Tuesday, July 16 - Tuesday Night Postcard Parties / Canvass Training Wednesday
Actions You Can Take
Action 1: Postcard Parties TONIGHT
Tuesday night postcard party in Lincoln Square
Action 2: Canvass Training in Evanston on Wednesday
Action 1: Tuesday Night Postcard Parties
Come enjoy the camaraderie of writing postcards to voters in swing states with fellow Indivisible Chicago activists.
We're at the Gideon Welles pub in Lincoln Square every Tuesday evening from 6:30 to 8:00pm, writing postcards to get our voters to the polls in November.
If you can sign up in advance, it helps us let our GW hosts know how many people to expect, but last-minute walk-ins are always welcome.
For postcards further south, join Indivisible Downtown tonight to chill and kvetch, write postcards, share refreshments, and have a moment of Zen before the work begins. We will gather in the courtyard at 1143 South Plymouth Court. BYO or bring a refreshment to share. RSVP here.
Feel free to bring your own postcards if you've already ordered them from Postcards to Swing States, or just show up and we'll provide you with postcards, scripts, address lists, and pens.
Donations are welcome, either monetary or in the form of postcard stamps. We look forward to seeing you there!
Other ways to obtain postcards
If you’d like to write postcards on your own or host your own gatherings, go to www.turnoutpac.org/postcards, click on “Sign up for postcards,” complete your order and you’ll be mailed your free postcards along with messages to write and voter lists. (Note: If you enter “Indivisible Chicago” to the optional question on the form, “Are you ordering for a grassroots group?”, we can also let you know when postcard parties are scheduled nearby. Postcards will be provided at the parties or you can bring the postcards you’ve ordered.)
Indivisible Evanston is also distributing postcards for the Postcards to Swing State Campaigns. There are two pickup locations in Evanston, one in Deerfield and one in Buffalo Grove. Sign up here.
Postcard writers are responsible for providing the postcard stamps (currently 53 cents), handwriting a short message and addressing the cards. The instructions include a specific mailing date in October, so you have until then to write the postcards.
Action 2: Canvass Training Wednesday
You know it's true: If we don’t knock thousands of doors this year in Wisconsin and Michigan, Donald Trump will become president for life. But maybe you're hesitant about canvassing. A lot of people are! Or maybe it's been a while and you need a refresher. Either way this live training class is for you.
We show you what to expect; lead you through the process step-by-step; share tips accumulated over years of experience; and answer all your questions and concerns. And we bring friends from Chicago improv companies to add a little fun and a lot of communication savvy. Even if you're a nervous newbie, we can turn you into a cool, confident door-knocker, ready to do the Work That Must Be Done. Sign up and let us prove it!
Join the Canvass Training hosted by Indivisible Evanston and Democratic Party of Evanston on Wednesday, July 17 at 6:30 p.m. at Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center (1655 Foster St., Evanston).
While some of these Daily Actions come from our own work as Indivisible Chicago Alliance, others are from our many partners working to advance the progressive agenda. We invite you to join us in supporting their work. Postings from partners do not imply Indivisible Chicago Alliance endorsement of specific policies and positions.