We of Action Weekly Newsletter

Together we rise. Together we win.

Find out where/when to Vote Early In-Person HERE and everything you need to know about updating; registering and more HERE

See our Call to Action Below – Contact Sinclair Broadcasting Advertisers about their Suppression of Speech

Saturday September 27th 10 am -12 pm

Postcards in the Parlor

We’ll be meeting in the White Parlor at Clarendon Presbyterian Church, writing cards for Kimberly Pope Adams, who’s running in District 82 (Petersburg, Surry, Dinwiddie & Surry). Her platform is safe communities, education, reproductive rights, transparency & good governance.  

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.

Tuesday, September 30th 5:00pm-8:00pm

Voices of Virginia: Power, Policy, and the People

Virginia’s future is on the ballot. Join leaders & neighbors Sept 30 in NOVA to discuss the issues shaping our democracy. Tickets HERE

Tuesday, September 30th, 7:00pm

National Postcard Parties for Virginia #4

This is the final party in our series of 4 National Postcard Parties for Virginia. At these parties, the candidates will be the guests of honor and the focus of each program.  Each party will feature 4-6 candidates who will be there to tell you about their campaigns, talk about what they are seeing and hearing in their districts, and most importantly, be in conversation with you. During the parties, you can write for the candidate/s of your choice. This is the final party of the series and will feature School Board candidates.

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!

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 

Now – September 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

Friday, October 3rd, 6:00pm

Elect Stacey Carroll to the Virginia House of Delegates HD-64!

Join Dining for Delegates and Beyond Arlington for an evening in support of Stacey Carroll’s campaign to flip Virginia’s House District 64 blue. HD-64 is the last Republican-held seat in Northern Virginia, is the fastest growing district in Northern Virginia, and is rapidly shifting in favor of Democrats– Harris lost this region by just 2 points in November and voters supported Tim Kaine in 2024, making this one of the easiest pickup seats for Democrats to retain and expand their majority!

RSVP Here

Saturday, October 4th, 9:00 am

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. RSVP HERE and please fill out the Google Form (for updates etc) HERE

Saturday, October 4th 7:00 pm

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

October 3rd-5th in Virginia Beach

Weekend of Action with COVA

• If you are part of an organization and want to collaborate and table with us, please fill out this Interest Form – https://forms.gle/8u2BUYdfBtoMxL7s7 
• Individual Volunteers, please sign up here so we can get a headcount of how many people to expect, who needs a ride, supporter housing, etc. – https://forms.gle/Hxd6V4T5kj5AHPvx5
• Interested in helping plan this event? Please email us at in…@covacoalition.org 

Tuesday, October 7th, 7:00pm

Poll Observer Info Session

Poll observers are the eyes and ears of the Democratic Party of Virginia Coordinated Campaign’s Voter Protection team on the ground at polling places across the state on Election Day. They identify potential issues at the polls and work with us and election officials to protect voters. We need to recruit poll observers across the state. You can be an inside poll observer if you are a registered Virginia voter, and an outside poll observer with no restrictions. Thinking about volunteering, but want to know more? 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.

RSVP Here

Thursday, October 9th, 7:00pm

How We Win The Information War: A National Affairs Committee Policy Forum

This in-depth policy forum of experts from across media fields will explore strategies to tackle and overcome the left’s media deficit and urgently build media ecosystems, infrastructure, and capacity that fight mis- and disinformation and support democracy. Speakers include: 

• Milo Vassallo, Executive Director, The Media and Democracy Project
• Kevin Dreyfuss, Managing Director & Executive Producer at Courier Newsroom/National
• Joan Donovan, Founder of The Critical Internet Studies Institute, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Emerging Media Studies, Boston University
• Mackenzie Warren, Interim Executive Director, Local News Initiative, Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University
• Liz Kelly Nelson, Founder, Project C | Creator-model Journalism & Media Consumption
• RSVP Here

Thursday, Oct. 9, 7:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Ground Avelo at Dulles: Cancel ICE Air

Here is the link to the event on Mobilize:

https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/848733

More details are provided in the confirmation email.

Saturday, October 11th – 9:30 am – 12:30 pm – Spotsylvania

Canvass for WofA Adopt a Candidate Nicole Cole – Change of Date!

Join WofA and Arlington Blue Families as we canvass for one of the 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 who has met Nicole knows she is a stellar candidate! We will leave Arlington around 8:30 a.m. and meet for lunch after (details upon RSVP) . Please RSVP HERE and fill out Google Form (logistics etc) HERE

October 13 6:45 p.m.-7:45 p.m.

We of Action Monthly Membership Meeting at Clarendon Presbyterian Church.

The meeting will take place in “The Sanctuary” (main/upper level) – enter through the rainbow ramp door off of the parking lot (N. Irving St) . 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. Reservations Mandatory. We will be preparing for the NO KINGS 2 event on the 18th! Members are invited to O’Sullivan’s Pub after the meeting to catch up with others and continue the discussion about actions we can and must take! All attendees must RSVP, bags may be searched, and no cameras or videography are allowed. Please sign up HERE 

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. Plan to meet up at 10:30 a.m. by the Washington Monument on the 17th Street side. 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. RSVP HERE

Saturday, October 18th – Arlington – various times

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 ›

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

CALLS TO ACTION

To make your complaints to advertisers about their implicit support of Sinclair’s (channel 7) suppression of Jimmy Kimmel’s free speech, here is the list with contact info:

Comprehensive list (National) from Jess Craven’s Substack 9/23 HERE

Local Advertisers for our area/WJLA leading into that time block who should be contacted:

Northwest FCU: 1 (844) 709-8900

Thompson Creek Windows: (240) 660-3351

FH Furr Solar Energy World: (571) 569-0966

Patient First Primary Care: (800) 447-8588

Sandy Spring Bank: 800.399.5919 

Giant Food: 888-469-4426

Bob’s Discount Furniture: 860-474-1000 or 

DMV Allergy Center: 202-833-3500 or 202-244-9000 or 703-997-0811

Welburn Management (McDonald’s in DC, MD, VA): 1 703-580-9410 Ext. 1

Capital Eagle (Anheuser-Busch Distributor): (202) 526-4474

Choose your  Action at: 5Calls.org 

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

NEW . URGENT . ONGOING

Important Absentee/Mail-In Ballot Information!

Early In-Person Voting is what we are recommending. If you must use an absentee (mail-in) ballot:

1. Fill out the return envelope correctly – please refer to the image below.
2. Send it back well in advance of the deadline. 
3. Or use a dropbox at a voting location. (see iWillVote.com)
4. 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”!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
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).

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  (Lots of shifts to fill!)

Madison

Walter Reed

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

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 – 8:00 pm (thru October 30th)

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.

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

Protect the Vote 

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

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

Stacey Carroll

Canvass for Abigail Spanberger and Stacey Carroll

Del. Josh Cole

Canvass for Delegate Josh Cole and Abigail Spanberger

Nicole Cole

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

Virginia Grassroots Coalition

Virginia Elections Events

5Calls.org

Indivisible.org

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. 

Mobilize

ICYMI

The Anti-Trump Strategy that’s Actually Working

SUPPORT PROTESTERS’ RIGHTS – Sign on Letter and Digital Toolkit

Protesters’ rights are being violated in Virginia by the Republican administration. VDOT put up misleading signs and the Virginia state police have been enforcing the signs’ claims that “assembly” is not allowed. The actual state code doesn’t use the word assembly which the public has the constitutional right to exercise. Read more from this Roanoke Times article. Click here for link to text of article. This is a developing story. Over $2100 has been raised to get a billboard up in Shenandoah County where the arrests happened. We need to raise $ fast in rural areas where signs and visibility are important. Please encourage your members to make a donation. Please check out the Constitution Day digital toolkit for social media fundraising posts, sample media releases and easy ways to celebrate it and get that precious earned media!

Please sign your organization to these letters to be sent to AG Miyares, the Virginia State Police Superintendent and the VDOT commissioners demanding that the charges be dropped, the signs taken down and an investigation launched on the aggressive officer who arrested the woman at Exit 269. Use this form to sign on or email Freeda Cathcart at [email protected]

Related News:

• Education Funding and Budget
• More findings about school vouchers and test scores, and they are still negative
• The Fairfax County Public School Board has filed an appeal with the United States Court of Appeals after the School Board’s request for a preliminary injunction on the US DOE placing unlawful conditions for funding was dismissed. The court claimed it did not have jurisdictional authority to rule on how the government allocates funds.9/13/2025

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. Leesburg and 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.