FEATURED IN THIS WEEK’S EVENTS BULLETIN:

MVCAN Monthly Meeting - Feb. 4

MVCAN Phone Bank Training 102 - Feb. 10

Help Prevent Off-Shore Drilling In California - Feb. 8
MVCAN Valentine's Day Celebration at Depot Plaza - Feb. 14

MVCAN Rapid Mobilization - If Trump Fires Mueller/ Ousts Rosenstein - Read below to SIGN UP WITH MOVEON for the National Text Alert

Help Keep ICE Within the Law: Multiple Trainings
Democracy Cafe - Feb. 18

MVCAN MONTHLY MEETING

Sunday, Feb 4, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
(earlier time due to Super Bowl)
Mill Valley Community Center, 180 Camino Alto

Guest Speaker: Matt Ewing, Chief Community Officer at Swing Left

Our guest speaker at the February monthly meeting will be Matt Ewing (pictured), Chief Community Officer at Swing Left, which is currently targeting 70 Congressional races across the U.S. Matt is the former National Field Director for Moveon.org. Matt will talk about where Swing Left fits into the crazy, wonderful ecosystem of groups working to flip Congressional districts. You won't want to miss this important presentation!

Following Matt’s presentation, there will be a report on MVCAN’s Airlift. Learn how much relatively small amounts of money can accomplish when they are provided directly to grassroots organizations.

Missed the last MVCAN monthly meeting? Catch up with photos of the Jan. 7 MVCAN meeting from Fabrice Florin.

Watch the Jan. 7 presentations about Electoral and Airlift. Many more updates and actions will be presented at the Feb. 4 meeting.

MVCAN PHONE BANK TRAINING 102

MVCAN Electoral Team Leader Susan Bolle leading a phone banking training

Phone Bank Training “102”

Saturday, Feb 10, 1 pm - 3 pm, Sausalito

This is higher level phone bank training for those who have called voters before or those who have taken Phone Bank 101. The training includes personal story creation and use of the auto-dial for Beto O'Rourke's Senate race.

Please bring your charged cell phone AND your laptop, iPad or tablet.

Please note: The Feb. 3 Phone Bank 101 Training and Feb. 3 and Feb. 10 Text Bank Training are full! The same training will be offered Mar. 3 and Mar. 17. There are still spots for Phone Bank Training 102 – for those who have phone bank experience and would like to kick up their game. See above. Register here.

HELP PREVENT OFF-SHORE DRILLING IN CALIFORNIA

Photo: Center for Biological Diversity

We’re putting together a crowd of MVCANers to travel to Sacramento for a critical public hearing, along with a rally and march to protest Trump’s terrible policy allowing off-shore oil drilling. Don’t let the Trump administration destroy many decades of successful environmental protection of our precious California coastline!

There will be powerful speakers, music, and lots of art and chanting.

Event: Rally and March Against Off-Shore Drilling in SACRAMENTO

Date: Thursday, Feb 8, 1:30pm

Location: Rally on the North Steps of the State Capitol followed by a march to the public hearing

RSVP here.

Sign up for a bus traveling from SF to Sacramento:

Get your ticket for a bus sponsored by “Ignite Change” at the SF Bus Ticket Page

You can also contact MVCAN member Liz Schumacher regarding carpooling from Marin.

For more information, see the Facebook event page

MVCAN CO-SPONSOR OF VALENTINE'S DAY CELEBRATION AT DEPOT PLAZA

Photo: Love Lives in Marin

Our MVCAN Civil Rights/Immigration Team as been busily working with our community partner, the Marin Interfaith Council, to put on this fun and moving event. Join us as we celebrate the importance of inclusion and welcoming everyone in our community. It’s a great local opportunity to celebrate a special Valentine’s Day in Marin.

Marin Interfaith Council/ Love Lives in Marin and MVCAN present:

Love Includes Everyone: A Musical Rally

Wednesday, Feb 14, 4:00 - 5:00 pm

Depot Plaza, Mill Valley
(In front of the Depot Bookstore/Café at 87 Throckmorton Ave.)

Dynamic speakers:

Fatima Hansia - Islamic Center of Mill Valley

Sashi McEntee - Mill Valley Councilwoman

J.C. Farr, III – Principal Tamalpais High School

Musical Performances:

Group Ukulele Jubilee & Ukulele Friends

Ohana Freedom Singers—Gonna Take Us All

For more information, see: LoveLivesinMarin.org

Also, the Civil Rights/Immigration Team meets Sunday Feb. 4, from 12:30-1 pm (before the MVCAN Monthly Meeting at the MV Community Center).

MVCAN RAPID MOBILIZATION: IF TRUMP FIRES MUELLER

Firing Special Counsel Robert Mueller, ousting Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, or any other outrageous act of obstruction by the Republicans would be a constitutional crisis for our country. It would demand an immediate and unequivocal response to show that we will not tolerate abuse of power from Donald Trump. People’s responses in the minutes and hours following a power grab will be critical in dictating what happens next, and whether Congress will do anything to stand up to Trump.

IF MUELLER IS FIRED, WE NEED TO TAKE TO THE STREETS!

On a national level, MoveOn.org has organized a rapid response plan for this scenario, with progressive organizations nationwide signing up to host peaceful “Nobody is Above the Law” rallies. There are now more than 700 rallies planned, with with more than 200,000 people pre-registered!

MVCAN, along with our partners in the Marin Leaders’ Network, has a rapid response plan organized if Trump removes Mueller (or commits some other outrageous act). We are collaborating with all of the other Marin progressive groups in hosting a Marin-wide rally in a single location to have better visibility and also make it easier for the media and our elected officials to attend.

Event: “Nobody is Above the Law” Rally
Location:Court Street Plaza, 4th St (in front of Coldstone Creamery) between A St. and Lootens Place, San Rafael.

Rallies will begin hours after news breaks of a Mueller firing. (If another major obstruction action occurs, please be on alert for a “GO” message from MoveOn.org or MVCAN, delivered by email.)

If Mueller is fired BEFORE 2 P.M. local time —> events will begin @ 5 P.M. local time,
If Mueller is fired AFTER 2 P.M. local time —> events will begin @ noon local time the following day.

CODE RED MOBILIZATION ALERT SIGN-UP: Please sign up today so that you will immediately, without delay, receive the national text alert from MoveOn.org when Code Red is activated. The MoveOn alert will also trigger us to send a MVCAN alert to our members via email.

HELP KEEP ICE WITHIN THE LAW

The Marin Rapid Response Network is offering training to become a Legal Observer to help monitor ICE activity. When ICE activity is reported, trained Legal Observers will be deployed to a specific area within Marin County to "document" the situation. You do not need to have a legal background or be bilingual to become a Legal Observer.

Come help us keep the ICE honest and within the law!

Training Dates for Legal Observer Volunteers:

February 7 and 21, Wednesdays 6:00-7:30 pm

March 7 and 21, Wednesdays 6:00-7:30 pm

April 4 and 18, Wednesdays 6:00-7:30 pm

Training Location:
First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael, Canoles Hall
510 Fifth Ave, San Rafael

For more information contact Olivia Beltran
(415) 526-2486 x 303

DEMOCRACY CAFE

Graphic: Fabrice Florin

Democracy Cafe on Youth In Action

Sunday, Feb. 18, 2-5 p.m.

O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, 616 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley

FREE

Come make art, music and poetry with young people – and express yourself at our second Democracy Cafe!

This month’s theme is Youth In Action. We’re inviting young people to come share their views, so we can learn from each other, and help our youth participate in democracy.

We will feature music and poetry by singer/songwriters Matt Jaffe, Patrick Maley and poet klipschutz. A group of high school activists led by Jake Cohen will engage us in a group discussion on how young people can take political action. You are also welcome to come create your own political signs — and brainstorm ideas for our next political parade float.

Get your free ticket for Democracy Cafe here.
(Donations are welcome, if you would like to help pay for this event.)

Democracy Cafe is a new series of free art, music and social events in Marin, hosted by a group of Marin artists and activists led by Fabrice Florin. We build community and drive social change through creative expression and civic engagement. We think making art, music and talking with people of all ages and backgrounds can build mutual understanding and engage us to take meaningful political action together.

JOIN AN ACTION TEAM

WANT TO GET MORE INVOLVED? Much of MVCAN's work is done in one of our 10 awesome action teams. Click the team name to read their latest news and find their next meeting.

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.

Dump Trump 's 25 active team members work on ways to remove Trump from power, with special focus on Russia collusion. This topic is hot!

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 has launched 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 it in the Huffington Post .

Electoral works to elect candidates for state house and governor races, and other targeted races from now through the mid-term elections, following the recommendations of the flippable.org team, which are analyzing and selecting winnable races. The Electoral team uses phone banks and travel to targeted districts to talk with voters through phone calls and door-to-door canvassing, voter registration, and campaign volunteering.

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.

NEW TO MVCAN?

Visit MVCAN.org to learn about the organization and strategies, join a team, read past MVCAN newsletters, and gain helpful Resistance tools.

Thank you for all you do!
– June, Bernard, Suz, Danny, Eileen, and everyone at MVCAN

Brought to you by your WAG team: June, Annie and Suz