 As promised, we’re holding another fabulous Get Out the Vote Postcard Writing Party to ensure maximum participation in this fall’s all important General Election. When: Thursday, September 19th from 6:00 to 9:00 pm Where: Wildcraft Ciderworks, 232 Lincoln St., Eugene What: Cards, cards, cards! Everything is provided for you! Invite your friends! No-host bar with delicious food cart options nearby and we’ll bring some pizza too. We can’t sit this election out. We need a massive turnout with Climate-Smart Winners! YOU make all the difference! ‘Cause when we fight together, we win! Come meet your peeps, hear the latest on our campaigns, and feel this good energy build and spread! Let’s do this! If you can’t come, or prefer to write on your own… We have packets of 60 cards available for pickup in Eugene or Springfield. Just email GOTV-Deb at [email protected] and she’ll hook you up.  DID YOU KNOW? Road trip, anyone? You could join with the Seed the Vote organization which recruits, organizes and can fund volunteers to go to “battleground” states to join local grassroots organizations there to door knock for progressive candidates. Starting in early September, they’ll be in AZ, NV, PA, WI, and MI and are seeking volunteers to work in these states where the Presidential race will likely be the closest, and where there’s a need to defend Senate or House seats or there’s a chance to pick up new ones. Seed the Vote works to build the number and power of progressive elected officials, while also blocking the far right from taking power in federal elections. They know that long-term changes don’t happen only through elections, so they send volunteers to local grassroots organizations that work year-round on social justice issues in working-class communities of color. How cool is that? If you are interested, check out this link to the frequently asked questions doc for Seed the Vote's door knocking program. This is the link to their sign up form / intake form. It gives folks the option to create a group for pods traveling together too. This is a doc about financial support available! and a link to sign up for info sessions on zoom if folks want more info. It’s all there, if you’re interested in face-to-face on the ground grassroots adventures, this could be your big chance!  SAVE THE DATE: SAVE OUR FORESTS! Tuesday & Wednesday, September 24th & 25th The "Who Will Own the Forest" conference is coming back to Portland (this year - rebranded as "Canopy") … and we're going back to meet them and let them know that we choose forests over profits! 350PDX will also be hosting a False Climate Solutions Teach-in with the Indigenous Environmental Network the evening before. Stay tuned for more info. Meanwhile, check out forestsoverprofits.org for the latest updates and info about plans for this year. If you’d like a homestay or to carpool from Eugene / Springfield for the Tuesday teach-in and/or the Wednesday noon protest, contact Deb at [email protected]. Join us and continue building a movement for land justice, an end to industrial forest exploitation, and real transformative solutions to the climate emergency!  The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the government. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
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