January 25 Newsletter

January 25, 2020

Postcard and Letter Writing

Cambridge	Saturday, January 25 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm	Swing Left House Party Learn more
Providence, RI	Sunday, January 26 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm	Swing Left Rhode Island Letter Writing Event! Learn more
Newtonville	Sunday, January 26 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm	Postcarding for North Carolina Voter Engagement Learn more
Cambridge	Sunday, January 26 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm	Texas Reclaim Our Vote Postcard Party Learn more
Swampscott	Wednesday, January 29 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm	Vote by Mail Registration Letters to Florida Voters Learn more
Dartmouth	Thursday, January 30 @ check for times	Postcarding for Voter Registration and Get Out The Vote Learn more
Northampton	Saturday, February 1 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm	2020 Ready Swing Left House Party Learn more
Somerville	Saturday, February 1 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm	Texas Reclaim Our Vote Postcard Writing o?= Followed by Wine Learn more
Cambridge	Sunday, February 2 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm	Texas Reclaim Our Vote Postcard Party Learn more
South Hadley	Sunday, February 2 @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm	Postcards at the Odyssey with Sister District Learn more

Training

Online/ Anywhere	Tuesday, January 28 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm	Flippin’ Michigan – Voter Registration 101 Training Call with Field Team 6 Learn more
Online/ Anywhere	Thursday, January 30 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm	Maine Phone Bank Training Learn more

Voter Registration

Gorham, ME	Monday, January 27 – Tuesday, January 28	Register Voters at University of Southern Maine Gorham Learn more
Boston	Thursday, January 30 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm	New Americans Voter Registration Drive Learn more

Other

Falmouth	Sunday, January 26 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm	Woods Hole Launches 2020 Events! Learn more
Portland, ME	Sunday, January 26 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm	Swing Left Maine 2020 Ready Kickoff! Learn more
Online/ Anywhere	Sunday, January 26 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm	Exploring North Carolina in 2020 with Reclaim Our Vote Learn more
Chatham	Tuesday, January 28 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm	Reach Wisconsin Voters from Right Here on Cape Cod Learn more
Online/ Anywhere	Wednesday, January 29 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm	MA Leaders for Maine Phone Call Learn more
Andover	Thursday, January 30 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm	GAI 2020 Strategy – Taking Back Our Democracy Learn more
Somerville	Saturday, February 1 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm	2020 Kick Butt Kick Off Dance Party to Benefit Movement Voter Project Learn more

Recurring

Jamaica Plain	Sunday, January 26 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm	Jamaica Plain Progressives (JPP) Sunday Activist Afternoons Learn more
Cambridge	Sunday, January 26 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm	Cambridge Activist Afternoons Learn more
Brookline	Monday, January 27 @ 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm	JALSA Impact Activist Mondays Learn more
Andover	Tuesday, January 28 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm	Tuesday Daytime Texting Action Hour Learn more
Littleton	Tuesday, January 28 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm	Indivisible Acton Area Action at Littleton Library Learn more
Arlington	Tuesday, January 28 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm	New Year, New Energy: Postcarding at Caffe Nero Learn more
Maynard	Wednesday, January 29 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm	Winning Wednesdays – Postcarding and Texting Events Learn more
North Andover	Thursday, January 30 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm	Andover Postcards to Voters with Andover Indivisible Learn more
Newburyport	Thursday, January 30 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm	I-RISE Newburyport Thursday Action Hour Learn more
Arlington	Friday, January 31 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am	Minuteman Indivisible Weekday Warriors Monthly Meeting Learn more
Newburyport	Friday, January 31 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm	I-RISE Newburyport Friday Action Hour Postcards Learn more
Jamaica Plain	Sunday, February 2 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm	Jamaica Plain Progressives (JPP) Sunday Activist Afternoons Learn more
Cambridge	Sunday, February 2 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm	Cambridge Activist Afternoons Learn more

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Kick Butt and Kick Out the Republicans

Don’t miss the upcoming Kick Butt Kick Off Dance Party, The evening mixes the best of everything: live salsa music interspersed with something for all ages. Good food, good drink, good company.

100% of your entry fee goes to Movement Voter Fund, which supports promising community-based organizations in key states, with a focus on youth and communities of color.

Take a break from dancing and take a swing upstairs to chat with Swing Left. You’ll learn about where Movement Voter Fund is sending the money it raises tonight: Make the Road Pennsylvania, which is building civic engagement and voter turnout among the Latino population in Lehigh Valley, PA. You’ll also find out how you can join Swing Left Greater Boston with texting and on-the-ground activities in this key district (see next article).

Come dance with us!

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Teamwork Is Key to Voter Registration in the Keystone State

Collaboration is the catalyst for effective voter registration in Lehigh Valley. That area and Allentown are part of Pennsylvania’s 7th district, which has the worst record in the state for voter turnout.

In Lehigh Valley, left-leaning groups are sharing materials, processes, and contacts, as well as their own expertise. Swing Left Boston is coordinating with Force Multiplier, Field Team 6, Make the Road PA, and Movement Voter Fund.

As a team, they bring a wide range of skills and approaches to the art of beating Trump and state Republicans. A key aim on their agenda is to protect Congressperson Susan Wild’s seat in the US House of Representatives.

To connect with an organizer, please join the Swing Left Greater Boston Pennsylvania special interest group on Swing Left’s website.

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A Democratic victory depends on this: After the primaries, the nominated presidential candidate can’t win the crucial battle against Republicans without a war chest.

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The Best Way to Oust Susan Collins

Join an in-person or online training session to review best practices for phone banking, to learn how to use the automatic dialer, and to practice our winter script. You’ll just be chatting with voters about their top issues and current voting inclinations — no persuasion required.

Thursday January 30 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm: Online webinar

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Sunday, February 9 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm:
In-person training at Cambridge Activist Afternoons

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30 volunteers + 16 degree temperatures =
45 newly registered voters at Portland Women’s March

Registering Voters to Beat Susan Collins

Thirty volunteers — ten from Maine — showed up in 16 degree weather. Why? To register voters at the Portland Women’s March on January 21.

Though the cold kept many spectators away, the crew was happy to register 45 progressive voters; they also recruited many new enthusiastic supporters of Swing Left and Field Team 6. It was great to see that two other groups were also registering people to vote.

Join any of the Maine events on our calendar.

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