FEATURED IN THIS WEEK’S MVCAN NEWSLETTER (8/23/19):

UPCOMING EVENTS AND ACTIONS

1. CONGRESSMAN JOSH HARDER FEATURED AT MVCAN FALL KICK-OFF MEETING - Sun. Sept 15, 5pm (Mill Valley Golf Course Clubhouse)

2. PHONE BANK in SAUSALITO - Saturday Sept 7, 2 - 4pm, Continuing all Saturdays except Labor Day

3. HELP REGISTER STUDENT VOTERS IN MODESTO
   Monday - Thurs. Aug 26-29.

4. JOIN IN MVCAN “CALL WEEK” TO SUPPORT PROGRESSIVE CA STATE LEGISLATION - Sept 2 - 6

5. TRAVEL TO ARIZONA TO CANVASS - Oct 19-27: PLAN NOW

6. KQED LUNCH AND PROGRAM ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND POLICING REFORM - Thurs. Sept 5, Mill Valley

7. WEST MARIN DEMOCRACY SPEAKER - Thurs. Sept 5

8. MVCAN IMMIGRATION/CIVIL RIGHTS TEAM MEETING
   Sun. Sept 15, 4-5pm

9. SAVE THE DATE: MVCAN ECO TEAM - GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE - Friday Sept 20-27

10. SAVE THE DATE - CANVASSING IN MODESTO - Sat. Sept 21

WHERE WE’VE BEEN AND WHAT WE DID:

1. REPORT ON MOMS DEMAND ACTION SF RALLY AND TIBURON EVENT

2. REPORT ON MARIN ORGANIZING COMMITTEE AUGUST LAUNCH MEETING

UPCOMING EVENTS AND ACTIONS

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CONGRESSMAN JOSH HARDER FEATURED AT MVCAN FALL KICK-OFF MEETING!

SUNDAY SEPT. 15, 5PM

At our MVCAN Fall Kick-Off Meeting, we will hear from one of our favorite members of Congress, Josh Harder, from CD-10 (Modesto).

MVCAN Monthly Meeting
Sunday, Sept. 15, 5 - 6:30PM
Mill Valley Golf Course Clubhouse (Note: different venue)
280 Buena Vista Ave, Mill Valley

Come hear our guest speaker, Congressman Josh Harder.

Team MVCAN, DEMOCRACY ACTION MARIN and many other local groups worked hard the entire year in 2018 to help flip this district and elect this impressive young U.S. Representative, turning out >200 volunteers to call and canvass for Josh Harder. He’ll fill us in on his first year in Congress, the legislation he’s introduced and helped pass, as well as news from his district on how we can help defend his seat in 2020.

The meeting will also provide a quick overview of many upcoming MVCAN activities and plans that we are excited about and want to share with our members.

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PHONE BANK in SAUSALITO - Saturday Sep 7, 2 - 4pm

Continuing all Saturdays except Labor Day

The Sausalito phone bank has had 25-30 phone/text bankers every Saturday, June through August. This is a great sign -- this level of participation in the middle of the summer, more than a year away from the 2020 election. Thanks to Susan Bolle and her team of amazing volunteers for their dedication. We’re fired-up and ready to go!

Note that the Sat. Aug 24 phone bank is now full.

THERE WILL BE NO PHONE BANK AUG. 31 LABOR DAY WEEKEND.

Please join us for the phone bank on Sept. 7!

Phone Bank Sausalito
Sat. Sept 7, 2pm - 4pm
80 Liberty Ship Way, Suite 20

Sign up here to learn more and register.

We’ll be talking to voters in North Carolina-09 to Get Out The Vote for Dan McCready in the September 10 Special Congressional Election. (Early Voting starts Aug. 21.) Winning this R-leaning seat will send a strong message to Republicans about their fate in 2020 and might cause even more Republicans to retire.

Our partnership with Sister District Marin continues as we call voters in Virginia. The entire VA House & Senate are up for election November 5, 2019 -- and we have the opportunity to take the majority and gain a powerful trifecta (both state houses + governor) to ensure we get fair redistricting in 2021, protect a woman’s right to choose and enact sweeping gun safety legislation already proposed by Governor Northam.

Please bring your charged cell phone AND a laptop, iPad or tablet along with your earbuds with a mic. And don’t forget your water bottle.

Remember, our experienced coaches are always on hand to guide you from start to finish.

For more info on subsequent phone banks, contact Marti Cermak at marti.cermak@gmail.com.

BACK TO SCHOOL VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE IN MODESTO Monday-Thursday, Aug. 26 - 29

Register College Students in Modesto

Join our partners from Field Team 6 who specialize in Back-To-School voter registration drives as we show up at Modesto Junior College to register incoming students for Josh Harder! Field Team 6 registered hundreds of students in Valencia last week and plan to do the same in Modesto, Monday - Thursday, Aug. 26-29. You have 4 different days to volunteer! Training will be provided before you begin.

Voter Registration - Modesto Junior College - Aug. 26, 9am - 1pm

Sign up here to learn more and register

Voter Registration - Modesto Junior College - Aug. 27, 9am - 1pm

Sign up here to learn more and register

Voter Registration - Modesto Junior College - Aug. 28, 9am - 1pm

Sign up here to learn more and register

Voter Registration - Modesto Junior College - Aug. 29, 9am - 1pm

Sign up here to learn more and register

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GET READY TO MAKE CALLS TO SUPPORT PROGRESSIVE
CALIFORNIA STATE BILLS - Sept 3 - 6

Get ready to participate in MVCAN’s crucially important “Call Week” from Sept 3 - Sept 6. During our first Call Week last May we mobilized with excellent impact as we lobbied our own State Senator Mike Maguire and State Assemblyman Marc Levine to vote for bills supported by MVCAN.

MVCAN will be sending a special instructional email over Labor Day weekend with details about which bills we will be supporting with call scripts, etc. (The exact call program will be worked out after the bills that make it to the floor have been determined on August 30.) So stay tuned for your marching orders!

The MVCAN advocacy team, along with statewide partners, are currently determining the most strategic bills to call about given the legislative positions of our particular state representatives. Between Monday Sept. 3 and Thursday Sept 6, we will be promoting a priority bill each day.

We will be addressing bills on critical issues such as expanding Medi-Cal to undocumented residents and the banning of single-use plastics.

MVCAN Issue Advocacy Team meeting to determine support for pending CA Legislature bills.

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PLAN NOW - TRAVEL TO ARIZONA TO CANVASS VOTERS -

Oct 19 - 27

Join with your fellow MVCAN members at the Arizona Democratic Party Headquarters in Phoenix on Saturday Oct. 19 (time TBD) to canvass door-to-door and register voters. Training will be provided.

You are welcome to come for the weekend or stay the week. The AZ weather is milder in Oct. with daytime temperatures in the 70's/80’s.

We’ll be joining up with one of our partner groups from the East Bay, Commit To Flip Blue. This will be the first of many trips to AZ leading up to November 2020!

Canvass in Arizona

Oct 19 - 27 (time TBD)

Democratic Headquarters, Phoenix

For more info, email marti.cermak@gmail.com.

AZ is our closest flippable neighbor: changing demographics are shifting it away from its traditional status as a Republican stronghold and Trump’s favorability ratings are sinking lower and lower. Our impressive Democratic Senatorial candidate, Captain Mark Kelly, is an astronaut, veteran and the husband of former Representative Gabby Giffords.

Last November, we helped win the first Democratic Senate seat in AZ in 30 years for Kyrsten Sinema. Senator Sinema’s 2018 opponent, Martha McSally, was appointed by the governor to fill McCain’s Senate seat, but she is closely aligned with Trump and is now tied with Kelly in the polls.

Join in and help make a difference in Arizona!

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DISCUSSION OF CA CRIMINAL JUSTICE/POLICING REFORM PROGRAM

Thurs. Sept 5 at noon - Mill Valley- KQED sponsored

KQED Editor Tyche Hendricks will discuss reporting on police misconduct and California's efforts to reduce police shootings with Alex Emslie, KQED Criminal Justice Reporter and Laurel Rosenhall, CalMatters Politics Reporter. You must be a KQED donor to attend. When you RSVP, please ask what level of donation is required.

KQED Lunch and Criminal Justice Program

Thurs. Sept 5, 12 - 1:30pm

Piatti Restaurant, 625 Redwood Highway
Mill Valley

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DISCUSSION "GERRYMANDERING AND VOTER SUPPRESSION” Thurs. Sept 5

Indivisible West Marin and Mainstreet Moms are hosting an evening of education and engagement to discuss the civil rights issue of our time and encourage concrete actions.

Come hear from our very knowledgeable guest speaker, Victoria Bassetti, who is a fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice in NY and an expert in voter suppression. She is the author of Electoral Dysfunction.

Gerrymandering and Voter Suppression
Thurs. Sept. 5, 6 - 8 pm
Point Reyes Presbyterian Community Church
11445 Shoreline Highway, PO Box 487
Point Reyes Station

Appetizers will be served from 6 - 6:30 pm. The program begins at 6:30 pm.

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MVCAN IMMIGRATION/CIVIL RIGHTS TEAM MEETING

Sun. Sept 15  

Hear the latest on multiple active Marin Immigration/Civil Rights issues.

Immigration/Civil Rights Team Meeting
Sunday, Sept 15, 4 pm - 5pm (right before the MVCAN Monthly Meeting)
Mill Valley Golf Course Clubhouse (Note: different venue)
280 Buena Vista Ave, Mill Valley

The team will be discussing Marin immigration, housing in Golden Gate Village Marin City, a recent ACLU evaluation of the Marin County jail and other interesting issues.

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SAVE THE DATE - GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE
Friday Sept. 20 (with activities continuing thru Sept. 27)

This September, millions will walk out of our workplaces and homes to join young climate strikers on the streets and demand an end to the age of fossil fuels. Our house is on fire — let’s act like it!

Stay tuned for details on Marin’s participation in the 9/20 climate strike events.

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SAVE THE DATE - CANVASSING IN MODESTO - Sat. Sept 21

Here is a chance to participate in the kickoff canvass at the new CA-10 field office!  Canvassers will be talking to Democratic voters, as well as voters with no party preference about the issues that matter most to them. We will be educating voters on the work that Congressman Josh Harder is doing to better serve the needs of the Central Valley. We’ll also be informing voters about upcoming opportunities to get involved and keep CA-10 Blue in 2020.

Canvass in Modesto

Sat. Sept 21, 11am

1120 6th St. Modesto

To sign up and for more information, go Here.

All the materials and training for new canvassers will be provided!

MVCAN: WHERE WE’VE BEEN AND WHAT WE DID

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REPORT FROM GUN SAFETY RALLIES

MVCAN members have been busy working on Gun Safety issues. Activists have recently come out for Moms Demand Action events in Tiburon and SF City Hall. The latter was even featured on Rachel Maddow’s show!

Also, in Tiburon on Aug 7, Helen Rosen, lead organizer of the Marin chapter of Moms Demand Action gave an inspiring program with Dana Speath-Williams and others to an audience of 200+ gathered at Westminster Presbyterian Church after the shootings in Gilroy, El Paso and Dayton.  

Sylvia Russell and Carol Zimmerman with Helen Rosen in Tiburon.

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REPORT FROM MARIN ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (MOC) LAUNCH MEETING

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Civil Rights/Immigration battles for justice and fair treatment of women, immigrants, working people and followers of all faiths.

Communications works on strategy, branding, messaging and program development for MVCAN. They are looking for bright ideas and people who want to make them happen.

Eco Warriors are engaged in change at the local, state and national levels, to impact the CA carbon tax, climate change, and community outreach and action.

The Economic Action team runs AIRLIFT, our first national project. AIRLIFT funnels money to grassroots groups in winnable 2018 districts. These are seriously vetted groups that work all year round in their communities–they get tangible results without blowing through millions of dollars. Read about Airlift in the Huffington Post .

Electoral is still celebrating the incredible outcome of the 2018 Midterms. Over the past 2 years, our dedicated group of volunteers called, texted and canvassed voters in our focus CA Congressional Districts along with NV & AZ. They helped win all 7 of the 7 flippable CA Congressional Districts, along with the Senate seats in NV & AZ. As we look to 2019, we are weighing many options which include strengthening the position of our newly elected CA House Representatives, voter registration drives and the state level elections in November--and of course, the Special Congressional Elections which will result in Trump Cabinet members being fired and replaced with Congressional Republicans.

The Events team creates special events to engage our friends and neighbors to take political action with MVCAN.

Health Care is forging ahead after their successful fight over the repeal/replace of ACA.

Tech supports MVCAN through technology.

Women's Rights fundraises and canvasses for NARAL and Planned Parenthood; supports women in public office(s); and engages in local, state and federal legislation for women's protection and rights.

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