Monday, February 26 - MI Voter Registration / Save the Courts
Actions You Can Take
Action 1: TODAY - Phone Bank to Register Dems in Michigan
Action 2: Save the courts, protect democracy event on Wednesday, March 13 at 7pm
Action 1: TODAY - MI Voter Registration
In 2024, the path to the White House again runs through our backyard. Michigan and Wisconsin are both rated as toss-up states and their combined 25 Electoral votes are almost one-third of the total for the country’s most competitive states that will determine who wins in November.
As Indivisible Chicago prepares our planned activities this year to keep both states in the blue column and send Donald Trump packing, we have an immediate opportunity to help out in Michigan. Our friends at Statewide Indivisible Michigan (SWIM) are asking for our help registering likely Democratic voters who live where Michigan’s most competitive races will occur.
SWIM is working with the national grassroots voter registration group, Field Team 6, to prepare phone banks, text banks and postcard campaigns to get people registered. They are kicking off the effort with a pilot project in Southwest Michigan – the exact area where Indivisible Chicago will be door-knocking on behalf of our candidates later this year!
Registering voters likely to vote for our candidates is not only one of the effective ways to win elections, it is also extremely gratifying for those of us doing the work. People are genuinely grateful for the phone call, text, or postcard that lets them know where they need to go and what they need to do to register to vote.
So, come join us as we make calls starting TODAY, Monday, February 19, from 4:00-6:00pm. It’s fun to do this as a group! We’ll meet on Zoom to get the training we need to help get the folks we’re calling registered. At the end of the session, we’ll return to the Zoom room for a debrief and to share stories. Hope to see you there!
Action 2: Save the Courts Event 3/13
You may know that all of us in Illinois are in a key position to help save democracy and stop MAGA Republicans from destroying our court system. Our Senator, Dick Durbin, is the chair of the Judiciary Committee, and he has the power to take action to restore basic ethical standards and make sure our courts aren't filled with right-wing extremists.
With the 2024 elections coming up, this is a critical time for Durbin to take action. During his presidency Donald Trump installed over two hundred judges to the federal bench, including three Supreme Court justices - and he'll keep doing it if he gets into the White House again. Meanwhile, President Biden has nominated many qualified judges to the lower courts who have been blocked by Republicans under antiquated procedural rules.
Join us on Wednesday, March 13 at 7pm to discuss what we can do to bring democracy back into our court system and protect all of our rights.
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