Want To Register Some Voters?
Happy Friday, Activists!
We hope you're looking forward to a great holiday weekend.
We have many voter registration drives for you to pick from and we'll have more soon. Plus we have all of the election protection roles you can take for help voters at the polls and beyond. Check them out below and see what works for you. We promise - it will relieve your anxiety!
And we want to acknowledge the life and work of Gloria Steinem, the amazing and glorious activist who was one of the founders of the modern women's movement who died on Wednesday. We are grateful for her groundbreaking work to promote the rights of women, which were ignored and belittled for far too long and are still left very much unfinished. We all need to continue the work.
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VOTER REGISTRATION
September is a very busy voter registration month! Our voter registration team has worked really hard to set up a lot of events and we know you love doing them too! We'll have more at the end of September and in October. Let's make sure Philadelphians' voices are heard.
We'll provide all the materials you need and a quick training at the beginning. Registering voters will boost turnout in this November's election.
IF YOU FIND YOU CANNOT MAKE IT, PLEASE EMAIL US AT THIS LINK That way someone else can go off the wait list and take your spot.
1. Philadelphia Museum of Art Jazz Night We'll send the meetup information after you sign up. When:. Friday, September 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm Where: 2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia
2. Free Library of Philadelphia Central Branch. We'll have a table set up in the Lobby. When: Saturday, September 12, 11:00am-1:00pm Where: 1901 Vine St, Philadelphia
3. Philly AIDS Thrift We have two Saturdays with two shifts for each. When: Saturday, September 12, Noon - 2:00 pm, 2:00 - 4:00 pm Saturday, September 19, Noon - 2:00 pm, 2:00 - 4:00 pm Where: 710 S 5th St, Philadelphia
4. Feria del Barrio Register voters at this festive block party! When: Sunday, September 13, Noon-2:00pm, 2:00 - 4:00 pm Where: Taller Puertorriqueño, 2600 N 5th St, Philadelphia
5. Tattooed Mom This one is for National Voter Registration Day!! We'll do this during the pub's happy hour! It'll be a lot of fun. When: Tuesday, September 15, 4:00 - 6:00 pm Where: Tattooed Mom, 530 South St, Philadelphia
6. Philadelphia Ethical Society. Register voters and talk to folks strolling around the Rittenhouse Square Art Show. When: Saturday, September 19, 11:00am-12:30, 12:30 - 2:00 Where: 1906 Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia
CALL SOME VOTERS! Phone banking and talking to other humans is a key driver of votes. You can do just that by taking your pick below. Training is always part of the beginning of the sessions.
1. Let's go to Michigan! Indivisible's phone bank to Michigan voters to support Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate, Will Lawrence for Michigan’s 7th Congressional District, and Christina Hines for Michigan’s 10th Congressional District. September 9, 5:30 pm. Sign up here and learn more about it.
2. Join Turn PA Blue and make calls all over Pennsylvania. Several days per week so take your pick! Sign up here and learn more about it.
HERE'S HOW YOU CAN HELP SECURE THE VOTE We all need to do our part! So many roles to fill!
We had a GREAT voter protection meeting on Tuesday with the PA Dems - thank you for coming! - and below are the links to the roles you can take that were described in the meeting. We need to do this to protect our elections! We are the ones coming to the rescue!
BE A POLL OBSERVER Poll Observers are the eyes and ears on the ground at polling places across the state on election day. They assist voters and ensure that every eligible voter can cast a ballot. The PA Dems Voter Protection Team will train, assign, and support you to make sure that you are as effective as possible on Election Day. Sign up here with the PA Dems for the training and to learn more.
VOTER ASSISTANCE TRAINING This virtual session is required for anyone volunteering with one or more of the following PA Dems Voter Protection programs: Voter Assistance Hotline, Voter Assistance Textline, Ballot Cure. Sign up to help make sure voters get their ballots counted! When: Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, at various times.
ELECTION OFFICE MONITOR TRAININGS As an Election Office Monitor, you will be an outside observer of county election office locations during mail ballot voting to gather information about office procedures, monitor for issues, assist voters, and report observations to PA Dems staff for follow up and resolution. This role requires attending one 60-minute virtual training.** This year, we expect more satellite election offices and a greater interest in over-the-counter voting. EOMs will play a crucial role in protecting the earliest stage of the process. Shifts for this role are allotted in 4 hour increments. Sign up here.
BALLOT COUNT CANVASS OBSERVER TRAININGS Beginning on September 16 As a Canvass Observer, you will help ensure every vote is counted by monitoring the pre-canvassing and canvassing of ballots, providing progress updates, and reporting any irregularities to the Voter Protection Team. This role requires attending one 60 minute virtual training.** Shifts for this role are allotted in 6 hour increments.
VOLUNTEER RECRUITERS Right Now! Help us call prospective volunteers to encourage them to get involved. These are the friendliest phone banks ever. We are reaching out to prior volunteers to help them re-engage. We will train and support you as you make calls. Sign up here.
HELP VOTERS CURE THEIR BALLOTS - Counties outside Philly Every single vote matters in this year's elections. You will be canvassing Democratic voters whose mail ballot has an error, and therefore, their vote will not count without intervention. This is for flippable districts so canvassing will be in the counties surrounding Philadelphia but not in the city itself.
Every canvasser will have an easily accessible live support system at all times, and of course you can go with a partner.
Canvassing is in October, after the online training in September/October. The zoom training is less than an hour. Sign up here.
NEXT THURSDAY - LEARN TO DEFEAT IMMIGRANT DETENTION CENTERS
Our friends at Indivisible Mt. Airy Neighbors are hosting a meeting to discuss how to fight back against detention centers and win that fight. We're sick of watching what the regime is doing to our communities and together we can use our power to fight hard against them. See all the info below and sign up using the QR code or use this link. 
GET YOUR POSTCARDS!
These are voter registration postcards, to people who have moved to or within the city and have not updated the registration. You can encourage them to make sure they register. Please complete the Order Form with all requested information. NOTE: it is very important to provide an e-mail that you check regularly so we can communicate with you. Order as many postcards as you think you’ll be able to complete and mail by September 25, 2026 - in 50-count increments - 50, 100, 150, etc.
Click here to order your postcards (after reading all the instructions below).
Click here to order stamps from USPS or purchase them from your local post office.
You will receive an email confirming your Postcard order. If you don’t see it, please check your spam folder.
Around the time you receive your postcards, you will receive an e-mail with instructions and addresses so you can write your cards.
Please donate $7.00 for each set of 50 postcards, if you can, to help support this campaign. (The donate link goes to our regular Act Blue account for our donations. We will know it’s for your order!). If you can donate more, please do. It will help cover the cost for those who are unable to contribute.
We love our out-of-town writers! If you live out of state or in areas far outside Philadelphia (see below for the delivery information), we will mail the cards to you. We ask that you please donate an extra $10.00 for postage for shipping. Click here to order your postcards.
SAVE THE DATE HEAR FROM SUFFS CREATOR AND STAR SHAINA TAUB!
This is exciting news! We are thrilled to announce this today because it's the anniversary of the certification of the Nineteenth Amendment, giving all U.S. women the right to vote. -- August 26, 1920.
Here's the exciting part: Shaina Taub, the brilliant creator and star of the musical SUFFS, which describes the women's suffrage movement, will join us on zoom to answer our questions about her and her show. And it is quite a story! The show is exhilarating and inspiring and parallels much of what we are going through now - and shows what our activism has brought and can bring again this year.
This is an in-person meeting for us and we are still working on the location. We will watch Shaina on zoom together and you'll be able to submit questions. You won't want to miss this! We are making this a fundraiser too for our work for the elections. We'll have some hors d'oeuvres and adult and kids beverages, plus some of the music from the show and some video clips too. More details soon!
To get you started, you can watch the recording of the Broadway show on PBS Great Performances (on Passport) if you support PBS. Enjoy!
When: October 28, 5:30 pm Where: The location is to be determined. We will have the signup once we have the location.
MORE PROTESTS YOU CAN JOIN
1. Springfield protest - Every Saturday, 1:00 - 2:00 at the intersection of Baltimore Pike and PA Route 320. Bring your signs on your favorite topic!
2. Tesla Takedown Protest - Every Saturday - 11:00 - Noon Tesla Takedown Devon - At the Tesla showroom, 470 Lancaster Ave, Devon, PA
3. Every Friday -- 11:15 am - Join Fridays@Fetterman's for the weekly Friday vigil for peace in Gaza/Palestine outside of Senator John Fetterman's office at 200 Chestnut Street from 11:15 am to 12:15 pm.
4. Fitz Friday - 5:00 - 6:00 pm -- Protest at Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick's office at One Summit Square, Langhorne, PA. Bring signs about whatever you want. There's a lot to complain about!
5. Every Wednesday 4:00 - 5:00 pm -- Join this resistance group at #WeThePeopleWednesdays for Singing for Sanity at High Point Cafe at Allens Lane.
6. Every Thursday, 4:30 - 6:00 pm. Join your Northern Liberties neighbors in peaceful protest at the corner of 2nd and Spring Garden Streets. Bring signs or borrow ours!
7. Every Wednesday at noon - Outside the Philadelphia ICE Office, 114 N. 8th Street. Sponsored by New Sanctuary Movement. This is a 40-week series of Interfaith Prayer Vigils.
8. Every Monday at Noon - Monday at McCormick's -- Join Peace, Justice, Sustainability NOW for Monday's at McCormick's in front of Senator McCormick's office at 20th and Market Streets.
9 - 11. Vigils outside the ICE office at 114 North 8th Street: Every Monday at 11:00 AM - Sponsored by State Senator Art Haywood and led by local clergy. Every Wednesday at noon - Sponsored by New Sanctuary Movement. This is a 40-week series of Interfaith Prayer Vigils. Every Friday at 3:00 - Join this vigil
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