Super-storms are battering the South while fires are raging throughout the West with smoke choking our cities. These natural disasters are the inevitable and long-predicted result of global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions produced by burning fossil fuels. Fires, floods, and storms will grow steadily worse until we reverse course and adopt policies to reduce rather than increase global warming.
But the Trump regime, its Republican Party enablers, and the Republican majority on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) are all hell-bent on boosting the fortunes of their coal, oil, and gas industry donors by encouraging and expanding fossil fuel consumption and fracking while repealing or gutting every policy designed to combat dangerous emissions. We the People have to take action.
Last week’s orange, smoke-filled skies should have been enough to get our Members of Congress to understand that it’s time to get serious about the climate crisis – starting by holding the Trump administration accountable for failing to enforce environmental regulations and rolling many of them back.
Tell Speaker Pelosi and Rep. Speier: Hold public hearings on the climate crisis now!
Our Senators can make sure hearings are held by exercising their leverage to block new FERC appointees. Now is not the time for them to fold on Trump’s agenda. And as the Democratic Party’s candidate for Vice President, we expect Senator Harris to lead the fight to protect the environment.
Tell Sens. Feinstein and Harris: Block FERC appointments to force public hearings on the climate crisis!
Our Voter Guides are Live!
The upcoming election may be the most important one of our lives—and in California, it starts in less than three weeks, with mail ballots going out on October 5th. Make sure you’re ready!
We did the research so you don’t have to. Check out our Vote page at https://indivisiblesf.org/vote to find out how and where to vote, learn how to check your registration status, read our voting guides, and more.
Check your voter registration status today. Yes, even California purges its voter rolls, so if you haven’t voted in a few elections, you may have been removed. If you’ve moved or changed your name, your registration may be out of date. It never hurts to check.
If you aren’t registered or your registration is no longer current, you’ll need to register by October 19th. We recommend you do so as early as possible–this year, we can’t afford to leave anything until the last minute. You can register to vote quickly and easily at https://registertovote.ca.gov/–do it now!
Make a plan NOW to vote. It bears repeating: this year, nothing should be left until the last minute. Because of the pandemic, all registered voters in California will receive their ballots in the mail. Fill it out, put it in the provided return envelope, sign and seal it, and return it.
You can mail in your ballot using our beloved Postal Service–the earlier the better. Every county will also have places where you can drop it off early; in San Francisco, that will be the City Hall Voting Center (at Bill Graham Auditorium). And if you leave it until Election Day, you can drop off your ballot at your local polling place.
Learn everything you need to know to vote in 2020.
Our democracy is at a critical turning point right now, and we need to stay informed, stay alert, volunteer, and stay active. If you want to do more to protect democracy than cast your own vote, you can help get out the vote, serve as a poll worker, and/or counter disinformation. You can read more about all of these options on our blog.
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ISF General Meeting: Sunday, September 20, 1–3 PM via Zoom. Register here to join our online meeting. The meeting is open to anyone interested in resisting Trump's radical agenda of hate, division, and greed.
Thursday, September 17, 12–2 PM: Thursday Lunch for Biden & Harris. Make calls for competitive U.S. Senate races nationwide. RSVP here.
Thursday, September 17, 2–5 PM: Phone bank for Tedra Cobb. Phone bank for Tedra Cobb, who is running against Republican Elise Stefanik in NY-21. RSVP here.
Saturday, September 19, 9AM- 12PM, 12-3PM: Phone bank for Tedra Cobb. Phone bank for Tedra Cobb, who is running against Republican Elise Stefanik in NY-21. RSVP here.
Saturday, September 19, 12–2 PM: Central Valley Phone Bank with DemAction SF. Make calls for competitive races in the Central Valley. RSVP here.
Saturday, September 19, 3–5 PM: U.S. Senate Phone Bank with DemAction SF. Make calls for competitive U.S. Senate races nationwide. RSVP here.
Sunday, September 20, 9AM- 12PM, 12-3PM: Phone bank for Tedra Cobb. Phone bank for Tedra Cobb, who is running against Republican Elise Stefanik in NY-21. RSVP here.
Sunday, September 20, 12–2 PM: Noon on Sundays with Biden and Harris with DemAction SF. Make calls for Biden for President. RSVP here.
Monday, September 21, 5:30–7:30 PM: Manny’s Monday Phone Bank for Biden. Work to take back the White House, flip the Senate, and hold the House—all by phone banking to help elect Joe Biden on Election Day. RSVP here.
Tuesday, September 22, 3–5 PM: Tuesdays with Biden and Harris with DemAction SF. Make calls for Biden for President. RSVP here.
Ongoing Events
As the election approaches, several organizations are running ongoing events daily or weekly until election day. Sign up for a shift on the dates below:
Six days a week: Virtual Phone Banks with Flip the West. Flip the West and Commit to Flip Blue jointly host a virtual phone bank focused on flipping U.S. Senate seats, six days a week, right up until November 3. Sign up for a shift here.
Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays: Spanish Language Phone Banks with Flip the West. Fluent Spanish-speakers are urgently needed to call Spanish-speaking voters about electing Democrats to the Senate and White House. Sign up for a shift here.
Wednesdays and Thursdays: Pennsylvania Stands Up/Seed the Vote Phone Bank training. PASU will train you to phone bank to help support general election work between now and November. Sign up for a shift here.
Wednesdays: Sister District SF, Swing Left SF, and DemAction SF Phone Banks for Joanna and Celina. Make calls every Wednesday from 4–6 PM to help elect Texas candidates Joanna Cattanach and Celina Montoya and flip the Texas State House blue. Sign up for a shift here.
Sundays at 4 PM: Phone Bank for AZ with Sister District, Swing Left SF, and DemAction SF. Make calls every Sunday from 4–6 PM to help elect Arizona candidates Felicia French and Coral Evans and flip Arizona blue. Sign up for a shift here.
Seven days a week: Audrey for Congress. Phone bank for Audrey Denney, the Democratic candidate in critical House district CA-1. Sign up for a shift here.
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