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Upcoming Democracy Events & Actions!
 
Thursday, August 15th at 5 pm PT/8 pm ET
 

Project 2025: Presidential Transition Project is a 900-page document published by the Heritage Foundation which outlines the far-right’s extremist policy proposals for the upcoming presidential administration. Not only does Project 2025 encompass policy proposals that would further disenfranchise communities of color, the LGBTQ+ community, immigrants, and working class folks, but one of the main goal of this handbook is to undermine the checks and balances ingrained within the American political system to degrade democratic processes. 

Join us for a special training for activists on August 15th, which will consist of a virtual movement briefing to learn about and organize against the numerous threats that the Project 2025 mandate poses to our democratic processes.

We’ll be joined by policy and communications experts from the Center for American Progress, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the Declaration for American Democracy and Not Above the Law Coalitions, and Navigator Research. This is an opportunity for activists to become stronger advocates in realizing the promise of our democracy. 

 
UPCOMING Training for Civic Education Advocacy!
Thursday, August 22nd @ 4 pm PT/7 pm ET
OPEN TO ALL!
 

Ready to make a case for civic learning to your school board?? Learn how to make change for your students and your community through your school board.

Join us as our expert presenters share how to emphasize your work within your local school boards on August 22nd at 4 pm PT/7 pm ET. Presenters will discuss dos and don’ts in making your best case in ways that make a difference for yourself, your peers, your student, community, and democracy. Our presenter will be Jessica Ellison, the Executive Director of the National Council for History Education (NCHE). Beyond Jessica and NCHE's leadership in the field, she is an experienced school board member. Jessica was first elected to her local school board in 2017. She served during the Covid-19 pandemic and won re-election in 2021. She is currently in her third year as Board Chair. Jessica's district is in the northeast suburbs of the Twin Cities and has a current enrollment of about 8,700 students.

Fix Democracy First is a proud partner of the CivXNow Teachers Advancing Civic Learning (TACL) project, an effort to build an ongoing movement and advance policy within schools, districts, states, and nation. We especially encourage current and retired educators interested in being part of this peer community to join the TACL effort! 

This event is open to anyone interested in learning more about advocating for civic education on the local, state and/or national level.

 
Join us for a  Democracy in the Park Picnic!
Seattle - Magnolia Park, August 24th @ 12 pm PT
Spokane - Manito Park, September 28th @ 12 pm PT
 
  
Join Fix Democracy First, FairVote Washington, Washington for Equitable Representation & Sightline Institute for Democracy in the Park Picnics with lots of great food, drinks, fun activities, energizing conversations and more!
 
When: Saturday, August 24, 2024 @ 12 pm
Where: Magnolia Park - Picnic Shelter 1
1461 Magnolia Blvd W, Seattle, WA 98199
Cost: FREE! Donations Welcome
When: Saturday, September 28, 2024 @ 12 pm
Where: Manito Park - North Picnic Shelter (Lower)
1702 S Grand Blvd, Spokane, WA 99203
Cost: FREE! Donations Welcome
 

More Action Events Happening in WA State:

• Events with The Washington Bus to support youth engagement:
 
• Events with FairVote Washington to support Ranked Choice Voting: 
 
TAKE ACTION!
What can YOU do to support democracy?
There are many ways you can help. Check out some actions you can take.
 

Register to Vote or Update your address
• Vote.org - https://www.vote.org/
• Rock the Vote - https://www.rockthevote.org/get-involved/help-register-voters/

Help Register Voters – Educate voters on rules & restrictions
• Increasing Voter Registration: https://www.lwv.org/elections/increasing-voter-registration
• National Voter Registration Day, Sept 17th - https://nationalvoterregistrationday.org/
• Vote.org - https://www.vote.org/
• Rock the Vote: https://www.rockthevote.org/get-involved/help-register-voters/

Become a Poll Worker and Recruit Others– Reach out to your local election offices
• Power the Polls - https://www.powerthepolls.org/fixdemocracyfirst
• Poll Worker Resources for Voters - https://www.eac.gov/help-america-vote

Help Protect Voters & Election Officials
• Election Protection - https://866ourvote.org/
• Election Official Legal Defense Network - https://eoldn.org/
• Scrutineers - https://scrutineers.org/
• States United Democracy Center - https://statesuniteddemocracy.org/
• Voter Protection Project - https://protectvoting.org/

Get Out the Vote to increase turnout in your state and others!
Write postcards, phone bank, post on social media, etc.
• When We All Vote - https://whenweallvote.org/
• Nonprofit Vote - https://www.nonprofitvote.org/americasnonprofitsgotv/
• Why Do You Vote? - https://www.whydoyou.vote/

VOTE! – Stay Informed
• Vote 411 - https://www.vote411.org
• Vote.org - https://www.vote.org/
• Ballotpedia - https://ballotpedia.org/
 
Contact Elected Officials - Advocate to Expand Voting Access - Locally & Nationally
• Find your elected officials here: https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials
 
Run for Office – We need dedicated people to get elected!
• Run for Office - https://www.runforoffice.org/
• Run for Something - https://runforsomething.net/run/
• She Should Run - https://www.sheshouldrun.org/
• Vote Run Lead - https://voterunlead.org/
• MRSC - Candidate Information Resources for Local Government Elective Offices - https://mrsc.org/explore-topics/elections/getting-into-office/candidate-resources
 
Join Pro-Democracy Organizations – Nationally & Locally
National Pro-Democracy Organizations:
• Transformative Justice Coalition - https://tjcoalition.org
• Black Voters Matter - https://blackvotersmatterfund.org/
• Declaration for American Democracy - https://dfadcoalition.org
• Power the Polls - https://www.powerthepolls.org/
• Vote.org - https://www.vote.org/
• The Workers Circle - https://www.circle.org/
• League of Women Voters - https://www.lwv.org
• Power the Polls - https://www.powerthepolls.org
The People - https://www.thepeople.org/
• NAACP Legal Defense Fund - https://www.naacpldf.org
• Democracy Works - https://www.democracy.works
• More Equitable Democracy - https://www.equitabledemocracy.org
• Brennan Center for Justice - https://www.brennancenter.org
• Center for Common Ground - https://www.centerforcommonground.org
• FairVote - https://www.fairvote.org
• Fair Fight - https://fairfight.com
• National Children's Campaign - https://nationalchildrenscampaign.org
• Public Citizen - https://www.citizen.org
• Respect Voters - https://www.respectvoters.org/
• RepresentWomen - https://www.representwomen.org/
• Partners in Democracy - https://partnersindemocracy.us/
• Common Cause - https://www.commoncause.org
• Democracy Docket - https://www.democracydocket.com
• Democracy Fund - https://democracyfund.org/
• Protect Democracy - https://protectdemocracy.org
• Citizen Connect – List of organizations (national & local) – https://citizenconnect.us/organizations
• Rock the Vote - https://www.rockthevote.org
• Vote 411 - https://www.vote411.org
• When We All Vote - https://whenweallvote.org
• Why Do You Vote? - https://www.whydoyou.vote/
• Scrutineers - https://scrutineers.org/
• Freedom Writers Collaborative - https://freedomwriterscollaborative.org/
• RepresentUS - https://represent.us

Find a Local Pro Democracy Organization:
• National League of Cities (NLC) - https://www.nlc.org/
• Find your local League of Women Voters - https://www.lwv.org/local-leagues/find-local-league
• All Voting is Local - https://allvotingislocal.org/
• Citizen Connect – List of organizations (local & national) – https://citizenconnect.us/organizations

Pro-Democracy Organizations in Washington State:
• Fix Democracy First - https://www.fixdemocracyfirst.org/
• The Washington Bus - http://www.washingtonbus.org
• Washington Community Alliance - https://wacommunityalliance.org/
• WA Voting Justice Coalition - https://wavotingjustice.org
• Washington for Equitable Representation - https://www.representingwa.org
• Free the Vote – Voting Rights Restoration - https://www.freethevotewa.org
• League of Women Voters of Washington - https://lwvwa.org
• OneAmerica - https://weareoneamerica.org
• FairVote WA - https://fairvotewa.org
 
Democracy needs all of us to step and be a part of the solution.
Please commit to at least one action to keep our democracy strong!
 
Please support our work to strengthen and defend democracy. 
We can't do it without you.
 

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