Action Alerts: Our Weekly Roundup of Opportunities for Activism
Welcome to the August 30 edition of our partner newsletter!
“To the Trump administration officials who are complicit in this scheme, to the public servants who have forsaken their oath to the Constitution to serve the petty whims of an arrogant little man, to any federal official who would come to Chicago and try to incite my people into violence as a pretext for something darker and more dangerous: we are watching and we are taking names.” — Gov. JB Pritzker
Coconino Democrats in Arizona shared:
Labor Day Protest — Workers Over Billionaires!
“Building on past actions, from Hands Off to May Day to No Kings and Good Trouble, we’re aiming for 2,000+ rallies across the country. This fight won’t be won in the courts or at the ballot box alone, it will be won through collective action.”
Find a Workers Over Billionaires protest near you and sign up.
Sign up here for the Flagstaff protest.
From our friends at Mobilize:
Canvass, phone bank, and write postcards for Mikie Sherill for New Jersey governor! This is a must-win race for Democrats and it’s only two months away.
Lean Left Vermont shared these important Calls to Action:
“On September 6, activists and community organizers in DC have asked us to come, to stand with them against the occupation of their streets, against the federalization of their police, against the normalization of military rule in the heart of our democracy. This is not someone else’s fight. It is ours.”
Saturday, Sept. 6
11 AM–4 PM ET
Malcolm X Park
W St NW
Washington
If you are coming from Burlington, sign up here for transportation to D.C.
“Pennsylvania Supreme Court: Call voters in targeted districts and listen to their concerns. Then urge them to contact their state and federal representatives.”
“North Carolina: Registration Repair Phone Bank. Remember those voters the GOP wanted to cancel in the 2024 NC Supreme Court race? Well, now we’re going to help them fix their registrations!
“Virgina: We're calling rural Democrats who did not vote in 2024 and asking them to share how the GOP cuts are affecting their lives.”
Work in Virginia with Center for Common Ground/Reclaim Our Vote:
Write postcards! We are writing to Black voters in Virginia, reminding them to vote in the November election. Sign up here.
From Grassroots Dems HQ:
In partnership with the California Democratic Party and Team Pelosi
Vote YES on Prop 50 Phone Bank!
“Donald Trump and Texas Republicans are leading an unprecedented power grab. They are manipulating congressional maps to steal seats before voters can cast a ballot.”
The Prop 50 ballot measure is designed to defend fair representation and stop partisan gerrymandering.
Join our virtual phone banks to help stop Trump’s MAGA agenda.
Sign up for CADEM’s phone banks in English or Bancos Telefónicos en Español.
Find more Calls to Action here, including canvassing and postcard info.
Protectors of Equality in Government is asking for help to push back against Trump’s recent antidemocratic moves.
“President Trump recently announced his plan to eliminate mail ballots nationwide. This comes right after he urged Texas Republicans to gerrymander state districts to protect their Congressional majority, revealing his strategy to manipulate election outcomes amid growing challenges.
Call Congress and tell them we oppose these assaults on our democracy.
Indivisible Chicago South Side is not backing down as Trump threatens to send ICE and the National Guard into our cities.
“Friends, the Trump administration is spreading lies about Chicago and other cities to justify their power grab and to force the military against us.”
Read Indivisible's guide: The Militarization of American Cities to find ways to fight back in your city.
E.g., Call your mayor and demand a public pledge to reject any federal takeover of your police department.
Ask for immediate executive orders banning city police from participating in federal immigration raids.
Push for transparency rules requiring visible identification and body-worn cameras.
Ensure accountability for illegal actions by law enforcement.
Watch Gov. Pritzker’s fiery speech that perfectly meets this moment and gives us all hope.
Deepak’s Corner: from Democracy Labs — Stay up-to-date on current topics and then Call Your Reps!
Why Is Beef So Expensive? Trump’s tariffs hit your Labor Day BBQ. (Editor’s note: We need to hammer Trump and the Republicans on rising costs every day. He is betraying his own voters on his biggest promise.)
Mapping 1,300,000 COVID deaths as RFK Jr. fires CDC medical experts and restricts vaccines.
Call your senators and tell them that RFK Jr. has to go!
“President Trump must fire Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before he further endangers millions of American children, mothers, and families. If Trump does not remove Kennedy before this kook fully unleashes his crackpot conspiracy theories on America’s vaccination efforts, Trump will bear the responsibility for the unnecessary and preventable illnesses and deaths that result.” — Rep. Dan Beyer
Indivisible YOLO provided a link to the One Million Rising coalition Signs of Solidarity toolkit, with materials to enable volunteers to enlist local businesses to place signs in their business in support of immigrant communities.
Use the Signs of Solidarity — Community Resistance Action toolkit for your social media posts.
ICYMI, DemCast is a proud co-sponsor of an upcoming event — The Power of Numbers: Taking a Deeper Dive into the 2024 Election.
Every passing month gives us a clearer picture of the catastrophic 2024 election. One of the most important facts is that 17 million Americans who voted for Biden in 2020 did not cast a ballot in 2024. Recently, 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.
Tuesday, Sept. 9
7:30–8:30 PM ET
Virtual event
Good News!
“See ya later, Alligator! FL Dems Celebrate the closure of the Everglades Detention Facility.”
Send a thank-you note to the Miccosukee Tribe, P.O. Box 440021 Tamiami Station, FL 33194, for fighting to get this horrifying facility shut down.
Image credit: Indivisible Ventura
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