Dear Phone Banking Friends!
It’s Special Elections season and we’re making calls for candidates now through February 7th! We would love your help in reaching Democratic voters to help them have their voices heard! Here’s how to sign up:
Thursdays, 6:00 – 8:00 PM EST
There are three crucial special elections on Tuesday, February 7th, in Allegheny County to fill seats in the PA State House (HD 32, HD 34, & HD 35). Join us in making calls to fellow Democrats & help protect our majority in the PA House!
Mondays, 4:00 – 6:00 PM EST
 Patricia Lawton is running for PA State Senate (SD-27) in a special election on Tuesday,     January 31st! Join us in making calls to Democrats about this amazing candidate on   Monday, 1/23 (VBM calls) and on Monday, 1/30 (GOTV calls).
Wednesday Night Election Trainings … are you in?
Every Wednesday night from now until April, our virtual Candidate Training Series brings activists like you together to strengthen our campaigning skills.
Whether you’d like to run for office one day, volunteer on campaigns, or just want to learn more about how we win, we’d love to see you there.
Tonight at 7PM ET, Turn PA Blue’s Executive Director Jamie Perrapato will lead “Campaign Finance & Fundraising Overview.” You can also sign up for next week’s session, “Volunteer Recruitment and Engagement.”
See the full list of events and RSVP to one or more here — every Wednesday evening until April!
And, trainings are free for attendees, but we need to pay for webinar software and updated materials. Pitch in to our candidate training program here.
Dates and Events (List will be updated with additional programs and speakers)
Wednesday, January 25
Petition Training: How to Get on the Ballot & Stay There
Wednesday, February 1
Creating Your Field Plan
Wednesday, February 8
Messaging Local Races
Wednesday, February 15
Telling Your Story: Improving Your Stump Speech & Making Hard Asks
Wednesday, February 22
Social Media Tips from the Pros
Wednesday, March 1
Email Fundraising
Wednesday, March 8
Designing Campaign Literature
Wednesday, March 15
Votebuilder 101
Wednesday, March 22
Intro to Digital Organizing Tools
Wednesday, March 29
How to Launch an Effective Canvass
Wednesday, April 5
Self-Care & Loose Ends
See the full list of events and RSVP to one or more here — every Wednesday evening until April!
And, trainings are free for attendees, but Turn PA Blue needs to pay for top-notch trainers and expanded webinar software. Pitch in to our candidate training program here.
Training pro-public school candidates
Thanks to the support of grassroots donors like you, we just finished our first training for potential School Board candidates in Pittsburgh, PA!
Conservative extremists are taking over School Boards, trying to ban books, ban the Pride flag, and ban open discussion of race and gender in our classrooms.
We’re training an army of pro-public education activists to fight back, teaching finer points of education policy and organizing tactics that work.
And, these trainings are free for candidates, but we incur real expenses to run them. Help us pay for training sites, trainer costs, printing, and more by donating to Promote the Vote PA today.
The latest wave of conservative extremism on School Boards didn’t come from nowhere.
It was nurtured by dark-money groups operating on a national scale. They’re taking aim at diversity and equity in our schools, especially attacking LGBTQ+ youth.
To fight back, we need to train local activists who will fight back in their communities, and restore sanity to our school boards.
Over 2,000 School Board seats are up for election this year in Pennsylvania alone. Will you help us fight back?
And, these trainings are free for candidates, but we incur real expenses to run them. Help us pay for training sites, trainer costs, printing, and more by donating to Promote the Vote PA today.
