Happy Saturday, John — it's Kate, Organizing Director here at Women's March.
I'm reaching out personally to invite you to a special Women's March event: An official Open House to share all about our brand new United Vision Project Texting Program.
Women's Marchers from across the country will come together virtually to hear all about this transformative new collaboration — and opportunities for YOU to get involved with our upcoming texting and phone banking efforts — so please RSVP right now to join us for our next instance of this awesome event.
Join us for the Open House on Monday, October 18 at 7:00 p.m. ET. We received over 400 signups for our previous Open House and over 150 attendees, so don't wait to reserve your spot!Reserve your spot →
First, let me share a little bit about the United Vision Project with you:
The United Vision Project (a.k.a. UVP) is an exciting new initiative, anchored by United Vision for Idaho and Women's March, with partners that include data scientists, communications specialists, and progressive racial justice organizations.
It's an innovative, data-driven outreach program that speaks directly to the perilous racial divide in our nation — after all, over 74 million people still voted for Trump in 2020. There is a continued rising wave of white nationalism in this country and around the world, and we (and especially white folks) must work differently to confront and transform it so we can shrink, neutralize, and transform the grip of white supremacy and authoritarianism in our country.
UVP speaks directly to that divide in a bold, revolutionary way by reaching out to people with conservative beliefs who may be sympathetic to extreme nationalist movements and ideas.
With rigorous curiosity and radical hospitality, we have deep conversations over text message and phone to better understand others' points of view — and we'll be gathering the largest data set ever compiled on this topic so we can understand and transform. The conversations may be difficult, but they are an important step toward creating genuine change. And we cannot change what we do not understand.
So, join us this Monday, October 18 to learn much more about this important work, our partners and team, and how you can become a United Vision Project texting and phone banking volunteer, John! Click here to reserve your spot for our Open House on Monday, October 18 at 7:00 p.m. ET.Reserve your spot →
See you there!
Kate Shapiro
Organizing Director
Women's March