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September 2, 2021  WORLDS SAVED:   1 PROGRESSIVES WE'VE HELPED REGISTER: 2,940,883 TOTAL VOTERS REACHED OUT TO: 15,499,942 DAYS UNTIL 2022 MIDTERM ELECTION: 432 DAYS UNTIL CA RECALL ELECTION: 12

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WHY REGISTER DEMOCRATS?

Here’s how we feel about the 3 most pointed questions we're hearing. Why do more Democrats matter, if Georgia can overturn their election results? Georgia’s Republican-controlled legislature and Republican Governor Kemp are guilty of passing this insult to democracy into law. But they have not yet overturned an election result. And if they ever do, they will invite a huge fight, including massive protests, costly boycotts, and legal challenges that could go to the Supreme Court. Second, it is easier to overturn a close election than one that we clearly win. So let’s win by undeniable margins, in too many counties for them to overturn. Third, let’s dare Kemp to try it in 2022, by retiring him when Georgia elects a new governor! Won’t gerrymandering in swing states give Republicans the House, no matter what? This is far from inevitable. Back in the 2018 midterms, we needed 23 seats to flip the House. We won 42 seats… almost double that. (The most House seats Democrats had won since Watergate.) And between the Texas abortion ban, Covid-19, racial injustice, and climate change, there are more reasons than ever to vote. If we energize enough new voters, we can absolutely do this again. There’s no federal voting rights legislation to save us. Reliable evidence suggests Senator Joe Manchin has been working with many other Democrats on a modified version of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act that he will work hard to pass. We don’t yet know what is in it, or if it will pass. We do know that this would not have happened without the Summer of Direct Action – a massive effort by the national grassroots. So this is not the time to give up. Cheating is easier than organizing. That will always be true. Republicans are cheating harder and harder because they have to, to win. But when they cheat so hard they betray democracy itself, a funny thing happens: they lose voters. And when we organize, when we empower people, we win voters. This is the formula for saving our democracy: directly involving more of the demos, the people! Only organizing can do this. And remember, help is on the way! Demographics are changing in a tectonic shift no Republican can stop. Every day, month, and year, more people of color, women, and young people join the voter rolls. The Voter Participation Center calculates that from 2012 to 2020, this overwhelmingly Democratic-voting coalition has gone from 53.5% to 64% of the voting-eligible population. 2016 was the first time this coalition became the majority of people who voted… just barely. And we lost. But this majority grew in 2020, and we won. And it will only continue growing. The future is coming. We just have to meet it halfway. We can’t win every fight at every level of government. But there are certain things we can do that can help save our democracy. Registering Democrats in swing states remains the number one most direct, effective way to win elections and restore the balance of power to the people. So keep going!!

BIG NEWS

IF YOU CAN WRITE A NOVEL...YOU CAN WRITE A TEXT! Field Team 6 hosted a last minute text-banking event — featuring an award-winning group of authors — to register new Democrats in California on Monday 8/30. That was the last day to get it done online before the incredibly dangerous recall attempt on Governor Newsom. FYI, you can still register in person, it's not too late. We sent out a ton of texts — 43,122 to be precise — to unregistered likely Dems as the clock ran out! Participants made a huge difference in this critical election, and bonus points — they had a blast while text-blasting with these incredible writers:  R.O. Kwon (author of the nationally bestselling The Incendiaries and co-editor of the anthology Kink, a New York Times editor's choice), Ingrid Rojas Contreras (Fruit of the Drunken Tree, a silver medal winner in First Fiction from the California Book Awards, and a New York Times editor's choice), Lauren Markham (educator, writer, reporter and author of the award-winning book The Far Away Brothers), Minh Lê (award-winning author of children’s books — Drawn Together, Lift, and Green Lantern: Legacy), and Preeti Chhibber (speaker, freelancer, and author of Marvel's Avengers Assembly series and A Jedi You Will Be).   Major thanks to these very talented writers for sharing their written word skillz in pursuit of justice in the Golden State! You can still contribute to the costs of this event HERE.

EVENTS

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5: HOW TO USE OUTREACH CIRCLE You can help Stop the Recall by simply asking your Democratic friends and family how they voted, then checking off their names on the state party list. It's easy, but highly effective as it allows better allocation of scarce resources. The California Democratic Party (CADEM) has launched a powerful organizing tool called OutreachCircle. Right now, the top priority is making sure we keep Governor Gavin Newsom in office by voting NO on the Recall. Our very own Jeff Sielaff has trained up on how to use CADEM's relational organizing tool OutreachCircle and, after confirming 90 voters in his own circle are voting NO on the CA recall, he's willing to show you how to do the same! RSVP HERE! You can log on to the app HERE to check it out. And THIS is a step-by-step guide for how to use it. So harness the power of your personal relationships – get everyone you know to vote NO on question 1 for the California Recall. Can't make it Sunday? CADEM has their own training Wednesday, September 8, from 5-6p PT. You can RSVP HERE.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8: SOCIAL MEDIA STORM TO DEFEAT THE CA RECALL Every Wednesday we hit the web to raise awareness for Field Team 6's efforts to register Democrats and save the world. Recent storms have averaged over 15 million impressions each – incredible! These storms are making a difference and the more who join, the bigger the difference! In fact the numbers from last week were staggering: we created over 16 million impressions! Wow! That was over 4,000 tweets, over 30k likes/retweets, reaching almost 3 million accounts. Whew. It’s working, folks, we’re getting the word out. Monday, August 30 was the last day to register online or send a registration in by mail, but Californians can still “conditionally” register and vote at their county elections office so we'll be encouraging unregistered folks to do that as well as urging registered Dems to GOTV! This election is far too important to give anything less than our all. Storm any time on your own or join our upcoming storm on Wednesday, September 8 at 11a PT on Zoom for some socializing and training to develop mad storming skillz! RSVP HERE. 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. And you can always find info on our latest storm as well as cool pre-made posts right HERE. This week, we'll be focusing on defeating the CA Recall Election, promoting the crucial For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and our upcoming volunteer opportunities!

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8: 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 postcarding parties are right up your alley! Join Postcarding Queen Laurie Mendik at our upcoming virtual shindig this Wednesday, September 8 from 2-3p 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-designed cards, click HERE. And if you can't contain your postcarding enthusiasm until Wednesday, feel free to get started any time right HERE!

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9: BYOP TEXTING BOOTCAMP Get ready to BYOP – Bring Your Own Phone (*plan) – to a whole new, groundbreaking kind of text bank! We're bootcamping next Thursday, September 9 at 4p PT. Our game-changing goal is to ramp up textbanking without having to raise money for expensive texting software. We’ll train you how to text from your computer, using your data plan. Once trained you can do this on your own time! This style of no-frills textbanking uses mildly awkward technology. 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 exactly who we need. Click HERE to sign up!

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9: DRINKS FOR DEMOCRACY Join celebrity hosts Jeff Perry (Scandal, My So-Called Life), Zoe Perry (Young Sheldon, Scandal), Gab Taraboulsy, Don Foster and Gina Cirone for another of our fabulous virtual happy hours benefitting democracy. This installment is Thursday, September 9 at 5pm PT / 8pm ET and is all about NO! It's in the spirit of voting NO on the CA recall, ya know? We'll kick things off right with mixologist Alex Saggiomo and a NO-themed drink recipe! Tune in for more special celebrity guests, an update on all things political, a shout-out to one of our amazing volunteers, and some quality time to get to know each other. Finally we'll be raffling off Texas-themed Chuck Taylors women's size 7 with Young Sheldon cast signatures. Wear or display... Yeehaw! RSVP right HERE.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25: OVERCOMING ACTIVIST FATIGUE Are you experiencing activist fatigue? You're not alone! Join Field Team 6 multi-hyphenate Czar (Postcarding, Mobilize, Zoom, Newsletter) Sharon Lord Greenspan, on Saturday, September 25 from 5-6pm PT as she shares strategies for remaining positive and active through the political adversity and general chaos we face every day. This 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! RSVP right HERE.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3: BALLETS OVER BROADWAY 3 Join us for a magical evening under the stars featuring Broadway musical performances by your favorite stars of stage and screen—this time in person! Hosted by Chris Mann and featuring musical director Doug Peck and an all-star lineup from Broadway and Hollywood, you won't want to miss it. Plus there's an open bar, light dinner and desserts, and an opportunity to help save democracy! What's not to love? All proceeds benefit Field Team 6 and DemocraShe (a wonderful organization founded by former FT6 Outreach Director, Sarah Jakle). As this is an in-person event, please bring proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test from within the previous 48 hours. (The event is outdoors.) For tickets or to donate please click HERE.

VOLUNTEER OPS

REGISTER VOTERS IN PERSON! Join us for in-person voter registration drives in Los Angeles and Orange County! 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 AZ, CA-25, GA, NC-08, PA, and TX and get them registered to vote! Just added: Bilingual Spanish phone bank to register Dems in FL! PHONE BANK IN SUPPORT OF FILIBUSTER REFORM AND VOTING RIGHTS LEGISLATION  To give us all the freedom to vote, we must reform the filibuster and pass the  For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.  Call voters in AZ and WV! POSTCARDING Register Dems via postcard in the most flippable districts and write with friends in the OC at our in-person postcarding parties or virtually at our weekly Wednesday postcarding parties! Right now, we've got campaigns in AZ, CA, CO, FL, NC, PA, NM and TX! 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 texting efforts to stymie the QAnon, anti-vaxxer Trumpists who are trying to oust popular and effective Democrat Gov. Newsom. (Including our first-ever BYOP text bank – see above!) Click VOLUNTEER OPS below to get details and sign up!

VOLUNTEER OPS

VOLUNTEER SHOUT-OUT: LAURA SAMPSON

This week, we’re shouting out Laura Sampson, one of our super-incredible-amazing volunteers. For the past two years, she’s been helping us with a ton of different projects. Like, a ton! Voter registration field drives, data administration, keeping our Mobilize events feed updated, prepping training materials for voter registration volunteers. She literally does it all.  Laura hooked up with Field Team 6 when she heard we were bringing people from CA to AZ, where she now lives, to register voters. She was instantly inspired to join. “After seeing Jason in action, I knew I wanted to be a part of Field Team 6 however I could.” What got her started on the road to activism? “The 2016 election was a punch in the gut. I figured I could sit around sobbing or find something I could do to make sure the next election turned out better.” Specifically, healthcare was an issue of major importance to Laura. “My family has healthcare through ACA, so the attempt to dismantle it was personal for me. But connecting with other activists showed me we are stronger together, and we need to show up. Even if it's not personal.” One of her most bizarre experiences volunteering? “Early in 2017, a group of us stormed our congressman's office and refused to leave until his staff met with us… completely unaware our Rep (Alan Lowenthal – CA-47) was a progressive Democrat who was very accessible, and had monthly community meetings and town halls every recess. We were so OUTRAGED! I laugh every time I think about it. His staff was very kind.” Yep, that’s definitely a memorable one! When not fighting for democracy, Laura takes ceramics classes and fosters dogs for a dachshund rescue. She even has two of her own. And when she wants to get pumped up for more activism, guess what music she rocks out to. “I listen to smooth jazz when I am working on powerpoints” for Field Team 6. Smoooooth jazz, the secret sauce. Laura has a few dreams for our political future. “A Democrat as Governor of AZ! A country that puts citizens over corporations and the rich. That we all recognize the systemic racism this country was built on and continues today, and work to eliminate it.” Laura, we agree and couldn’t be more grateful for all your hard work and dedication to the Field Team 6 family.

FIELD TEAM 6 NEEDS YOU

Be like Laura! We're looking for people with a little time and almost any skill to share. Find our current needs HERE.

PUT YOUR DOLLARS TO WORK

HELP FUND TEXTS INTO AZ & TX Field Team 6 and Activate 22 are partnering to text likely Dems in Arizona and Texas. They've already handwritten 30,000 postcards to folks in these states, and now they want to text the same folks before and after the postcard arrives. That's the super smart multiple "touches" we proved so effective in driving registrations in 2020. Chip in for AZ HERE, and for TX HERE.

LET'S KEEP CA-49 BLUE! A magical thing happened in CA-49 in 2018, when Democrat Mike Levin was elected to Congress, replacing the loathsome Darrell Issa. Rep. Levin fought for the environment, clean energy and other progressive causes, and ably won reelection in 2020. But now Congressman Levin's blue district needs protecting! Redistricting (California is losing a House seat, people!) means his seat may be an even harder win in 2022. So we need to protect this new blue stronghold in the upcoming midterms. The best way to do that? Register every Democrat in the district! We're looking to raise just $622 more to start standing up digital voter registration efforts in the district. That means buying the data of unregistered likely Dems so we can set up phone banks and postcarding campaigns to get them registered. If you have the means to contribute, please do so HERE.

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!

FIGHT THE NEWSOM RECALL: LET US COUNT THE WAYS... You can help stop this madness no matter where you live. The key is registering new Democrats and urging them to vote NO on the Republican-funded California Recall. Here's how! Social Storms, and Texting (see Vol Ops) Yard Signs: Order 'em (and other swag) HERE! GOTV (see OutreachCircle)

REGISTRATION T-SHIRT: SAVE THE WORLD BY WALKING AROUND! 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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