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Government shutdown clock:
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If Congress does not pass a budget bill or continuing resolution by Sunday, September 30, parts of the government will shut down.
Our message to our Members of Congress: hold steady and refuse to allow any MAGA poison pills that House Republicans are demanding.
The election starts in a month. If you’re already registered to vote, you’ll get your ballot in your mailbox in early October. That means we’re in the home stretch for voter registration and GOTV. With critical local and state races, several swing districts for the House, and one of our Senate seats up for grabs, the stakes could not be higher in California. So, let’s do what we can now.
1. Check your voter registration status on the California Secretary of State’s My Voter Status website ([link removed]) .
2. If you need to, update your voter registration. In California, you can submit your voter registration ([link removed]) online.
3. Read your voter guides! California’s voter guide ([link removed]) is already available online; San Francisco’s Voter Information Pamphlet is coming soon. We’ll have links to both as well as progressive endorsement slates on our Vote page ([link removed]) . And don’t forget the Blue Voter Guide ([link removed]) , which any voter in the country can use to identify the blue choices that suit them on their ballot.
4. Reach out to voters in CA swing districts (or other swing states and districts!). We’re gathering on Sunday ([link removed]) to write postcards over some pints at Standard Deviant, so that’s a great opportunity to start. We also have phone and text banking opportunities listed below. Need a phone banking tutorial? We have personal experience with SURJ National phone banks—they have great trainings and lots of support.
5. Encourage friends and family to do the same. The more the merrier!
The time is now to do something. Join us in building the #BlueWave2024 to protect our freedoms, uphold our civil rights, and build a prosperous democratic future.
** Join us on Sunday for Pints & Postcards!
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We’re writing postcards again at Standard Deviant on September 8—so get your writing hands ready. We’ll be reaching out to swing states and to swing districts in CA and NY.
RSVP on Eventbrite ([link removed]) —we’d love to see you there!
** Sí Se Puede—CD22 Fundraiser with Central Valley Matters
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Central Valley Matters is holding a fundraiser tomorrow, Thursday, September 5 to support grassroots groups building the blue wave in CD-22 and Central Valley. They aim to inform underrepresented voters and increase engagement and mobilization. Dolores Huerta will be speaking at this virtual event. RSVP on Mobilize ([link removed]) or donate here ([link removed]) .
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You should do these things to protect yourself and your family from COVID-19 as we head into fall
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As 2024 rolls on and 2025 approaches, it’s important to keep up our protections against COVID-19, which is still making us sick and disabling people with long COVID ([link removed]) .
* Wear a mask: San Francisco’s Department of Public Health has encouraged residents to wear masks in crowded indoor spaces ([link removed]) , as have other public health authorities such as Contra Costa County’s ([link removed]) .
* Get this year’s vaccine: New Pfizer, Moderna, and Novavax vaccines are available now. You can make an appointment at your local pharmacy. Use Vaccines.gov ([link removed]) to find available appointments near you.
* Get more rapid tests: The Biden-Harris administration is bringing back COVIDTests.gov ([link removed]) at the end of September. One month from now, you’ll be able to order four more rapid tests to your home address.
COVID-19 is a part of our present reality and will be for the foreseeable future. We can maintain healthy, full lives by acting accordingly.
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If you’re interested in participating in activities like drafting letters to our Members of Congress and developing our strategy for influencing them, the Indivisible SF Federal Working Group ([link removed]) is where it happens. Our next meeting is Tuesday, Sept. 10, 7:30 PM.
Indivisible SF Pints and Postcards: Sunday, Sep. 8, 4–6 PM at Standard Deviant. Back after a long hiatus. Join us once again to reach out to voters in other districts/states to help win elections! Standard Deviant is at 280 14th Street (near Mission), San Francisco, CA 94103. RSVP here ([link removed]) .
TODAY: Bay Area Coalition Phone Banks to CA, NV, and AZ: Wednesday, Sept. 4, 5–7 PM (and every Wednesday through Oct. 30). Join to help elect Adam Gray in CA-13 and Rudy Salas in CA-22. This phone bank also calls into swing states Nevada and Arizona. RSVP here. ([link removed])
TODAY: Text Bank into California with DCCC: Wednesday, Sept. 4, 4:30–5:45 PM. Join the DCCC Text Team to mobilize voters for 2024 via text. RSVP here. ([link removed])
TODAY: The Many over MAGA Phonebank: Call white voters with Showing Up for Racial Justice: Wednesday, Sept. 4, 3–6 PM and Sunday. Sept 8, 12–3 PM. Call white voters in Georgia, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Arizona, Nevada, and Ohio with SURJ on Wednesdays and Sundays! RSVP here. ([link removed])
Sí Se Puede - CD22 Fundraiser with Central Valley Matters: Thursday, Sept. 5, 5:30–6:30 PM. Labor organizer Dolores Huerta is the headline speaker at this fundraiser for grassroots groups working in the Central Valley in California. RSVP here ([link removed]) .
TRUE to BLUE Phone Banks supporting Democrats in 2024: Saturday, Sept. 7, 1–3 PM. We join the California Democratic Party to make calls to voters in the Central Valley in CA-22 (Rudy Salas) and CA-13 (Adam Gray) to talk about voting in 2024. RSVP here. ([link removed])
Indivisible SF Federal Working Group: Tuesday, September 10, 7:30 PM. Join us to discuss strategy to influence our Members of Congress and the Biden-Harris administration to enact a progressive agenda. RSVP here. ([link removed])
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson at City Arts & Lectures: Tuesday, September 10, 7:30 PM at the Sydney Goldstein Theater. Join this City Arts & Lectures speaking event featuring Supreme Court Justice Jackson and civil rights expert john a. powell. In-person tickets are sold out, but virtual tickets are still available. Get tickets here. ([link removed])
** About this week’s photo
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If you’ve seen our newsletter posts on social media, you might have noticed that we include a photo or graphic with each issue.
Today’s graphic is a photo of a ballot arrival envelope much like the one you’ll receive next month.
Keep Fighting,
The Indivisible SF Team ([link removed])
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