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OUR YEAR AHEAD: 2018

Civic Activism and Our Work Ahead

Civic Action Plan

#POWERTOTHEPOLLSJanuary 30, 2018

Agenda➢ Welcome➢ Guest Speakers (Linda Sarsour, Zellnor Myrie, Liuba Grechen Shirley)

➢ Civic Action Plan

○ Election Action Timelines

○ Group Actions

○ Planning Your Actions

➢ Wrap-up

➢ Breakout Sessions

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How to use your Civic Action Plan

If you hear something tonight that sounds interesting or you want to learn more about, write it down

Think about your plans and how you can fit actions into things you are already doing

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FEB

PETITION

MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP

STATE ELECTION ACTIONS

FEDERAL ELECTION ACTIONS

VOTER REGISTRATION

CANVASSING & FUNDRAISING

GOTV File Apr 9-12

VOTEJun 26

PETITION

VOTER REGISTRATION


GOTV VOTE

Sep 11File Jul 9-12

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Jun 1

Aug 22

BUDGET & CAMPAIGN LOBBYING

STATE BUDGET & LEG. CAMPAIGN

Session Ends Jun 20

Budget Due Apr 1

JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV





VOTER REGISTRATION Oct 17

STATE PRE-PRIMARY ACTIONS

VOTER REGISTRATION


Oct 17

PETITION GOTV VOTE

Sep 11

File Jul 9-12


OCT NOV

GOTV



GOTV

VOTENov 6

runNYCWhen What Where/Who (Races) What you can do...

Pre-PrimaryRamp-up to Midterms

Targeting three campaigns● Fundraisers● Petitioning● Postcarding● Constituent education

Campaign 101 (w/ Red2Blue)How to Run: Starting Small

U.S. CongressDistrict 2 (Peter King) Liuba Grechen Shirley - DDistrict 11 (Dan Donovan) Max Rose - D

New York State SenateDistrict 20 (Jesse Hamilton) Zellnor Myrie - D

Depending on your skills and interests:

● Attend Events● Event Planning● Communications● Social Media● Volunteer

organizing● Drive volunteers● Phone Banking● Petitioning*● Postcarding*

*pre-primary only

Italicized items are good for first time volunteers

Post-PrimaryBuild Momentum

Add one-two more campaigns● Canvassing● Phone Banking/texting

Above races (primary winners -D)New York State Senate

District 22 (Marty Golden)Primary Winner - D

Final Push Momentum Turnout

GOTV Campaigning Same as above

Next Meeting: February 15 from 7-9pm @ Haab

When What’s going on Why What you can do...

Feb - March NYS Budget debated Target where Cuomo’s Budget falls short on critical legislation and funding

● Research ● Write ● Plan protest actions● Execute actions

March Senate One-House introduced, debated

Target where One-House Budget falls short on critical legislation and funding

● Reconcile budgets● Write ● Plan protest actions● Execute actions

Feb - March Challengers to IDC Senators: Endorsements

Support True Blue Democrats; Support the ouster of IDC turncoats

● Interview● Vet● Vote

Building off our 2017 successes in special elections, Virginia and Alabama:

● January-February: Research potential campaigns to support ● February-May: Special Elections activities; partnering with other grassroots organizations and

national groups● February-March: Campaign 101 panel (with runNYC) ● March: Choosing 2018 candidates and forming teams of volunteers● Congressional Races: Liuba Grechen Shirley, Andy Kim, Max Rose (managing social media

administration for campaigns)● PA: State House of Representatives, State Senate and corresponding congressional races● Offer phone banking, texting, social media support, creative services, and more.

JOIN US! Go to: bit.ly/Red2BlueSlack

Protecting and expanding voting rights & voter access for ALL New Yorkers.

BVA’s GOALS

Remove barriers to voting in NY - pass early voting, automatic voter registration, re-enfranchise NYers on parole, greater flexibility to change party registrationIncrease voter participation in NY - NY ranks 41st in the nationBuild statewide voting rights coalition

Feb - June 2018

State Budget & Leg CampaignPress Governor & state legislature to pass voting reforms

➔ Build relationships with communities, groups in Brooklyn & statewide to promote participation of all NYers

➔ Op-Eds, letters to the Editor➔ Petitions, tabling➔ Lobby visits, call relays, social media campaign➔ Public forum, rally on voting rights

* In partnership with letnyvote.org

Summer - Fall 2018

Voter Registration, GOTV in targeted areas

➔ Identify, support, partner with groups doing voter outreach in underrepresented communities in NYC.

Tools for contacting elected officials❏ Check out: facebook.com/oneindivisiblenation @bkindivisible andwww. indivisiblenationbk.org for call scripts, letters, blog posts & other resources

Tabling❏ Bi-monthly in Ft. Greene & GAP❏ Topical Letter campaigns, voter

registration and education

Lobbying Meetings❏ INBK organizes issue based lobbying

meetings with city, state and federal level elected officials- all the way up

to Schumer!

Meetings & Events❏ Working meetings❏ General meetings: Next is Feb. 21❏ Rallies + Town Halls

Electoral: INBK will make endorsements + host local candidate & canvassing events

CHANGING THE CONVERSATION TOGETHERChanging the Conversation Together employs the evidence-based strategy of 'Deep Canvassing' to engage

Republicans, swing voters and disengaged voters in meaningful, two-way conversations that have the power to

persuade people that voting Democrat in 2018 is the only way to check Trump’s abuse of power.

Why we do this:

Traditional canvassing focuses on GOTV, not persuading R’s. If we are going to win, getting R’s to vote D in swing

districts will be necessary.

Upcoming Training & Canvass:

Sunday, Feb. 4

10:30 - 4:45

Bath Beach, Brooklyn

Learn more and register: www.ctctogether.org

WRITE TO RESISTa subgroup of #GOBK Safety Net Defenders

Voter-to-Voter Letters to Protect Our Healthcare1. What we do: Write healthcare-focused letters to

hard-to-canvass prime voters in NY19. 2. Goal: Activate NY19 voters as health care voters

and health care activists.3. Partners: NY19 Votes, Indivisible Hudson Valley,

and Citizen Action NY in NY19.4. Impact to Date: Over 100 GOBK members have

written 2,000 letters total. Over 200 NY19 voters have signed and returned the enclosed letter.

5. An electronic toolkit with sample letters can be adapted for any district.

6. How you can get involved:Host or attend a letter-writing party!Contact Jerry Polner [email protected]

Write to Resist visits Faso Friday

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The Future of #GetOrganizedBK

Since November of 2016, thousands of Brooklyn neighbors have come together as #GetOrganizedBK (GOBK) to fight for our democracy and organize against the injustice, corruption, racism, and bigotry of the Trump regime.

November 2016: 1500+ people gather together at Congregation Beth Elohim just one week after the election.

January 2018: A powerful network of community based working groups focused on issue area advocacy, electoral politics, direct action, and community building.

We’ve demonstrated leadership, creativity, & energy, and built hope through new models for organizing.

Over a year later, we’re thinking about our next steps together…

Shared reflection

• Winter 2018:

• Monthly meetings with GOBK working group leaders explored “Future of GOBK” organizational development proposals and collaborative projects (big meeting planning, technologies for collaboration, etc.)

• Spring/ Summer 2017:

• Leadership from GOBK working groups came together to identify core values and begin to develop a vision for future work.

• Fall 2017:

• ‘Future of GOBK’ survey solicited feedback from activists (300 responses):

• Top three activities that GOBK members are eager to be involved with are:

1. Electoral activity in 2018 (and beyond)

2. Working as an ally with “front line” organizations that organize low-income communities, communities of color.

3. Receiving weekly email updates with action opportunities

• 84% of respondents said they would join GOBK if it were a membership organization and 82% of

respondents said they would contribute to GOBK.

Goals for the Future of #GetOrganizedBK

• Preserve & strengthen working group activism.

• Help working groups collaborate.

• Streamline pathways to engagement.

• More accountable collective leadership.

• Remove the divide between political & issue work.

• More inclusive of Brooklyn’s diversity & geography.

• Live up to our racial & social justice values.

• Support leadership development for GOBK activists.

Proposal for the Future of GOBK• Create opportunity for people to formally join GOBK as activists, with

action centered in the working groups + broader calls to action.

• Invite GOBK Activists to contribute voluntary dues and fundraise to support working group activities, materials, events, etc.

• Establish a Steering Committee made up of GOBK working group leadership (plus some at-large slots) that is responsible for planning, budget & organizational decisions.

• Register as a political committee so GOBK can legally engage in electoral work, while strongly preserving issue-based work.

• More independence from CM Lander’s office and CBE, while maintaining the ability to partner with them & others.

Want to learn more?Come meet in “the Den” or email [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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Breakout Sessions

Planning Your Actions

Share your actions….

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BUDGET SEASON ACTIONS


FEB 1-28

Legislative Budget Hearings ➔ Lobbying legislature➔ Albany trips➔ Protests/rallies

FEB19-23

MAR 1

MAR1-31

APR 1

APR 2- JUN 20

All Legislators in District ➔ Lobby for legislation➔ Protests/rallies ➔ Press releases, Op-Ed

pieces

Legislative Budget

Submitted

Budget Negotiations➔ Lobby for legislation➔ Protests/rallies ➔ Press releases, Op-Ed

pieces

State Budget Deadline

Legislation Session➔ Lobby State legislature

post-budget

Session EndsJune 20

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