PEG 6th Congressional District Newsletter 388
September 28, 2024
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Leave No Stone Unturned!
It’s time to make sure everyone who we know shares our values is ready to vote!
Come join us to hear how you can check that everyone you know, from your friends and family to your hairdresser and neighbors are registered to vote, signed up for an absentee ballot, and—last but not least—make sure they actually DO VOTE!
We’ll train you on the easiest tool you’ll ever use. It will give you the power to not just help those you know, but you’ll then be ready to help us ensure everyone we’ve contacted on our postcard projects GETS OUT TO VOTE!
Join us on Zoom for this special training.
We have several sessions available, so no need to sign up for multiple sessions. The training is easy & you’ll be all set to go after just one session!
Register with these link(s):
Monday, September 30 at 7:30 pm
Action Needed: Volunteer with End Gun Violence Michigan Action
You can make phone calls to voters, send text messages to your own social network, or go door-to-door. It’s only by talking to people 1-by-1 that we can make a difference on the issue of gun violence.
Sign up here!
Mondays, 7 PM: texting friends and family with other volunteers on Zoom. This is a relational organizing program, so you would text your own social network to inform them about Michigan’s new gun laws and voting.
Wednesdays, 7 PM: phone bank to support gun-sense candidates on Zoom. Right now, the phone banking is for Shadia Martini and Kamala Harris (you can choose who you want to make calls for).
Saturdays: Canvassing for gun-sense candidates in Michigan. Currently, we are canvassing Oakland County for Shadia Martini, who is running for Michigan House in District 54, and there may be opportunities in the future to support other candidates. “
You can’t put guns in people’s hands and then claim no responsibility when they murder people.” —Dr. DaShanne Stokes
Events and Ideas for ACTION!
#GOTV #VoteReady
Monday, September 30. Washtenaw Judicial Candidate Forum
Join WeROC’s Voting Action Committee for a forum featuring judges running for office in Washtenaw County. Rev. Jefrey Harrold, Pastor of New Beginnings Community Church, will moderate the forum. Event will be held in person at the Washtenaw County Learning Resource Center, 4135 Washtenaw Ave, Ann Arbor. 6–8 pm
Things Everyone Can Do from Home that Will Help Us Win
Spoiler Alert: They don’t require making phone calls.
Post-It notes like these are appearing everywhere women go. Keep some with you so you will be able to share the message. Postcards and Michiganders Against Project 2025 yard and window signs will be available. Or, if you would like to share them amongst your own group, consider purchasing them here. Finally, you can learn how to identify and email registered voters who are not absentee ballot voters in order to vote absentee.
To get materials and meet some great people, drop in Thursday between 3:30 and 5 p.m. at York Food and Drink, 2800 Packard in Ann Arbor, or Sunday between 3 and 5 p.m. at the Malletts Creek branch of the Ann Arbor District Library, 3090 EIsenhower parkway in Ann Arbor.
Join the Facebook community of Michiganders fighting back against Project 2025 HERE
Project 2025 aims to roll back progressive gains, dismantle key institutions, and end democracy. Together, we can protect Michigan’s future. 
Learn the main talking points of Trump’s Project 2025 and how it will directly harm Michiganders’ recent hard won gains. Send this invitation to your friends and family who may not have heard of it yet!
Volunteer directly with the Harris/Walz campaign statewide and in and around Washtenaw County. Questions? Contact regional coordinator Grace at 313-439-5990 or ghaubert@2024victory.com. Here are some specific opportunities:
- Weekend Canvassing. Saturdays 10 AM and Sundays 1 PM: Canvassing. Register for Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and Western Washtenaw.
- Canvassing Prep + Assembly Party – Prepare Materials for Weekend Canvassing
Fridays 4 PM—6 PM: Ann Arbor Sign up here. Ypsilanti Sign up here.
- Office Greeter – Manage the Front Desk
Daily 10 AM, 1PM, 4PM: Ann Arbor Sign up here. Ypsilanti Sign up here
- Virtual Phone Banking
Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays 5PM, Saturdays, Sundays 2PM: Sign up on Zoom here.
Tuesdays 5 PM: “Crafting your Digital Voice for Relational Organizing.” Learn how to use our voice online, craft your tone and messaging, and write your first three posts!
Tuesdays 6 PM and Sundays 4PM: “Deconstructing Project 2025 and Inspiring Voters to Fight for their Freedoms”
Virtual phone banking from home. Register here to join
Voter Protection Hotline Shifts: As a Hotline Volunteer, you provide precise, up-to-date, and accurate information to voters, making voting as smooth and efficient as possible. Register here for required training.
Volunteer with the Washtenaw County Democratic Party
WCDP says: “It is a crucial year for Washtenaw Dems to engage voters, hear from them, and provide information, and support Democrats all down the ballot.” It’s also fun! Get involved by entering your info here and/or through the links below.
- September 26 and beyond: Staff the WCDP table at the Saturday Ann Arbor Farmers’ Market. 9—11 AM or 11 AM—1 pm
- September 26—October 5: Voter Guide distribution. This is a truly massive countywide effort, which is timed for shortly after voters receive absentee ballots.
- October 10—31: Ballot chase via text for Democratic-leaning voters who haven’t cast their ballots.
- October 26—November 5: Early voting and Election Day activities including poll watching and poll greeting
Weekly: Inform Michigan Voters (Together or Solo) with Michigan ResistanceFrom Michigan Resistance: We are an activist group that has been around since 2016. Usually, our focus is on promoting progressive legislative action and stopping things we find harmful. What we do is text people in a certain district and ask them to call their own representatives and ask them to do something. During campaign seasons, we focus on informational texting, such as letting Democrats from purple districts know what their Rep has done for them, or who the liberal supreme court candidates are. If you are interested in joining us, please call or text Terryl Sperlich at 810-516-0923.
Virtual Training to Spread the Good Word
Become a Social Ambassador with the Democratic National Committee. Fun and easy, share prepared content on so many topics on social media. Whether you are a Social Media Pro or a casual user, learn how you can share content and the latest messaging from the Harris-Walz campaign with your online networks. Register here. Mondays 8:00—9:00 PM, Wednesdays 12:00—1:00 PM, Thursdays 6:00—7:00 PM, and Saturdays 12:00—1:00 PM
Ongoing. Online conversations and messaging!
- Using Your Digital Voice, Tuesdays, 5pm, Mobilize link here
- Deconstructing Project 2025 and Inspiring Voters to Fight for their Freedoms, Sundays 4pm, Tuesdays 6:30pm, Mobilize link here
- Contact Washtenaw Dems to Help identify Dem/pro-democracy social media influencers with Michigan connections and followers.
- Register Michiganders to Vote with Field Team 6 Sign up to: write postcards, real time text, slow texts, phonebank, and more.
Write Postcards to Rally Voters!
Join the Progressive Turnout Project to write postcards to Michigan voters. Once you sign up, they’ll mail you free postcards along with voter lists and instructions with proven message options. You’ll provide the postcard stamps and mail the postcards in October on the instructed date.
Visit the PEG Events Page for more upcoming events at www.equalityingov.org/events!
