Dear Friends,
At a time when one political party focuses on lies and misinformation, stepping up and telling compelling personal stories is a powerful way to cut through the noise. Join us this week on the Friday Power Lunch as we discuss how to talk to friends, family, and neighbors so they understand what is at stake this election. Today is the last day of the Savings Rate for the 7th Annual Women’s Summit. Don’t miss this opportunity and get your tickets now. ALL IN,Stair PS: Watch the Virginia Grassroots Coalition Update with Luisa Boyarski – June 9, 2023 – Friday Power Lunch
Owning the Narrative
JUNE 16, NOON
Tim Cywinski (Communications Lead) and Paige Wesselink (Digital Outreach Coordinator) from the Sierra Club Virginia Chapter will share their strategy for making climate issues understandable, relatable, and actionable.
Vanessa Borg (Loudoun Organizer, Freedom Virginia) and Jenaya Moore (Richmond Organizer, Freedom Virginia) will share how personal stories about affordable housing and healthcare can touch legislators and voters.
Rose Fabia, a local canvassing treasure, will share how she makes talking to voters a gift she gives herself and voters.
We will end with TikTok sensation Jessica Craven who successfully uses short TikTok videos as a training tool to message about important topics.
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CALLS TO ACTION
Support the Grassroots Candidates!
Saturday, June 17th, 2-4pm – Get Out the Vote Phonebank for Senator Lucas! – Sign up here. Sign up to Poll Greet on 6/20. Direct contacts at the Lucas campaign are Will Smith: 757-419-0949, Jackson Miller: 804-543-3213
Saturday, June 17th, 12-4pm – Canvass for Lashrecse Aird – Sign up at https://ssprogressiveaction.org/event-directory/ or with the campaign. More ways to get involved. Direct contact at the Aird campaign is Amber Sayles amber@lashrecseaird.com.
Support Saddam Salim: Volunteer here. Early Voting Poll Greeting. Donate here. More info at: https://www.salimforsenate.com
Support Stella Pekarsky: Postcard and Phonebanking opportunities.
Support Jennifer Carroll Foy: Canvassing opportunities
Virginia Candidates, Campaign Managers, Field and Finance Directors
Rideshare2Vote will be working in Virginia primaries and general election. Read about their work here: https://rideshare2vote.com/
Ask all candidates running in your district to commit to Good Governance: VA Good Governance Scorecard is now active and we’re had more than 35 candidates fill it in, including 2 Republicans. We encourage members to check it out by 1) clicking on the link; https://vagoodgovscorecard.org/, 2) check if their candidates have filled in the scorecard, if not 3) click on contact and ask them via twitter/email to fill it in (sample text in twitter/email). We also hope that grassroots groups share the Scorecard with their members. Questions: nancyruthmorgan@gmail.com
We did such a great job stopping the Mountain Valley Pipeline, they had to get an act of Congress to try to complete the project! While the Dirty Deal was a gut punch, we are still in a good position to finally defeat this pipeline by taking the fight to Wall St. Find out how and why we will defeat the MVP by reading Wall St. needs to cancel the Mountain Valley PIpeline that was published in Today’s EJ magazine on page 47.
- CTA 1 – Contact Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden (202-224-5244, email) and your member of Congress to ask for a financial investigation of the MVP.
- CTA 2 – If you are a shareholder in NextEra Energy, Con Edison, Alta Gas, Equitrans Midstream or RGC Resources, contact their shareholder services to ask them to cancel the project and then contact the SEC to ask for the project to be investigated.
Local Majority, who has been helping Virginia since 2017, is continuing to write papers for VA state legislators. If you know of a candidate or a subject that you know needs to be researched and written about, please contact: JoAnn Loulan, joannloulan@gmail.com Local Majority has written about 50 papers for VA over the years- check it out: localmajority.org.
Kendl Kobbervig is now Clean Virginia’s Advocacy and Communications Director! Kendl has been leading organizing and outreach efforts for CV since 2020 and has significantly grown the movement advocating for power-shifting energy and governance reform in Virginia.
CV is hiring for a Communications Manager to join Kendl’s team – applications due by Monday, July 10th. They prefer a candidate who is located in Charlottesville or Richmond, and open to the right candidate who lives in another nearby area in Virginia. Regular travel to our headquarters in Charlottesville will be required. Please contact info@cleanvirginia.org.
VIRTUAL EVENTS
Monday, June 19, 7:00-8:00pm
How Mis- and Dis- Information Targets People of Color
Join the League of Women Voters of Virginia’s discussion with distinguished speakers on how communities of color are targeted for mis- and dis- information – impacting voting, jobs, housing, health, and many other avenues of life. Speakers will include: Traci DeShazor, former Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Tameka D. Tunsil, M.Ed., LPC, ACS, CCTP – Division Manager, Fairfax County Government, Behavioral Health Outpatient Program, and Janel Jones Merritt, CFO, Digidoc.
Tuesday June 20, 6:00 PM and every Tuesday
Texting Tuesdays with Black Voters Matters
Whether you texted with Black Voters Matter before or are new to texting, this event is for you! Texting Tuesdays is an opportunity to learn about our latest text campaigns while taking action by texting residents across the US about the power that they have to make a change in their community.
Thursday, June 22nd, 3:00pmU
Unlocking Moderate Women’s Subconscious Thoughts & Feelings
Have you wondered how anyone can be “undecided” in our current political climate? Then you won’t want to miss our upcoming virtual event! Jackie Payne will be joined by special guest Maya Bourdeau, CEO of FrameShift, to explore the surprising answer to this question and new insights into moderate women’s opinions and identities.
Dark Money Is Coming for Our Children: Exposing the Right-Wing Agenda To Destroy Public Education – An FCDC National Affairs Forum
The GOP is attacking public education as their spear tip against democrats. This Forum panel of nationally imminent experts will examine and expose the real right-wing, dark money-funded, Republican agenda to dismantle public education, divert public education funding to private education management, take over the multimillion-dollar education market for profit, evade school oversight and accountability, undermine and weaken teacher unions, and eliminate critical thinking and evidence-based curricula from America’s public schools.
Virginia Grassroots Coalition Meeting
Join the meeting and get excited about winning in November with our Power Packs.
Wednesday, July 12, 6:30 pm ET – Truth Brigade BIG TRUTHS: Fight disinformation with Special Guests
Disinformation poisons minds and prevents our society from moving forward to protect the people and the planet. Lies are spread to obtain unearned power — it’s as simple as that. Lies around voting and elections provide the path to that unearned power. Join us the second Wednesday of each month to learn where we are most vulnerable, and how we can and must disrupt disinformation. Leave the call inspired, clear-headed and focused on taking meaningful action.
Saturday, June 17, 2:00pm Walk With Me and I’ll Walk With You Join the Democratic Black Caucus of Virginia for its 18th Annual Juneteenth Commemoration with a special inspiring virtual program featuring history making Black Americans, Elected Officials, and Candidates! The moderator will be Former Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth, Traci DeShazo.
IN-PERSON EVENTS
Alexandria
Friday, June 16th, 5:00pm – 7:00pmOne Stop Shop to Flip the VA House and Improve Our Margin in the Senate!
Please join U.S. Senator Mark Warner and the Alexandria Democrats as we support four exceptional candidates running for VA House and Senate seats in Prince William County. Michelle Madonaldo (HD-21), Josh Thomas (HD-22), and Travis Nembhard (HD- 23) are all running in winnable districts that overlap with (SD-38), home of our groundbreaking friend, Danica Roem. Your contribution will help ensure that the Dems reclaim the VA House and bring an incredibly effective new voice to the VA Senate. Click here to sign up for this important (and fun!) happy hour. Bring a few friends and stay for dinner in Old Town or Del Ray.
Fairfax
Saturday, June 17, 10:30am-12:00pm
Juneteenth event with NAACP Fairfax and NoVA Parks
Bull Run Regional Park 7700 Bull Run Drive, Centreville, VA 20121
Come learn about the largest private emancipation of the enslaved, commemorate the cemetery where many of the freed are interred, visit the site where Blacks and Whites worshiped as early as 1775 and hear words of inspiration from Bishop Brett Fuller, Senior Pastor, Grace Covenant Church.
Saturday, July 29, 2023, 9:00am-6:00pm FCDC Training Summit
Fairfax County Government Center 12000 Government Center Parkway Calling all Democratic Precinct Captains and Dedicated Volunteers! Come to an all-day Training Summit where you will learn what you need to know about the 2023 Elections. Let’s make sure Democrats win BIG this year!
Woodbridge
Monday, June 19, 2023 | 6:30pm
Juneteenth in The New 19th – A CommUNITY Concert
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Woodbridge
In support of Makya Little for Delegate featuring El DeBarge
Be a BADASS, Share Your Power and Forward this Opportunity to a Friend!
