Actions for Week of November 15, 2020
Flip those Georgia Senate seats, rectify CA ballot errors, and NY state update
Actions for Week of November 15, 2020
MEETING RECAP and GOING FORWARD
Protect the Results
If Trump continues to balk at handing over the reins, we need to be ready - sign up at protecttheresults.com
Indivisible UES 2021
Pushing + holding Biden/Schumer accountable on: democracy protection, court reform, climate crisis, healthcare, racial justice, etc.
NYC races! Mayor! City Council! Manhattan DA! Manhattan BP! Comptroller!
Senate 2022
CALIFORNIA BALLOT CURING PHONE BANKING
Some candidates in seats we flipped in 2018 are losing their races. We want to make sure ballot errors (like missing signatures, signing in the wrong place, etc.) are fixed, so every vote counts. Most of them are already at maximum capacity (!), but there’s one left.
GEORGIA ON OUR MINDS
Vote Forward will have campaigns; expect to have details next week/will plan Zoom letter-writing events.
Fair Fight: Weekend of Action (see below)
Texting + Phone banking this weekend; extra need for phone bankers
Weeknight phone banks
Spanish speakers: you can help here: https://www.mobilize.us/fairfightaction/event/362959/
IMPORTANT GEORGIA DATES
Request Absentee Ballot: 11/18
Voter Registration Deadline (this includes people who will be 18 by Jan 5): 12/7
Early In Person Voting Begins: 12/14
Run-off election: 1/5
Tuesday, November 17
Wednesday, November 18
Thursday, November 19
Tuesday, November 24
PHONE BANKING FOR GEORGIA
5 PM-8 PM
***There will also be text banking, which will require training in advance. I will send details once I have them.****
Thursday, November 19
NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE COMPACT SUMMIT
3 -5 PM
The electoral college holds the country essentially hostage and limits the outcomes of elections to the decisions of just a few states. We can’t get rid of it without the long, arduous process of amending the constitution. But there is a way to get around it. Register here to find out more.
Wednesday, November 18
NY INDIVISIBLE STATEWIDE CALL
8 PM
We’ll get an update on our talks with Senator Schumer, discuss how to support the GA runoff efforts, plan for a virtual state get-together, and review NY’s election results. Plus, looking ahead to 2021.
QUARANTINE
Adults
The Sopranos
Not mobsters, but glorious voices singing beautiful melodies
Tchaikovsky Meditation in D minor
No banging and shouting, just quiet, peaceful music
Appalachian Spring
Performed by the Martha Graham Dance Company
Inca Icon
A strikingly modern-looking tunic that's actually quite ancient.
Kids
Foxes Laughing
Did you know foxes laughed? I sure didn't.
Dog Sproinging
Boing, boing, boing
Are Bigger Brains Better?
Shrew brains (tiny mouse-sized animals) are a lot smaller than whale brains. Does that make whales smarter? Or not?
****** Your steering committee: Jodi, Margo, Nicole, and Jonathan