FEATURED IN THIS MVCAN NEWSLETTER (10/2/22)
UPCOMING EVENTS
MIDTERMS - HELP NOW! TAKE ACTION - PHONE, CANVASS, TEXT, POSTCARD, and TRAINING
MILL VALLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON BIASED POLICING -
Monday, Oct 3, 6:30pm. NEW VENUE: MILL VALLEY COMMUNITY CENTERAIRLIFT ZOOM EVENT - WHAT WE STILL NEED TO DO TO WIN!
Thursday, Oct 6 - 5pm (PT) / 8pm (ET)MVCAN ECO TEAM NEWS- MILL VALLEY CITY COUNCIL PASSED EMERGENCY CLIMATE RESOLUTION & MORE
UPCOMING EVENTS
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MIDTERM ELECTORAL ACTIONS - PHONE, CANVASS, TEXT, POSTCARD, PLUS TRAINING
MVCAN had a great Electoral Midterms Meeting on Sept 18! Even if you were unable to attend, it is absolutely not too late to help now to Get Out the Vote for November. There are plenty of chances to refresh skills or to learn for the first time - there is beginner training and also a chance to work with fellow volunteers for on-the-spot training.
PHONE BANKING
For the midterm GOTV, we will be calling: CA Central Valley, Nevada, and
Arizona (Mission for Arizona + NE Arizona Native Dems).
Join us in Phone Banking from Home! Virtual events - Join from anywhere!
Through Nov 8 we will be calling:
Wednesdays 5-7 pm
Saturdays 10-12 pm
Sundays 1-3 pm
Sign up at Democracy Action Marin/Bay Area Coalition Keep It Blue Phone Banks: CA, NV & AZ
CANVASSING
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Come help us canvass in critical California congressional races. In addition, we will have opportunities to canvass in important races in Nevada and Arizona.
In California:
CA-22 (Rudy Salas): Saturdays.
CA-9 (Josh Harder): Saturdays/Sundays. With Tracy Dems and Josh Harder Campaign
CA-13 (Adam Gray): Saturdays. Join North Valley Labor Federation to knock on doors.
CANVASS IN CA-22 in the Central Valley for Rudy Salas
Saturdays
CANVASS IN CA-9 for Congressman Josh Harder
Saturdays & Sundays, 9-12
REGISTER HERE
CANVASS IN CA-13 for Adam Gray
Merced: Saturdays 9am - 1pm
REGISTER HERE
In Arizona:
CANVASS IN ARIZONA for Senator Mark Kelly:
Phoenix, AZ | Oct. 15-16
REGISTER HERE
In Nevada: We’ll be joining with Swing Left Santa Cruz and the NV Democratic Victory Campaign in Reno.
CANVASS IN NEVADA
Reno l Oct. 8-9, Nov. 5-6
Don’t see a date you can attend? Or have questions about how this all works? Write to info@mvcan.org to find out about more opportunities to plug in.
TEXTING
There are ongoing opportunities for texting with many campaigns through November 8. Texting reaches young people and others for GOTV that are not generally contactable by traditional means.
Find many easy-to-use opportunities on mobilize.us.
Tip: At the mobilize.us site, enter “text” into the filters’ search field.
TRAINING
Phone Bank & Canvassing (Virtual) Training for Introverts
POSTCARDING
The current focus of postcarding efforts is on Georgia. We’ll be working with Reclaim Our Vote to support Ralph Warnock and Stacey Abrams (still behind).
You can help now with critical September GOTV actions!
Shout-outs and congrats to the postcarding team - they wrote 40,000 cards a month to register voters during July - August!
To volunteer: email Bob Haar at politicalbobh@gmail.com to get a list of voter addresses, instructions and scripts.
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MILL VALLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON POLICING
Monday, Oct 3, 6:30 pm
HELP STOP RACIAL PROFILING IN MILL VALLEY -
PLEASE SHOW UP FOR JUSTICE!
The meeting will not be televised. We need you there!!
NOTE NEW LOCATION:
Mill Valley Community Center
180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley, CA
On Monday, Oct 3, at 6:30 pm, the Mill Valley City Council will hear a report from Police Chief Navarro on race and policing in Mill Valley. The independent Mill Valley Force for Racial Equity and Empowerment (MVFREE) Police Team, which has been working with MVPD leadership on anti-bias measures, will also be afforded an opportunity to report.
Direct evidence of racial profiling has been collected in Mill Valley over the past year. This data collection has been dictated through a CA state law mandating collection of racial data by police departments. This RACIAL and IDENTITY PROFILING ACT (RIPA) of 2015 (AB 953) “prohibits racial and identity profiling by law enforcement. Requires law enforcement agencies to report data to the Attorney General's Office on a) all vehicle and pedestrian stops and b) citizen complaints alleging racial and identity profiling.”
In the past year, the following police data has been collected in Mill Valley:
Black people were stopped by Mill Valley police at 6.5 times the rate of White people.
Latinx people were stopped by Mill Valley police at 3.2 times the rate of White people.
Mill Valley community members called the police about Black people at more than 19 times the rate they did about White people.
In most of those stops, police found no cause for citation or arrest.
Must Read! Check out the new article in the Pacific Sun newspaper:
“Racial Inequities In Mill Valley Policing” by Nikki Silverstein.
Please show up to Monday’s City Council meeting to get answers as to why police stops are severely skewed by race. Support racial justice in Mill Valley!
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AIRLIFT EVENT - Thursday, Oct 6, 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET
Robert Hubbel - Citizen. Optimist. Realist. Author of Today's Edition Newsletter.
will join us in Zoom conversation:
Yes We Can! - Zoom Event
The Final Stretch: What We Still Need to Do to Win
October 6, Thursday, 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET
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MVCAN ECO TEAM: LOTS OF NEWS!
Mill Valley Emergency Climate Resolution Has Passed!
After years of lobbying during which the town government refused to vote on the issue, Mill Valley City Council has unanimously passed a climate emergency resolution (among the last Marin cities to do so). Our new councilman Max Perry, our own Marilyn Price, Sustainable Mill Valley, plus many others made it happen. Kudos to all who contributed to this significant accomplishment!
Comprehensive Weekly ECO Newsletter:
Please check out Marilyn Price’s fabulous MVCAN ECO TEAM Weekly Action Newsletter, which informs on current climate and social issues. It includes links to signing petitions, sending emails to elected officials, registering for webinars, as well as other ways to take immediate yet impactful actions!
Link to ECO TEAM Newsletter to read and receive the alert weekly: Link to ECO Newsletter.
Take Climate Action On Your Phone:
The Climate Action Now app makes it exceptionally easy to take meaningful climate action on your phone in just seconds or minutes. Most actions you take earn points, and when you’ve earned enough points, they’ll plant a tree on your behalf. Find out why Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project, Elders Climate Action and other groups have adopted Climate Action Now as one of their “go to” apps for climate activism.
To download the app, go to CLIMATE ACTION NOW.
Volunteer With Sustainable Marin's Climate Rapid Response Network:
Marin's Climate Rapid Response Network will manage a database of Marin County community leaders, advocates, and volunteers. This database would be used to create a network for each town to promote advocacy on policy initiatives that focus on sustainability and climate change.
To participate, sign up at CLIMATE RAPID RESPONSE NETWORK.
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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.
Eco Team 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 runs 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 Airlift in the Huffington Post .
Electoral The Electoral Team is phone banking, texting and sending postcards to pass voting rights legislation in Congress and win Special Congressional Elections-- all laying the groundwork for the 2022 Midterms. Our team of experienced electoral leaders will coach you from start to finish, providing you with the background you need to talk with voters.
The Events team creates special events to engage our friends and neighbors to take political action with MVCAN.
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Thank you for all you do!
– June, Bernard, Eileen, Rebecca, and everyone at MVCAN
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