What’s Up WofA Week of 10/12/2025
Note: These emails are sent weekly and include timely information and links, which may expire over time.
Updated! Saturday, October 18th 10:30am – 3:00pm
NO KINGS 2 – Washington, DC
We of Action (WofA) VA, invites you to join us as we march and rally on No Kings 2 Day. Meeting Point: 10:30 a.m. at the Smithsonian Metro exit (look for the 50 State flags and the We of Action banner on the Mall near 1100 Jefferson Dr.SW) From there, we will gather with our fellow Virginians and have a Virginia parade at 11 a.m. The NO KINGS Rally will be from 12-3 p.m. Please take the following actions now:
Read Important Info for the Day HERE
Many Volunteers Needed! Sign Up HERE
Now –
Just Out – Neighbor to Neighbor is Live
Indivisible is excited to announce that Neighbor 2 Neighbor (N2N) is launching TODAY! That’s right, on October 16th you will be able to access the names and addresses of like-minded voters in your community that can increase our voter turnout and our odds at a blue trifecta here in the Commonwealth! You don’t even need to download an app. Links will come to you through text and email. Face-to-face conversations with voters are proven to be one of the most powerful tools we have for turning out progressives—and Neighbor2Neighbor makes it easier than ever. This program connects you with like-minded households right in your neighborhood for quick, friendly conversations that make a real impact. For More Info and Sign Up, GO HERE
Now – November 4th
Easy Way to Make a Difference on Election Day – Sample Ballots!
Unlike the top of the ticket, down-ballot races do not list a candidate’s political affiliation (D, R, or I). While most voters recognize names at the top of the ticket, many are unfamiliar with local candidates – or unaware of which ones are endorsed by the Virginia Democratic Party. That’s why we’re asking for your continued support of WofA’s Power PAC. We’re asking for volunteers to help distribute sample ballots at local precincts for our Power Pac candidates. This is a great, easy way to make an impact on Election Day:
- Two volunteers per shift — bring a friend!
- Shifts are just 2 hours long.
- Locations are relatively nearby, and there are multiple time slots available.
For More Information and Sign Up go HERE
Tuesday, October 14th 10:00am
NRA Vigil with Rep. Walkinshaw – Wear Orange!
Join our friends from Brady and Concerned Citizens Against Gun Violence at the monthly NRA vigil – hear from a strong leader on how to seek real solutions to our gun violence epidemic. NRA Headquarters 11250 Waples Mill Rd, Fairfax, VA
Wednesday, October 15 7:00pm
No KINGS 2 – Safety Training – Strongly Encouraged!
Sign Up – Even if you can’t make it. A video will be shared, to all that signed up! RSVP HERE
Thursday, October 16th 6:30pm – 7:00pm
Attorney General Candidates Debate
stream the full thing on WUSA9+
Friday, October 17th, 12:00pm
Power Lunch Register Here
Saturday, October 18th – Arlington
Join the NO KINGS 2 Bridge Brigade!
In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings. Join us for a Bridge Brigade the morning of No Kings Day. If you aren’t planning to head to DC for No Kings, this is a way you can celebrate! Come for the honks from cars for our No Kings themed message, the joy, and the community.
9:00am
NO KINGS WofA, Arlington, VA, 21 St N/MOMs Bridge Brigade ›
NO KINGS WofA, Arlington, VA – Scott Street Bridge Brigade ›
NO KINGS, WofA, Arlington, VA – North George Mason Bridge Brigade ›
NO KINGS WofA, Arlington, VA – 5705 Fairfax Drive Bridge Brigade ›
11:00am
NO KINGS BAILEY’S CROSSROADS, VA ›
12:00pm
NO KINGS Welburn Square, Ballston ›
Monday October 27th, 7:00pm
Climate & Clean Energy 2026 General Assembly Preview!
Please join the Climate & Clean Energy Working Group for its 2026 GA kickoff meeting. Special guest Kendl Kobbervig, Clean Virginia’s Director of Advocacy and Communications will help us preview the “hot” climate & clean energy issues for the upcoming session. Link to zoom call will be provided upon RSVP.
Wednesday, October 29th, 7:00pm
Rally the Vote
Join us on Zoom for an action event to make sure everyone we know is ready to vote in this year’s crucial elections. On October 29, we’ll we’ll help you use our tool, Rally, to find out if your friends and family have voted yet. If they haven’t, you’ll be able to send them all the information they’ll need to go vote! You can learn more about this event series here. RSVP Here
Wednesday, November 5th
Refuse Facism Shutting Down DC
Commit to join non-violent relentless protest in DC beginning Wednesday November 5, and not stopping until Trump is removed from power. Be part of making this the BIGGEST NONVIOLENT MOBILIZATION IN U.S HISTORY.
STRONGLY RECOMMENDED: EARLY IN-PERSON VOTING
Find out where/when to Vote Early In-Person HERE and everything you need to know about updating; registering and more HERE Pleae Note: If you receive your mail-in ballot, but would prefer to vote a regular ballot – you can bring your ballot to your polling place, ask them to “spoil” your ballot and then request to vote “regular”!
NEW . URGENT . ONGOING
Thursdays, thru October 30th, 7:00 pm–8:15 pm
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
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
Now – November 4th
Easy Way to Make a Difference on Election Day – Sample Ballots!
Unlike the top of the ticket, down-ballot races do not list a candidate’s political affiliation (D, R, or I). While most voters recognize names at the top of the ticket, many are unfamiliar with local candidates – or unaware of which ones are endorsed by the Virginia Democratic Party. That’s why we’re asking for your continued support of WofA’s Power PAC. We’re asking for volunteers to help distribute sample ballots at local precincts for our Power Pac candidates. This is a great, easy way to make an impact on Election Day:
- Two volunteers per shift — bring a friend!
- Shifts are just 2 hours long.
- Locations are relatively nearby, and there are multiple time slots available.
For More Information and Sign Up go HERE
Voting Activists Needed! NAACP–Arlington Now-October 18th
Please help the NAACP provide voting information/services at community events and at affordable housing properties. Sign Up HERE
Help Cure Ballots with Virginia Democrats!
Sign-up to join our ballot cure phonebanks! There are thousands of Virginias who could have their mail-in ballot rejected because of mistakes like a missing signature. If they are able to fix or “cure” their ballot before November 7th – their vote will still count! We will be contacting these voters to help walk them through the process and ensure their voices are heard! RSVP HERE
Now thru October 18th
WofA writes Love Letters to Virginia!
Virginia is for Lovers! Lovers of No Kings. Lovers of Democracy. Lovers of Affordability. Lovers of Freedom. Before October 18, please send love letters to [email protected] and say why YOU love our community, our commonwealth, and our country. We’re so much more than any one person who occupies the White House. Let’s show everyone who we are and what we care for. Your letter may even be featured on our social media accounts! Let’s spread the love WofA!
CALL (National) Red District Representatives Make your 5Calls HERE.
As Congressional Republicans continue the governmental shutdown, the Trump administration is proceeding with mass layoffs of federal workers. The Department of Education team that oversees special education services for 7.5 milllion children with disabilities has been nearly eliminated, and hundreds of crucial public health workers have been fired from their Centers for Disease Control and Prevention jobs
Early Voting Poll Greeting – Arlington Dems
Early Voting Poll Greeting is a critical aspect of our voter outreach and Early Voting in Virginia is a full six weeks! We can use all the help we can get to ensure every early voter in Arlington has an opportunity to take a sample Democratic ballot.
We are trying to staff every early voting shift this year, Shifts are 2 hours each and are a great way for new volunteers to help out! We’ll start with Courthouse on September 19, and starting October 21, there will be expanded hours and two more early voting locations at Walter Reed and Madison Community Centers.
Sign up for a shift at:
- Courthouse Plaza(Sept 19–Nov 1) **PRIORITY**,
- Walter Reed Community Center(Oct 21–Nov 1), and
- Madison Community Center(Oct 21–Nov 1).
Tuesdays, 6:00pm – 8:00pm (thru October 30th)
Center for Common Ground calling Black Voters in VA (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. Please Sign Up HERE
Wednesdays, 6:00pm – 8:00 pm (thru October 30th)
National Women’s Political Caucus calling for VA HoD Candidates
National Women’s Political Caucus in conjunction with the Bay Area Coalition, is hosting phone banks for NWPC-VA endorsed candidates every Wednesday from 6pm to 8pm. We have added a dialer that 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.
Join WofA’s Visibility Brigade – Wednesdays and Sundays
Join the Rush Hour Resistance! Come join us on Weds 5:00-6:30 and Suns 5:00-6:30 on an overpass near you to assemble oversized 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 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm 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
IMPORTANT VOTER & VOTING DEADLINES AND INFORMATION
Now – Check Your Voter Registration HERE
Early Voting and Locations HERE
Now – October 24th Register to Vote Register HERE
Important Absentee/Mail-In Ballot Information!
Early In-Person Voting is what we are recommending. If you must use an absentee (mail-in) ballot:
- Fill out the return envelope correctly – please refer to the image below.
- Send it back well in advance of the deadline.
- Or use a dropbox at a voting location. (see iWillVote.com)
- If you receive your mail-in ballot, but would prefer to vote a regular ballot – you can bring your ballot to your polling place, ask them to “spoil” your ballot and then request to vote “regular”!
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 Opportunities for Stacey Carroll
Canvass Opportunities for Josh Cole
Canvass Opportunities for Nicole Cole
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.
ICYMI
A CALL TO ACTION ON CAMPAIGN FINANCE:
Do your elected officials represent democracy, or the donors who fund them?
Join us in calling on the elected local officials in your jurisdiction to put people before corporations and wealthy donors. Across Virginia, activists are urging local councils and boards to pass resolutions supporting stronger campaign finance laws. Right now, Virginia has some of the weakest campaign finance rules in the country—but communities are speaking up. Leesburgand Blacksburg have already passed resolutions unanimously. Your community could be next—if you raise your voice. Click below if you live in these jurisdictions.
Arlington County, Fairfax County, Loudoun County, Franklin County, Frederick County, Clarke County, Henrico County, Chesterfield County, Orange County, Prince William County, City of Winchester, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, Richmond, Roanoke, Charlottesville, Williamsburg.
WofA Merchandise Shop Is Now Open!
WofA Gear for Good Trouble Now Available!We have added long-sleeve shirts and sweatshirts for all your canvassing needs! Your purchase helps support our organization!Find the latest in WofA Resistance Gear and Accessories HERE
