Here’s a round-up of important news from around the Arena community.
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Arena Community,
On Monday, we wrapped our seventh Arena Academy in a little over a year. The graduating class this cycle was impressive, ranging from retirees who are entering the second chapter of their lives to high school students getting a head start on their careers; first-time campaign managers on state races to lawyers and programmers leaving successful careers for a life of service. You can see some of their stories here ([link removed]) or by following the hashtag #ArenaAcademy ([link removed]) on Twitter or Instagram.
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Over the next few weeks, we’ll work with campaigns on the ground to place graduates on state races in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina and Texas. From here on out, our focus will be supporting fledgling campaigns in these battleground states. If you’d like to work on a 2020 race, join Arena Careers ([link removed]) , where we have active job listings for campaign and advocacy positions across the country.
Read on for more news from around the Arena community.
Team Arena
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** RSVP: How Will Coronavirus Change the Election? A conversation with Dave Wasserman
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Dave Wasserman, House Editor of the Cook Political Report, will share insight and data on how the pandemic will affect polling results across the country — including Arena’s target battleground states of Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, and Texas.
This virtual event will take place on Wednesday May 20 at 7 p.m. EST.
RSVP for a Zoom link ([link removed])
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** Meet the graduating class of #ArenaAcademy Online
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On Monday, 150 participants graduated #ArenaAcademy Online. These talented future staffers included campaign managers, communications directors, data directors, finance directors, organizing directors and organizers. We were lucky enough to get to know them over the last five days. Now you can meet them, too. Check out their video profiles (and more) on YouTube.
Get to know the Arena grads ([link removed])
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** New episode of Arena Talks: Two self-loathing meritocrats discuss inequality
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Yale Law School professor Daniel Markovits joins us to discuss The Meritocracy Trap, his book about an under-appreciated driver of inequality in this country.
Listen to the full episode ([link removed])
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** Toolbox spotlight: Call time tracker
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Call time gives you an opportunity to give your campaign the resources needed to win. It can be the difference between your ambitious campaign plans and having to make tough decisions with dwindling resources. The call time tracker will help you roll up your sleeves and work the phones.
Download the guide on Arena Toolbox ([link removed])
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** Together we can #DefeatDeVos
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With our partner Future Now Fund, last week we launched #DefeatDeVos, a fundraising drive and social media campaign to counterbalance the DeVos family’s efforts to buy the Michigan election.
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