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October 26 - November 1, 2020
8 Days Until November 3, 2020
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Postcards to Swing States
October 26: Last Postcards Go Out Today!

Thank you to all our wonderful Indivisible Evanston postcard writers! Since May, our group distributed, wrote, and now mailed approximately 320,00 handwritten postcards to voters in the swing states of MI, WI, TX, SC, FL and NC and for our IL candidates Reps. Lauren Underwood and Sean Casten. Last Wednesday, we mailed the bulk of our cards, including making two huge deliveries to mail the cards you returned to us to mail in Michigan and Wisconsin, thanks to Steve Sidell and Candace Davis!  Today is the last day to finish writing and to send out your FL and NC postcards! 

We want to give a huge shout out to Rosie Rees, Leslye Lapping and Candace Davis, who dedicated their lives for the past six months to organizing our postcard program. All three of them gave up their homes for daily postcard pickups, and hosted weekly Zoom postcard parties so volunteers could still write them together even though we couldn't have our in-person parties anymore. We could not have done this without their dedication, hard work, attention to detail and can-do attitudes!

We also want to thank our postcard shipping volunteers, who helped pack and ship 2.5 million cards and send them to writers all across the country over about eight weeks last summer from Laura Tanner's garage. Altogether, 15.7 MILLION handwritten postcards were mailed to 13 swing states and states with important Senate races, and we know that they are already reaching voters in time to have a huge impact on the election!

MORE INFORMATION HERE


Turning Wisconsin BLUE Depends on YOU!

Last WI Mon TODAY Oct 26 & Last WI Wed Oct 28: 6-8pm!
Final Four Days Calling WI, MI & IA: Oct 31 & Nov 1- 3

⭐️ Our incredible WI Calling Crew has made 79K calls to WI and we need your help to make more! 

💙 The Remaining 8 Days: Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can’t Lose!

10/26 & 10/28 - WI Phone Banks 
We’ll be transitioning to the WisDems State-wide Biden Coordinated List during our phone bank hours using Thrutalk, a dialer. We'll also have an OpenVPB option for those who prefer to call outside of phone bank hours - just sign up below! 


Thrutalk WI Phone Bank Signup: Mon 10/26,  6-8pm CT
Thrutalk WI Phone Bank Signup: Wed 10/28, 6-8pm CT

Don’t know how to use Thrutalk? No worries - We’ll train you how to use Thrutalk during the first 30 minutes of the PB - no need to sign up for a separate training!

We Are Excited about Thrutalk because:

  • The system calls voters for you and connects you to people who have already picked up
  • Voters will see a party-picked number protecting your personal information

Tech Requirements:

  • Laptop or computer plus charged phone (headphones help). Tablets can work but require Google Chrome app
  • Google Chrome works best (!) or Firefox (Safari doesn't work) 
Why are we transitioning to the WisDems call lists? These calls lists have the most updated data on whether a voter has turned in their ballot or voted early in person. This is the most effective method we have of following up and encouraging voters to VOTE! 

What we’ll be doing:

  • Calling voters across the state.
  • Urging voters with ballots to send them in or drop them off (“Ballot Chase”), encouraging voters who do not have ballots to vote early (“Early Vote in Person”) and then finally GOTV. 
  • Asking voters for their vote for Biden/Harris and the down-ballot candidates in their district.

OpenVPB Links for those who like to call during the week will be available upon sign up: Calling is open from 9 - 8pm M-TH, F-Sat 9-7pm, Sun 12-7pm. All times CT 
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THE LAST WEEKEND: 10/31, Nov 1-3; 12 shifts - 36 Hours of Phone banks! Call for WI, MI & IA!

We’re opening the phones all day, October 31, November 1, November 2, and November 3. Join these consolidated phone banks whenever you can and we’ll direct volunteers to call where you’re needed most in WI, MI & IA. All three states use Thrutalk, so once you learn it, you can make calls for any state.

Sign up for as many shifts as you can handle, and recruit friends to help fill the critical slots in these last four days. First time caller or need a refresher? We’ll provide as much training as you might need at the start of every three-hour shift to get you ready.
WI & MI & IA Phone Banks: The Last Weekend, 10/31 - 11/3.
Sign up here:
The Last Weekend: 10/31 - 11/3 Signup for multiple shifts 

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➡️ We make phone banking easy! Our phone banks begin with a Zoom call orientation and end with the opportunity to debrief. Along the way, our phone bank leaders are available to help you with any problems. After you sign up, we'll get back in touch with all the information you need to connect. We're with you every step of the way! Thanks for joining us in this fight to turn WI BLUE!

Questions? Email Kathleen Long
New to Phone Banking? Need a Refresher? Sign up for a Phone Bank TRAINING
Sign Up for WI Mon & Wed Weekly PHONE BANKS plus THE LAST WEEKEND PHONE BANKS

GOTV with THE TEXTING TEAM!
LAST TRAINING TONIGHT,10/26 5:30-7 PM!

We are just over a week from November 3, and people in Wisconsin, Michigan and other battleground states are already voting! Help us TOTV (Text Out The Vote) over the next week and for The Last Weekend (Oct 31 through Nov ) by signing up for our Zoom text banks. We are offering one MI and one WI text bank a day on Oct 31-Nov 3. We will be there with you to help you reply to voters, give technology support, and to play texting bingo (with prizes)!

To join our MI and WI text banks, you must complete ThruText training with us or with MI and/or WI. Then you must sign up for MI and WI shifts in Mobilize before they fill up. Join our last ThruText training tonight (10/26) to get signed up with the Wisconsin and Michigan texting programs before your first shift!

We also have our final weekday text banks this week with the national Indivisible texting program, the IndivisiText Team, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday that focus on swing states and key Senate races. This program is at capacity and only open for volunteers who are already trained on TextOut (as of October 3). Please join us for texting and bingo on Zoom if you have already been trained (no need to sign up on Mobilize, texts are assigned in TextOut)!

  • BYOT Text Bank: Tuesday, Oct. 27, 4-6 PM CT
    • (IndivisiText or ThruText, must be trained and signed up)
  • IndivisiText Text Banks: Early GOTV in Swing States
    • Wed. Oct 28 and Thurs, Oct. 29, 2-4 PM
    • Must have completed our IndivisiText/TextOut training
MICHIGAN AND WISCONSIN TEXTING
SIGN UP for ICA Texting Team Trainings
All ICA Text Banks

Canvass in Michigan with Indivisible Chicago

In our final drive to flip Michigan blue, Indivisible Chicago has organized canvassing in SW Michigan to talk with Democratic voters we have not been able to reach through phone calls and texts. There is no carpooling, so participants are responsible for their own transportation. Pre-canvass health screening will be conducted at the Michigan staging location. PPE will be required and safety training will be provided on social distancing to protect volunteers and voters. Canvass locations will be 1.5-2 hours from Chicago. Additional details will be provided prior to the event.
Oct 28, Oct 31, Nov 1-3: Canvass in Michigan with Indivisible Chicago

Sign Up to Canvass in Michigan
Phonebank for Rep. LaurenUnderwood in IL-14
FINAL Thursday, 10/29: 6-8pm

HOMESTRETCH - JUST A FEW SHIFTS LEFT! 
Sign up for OUR LAST Thursday shift! 
PLUS: WEEKEND OF ACTION: Oct 31-Nov 3 (Election Day!): various shifts

Thanks to everyone who's made calls (or postcarded or texted) this cycle to help re-elect Rep. Underwood to Congress in IL-14 - we're nearly there so can't stop now - please sign up to make calls these last 8 days! 

Details haven't changed:
Phonebanks go from 6-8 and are hosted by a member of Team Underwood. We're targeting 50 calls per person, but please make however many you can (you can always make more!) and you can hop off the call whenever you want. Host will provide training if needed and answer any questions about the script, etc. Can't make Thursdays? Join Indivisible Chicago's Tuesday Underwood phonebanks OR make calls on your own. 

Here's what you can do this week!
Sign up for Underwood Phone Bank Parties on Thursdays 6 - 8pm
Help us gain a Senate Seat in Iowa! 
Theresa Greenfield (D) vs Joni Ernst (R)
Thursdays 5:30-8pm

 
Winning a Senate majority is more important than ever and our Midwest campaign now includes phone banks for Iowa Senate candidate Theresa Greenfield. She's in a toss-up race with incumbent Republican Joni Ernst and it's a seat we CAN flip--if we do the work. We're using Thru-talk so if you've used a dialer before this phone bank will be a breeze. Sign up here.
Sign up to flip an Iowa Senate Race for Theresa Greenfield
JOIN TEAM CASTEN FOR PHONE BANKING TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS &
THE LAST WEEKEND!


We're calling folks to check in to see how they are doing, and if they will support Casten this November. We worked hard for these seats in 2018, and we'll need to work even harder to keep them for 2020!

Sign up here to make calls with Team Casten 
MORE INFORMATION ON OUR BLOG
Sign up for Casten Phone Banking & Training

Register to Vote and Make Your Voting Plan
Important Dates Now Through Election Day

Registering to vote has never been easier or more convenient. We have created a resouce that you can access on our website blog with all the details about making sure you are registered and have a plan to vote. We have included deadlines for things like registration (in person and online), requesting and returning your mail in ballot, ballot drop boxes, dates for early voting, election day information and more.
 
IL Voter Registration and Voting Information
City of Evanston Election & Early Voting Info
Drop Box Locations/Hours


 QUICK LINKS TO TAKE ACTION 


KEY ACTIONS FOR THIS WEEK:
ILLINOIS:
MICHIGAN:
WISCONSIN:
  • Oct 26 & 28: WI Phone Banks, 6-8pm: Sign up Mon 10/26,  6-8pm CT, Sign up Wed 10/28, 6-8pm CT
  • NEW! THE LAST WEEKEND PHONE BANKS: Oct 31, Nov 1-3; 12 shifts, 36 hours CALLING to WI, MI & IA Sign Up Here
  • NEW! THE LAST WEEKEND TEXT BANKS: Oct 31, Nov 1-3. 4 shifts, 12 hours TEXTING voters to GOTV in WI. Sign Up Here
PHONEBANKING:
TEXTBANKING:
POSTCARDS & LETTERS:
PROTECT OUR ELECTIONS 2020: 
This year, it's not enough to vote. In 2020, we all have to act. And we can still stay safe and take action from home.
 
In 2020, Indivisible Evanston is working hard to win back the White House, the Senate, Wisconsin and to keep our gains in the House and here in Illinois. 

Thank you for reading our weekly newsletters, following us on FB and visiting our website for a full list of our 2020 actions. 

We can do this if we all pitch in -- this is a team effort! 
Indivisible Evanston Events & Important Dates

Multiple Dates:
October
  • 26: Mail Postcards to Swing States (date depends on state)
  • 29: Last date to request a Mail Ballot: Do ASAP, Don't wait!
  • 31: NEW! THE LAST WEEKEND PHONE BANKS: Oct 31, Nov 1-3; 12 shifts, 36 hours CALLING to WI, MI & IA Sign Up Here
  • 31: NEW! LAST WEEKEND PHONE BANKS FOR LAUREN UNDERWOOD: various shifts Sign Up Here
  • Multiple Dates: see above
November
  • 1-3: GOTV Phone and Text Banking: Final Push!
  • 1-3: NEW! THE LAST WEEKEND PHONE BANKS: Oct 31, Nov 1-3; 12 shifts, 36 hours CALLING to WI, MI & IA Sign Up Here
  • 1-3: LAST WEEKEND PHONE BANKS FOR LAUREN UNDERWOOD: various shifts Sign Up Here
  • 2: Last Day of Early Voting
  • 3: Last Day Mail Ballots can be Postmarked & Drop Boxes available
  • 3: GENERAL ELECTION, Register to Vote available  🌊🌊🌊
  • 17: IE Monthly Meeting, 7-9 pm, Evanston Civic Center
  • Multiple Dates: see above
SEE LISTINGS ABOVE FOR MORE DETAILS & to sign up for specific events. 

🦠 RECOMMENDED CORONAVIRUS 🦠 
AND COVID-19 RESOURCES

CDC guidelines
City of Evanston Coronavirus Information 
IL Department of Public Health
Evanston area COVID-19 community support Facebook group

CDC Guidelines on Wearing Cloth Masks

For our most up to date news & daily actions, like our page on Facebook and check in often. Make sure to follow and retweet us on Twitter, follow us on Instagram, and add us to your email contacts!

Indivisible Evanston Mission Statement

The mission of Indivisible Evanston is to resist Donald Trump, his administration, and like-minded Members of Congress, and to remove them all from office on November 3, 2020, before they replace our democracy with an authoritarian plutocracy. We do not expect our members or allies to agree on all issues, but we invite those who agree that the Trump presidency is harming our country to work together to replace him and his GOP enablers. We seek to be as inclusive and diverse as possible, and we are committed to non-violence in all our actions.
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