OCTOBER
October 31 (Saturday) We're taking the weekend off. Enjoy Halloween!
NOVEMBER
November 2 (Monday) 3-3:30, Mondays with Marjorie, sign waving at 35th & Edmunds. Bring voting related signs!
November 3 (Tuesday): ELECTION DAY! 10:30am - noon, gathering at C&P Coffee to celebrate!
November 5 (Thursday) 5-7pm, social and informal planning at Beveridge Place. Perhaps there will be a runoff we'll want to support.
November 7 (Saturday) 12:30pm - 2:30pm, Point Of Pride postcarding, plus support for post-election activities (especially if there's a runoff) and informal planning and social at C&P Coffee.
General Schedule:
Every Tuesday morning: 10:30am - noon at C&P Coffee, 5712 California Ave SW, West Seattle
Mondays with Marjorie, 3-3:30, sign waving at 35th & Edmunds.
In addition, during election season we have been doing (but may relax for a while):
Thursdays 6:00pm-8:pm Beveridge Place, 6413 California Ave SW, West Seattle
Saturdays 12:30pm - 2:30pm at C&P, 5712 California Ave SW, West Seattle
Support Our Venues:
Let's our venues by ordering food or drinks to enjoy while we get together.
C+P often has a donation box near where you pick up the coffee. Right now they're collecting items for Westside Baby, such as diapers. Let's all help out!
Upcoming Events In Support Of Democracy
(In Person events are in West Seattle; Virtual Events Are Everywhere!)
Ballot "Curing" helps people who have already cast their vote, but whose ballots have not been accepted. The mission is to contact them and help them solve the problem. Generally it is a positive experience because people who voted tend to want their vote to count!
Oct 24, 25, 27+many other days: Th!rd Act Voter Protection Calls. Help likely Democratic voters in states such as Georgia, Iowa, Nevada, and Ohio, and maybe more. Hosted by Th!rd Act.
Schedule:
10/28 - Nevada cure
10/29 - Georgia cure
10/31 - Ohio cure
11/1 - Georgia cure -1pm ET
11/1 - Nevada cure -4pm ET
11/2 - Nevada cure
11/3 - Cure-a-Palooza - many states- all day! All Eastern Time: 10-12pm; 12-3pm; 1-3pm; 3-5pm; 5-7pm; 7-9pm. Once you're trained, you can stay on zoom and cure as long as you want!
Sign up: https://www.mobilize.us/thirdact/event/1046554/
Oct 27, 29, 30+31: Absentee and Early Vote Ballot Cure Phonebank. Help people "cure" their ballots! Hosted by North Carolina Coordinated Campaign.
Sat, Oct 24 @ 3pm: Healthcare Is A Human Right Phone Bank for Tom Perriello. Hosted by Pramila for Congress.
Fri, Oct. 30, 9-11 AM PT | Environmental Voter Project GOTV Phone Bank. Help turn out environmental voters in key states. No experience required; training included. By Environmental Voter Project (nonpartisan).
Mon, Nov 2 @ 4pm Get Out The Vote - Phone Calls for Pramila's Picks! Hosted by Pramila for Congress.
Sun, Oct 25 Bop To The Box. Let's march to the Alaska Junction ballot box to cast our votes with music and joy! All are invited! Hosted by West Seattle Indivisible and North Seattle Progressives.
Sat, Oct 31 @ 1pm Pramila For Congress - Knocks for NO on Initiatives in LD 34! Hosted by Pramila for Congress.
Sat, Oct 31 @ 11am Knocking Doors with No Hate in Washington State and Ben & Jerry's! Hosted by Pramila for Congress + No Hate in Washington State.
Sun, Nov 1 @ 11am Get Out The Vote - Canvass w/Pramila in the 37th!Hosted by Pramila for Congress.
Indivisible Weekly Election Volunteer Digest. Choose from virtual phone banks, local canvassing, and get-out-the-vote events supporting key races nationwide.
Environment Voter Project: Phonebanking through Nov 3. Call unlikely-to-vote environmentalists before the polls close in key states! Training provided/no experience necessary. Ok to use Google Voice or some other browser-based caller.
Pramila for Congress on Mobilize. Multiple and frequent opportunities focusing on the Seattle area.
Ally Activities:
Here's a list of election-support activities to try.
In addition, check out:
West Seattle Blog Calendar - West Seattle's local newspaper, listing events of every kind!
West Seattle Indivisible Calendar - many members of Postcards 4 Democracy participate in West Seattle Indivisible events, which you can find on their calendar
Mobilize Event Calendar - many members of Postcards 4 Democracy participate in Indivisible events all over, which you can find on their calendar.