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January 6, 2021
WORLDS SAVED: 1
DEMOCRATS WE'VE HELPED REGISTER: 3,150,092+
TOTAL VOTERS REACHED OUT TO: 16,383,404
DAYS UNTIL 2022 MIDTERM ELECTION: 320
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1/6: A NEW NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY |
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Let the insurrection spark a resurrection of democracy.
Tomorrow, January 6, we mark the one year anniversary of rioters storming the Capitol… by defending that democracy.
While the rioters used violence to silence people, we use conversations to lift up others' voices and make them part of the democracy.
Tomorrow we register Democrats to vote, to prevent this from ever happening again.
We’re joining a coalition of grassroots organizations for a Voter Registration Day of Action, featuring voter drives across the country, in-person and digital. And every one of you can participate, whether you lead a voter drive, join a drive, phone bank, text bank, join our social media storm, or donate to keep all these drives going. (NOTE: We require all volunteers at in-person drives to be fully vaxxed and boosted, wear N95 or KN95 masks, stay outdoors, and socially distance.)
Tomorrow’s Day of Action is a joint effort along with an impressive list of over 100 partner organizations that are part of the National Voter Registration Roundtable, amplifying each other’s activism to the tune of over 300 voter drive/vigils nationwide.
The coalition’s goal for tomorrow is to reach out to 500,000 people. And with your help, we can get there.
So yes, tomorrow let’s do more than remember the horror of the Insurrection, the loss of life, and how close we came to losing the democracy. As Lincoln intoned at Gettysburg:
...we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain – that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom – and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
Sign up below! (Lincoln did not say that part.)
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TOMORROW! THE JANUARY 6 DEFEND DEMOCRACY DAY OF ACTION!
You can help us take back January 6 by registering Democrats at these special FT6 events! So don't just get angry about what happened a year ago. Get active and help change the future of our country.
Pssst: we are secretly in competition with our sister orgs, and we want to put up more registration events than any of 'em. It's not too late to add one of your own!
PHONEBANKING 1/6/22
1p ET Pennsylvania: HERE!
6:30p ET North Carolina: HERE!
Multiple states/Times: calling all South Asian volunteers to join They See Blue's Peer-to-Peer phonebanks (see blurb below)!
POSTCARDING 1/6/22
12p-4p PT In-person and drive thru: in Newport Beach with WAVE HERE!
Virtual: 2p PT Postcarding Party with Laurie HERE!
SOCIAL STORMING 1/6/22
11a PT Social Storm with Deb HERE! (and today, push out assets recruiting volunteers for all January 6 registration efforts! Find them HERE) .
TEXTBANKING 1/6/22
4p PT BYOP Textbanking with Deb HERE!
Multiple states/times: calling all South Asian volunteers to join They See Blue's Peer-to-Peer BYOP textbanks (see blurb below)!
IN-PERSON REGISTRATION DRIVES 1/6/22
10a PT Orange County, CA with Ashley Craig and FT6 Founder Jason Berlin HERE!
10a PT CA-27 (the new CA-25) with Lore Hilburg HERE!
11a PT CA-23 (the new CA-08) with Jo Ann Bollen HERE!
11a ET Philadelphia, PA with Gardiner Comfort HERE!
10a CT Milwaukee, WI with Judy Shatkin HERE!
Want to lead a registration event tomorrow in the flavor you find most delicious? In-person voter drive, phonebank, textbank, postcarding party, or social media storm? Contact Wayne Liebman HERE. He'll work his magic!
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THEY SEE BLUE:
SOUTH ASIAN PEER-TO-PEER 1/6 OUTREACH
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CALLING ALL SOUTH ASIAN VOLUNTEERS!
Field Team 6 and They See Blue are hosting a special 1/6 event for volunteers of South Asian descent. Call and text fellow South Asians in swing states and get them registered to vote as Democrats!
This pivotal voting bloc of Americans whose ancestry traces back to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives could be the difference in many swing states and districts.
You know how much democracy means and that Democrats will fight for it... and for them. But they might not know just how important their vote is. And peer-to-peer conversations are the most effective way to change that!
Click on any of the links below to sign up for a text or phone bank.
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JANUARY 5 AND 6:
SOCIAL MEDIA STORMS
Usually it's every Wednesday we jump onto the web to raise awareness for Field Team 6's efforts to register Democrats and save the world.
But, we’re adding a special 1/6 Defend Democracy storming session on Thursday, January 6 at 11a PT. No idea what we're talking about? Show up and learn! Our very own Deb Verla is literally a training professional and will make it fun and easy. RSVP for that critical storm right HERE!
Our next efforts will be around pushing to registration events on January 6, reforming the Senate rules around the filibuster to protect voting rights, as well as supporting our ongoing in-person voter drive trainings, phone banks, text banks and postcarding programs!
Storm any time on your own or join our storm TODAY Wednesday, January 5, which started at 11a PT.
And, as always, you can find info/assets for our latest storm right HERE.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5:
WEEKLY POSTCARD PARTY
Have you ever wanted to write voter registration postcards in a group from the comfort of your kitchen table? Then our weekly virtual postcarding parties are right up your alley! Join Postcarding Queen Laurie Mendik at the next one: Wednesday, January 5 at 2p PT.
She'll get you trained up and ready to write. RSVP HERE! If you'd like to order some of our incredible Shepard Fairey or James McMullan-designed cards then click HERE. And if you can't contain your postcarding enthusiasm until Wednesday, feel free to get started any time right HERE!
RSVP for Laurie's January 6 postcarding event HERE!
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 6:
BYOP TEXTING BOOTCAMP
Get ready to BYOP – Bring Your Own Phone (*plan)! We're bootcamping on Thursday, January 6 at 4p PT. We’ll train you how to text from your computer, using your data plan. Once trained, you can do this on your own time, whenever you like!
We're texting Wisconsin, Texas, North Carolina, and CA-21... all vital states/districts in the battle to save democracy... and January 6 is a good day to double down on that!
This is no-frills textbanking, so if you’re at all tech-challenged, you may be excused. If you have an ActionID and software to text from your computer, you're ready. RSVP!
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 8: OVERCOMING ACTIVIST FATIGUE: NEW YEAR'S EDITION
Are you experiencing activist fatigue? The good news is – you're not alone! So join Field Team 6 multi-hyphenate Czar (Postcarding, Mobilize, Zoom, Newsletter) Sharon Lord Greenspan and Field Team 6 super activist Cathy O'Krent on Saturday, January 8 at 5p PT to discuss strategies for remaining positive and active through the political adversity and general chaos we face every day.
This virtual meeting of like-minded folks will leave you feeling refreshed, regenerated, and with the tools you need to get back to full strength... so you can get back out there, and kick some a$$ from a place of joy in 2022! Sign up HERE!
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JANUARY 6 VOTER REGISTRATION DAY OF ACTION!
Take 1/6 back by joining one (or more) of our special voter registration events,
including in-person voter drives, phonebanks, textbanks,
social storming, and postcarding parties!
REGISTER VOTERS IN PERSON
Join us for in-person voter registration drives in
Milwaukee, Philadelphia, and the several CA congressional districts!
TRAIN TO LEAD IN-PERSON VOTER DRIVES
Our Zoom trainings give you all the skills to lead in-person voter drives!
We have trainings for AZ, CA, FL, GA, NC, PA, TX, and WI – with NV coming soon!
PHONEBANKING
Join Field Team 6 and our partners as we call likely Dems in
swing states and get them registered to vote!
PHONE BANK IN SUPPORT OF FILIBUSTER REFORM
AND VOTING RIGHTS LEGISLATION
To protect voting rights, we must reform the filibuster
and pass the Freedom to Vote Act.
Call voters in AZ and WV!
POSTCARDING
Register Dems via postcard in the most flippable districts and
write with friends on Wednesdays at our weekly virtual postcarding party!
We've got campaigns going in
AZ, CA, NC, PA, FL, GA, WI, NY and TX!
We're also writing to specific demographic groups about how
the infrastructure package will improve their lives and communities!
SOCIAL STORMING
Build progressive awareness and help #RegisterDemocrats
from the comfort of your social media accounts!
Find camaraderie, tips, and tricks on our weekly Wednesday Zooms!
TEXTBANKING
Join our BYOP textbank to register WI, TX, NC & CA Dems!
Click VOLUNTEER OPS below to get up to the minute details and sign up!
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VOLUNTEER SHOUT-OUT: AMOD SUREKA |
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This week we’re shouting out Amod Sureka, a dedicated Field Team 6 volunteer focused on two main issues: voter registration in black and brown communities and getting high school students engaged with political work.
Amod and his wife had their dream jobs in Peoria, IL, where they were happily raising their twin boys. But Trump’s victory in 2016 hit them hard, and they felt like it would be difficult to try to fix America while living in a blue state. At the time, they had twin nephews living in Atlanta and took that as a sign to move to Georgia. That's where they reside today, working to make a difference in a red state.
While in Atlanta, they found They See Blue, a grassroots organization focused on South Asian Americans mobilizing and engaging other Americans of South Asian descent. “The Georgia chapter of They See Blue was so helpful in getting my sons involved in voter registration, while They See Blue National taught me the ropes of voter registration and engagement.”
They See Blue has a vibrant partnership with Field Team 6, leading Amod to connect with our organization. So Amod was already quite active when last January 6th happened. “January 6th, 2021 was like a kick to the gut. It definitely took my activism to the next level.” No kidding! Amod spearheaded putting up 18 registration events for tomorrow's National Voter Registration Day of Action (see They See Blue blurb above).
In addition to his own volunteer work, Amod is proud of his twin sons’ activism as well. “Raj and Jay just started college at UGA and will be trying to increase South Asian American engagement on campus and hopefully help to flip a State Senate seat.”
Amod is a physician who specializes in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and he’s now working for a major national insurance company. Like all activists, Amod has his ups and downs. “When my sense of activism wanes or I am getting tired, I listen to podcasts from Late Night with Seth Myers and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah to get me mad about politics and ready to work some more.”
Amod, we salute your passion and dedication to fighting for voting rights, as well as your work in energizing the next generation of activists to get involved. We look forward to defending democracy with you in 2022.
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Be like Amod! We're looking for volunteers with a little time and almost any skill to share.
But here's one that could come in particularly handy right about now: if you'd be game to call other friendly volunteers and let them know about opportunities that match their interests, join our Activist Telecom Team (or AT&T) HERE!
Find all of our current behind-the-scenes needs, or pleasantly surprise us HERE.
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STRAT BRIEFING: NEW Q&A!
In case you missed it, we had our One Year Out Strat Briefing with Field Team 6 founder Jason Berlin and our very special guest Felicia Moore, the frontrunner in the Atlanta mayoral runoff election. Find the highlights HERE.
We also ran out of time for the Q&A, so we did it after-the-fact and recorded Jason fielding all of the fun questions posed by attendees. You can watch it HERE.
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NEW POSTCARDS!
We have a new series of beautiful postcards! These allow for you to write on one whole side! Yes, due to popular request, we have created a series of WPA-art postcards for your more expansive writing pleasure. Now that we’ve passed the 300k postcards-written mark (what what?!!) let’s crank up this machine to eleven. Who says we can send 1m postcards before the final registration deadline in ’22? We do!
Find all our postcards (and t-shirts too!) in our shop, where you can finish all your holiday shopping, HERE!
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REGISTRATION T-SHIRTS,
POSTCARDS, AND OTHER
MERCH TO SAVE THE WORLD!
Feel like taking a stroll? Pull on this snazzy tee and get some exercise, clear your head, run an errand... and register voters as you go! On the front, the simple but all-important message in super cool shadow script: "REGISTER." On the back: a handy QR code that sends new voters to Voterizer.org for instant registration. You spin around, they snap away with their smartphone, and VOILA – a Democrat is born. Fast, fun and stylish! Click HERE to start shopping!
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