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November 4, 2021
WORLDS SAVED: 1
DEMOCRATS WE'VE HELPED REGISTER: over 3,000,000!
TOTAL VOTERS REACHED OUT TO: 16,339,307
DAYS UNTIL 2022 MIDTERM ELECTION: 369
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In the toughest times, remember: life is good.
I am grateful for my loved ones, for my friend family, for Field Team 6 and every person who steps up to make this world better. I’m grateful for food, for shelter, for music, for art, for science, for laughter, for the sun on my face.
I’m grateful for the fight. This fight gives meaning to my life. And I’m so grateful for all of you in this fight: you save my sanity – you inspire me every day - you make me a better person – you make me so proud that I cry.
We are going to lose sometimes. That’s when we show what we’re made of. Are we quitting? Are you kidding?
We fight for a better world for everyone we love. And even for the ones we don't! We’ll stop when we die. Maybe.
Why do we register Democrats? To earn this better world.
We lost the governor’s race in Virginia this time. But we did great work, and the Democrats we registered there will help us win next time.
In New Jersey, we held the line, protecting Gov. Murphy. We also defeated a Republican recall attempt in Wisconsin – we elected our first Black mayor of Pittsburgh – our second Black mayor of New York – and our first female mayor of Boston, Michelle Wu, an Elizabeth Warren protégé and daughter of Taiwanese immigrants. This is beautiful – this is progress – this is a glimpse of the future we’re fighting for. This reminds us:
Elections are binary. Progress is not.
But yes, now we know what we’re up against. We’ve felt the chill of these historic headwinds. And again, we’re in the fight of our lives.
To save the Senate and House in 2022 will take everything we’ve got – and more. It will take you.
So sign up for our One Year Out Strategy Briefing this Monday. Because we’re setting a course for something massive on the horizon… Could it be… a Blue Wave??
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8:
ONE YEAR OUT STRATEGY BRIEFING
November 8th is exactly one year out from the new most important election of our lives! The stunning victories you all have won literally saved the world – and yet right now, democracy hangs by a thread.
As Trump's Republicans gather their powers, one thing stands in their way. Us. You, Field Team 6, and the greater Resistance, now known as the New American Majority. We will not let them destroy the world's oldest democracy. We will stand and fight. We will beat back apathy with empathy. We will register the daylights out of Democrats in swing states and districts. And if we do all of this – we will win.
But how, you say? Come find out all the juicy details as we unveil the Field Team 6 plan for the next 365 days!
Learn all the new, fun, effective ways you can save the world – again! – at our upcoming Strategy Briefing on Monday, November 8 at 5:30p PT. It's a party and info session, rolled into one – with surprise guests we'll announce soon! RSVP HERE.
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LIVE AND NATIONWIDE!
IN-PERSON VOTER DRIVES ARE BACK
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We love them! We've missed them! Now In-Person Voter Registration Drives are back and bigger than ever!
When you know what you're doing, In-Person Voter Registration is fun, easy and super effective. And we know what we're doing! In fact, our success in flipping Southern California blue in 2018, and helping to swing Arizona, Georgia, Wisconsin and other swing states to the good guys in 2020 has inspired progressive allies across the nation.
So we're unveiling more drives in more states as we build to the next critical election where the fate of the world is literally at stake. Want to fight Trumpism and the GOP circus of horrors? Registering Democrats is the #1 most effective way to do that! So hold your own voter drive in your nearest swing state, or join an existing drive... starting with these:
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6:
WISCONSIN DISTRICT 1
Saturday, November 6 from 12-2pm CDT please join us in Janesville, Wisconsin.
Wisconsin's 2022 election is critical for so many reasons. We must oust the awful Senator Ron Johnson, and we must protect Democratic Governor Tony Evers. There's even three seats on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals up for re-election, and we know how important the courts are to beating back anti-voter laws. Voting now is really a case of "use it or lose it," so we've got to register every Democrat we can.
For more info and to RSVP please click HERE.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10:
GEORGIA DISTRICTS 6 & 11
Wednesday, November 10 from 10am-1pm EST please join us in Marietta, Georgia.
In Georgia's 2022 election, we must re-elect Senator Raphael Warnock in order to save our Democratic Senate majority. And we've also got to boot Governor Brian Kemp who, as Secretary of State in 2018, officiated over his own election, purged voter rolls, and brazenly stole the governorship from Democratic champion Stacey Abrams. Time to send him packing!
For more info and to RSVP please click HERE.
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TONIGHT!!! — NOVEMBER 4:
BYOP TEXTING BOOTCAMP
Get ready to BYOP – Bring Your Own Phone (*plan)! We're bootcamping this very night, Thursday, November 4 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 in honor of our recent Blue Cheese event with Ben Wikler and the yeoman's work he's doing there in the fight against the GOP's naked anti-democracy shenanigans. Let's register new Wisconsin Democrats and get Democrats elected up and down the Badger State ballot! ...especially a new senator to replace Republican—and obvious Russian asset—Ron Johnson!
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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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10:
SOCIAL MEDIA STORM
Every Wednesday we hit the web to raise awareness for Field Team 6's efforts to register Democrats and save the world.
Our next efforts will be around the must-pass #DemsBuildBackBetter and #FreedomToVote acts as well as supporting our in-person voter drive trainings, phone banks, text banks and postcarding programs!
Storm any time on your own and after that, join our upcoming storm on Wednesday, November 10 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, as always, you can find info/assets for our latest storm right HERE.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10:
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, November 10 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 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!
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13:
OVERCOMING ACTIVIST FATIGUE
Are you experiencing activist fatigue? You're not alone! The last one of these was so great there's been a clamor for another!
Join Field Team 6 multi-hyphenate Czar (Postcarding, Mobilize, Zoom, Newsletter) Sharon Lord Greenspan and Field Team 6 super activist Cathy O'Krent, who will discuss strategies for remaining positive and active through the political adversity and general chaos we face every day.
This is a reprise of their earlier workshop that was so insightful, impactful and helpful that we asked them to host another.
So if you weren’t one of the 60 folks who attended last time—or you want a metaphorical booster shot—join us on Saturday, November 13 from 5-6pm PT. You’ll leave 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 HERE.
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REGISTER VOTERS IN PERSON!
Join us for in-person voter reg drives in CA-39, CA-08, GA-06, GA-11 and WI-01!
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!
PHONE BANKING
Join Field Team 6 and our partners as we call likely Dems in
CA-25, NC-08, GA, AZ, PA, FL and TX 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,
write with friends in the OC and SF at our in-person postcarding parties
or virtually at our weekly Wednesday postcarding parties!
We've got campaigns going in
AZ, CA, NC, PA, WI, NY 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 register likely Dems in swing states like AZ, PA and TX!
Including our new BYOP textbank to register WI Dems!
Click VOLUNTEER OPS below to get details and sign up!
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VOLUNTEER SHOUT-OUT: ASHLEY CRAIG |
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This week our roving spotlight of gratitude alights on super volunteer Ashley Craig, an intrepid Field Team 6er who’s moved up the ranks, from phone banking to being the Phone Bank Czar, phone bank leader to NC, and Voter Drive Trainer for NC!
Ashley’s passionate about many causes, including the environment and the climate emergency, as well as income inequality, animal rights, and racial inequality.
But she was also inspired by the places she’s been and the people in her life. After living in Europe, she says, “I know we can do things differently and better. We have to fight for what is right and fair and just!” Her uncle was a civil rights lawyer his entire adult life in Alabama, and Ashley says, “If he can dedicate his life to do good, I can volunteer a bit of time for the cause!”
One of her most memorable moments as a volunteer was registering a tugboat captain...while he was literally piloting his tugboat in Texas.
In her non-volunteer life, Ashley has worked in finance and audit. “Funny story – I used to be the Gaming analyst for Morgan Stanley and met Donald Trump. I refused to cover his company because it was such a fraud.”
When she thinks about a brighter future, she imagines moving away from “this wasteful, destructive shareholder capitalist economic model” so we can “embrace a just, sustainable circular economy where people and our environment are valued more than wealth creation for people who are already wealthy.”
So Ashley works hard trying to make that future a reality. “I love knocking on doors and spreading the word about the importance of voting for Democrats, because we are the party who will legislate for the greater good and for a more sustainable future.”
Ashley, we salute your vision of a more just world and your dedication to making it happen. Thank you for inspiring us with your service!
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Be like Ashley! We're looking for people with a little time and almost any skill to share. But here's one that could come in particularly handy right about now:
Find all of our current behind-the-scenes needs, or pleasantly surprise us HERE.
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WHERE'S THE BEST PLACE TO REGISTER DEMOCRATS NEAR ME?
Click on our new Hot Spots Map, and instantly find the closest and best high traffic areas – colleges, courthouses, and libraries! These are the places likely to yield the most Democrats per voter drive, making sure your precious volunteer hours are as effective as possible.
Our own genius super volunteer Caleb Rudow has built this amazing map for all 9 of our target states: AZ, CA, FL, GA, NC, NV, PA, TX, and WI. It’s fun, easy, and incredibly helpful. And you can find it right smack on the front page of FieldTeam6.org – within our Voter Drive in a Box. It’s part of the Hot Spots Directory, which also includes a spreadsheet of even more great places to register Democrats.
Nowhere else on the entire Internet can you find a map like this. We’re so grateful for Caleb, and so proud to offer this powerful tool to juice up volunteers’ voter drives nationwide!
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"4 MORE CARDS!
4 MORE CARDS!"
NEW MCMULLAN
POSTCARD DESIGNS
A few weeks ago James McMullan became the second world-famous artist to join our elite postcard creation team, stepping up alongside Shepard Fairey to harness the power of art to save democracy and the world.
Well, James was so inspired that he's already added four more designs featuring his amazing Democracy Donkey. These wonderful postcards illustrate—literally—what's at stake and who we're fighting for (or against)... and are a guaranteed voter registration inspiration!
Check out James' new designs HERE, and grab a series of his or Shepard's colorful creations to join our postcarding efforts in style!
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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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