Lucas, I'm writing to ask you to walk the walk today.
The Daily Kos community has consistently and powerfully stood against
voter suppression tactics from the right. You've signed petitions
and called and emailed lawmakers to beat back these racist attempts to
keep black and brown people from accessing the political power to fight
injustice.
Now this time, instead of reaching out to politicians to protect voter
access for Black Americans, I'm asking you to join me in reaching
out directly to Black voters in swing states to make sure their voices
are heard in this crucial election.
Daily Kos is partnering with Color of Change PAC to get out the Black
vote to elect leaders who will fight mass incarceration, police brutality,
and tear down barriers to good employment and quality education for people of color.
Click here to sign up for the text-a-thon to reach Black voters around
the country. Once you've gone through the short training, you can
sign up, log in, and text from the comfort of your home, and stand with
Black voters on the issues that most deeply impact them.
Join us TOMORROW, October 23 at 3 pm EST for training.
This is the last training shift available. After this training, we need you to commit to a text shift where you will
text Black voters in key swing states around the country. Swing state
voters can shift the election--President, Senate, and House--for progressives.
If you can't join the text-a-thon, please chip in $3 to help Daily
Kos Get Out the Vote.
Keep fighting,
Irna Landrum, Daily Kos
P.S. My colleague Rachel first reached out to Daily Kos members about text-a-thon
opportunities earlier this month. You can read her email below.
Lucas, the outcome of this election will determine the course of elections
and movements. Will we have a President we can work with to correct injustices
or will we have someone who thrives on division? The choice is ours and
it is clear––We need allies in power we can work with towards justice.
This is why Daily Kos is partnering with Color of Change PAC to help get
out the Black vote with an upcoming text-a-thon. We have a momentous opportunity
to elect leaders who have stated their desire to address the injustices
plaguing Black and Brown communities.
We can make real change on overcriminalization, police misconduct, state
violence, poverty, education, and mass incarceration with this election.
Sign up to attend a training shift and text-a-thon to reach Black voters
around the country. You can sign up, log in, and text from the comfort
of your home, while discussing the issues that matter most to Black voters.
Click here to sign up.
Join Daily Kos and Color of Change on Saturday, October 8, at 12 pm est
for training. (If you can't make Saturday, there are 10 other options
available.) Then, after training we will ask you to commit to a text shift
where you will be texting Black voters in key areas around the country.
These are areas where people are voting not only for the President, but
for key Senate races, prosecutorial races––like where I live
in Cincinnati, OH, and important state level races.
Black and Brown voters have a lot to gain or lose in this election. And
White people need to show up to support them. Everyone can join this text-a-thon––we're
all in this together––and we're going to talk to Black
voters about what matters most in their communities.
Join Daily Kos and Color of Change on Saturday, October 8 at 12:00pm est
(or another shift listed here) for the virtual text-a-thon to connect
with thousands of Black voters around the country.
If you can't donate your time, please chip in $3 to support our get
out the vote efforts.
Keep fighting,
Rachel Colyer, Daily Kos