Welcome to our September 9 Midweek Edition of Action Alerts!
By Abbi Lichtenstein
You never know which of the actions below could be the tipping point that helps save our country!
“He’s been a master manipulator, marketer, and grifter who is a nepo baby. This idea that he’s a good businessman, but he filed for bankruptcy six times. Clearly he’s trying to bankrupt the United States for a 7th.” — Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Tex.), on Donald Trump
Rallies/Protests
Join DC Protests Against the Trump Administration, Sept. 9–16, for the We Are America March. Americans carrying a copy of the U.S. Constitution will set out on a 160-mile pilgrimage starting at Independence Hall in Philadelphia to the steps of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Neighbors along the way are invited to join for a rally, a family picnic, a teach-in, a mile, a day, or all the way to Washington. Let’s send a strong message to the administration that communities will stand together and fight together for our democracy. For more information, click here and sign up here.
On Sept. 20, join the Make Billionaires Pay rally. World leaders will be gathering for the U.N. General Assembly and Climate Week NYC. It’s a moment to show the world that we are revolting against Trump and his billionaires and oligarchs who are trying to take over our country with authoritarian rule. Simultaneous actions will be happening nationally and globally. Click here for more information and to find a location near you.
On Saturday, Oct. 18, join the No Kings Day 2 rally. No Kings Day in June was successful, and in October we again will speak out against the Trump regime and say: America has No Kings! To create and host an event, click here. To sign up for an event, click here.
Join the No Kings October Mobilization Kickoff call on Sept. 18, 7 PM ET.
Use this toolkit to spread the word on social media.
Action Network is organizing Tesla Takedown protests every week. Find a protest near you by entering your ZIP code here.
The Big List of Protests will help you find a rally near you. Find more rallies listed by state here.
Town Halls
From Citizens’ Impeachment: Here is a calendar of scheduled town halls around the country.
If you don't see a town hall scheduled near you, click here for instructions on how to contact your MoC and to urge them to speak at one. Script is included.
Boycotts
Click here to find out which chain restaurants to boycott (and why you should avoid them) and places you should support instead. You will also find boycotts against major retailers and information on how to find the companies that align with your values.
Events
Join The Power of Numbers: Taking a Deeper Dive into the 2024 Election on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 7:30–8:30 PM ET. In 2024, voters did not show up in numbers for Kamala Harris like they did for Joe Biden in 2020. Lake Research and Way to Win did a deep survey of those voters. Join Volunteer Blue to hear Celinda Lake, Jenifer Fernandez Ancona, and Mike Podhorzer explain what the survey found, who these voters are, why they did not vote, and how we can reach them for the upcoming elections. Sign up here.
Join the DNC for All in for 2025: Fall Elections National Organizing Kick-off, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 8 PM. ET. Learn strategies to win key 2025 elections and support states in the redistricting battle. RSVP here.
Join DFAD National Movement Call: Defend the Vote on Sept. 10, 7 PM ET. Voting rights are under attack and the Republican Congress wants to pass the SAVE ACT, which will suppress the votes for women, minorities, seniors, veterans and the disabled. You will learn more about the Act and the fight against it, Trump's attempts at a dangerous federal takeover, and the redistricting battles. Sign up here.
Join the Rural Urban Bridge Initiative virtual event, Beyond Resistance Campaign Launch on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 7 PM ET. To protect our democracy and heal our divided nation, we must engage a wider, more diverse coalition of people and present a powerful, unifying vision that inspires collective action and addresses the grievances of rural communities and working-class people. Hear from Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and others and learn what you can do to help. Register here.
On Thursday, Sept. 11, 7 PM ET, please join SSPA for their "Victory in Virginia" event to meet and support candidates running to flip seats from red to blue, help to turn the legislature a brighter shade of blue, and deflate MAGA hopes for 2025 and 2026! We'll also hear from Del. David Moon (D-20, MD House Majority Leader) on the importance of strong blue state legislatures — especially when states may be one of our last lines of defense until we get national electoral change. This is a free event and open to all. It is a fundraiser and although there is no requirement to donate, we hope you will consider it. One hundred percent of the proceeds go to the candidates. You can sign up by clicking here. If you'd like to make a donation before the event, please click here.
Join Red Wine & Blue’s virtual event, Why Fascists Fear Teachers w/Randi Weingarten on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 7:30–8:30 PM ET. They’ll expose the organized attack on education and explain why fascists fear values like curiosity and empathy. Discover what’s at risk, how these assaults harm our children and our nation, and what we can do to push back. Sign up here.
Red Wine & Blue has more events scheduled. Click here to sign up for them.
Join Indivisible’s next Solidarity in Action Speaker Series event in a two-part series on Monday, Sept. 15 and Monday, Sept. 29. Learn about mutual aid and community response teams with special guest Stephanie Rearick.
Join Invisible’s Speaker series: Advancing Our Values — Solidarity in Action Training Series. You will learn how to better support impacted communities from experts in the field.
Here’s a preview of some of what’s to come:
Creating Mutual Aid/Community Response Teams, with Stephanie Rearick: Sept. 15, 7 PM ETUnderstanding Systemic Oppression and Privilege, with Tim Wise: Oct. 21, 7 PM ET
Join Know Your Republic: How Our Government is Supposed to Work with Promote the Vote PA. Experts will speak on the Labor Movement, Sept. 17, 7 PM ET. Click here to sign up.
Phone Banking, Canvassing, Texting, and Postcard Writing
Silver Spring Progressive Action is hosting a phone bank to call Virginia voters on Monday, Sept. 15, 6:30–8 PM ET. We will be phonebanking for Abigail Spanberger for governor and a delegate for the VA House. Virginia needs to expand their 51-49 Democratic majority in the House of Delegate, and elect Abigail Spanberger governor to deliver a Democratic trifecta. This will mitigate the damages Trump has done while also trying to bring economic relief to Virginians. Whether you're a first-time caller or a seasoned pro, training will be provided. Please sign up here and let’s flip these seats!
Activate America will have phone bank opportunities for California’s Prop 50, which lets voters redraw congressional districts to counter MAGA gerrymanders in Texas and beyond. This would counterbalance the Trump takeover and give Dems a fighting chance to win the House in 2026. Republicans are spending millions of dollars and distributing disinformation about Prop 50. Please join the phone bank so we can let voters know what’s at stake. Join on Tuesdays and Wednesdays every week until the election on November 4. To find out more and to sign up, click here. Listed here are other phone banks and canvassing opportunities for Prop 50.
Join New Jersey Victory phone bank to help elect NJ Democrats on Saturdays and Sundays at noon and 2 PM ET. The governorship race is getting tighter and we must talk with voters about why we need to elect Mikie Sherrill for governor and Democrats. Training is provided. Sign up here.
Phone Bank with Promote the Vote PA and Turn PA Blue to boost voter turnout for the all important state Supreme Court seats to ensure our freedoms are protected. We will also be calling to encourage voting in the municipal and school board seats. Sign up to call on with Promote the Vote PA and or Turn PA Blue.
On Thursdays, 6 PM ET via Zoom, join Field Team 6 to get text training and register likely Dem voters in Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and other key swing states. Sign up here.
Send Texts to Help Elect Virginia Democrats. Signing up for the Text Bank will help us reach voters across the state, flip the governor's seat, elect more delegates to the House (expanding the majority), and flip the attorney general’s seat and the lt. governor’s seat. Sign up here.
Join the Good Neighbors Fight for Home weekly phone banks on Wednesdays, 6–8 PM ET, to talk with Virginia voters about threats to essential services and the importance of voting this year. This event is hosted by the Rural Caucus of the Democratic Party of Virginia, Red2Blue, Swing Blue Alliance, and others. Sign up here.
Join Black Voters Matter on Zoom at 6 PM ET on Tuesdays as they gather to drive change through digital organizing. Their texting campaigns will give you the opportunity to engage residents across the U.S. while empowering them to make a positive impact in their communities. For more information and to sign up, click here.
Join Black Voters Matter Postcard Party on Zoom on Sept. 18, 6–8 PM ET, and create messages to remind people of the power they have in their communities. Sign up here.
Write Postcards for the Virginia, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania elections in November. Click here to sign up.
Contact Congress/Attorneys General/Governors/State Legislators
On Sept. 30, federal funding for the government runs out and the Republicans need Democrats’ votes to clear a filibuster and avoid a government shutdown. Call your Democratic senator and ask them to tell Chuck Schumer to fight for us and not give into voting for a bill that funds Trump’s chaos or cuts more of our health care. Contact your Democratic senator here. Script provided.
Tell your Republican senators that if they don’t agree to a bipartisan funding bill, they will own a government shutdown. Nobody wants a shutdown, but our tax dollars should go toward appropriate funding not fascism. Contact your Republican senator here. Script provided.Trump and Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, are rolling out a program that will change coverage of Medicare significantly. They will require seniors to get pre-authorization for some health care procedures, and AI will determine whether or not the procedures will get approved. Write to your MoC and demand that they stop this program. Script is included. To learn more about this outrageous program, click here.
From Free DC: Over the last week, Trump has occupied Washington, D.C., sent in the National Guard, and redirected MPD resources to harass residents and snatch and bulldoze encampments of the unhoused — not knowing where they’ll send them other than somewhere far away. Thousands have stood up to Trump and protested to Free DC to let him know that we will fight him and protect our city. House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Robert Garcia, and Sen. Chris Van Hollen have introduced resolutions to terminate the emergency period in D.C. and end Trump's use of force. Contact your MoC and demand they vote for this bill.
Under pressure from the Trump regime, the FDA overhauled its guidance for the COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccinations were supposed to be available to Americans annually, but now it is restricted to people 65 and over and younger adults who have at least one health condition that puts them at risk for severe disease. This goes against expert advice. Learn more about the new guidelines here. Write to Congress now and demand that they override the new FDA ruling. Lives are at stake.
Ninety years ago, Social Security became law. We have contributed to it with every paycheck and rely on it so we’ll be able to retire with dignity. But now the Trump regime has made cuts to the Social Security Administration including slashing funding and firing staff which will have serious consequences, especially in Latino and Black communities. Write to Congress and demand they restore funding, rehire staff, and protect it.
From Indivisible: Call on blue state Democrats to fight fire with fire by redrawing new congressional maps. If red state Republicans rig the midterms by redrawing their maps to steal seats, blue state Dems must even the playing field by responding in kind. Use our tools to demand that Democratic governors and legislators act now. Click here for more information and to contact your governor and state legislators.
Millions of Americans have relied on Medicaid for paying medical bills and getting vital health care without going bankrupt. Seniors use Medicaid to help pay for living at a senior facility. Now the GOP Congress and the Trump regime have slashed Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy, and now those who rely on Medicaid won’t be able to get the lifesaving health care they need. Demand Congress reverse these cuts and to restore Medicaid. Write to Congress here.
From The Workers Circle: No government law enforcement agency should conduct arrests in secret and hide behind masks to conceal their identity. Yet ICE agents have been doing exactly this, while violating constitutional requirements for due process. Democrats in Congress have introduced three bills that would stop these illegal practices, The Visible Act, The No Masks for ICE Act, and The No Secret Police Act. Please urge your members of Congress (MoC) to vote for these bills. For more information about these bills and to contact your MoC, click here.
From The Workers Circle: Tell Congress to stand up for voting rights and block any proposal that defunds our freedom to vote! Congress just released a budget bill that provides just $15 million for election administration in 2026, less than $300k per state which will heavily affect Native American communities. We’re calling on Congress to increase that funding to at least $825 million in FY26, the same level allocated in 2020, so election officials can protect our vote, upgrade infrastructure, and ensure every eligible voter can access the ballot box. To learn more and to write your members of Congress, click here.
From the ACLU: DOGE is feeding our data to unvetted AI to surveil us and consolidating our data, putting us at massive risk of cyberattacks and misuse. It's a major violation of our privacy. Send a message here to your MoC and demand they stop DOGE from invading our privacy.
Other Action Items
Outraged over the costly, unnecessary, and performative invasion of Washington, D.C.? Make sure to follow the FreeDCProject.org to learn more about working against this attack. FreeDCProject is a "movement led by the people of the District of Columbia to win dignity for our communities and exert our right to self-determination." Joining this project will help fight the Trump invasion of D.C. Attend an orientation on various dates to learn about FreeDCProject's work and see how you can become more involved. Sign up for their newsletter and find their events.
The EPA is planning to rescind its 2009 "Endangerment" findings that greenhouse gases pose a danger to human health. This would be disastrous for American well-being, the U.S. economy, and the planet. Please make a public comment against this dangerous proposal by Sept. 15. See background doc here, which includes links about where to submit your comment. Here is a talking points doc to create your comment.
Tell the Smithsonian to Reject Demands to Whitewash History. The Trump regime wants to whitewash history and is threatening to defund museums if they don't display conformity with the regime’s ideology. This could mean that exhibits concerning Black history, the civil rights movement, and other struggles against oppression will be taken down. Click here for more information.
Join Indivisible’s campaign to make Avelo Airlines’ deportation flights too costly to continue. Avelo profits off Trump’s terror tactics from secretive ICE flights that deport immigrants. We’re organizing to ground “ICE Air” by targeting the pillars that sustain Avelo’s business. Click here to learn more and fight back.
Sign up with Field Team 6 and help register Democratic voters. Click here to sign up.
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