Sign In Forgot Password
Home

Temple Beth El Blog

Supporting the Right to Vote through Legislation and Outreach

11/15/2021 03:40:48 PM

Nov15

The Civic Engagement Action Team is working with the Wisconsin League of Women Voters to contact voters who have been purged from the voter rolls for failure to vote in the last four years. Based on our success last year with writing voting reminder postcards, we’re planning another postcard effort to reach out to these voters, telling them to check their registration status and re-register to vote before the next election.

On Sunday, December 19 at 2:00 pm, we will hold a postcard-writing party. Each person attending will address and sign 30 postcards to de-activated Wisconsin voters. We’ll also use the time to bring people up to date on what lies ahead for civic engagement activities in 2022.

The postcard party will be held in the Swarsensky Social Hall, distanced, in accordance with TBE's in-person guidelines. You also have the option to attend the meeting by Zoom or to address postcards at home on your own schedule. You can sign up here.

A donation of $18 is requested for each participant, but of course you are welcome to participate with or without a donation. Postcards, address labels, and stamps will be provided. If you helped us with postcards last time, you will find that these will go much quicker since we will be using pre-preprinted labels and text. If you have time to do 60, please do!

The Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) Religious Action Center is urging its member congregations to support the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The URJ views voting rights as a nonpartisan issue crucial to advancing racial justice, and both our racial justice and civic engagement action teams are actively working on it. During the week of November 8–11, 30 TBE members made three key phone calls to Senator Baldwin, Senator Johnson, and President Biden, urging their support for the bills and considering filibuster reform if necessary. TBE volunteers also took the lead in organizing the other Reform congregations in Wisconsin to join in making these calls.

April 19, 2024 11 Nisan 5784