recognized by the local community. Anyone that has met Nicole, knows she is a stellar candidate! RSVP HERE
Tuesday, September 30th – Courthaus Social, Arlington
WofA’s Ballots & Beers – Voting & Vino Early Voting Social
WOFA, let’s meet at 4:30 at 2100 Clarendon Blvd. on the front steps for Early Voting and then stroll over to Courthaus Social Patio (2300 Clarendon Blvd.)
for a social hour! Bring a friend!
Saturday, October 4th 9:00am – Save the Date!
Canvass for Josh Cole and Abigail Spanberger
Join WofA along with our friends from Arlington Blue Families as we canvass for our incredible adopt a candidate Josh Cole! We plan on meeting up for lunch after our canvass – Details to follow! RSVP HERE
Saturday, October 4th 7:00pm
NAACP Arlington Branch Glow Unapologetically – Embracing Black Brilliance Freedom Fund Banquet
NAACP Arlington Branch is excited to host Glow Unapologetically: Embracing Black Brilliance, the 78th Annual NAACP Arlington Branch Freedom Fund Banquet. NAACP Arlington Branch is excited to host a vibrant evening honoring those who have embraced, shared and utilized their power, brilliance and heritage. October 4th will be an energetic and exceptional celebration of Black excellence, brilliance, and unapologetic pride. Tickets must be purchased in advance, HERE
Tuesday, Oct 14th 10am – 11:00am
At the NRA With Special Guest, Jay Jones
Join Brady and friends and hear from special guest and true GVP champion, Del. Jay Jones, candidate for Attorney General. As a Delegate, Jay Jones passed laws to expand background checks, to hold people accountable who allow children to access loaded gun laws, and to get guns out of the hands of people who wish to harm themselves or others, including domestic abusers – all measures that his opponent, AG Jason Miyares voted against. Please turn out to show your support. There will be media coverage, so we’d love to have a large crowd. RSVP here and please feel free to share the sign-up link with your networks. Thank you
Saturday, October 18th
NO KINGS 2- SAVE THE DATE!
Details to follow
ELECTION PROTECTION
Now – September 30th 7:00pm – 8:15pm
Poll Observer Training for VA Dems – Tuesdays/Thursdays
The Democratic Party of Virginia Coordinated Campaign’s Voter Protection team is working to ensure that every voter has access to the polls and that every vote is counted. To accomplish this, we need your help! Please join us for one of our trainings to be a poll observer for Early Vote and Election Day. Sign up HERE
Now –
Poll Observer Training – On Demand – Virtual
The Democratic Party of Virginia Coordinated Campaign’s Voter Protection team is working to ensure that every voter has access to the polls and that every vote is counted. To accomplish this, we need your help! Please join us for one of our trainings to be a poll observer for Early Vote and Election Day. Register HERE
Saturdays, Now – September 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. 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. Sign up for training for the Virginia hotline on Mobilize HERE
Tuesday, October 7th 7:00pm – 8pm
Poll Observer Information Session
Interested in being a poll observer? Learn the roles of the inside and outside poll observers; how they interact with the poll greeter, boiler room and hotline; how they get assigned to a particular precinct; whether they can do a half day shift, and more. More information HERE
IMPORTANT VOTER & VOTING DEADLINES AND INFORMATON
September 16th – National Voter Registration Day HOW TO HERE
Now – Check Your Voter Registration HERE
September 19th – 1st Day of In-Person Early Voting
Early Voting and Locations HERE
Now – October 24th Register to Vote Register HERE
NEW . URGENT . ONGOING
Thru September 30th – Tuesdays/Thursdays
Poll Observer Training for VA Dems
The Democratic Party of Virginia Coordinated Campaign’s Voter Protection team is working to ensure that every voter has access to the polls and that every vote is counted. To accomplish this, we need your help! Please join us for one of our trainings to be a poll observer for Early Vote and Election Day. Sign up Here
Thru September 30th
Poll Observer Training – On Demand – Virtual
The Democratic Party of Virginia Coordinated Campaign’s Voter Protection team is working to ensure that every voter has access to the polls and that every vote is counted. To accomplish this, we need your help! Please join us for one of our trainings to be a poll observer for Early Vote and Election Day. Register HERE
Saturdays, Now – September 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. 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. Sign up for training for the Virginia hotline on Mobilize HERE
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
Early Voting Poll Greeting – Arlington Dems
Courthouse (Starts September 19th – Lots of shifts to fill!)
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
Choose your Action at: 5Calls.org
ICYMI
Sign Crew – Join Happy Wheels Arlington!
Arlington is a great place to ride a bike, with safe, comfortable routes reaching most of the County. But many of these routes wind through neighborhood streets and trails, with turns that aren’t obvious or marked. Enter the Happy Wheels Network! Learn More HERE
