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World close to ‘irreversible’ climate breakdown, warn major studies
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- Interesting Stuff for You!
Plenty of things that need doing RIGHT NOW in Elections!
Nov. 2 - “American Complicity in the Israeli Occupation”, with Matt Duss, Bernie’s Foreign Policy Advisor, 2:00pm, zoom RSVP
Nov. 3 - Day of Action to End NYC's Death Penalty, 8:00am-midnight, City Hall Park RSVP 11:00am rally & press conference; 7:00pm vigil in honor of lives taken by NYC jails
Nov. 4 - Demo against the corporate backers of facism, 4:00-6:00pm, 442 West 33rd Street, New York, NY with NYPAN, Our Revolution, Workers’ Democracy and Poor People’s Campaign FLIER
Nov. 4 - Extremism: Confronting Hate Without Fear conference, with film screenings and panel discussions, Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington, NY MORE Also Nov. 5
The Single Payer Committee
It normally meets on the second Monday of every month, so the next meeting will be on November 14th, at 7:00pm, and all are welcome! Zoom hereWe now have SIX working groups! More at NYHA@nypan.org
TikTok Working Group - our newest! Contact Abby Gavin, Abby@nypan.org, to jump in and create brilliant TikToks that will help move the bar on passing the Health Act - particularly with younger people - our future!
People2People Working Group - Contact Erl Kimmich, erlendkimmich@gmail.com or 646-596-0228. People2People is focused on outreach from person to person, because that is the most effective way to get the word out about supporting passage of the NY Health Act. Our Revolution is providing us with their events scheduling map (which you may remember from the Bernie campaign), so we are asking everyone to go ahead and schedule your events here. Also, we are building an advanced call team to further drive turnout to your events. Sign up for the call team here!
Research Working Group - Contact Steven Cecchini, stevenc@nypan.org. Research continues to look for information to assist Electoral with power mapping our senators, to create county tax savings numbers, and to help create forceful flyers.
Labor Working Group - Contact Jeff Mikkelson, jeff@nypan.org. Labor is developing strategies and outreach materials to amplify existing support for and overcome lingering opposition to the NY Health Act among labor unions, focusing on the large public sector unions that wield significant influence over Democratic leadership and the legislative process.
Electoral Working Group - Contact Ting Barrow, tingb@nypan.org. Electoral has begun the process of power mapping every one of our state senators, and is bent on finding the levers that will move them to #PassNYHealth as well as a strategy to use those levers with other organizations during the next session.
Medical Professionals Working Group - Contact Donald Gardner, donald@gardnerproject.com. This new working group will work on building support among medical professionals, in particular in organizations.
And we just got in 5,000 more of our latest flyer. Check it out!
Sign up for the Stop Wall Street Looting Act campaign.
Demand that Justice Clarence Thomas recuse himself from Moore v. Harper and any future cases involving elections, voting rights, and Donald Trump
Abortion rights, gun safety and the planet are all at stake in this election. We must persuade Democratic-leaning voters to turn out in November. Click to log in or sign up for a Vote Forward account and start writing get out the vote letters.
Anthony Apodaca: Why support boycott and sanctions for Ukraine, but not Palestine?
Nov. 15 - Rally: No Fracked Gas for Bitcoin Mining, noon-1:00pm, Office of Governor Hochul, 633 3rd Avenue, New York, NY 10017 RSVP
Nov. 16 - The Climate, Jobs, and Justice Package Campaign Launch MORE
Urge AARP to step up and join the climate fight. With 38 million members, AARP is the largest member-based organization in the world with substantial political clout. If AARP were to support climate policy and action, it would be a political game-changer. If you are an AARP member - sign the petition today!
Climate News - a source for all things climate
NYPAN Carpools!
We’re organizing carpools from both Brooklyn and Long Island on the last weekend before the elections, November 5th and 6th, to go upstate to NY18 and NY19 and KNOCK ON DOORS in support of Josh Riley, Pat Ryan and others.
If you can possibly make it, please contact George Albro for New York City, Robert Buonaspina for Long Island or Emily Adams and Cari Gardner for upstate.
The 4 Ballot Questions Up for a Vote in New York in November
WFP
- Sign up for a GOTV shift: https://bit.ly/wfpgotv
- Sign up to phone bank: https://www.mobilize.us/ourrevolution/event/519546/
- Our new Vote WFP video is LIVE. Use this toolkit to boost the video: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Lw0lK7G5WDQdd7DfT6-xtNElZi94Nmctw9Xz2L6XRCI/edit
- Continue to use Reach to contact your personal networks and encourage them to Vote WFP. Here are text and email templates you can use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WQVRgib3cM6gDtjAv4A_yoqIr7-53ZNKPqYmxIZS4S4/edit
- If you’re not sure how to enter data into reach, email Divya at dsundaram@workingfamilies.org with a list of people who have told you they’ll be voting WFP! We’ll take care of the rest!
And here are some great GOTV events you can help with. Sign up and share with your friends!
- 11/5 - GOTV for Pat Ryan, Poughkeepsie RSVP
- 11/6 - Vote WFP Rally in New Paltz RSVP
- 11/6 - WFP Day of Action in Co-Op City, Bronx. RSVP
Our Revolution is hitting the phones to send more than a million calls and texts, sending out mailers, taking to social media, and organizing on the ground to mount a massive and strategic GOTV operation.
Northwest Bronx Indivisible still has 1000 Get Out The Vote post cards to infrequent Democratic leaning voters in swing states. Write and tell us how many you can do. Twenty-five cards should take you about an hour.
How to get involved with VoteWFP
AOC EVENTS
JOSH RILEY EVENTS
- Knock Doors in Greene County this Saturday
- Greene County Canvassing Kickoff Event Sunday at CAIRO PARK. Meet the candidates!
- Weekday Phonebanks: Weeknight Virtual Phonebank for Josh Riley · Josh Riley for Congress
- Weekend Phonebanks: Weekend Virtual Phonebank for Josh Riley · Josh Riley for Congress
PAT RYAN EVENTS
- Monday 6:00-8:00pm Phonebank
- Tuesday: 5:00-7:00pm Phonebank
- Wednesday 6:00-8:00pm Phonebank
- Thursday 6:00-8:00pm Phonebank
For this weekend we also have a few key door-knocking events that we would love your help with promoting to anyone interested:
SAMRA BROUK EVENTS
- Nov. 1 - Final Week Phonebank hosted by Senators Brad Hoylman and Jabari Brisport. RSVP
- Nov. 5 - Women's Vote Day Rally & March to the Polls. (anniversary of Susan B. Anthony's historic vote). RSVP
PENNSYLVANIA
Help keep Pennsylvania blue! Phone bank every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:00-9:00pm and on Saturdays from 2:00-5:00pm. RSVP
WISCONSIN
WisDems Call Team: Get Out the Vote Phone Bank! Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays RSVP
If you live in NYC, call your City Council person and tell them to make no changes to Administrative Code 12-126! Save retiree healthcare!
Single Payer News - useful articles, regularly updated by Tim Frasca.
The Eviction Moratorium ended, but there is still help from Met Council on Housing. Call 212 979-0611
NMIC Free Home Health Aide Training in English or Spanish
Our endorsed candidate, Josh Riley, is looking for a Field Organizer
The Mason Tenders are offering job training
Beyond Plastics is looking for a Director of a new resource center
Coney Island History Project is hiring a Part time Community Engagement Coordinator. Deadline October 6, 2022
VOCAL-NY has several open positions
PNHP is offering a Universal Healthcare Legislative Advocacy Fellowship. The deadline for applications is September 26, 2022 APPLY
NYC carpenters union will hire 65 apprentices. HERE’S HOW.
JFREJ is seeking a full-time lead organizer and a full-time Finance Director
City Council member Shahana Hanif’s office is looking for a new part-time team member to assist with outreach in the Kensington community MORE
Wikimedia is looking for a variety of positions
Our Revolution calendar of events
Working Families Party Calendar
Nov. 2 - “American Complicity in the Israeli Occupation”, with Matt Duss, Bernie’s Foreign Policy Advisor, 2:00pm, zoom RSVP
Nov. 3 - Day of Action to End NYC's Death Penalty, 8:00am-midnight, City Hall Park RSVP 11:00am rally & press conference; 7:00pm vigil in honor of lives taken by NYC jails
Nov. 4 - Extremism: Confronting Hate Without Fear conference, with film screenings and panel discussions, Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington, NY MORE Also Nov. 5
Nov. 4 - Demo against the corporate backers of facism, 4:00-6:00pm, 442 West 33rd Street, New York, NY with NYPAN, Our Revolution, Workers’ Democracy and Poor People’s Campaign FLIER
Nov. 16 - NY Renews “Climate, Jobs, and Justice Campaign” kickoff event, noon, West Capitol Park, 80 S Swan Street, Albany, NY 12210 RSVP
Demand Biden extends his marijuana possession pardon to undocumented people.
Conditions in Alabama state prisons are so abysmal that the prisoners just went on a three-week prison labor strike. Alabama officials tried to force an end to the strike by restricting meals, essentially starving an end to it. Sign the petition to Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner John Hamm: End the cruelty in Alabama state prisons.
Demand media outlets and cable networks in the United States support protesters in Iran!
Tell Congress and President Biden to make NATO cease its nuclear war rehearsals
Tell your representatives to condemn Israel's repression of Palestinian human rights organizations
There has been a great deal of press about efforts on the Right to intimidate voters this year. To combat this insidious attack on our civic rights, there are a number of efforts underway, but they need volunteers. One crucial way to help is to staff a Voter Protection Hotline. They will train you support you. All you need is the desire to help your fellow voters. Here is a list of ways to help:
- Georgia Voter Protection Hotline Training: Unlike some non-partisan voter protection hotlines, for this one you answer the calls “Georgia Democratic Voter Protection Hotline,” so you are helping Democrats vote! Click here for more info and to sign up.
- DNC National Voter Protection Hotline: Click here for more info and to sign up.
- Nevada Voter Protection (Hotline is Non-Partisan): Fill out this form
- Common Cause - Nationwide (Non-Partisan): Click here for more info and to sign up.
- Pennsylvania Voter Protection (Hotline is Non-Partisan): Fill out this form
- Be A Poll Watcher (Partisan): Contact your local Democratic Party. They will be so happy to hear from you!
- Be a Poll Worker (Non-Partisan, Usually Paid): Click here for more info and to sign up.
- Use Your Skills! Join VoPro Pros. Their amazing Slack community has voter protection opportunities of every kind all year round from data/spreadsheet junkie to internet sleuth to text and phone to boots on the ground all across the country. You choose what is right for you.
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