Hey Team!

Welcome to our weekly Bowman Newsletter, for shout-outs, updates, and future events. As valued members of #TeamBowman, your dedication, and hard work are driving our campaign toward victory. Here's what's been happening and what's coming up: 

The clock is ticking… Early voting is coming THIS weekend (June 15th - 23rd) and the primary is in 13 days. Pressure is building, and we’re going up against a lot, but organized people beat organized money every time, so if we keep this momentum up, we will win. 

No matter how much experience you have, we need you. If you've never canvassed or phone banked before, if you know people who can volunteer, but haven't asked yet, the time is now! They may have money, but we have people and passion. 

TOP PRIORITY: We need our volunteers at every event and poll site this weekend to make sure people turn out to vote. Please sign up for Early voting visibility. We need people in every corner of the district, so join us where you can, when you can. Sign up for as many shifts as possible and bring anyone and everyone, we need all hands on deck! You can either canvass the poll site, walk around to talk to people on the street, or knock on doors near the site. Sign up here.

Housing for volunteers/organizers: We have dedicated volunteers & organizers coming in from outside the district and state. If you have extra space to house our volunteers, please sign up here: https://bit.ly/housebowmanvols

Do you need a ride to the polls or can give rides to the polls? Sign up here: https://bit.ly/bowmanrides    

We have a lot of exciting events coming up:

• We're hosting an interfaith dinner for our closest supporters on Friday, June 14th in Hastings. Please sign up here to attend!

• Ball with Jamaal: Saturday, 10 am - 8 pm. Join Congressman Jamaal Bowman Saturday for pickup basketball, lunch, icees, and early voting in Lincoln Park! Sign up here.

• Port Chester Community BBQ & Early Voting Bash "Vota y Disfruta": Saturday, 11.30 - 4pm. Join us for a community barbecue in Port Chester as we enjoy great food, discuss issues we would like our Congressman to know, listen to music, play games, and get a free ride to our Early Voting location. Sign up here. 

• Souls to the Polls: On Sunday, 1 pm - 3 pm, In collaboration with churches in the district, we will be transporting people to polling sites after services. Sign up here.

• And so many more to come… Stay updated by checking mobilize.us/jamaalbowman 

Join our task forces!

• Street team: Our street team canvasses at community events, train stations, and supermarkets, and posters small businesses throughout the district. Want to engage with the community, enjoy fun events throughout the district and spread support for Bowman? Please sign up if you're interested in helping our campaign show up all across NY-16! Sign up here!

• Black Men Vote Task force: Following the discovery that only 10% of Black Men came out to vote in the 2022 Democratic Primary, Congressman Bowman launched a Black Male Voters Task Force to encourage civic participation and create a sense of community by identifying issues that predominantly impact Black Men. Members of the Task Force will be able to participate in quarterly meetings with Congressman Bowman and directly share issues that impact them without having to navigate through the layers of government that originally discouraged their participation in democratic primaries. Black Men interested in joining, sign up here!

• Latino Voter Task force: Members of Westchester County's Latino Community have historically felt disenfranchised and underrepresented in elected offices with only 1 Latino serving on the Westchester County Board of Legislators out of 17 seats and copies of the Westchester County Budget not being available in the Spanish language. Following the release of the 2020 census data showing that Westchester County is now 26% Latino, a more concerted effort must be made to build the political power of Latinos and create an agenda that could resonate with other congressional districts with a strong Latino population. Members of the Latino Voters Task Force will help encourage civic participation, help identify issues that should be addressed to enhance the overall quality of life, and participate in quarterly meetings with Congressman Bowman through a forum of linguistic equity. Latinos interested in joining, sign up here!

• The Youth Task force: a coalition of engaged volunteers ages 14-25 who are focused on increasing civic engagement by registering young people to vote, raising awareness through social media and hosting events that support the congressman. We host biweekly phone banks, recruitment calls, and we lead canvasses with our fellow youth. Joining us would build our army and show the youth’s perseverance for Bowman🙏 Sign up here.

Stay updated:

• Keep an eye on our Mobilize to see upcoming events 

• Follow @Jamaalbowmanny on Instagram to see all the incredible things Cong. Bowman is doing

• Read about Jamaal, the race, voting, and donating on the campaign site. 

Want to show your love for Bowman? Looking for Bowman merchandise and yard signs? Shop here!

Finally, if you have any chairs you’d be willing to give or lend to the campaign for our office, or if you have anything else you think we could use, please email [email protected] 

Thank you for showing up for Rep. Bowman <3 This campaign is people-powered, and we literally couldn’t do this without you. I hope to see you all out in the field this weekend!

Stay strong and stand tall! 

Peace and Love,

Team Bowman