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Thank you for Attending Our Civil Engagement Social Action Shabbat

09/02/2020 07:52:12 AM

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If you are inspired to combat voter suppression and make voting accessible and safe for all,
please join us for nonpartisan opportunities like these:

Action Alerts: support the postal service, support federal funding for states and
cities to run elections.

Advocacy: support the movement for voting in jails.

Advocacy: Access to the DMV to get an ID for voting can be a barrier. Write to Department of Transportation Secretary Craig Thompson and ask the DOT to increase the number of DMV locations, ensure they are on transit lines and are accessible to disabled voters, and increase hours to include some evenings and weekend hours.

Volunteering: phone banking, canvassing, texting to get out the vote. Sign up with the ACLU and Conservation Voters.

Education: attend programs on voter suppression, election litigation – join us on September 13 for Combating Voter Suppression in Wisconsin, a webinar hosted by Jewish Congregations for Social Justice and the Wisconsin Interfaith Voter Engagement Campaign. Register here

Election Day: sign up to be a poll worker or election inspector.

Thank you to our Social Action Shabbat speaker, Ryeshia Farmer, ACLU Rights For All Campaign Coordinator, for providing this list. She can be reached at rfarmer@aclu-wi.org or 414-272-4032 ext. 232.

If you are interested in volunteering with the ACLU of Wisconsin's Rights For All Campaign, this spreadsheet details opportunities available to you. The sheet describes each opportunity (extensive use of three strategy tool kits as well as situational/single-day commitments) and also indicates the time commitments and training necessary for each.

After you have reviewed the volunteer opportunities that the ACLU has available, you should use the Google Form to sign up for the ones that interest you! If you thoroughly complete the form, then the ACLU Rights for All Campaign should have all of the information needed to contact you and schedule one or more volunteer shifts as well as offer personal orientation and training as necessary.

At this time, for the safety of volunteers, all opportunities and training can be arranged remotely via social media, email/phone contact, or Zoom meetings, except working and legally observing election polls. For these exceptions, additional safety tips and protocol will be outlined in one-on-one training sessions.

Voting resources:
Wisconsin voting website 
Find your city clerk 
Find your polling place
Check your registration
Sign up to be a poll worker 
Legal Observer Info for Election Observers

Election protection:
866-OUR-VOTE
Election protection information from Common Cause
Facebook: Wisconsin Election Protection
Instagram: wisconsinelectionprotection
Twitter: @EPWisco

League of Women Voters Drop Box List

For more information and to get involved, contact:
Rabbi Bonnie Margulis, Wisconsin Interfaith Civic Engagement Project, wifaithvoices4justice@gmail.com, 608-513-7121

Marcia Vandercook, TBE Civic Engagement Action Team, marcia.vandercook@gmail.com, 608-239-7367

April 26, 2024 18 Nisan 5784