Mail date for Vote Forward is on or before Saturday, October 24. Mail date for most postcards is Wednesday, October 21.
Join us for:
In person writing gathering on Sunday, October 18, after the Service in the UUFC Library! We will have materials and most of all Friendliness and Goodwill and sometimes Hilarity. Just bring yourself and a good writing hand!
Gather together to Protect Free and Fair Elections
Last push to reach out to potential voters – less than 5 weeks until the midterm election! We will gather on Monday Oct. 5, 5-7pm in Room 3 to write:
Down Ballot Election Integrity Letters to voters in Nevada, North Carolina, Colorado, and Montana where important down ballot elections are occurring.
Letters and postcards to potential voters in states where elections are likely to be close.
We’ll supply materials, info, addresses, and food. Let’s join together to protect our sacred right to have our votes counted! For information, contact Claire Montgomery.
We will also gather on:
Sunday, October 18, after the service in the UUFC Library and
Democracy Action Team will meet in the Library this Sunday Sept. 20, after the service and coffee time, starting about 11:30 AM to 11:45 AM. We will be writing postcards and letters and catching up with each other. Everyone is welcome to attend. You can start as a new writer.
Help us write in support of democracy! Postcards to every Oregon County Election official thanking them for protecting Oregon’s elections. Down Ballot Election Integrity Letters to voters in Nevada, North Carolina, Colorado, and Montana where important down ballot elections are occurring. Letters and postcards to potential voters in states where elections are likely to be close. We’ll supply materials, info, addresses, and food. Let’s join together to protect our sacred right to have our votes counted! For information, contact Claire M.
We will also gather on Sunday, 9/20, after the service in the UUFC Library
Meet once monthly during daylight hours to plan and support each other in reaching our goals to uphold and renew our democratic principles and to educate and enjoy ourselves along the way. Karen Josephson, contact.
11:45 AM in the Library.
We will chat and write letters. If you need materials, we are bringing both Letters and postcards. Stamps are available for all writers.
All are invited to join The Democracy Action Team to write Letters for the Election, after the service this Sunday at 11:45 AM in the Library. Or earlier at 11:30 AM if the service finishes early.
Want to make local change happen? Considering running for office? Interested in learning more about how local politics works?
Join our Foundations of Corvallis Politics course on April 4th at 12pm at the UUFC.
No experience necessary. We’ll teach you how power and influence moves in the city, and how you can participate. This workshop will set the foundation for several tracks – whether you’re an advocate, potential candidate, or campaign support, this class is for you.
Prepare for the upcoming No Kings III protest by taking this Know Your Rights training on March 23!
From the organizers:
In this ACLU-led training, participants will learn about the Constitutional right to peacefully protest and about best practices for reducing risks when attending protests like the upcoming No Kings mobilization on March 28.
Monday, March 23, 6 – 7 PM. Register here. This training is offered virtually, so you don’t even need to get off your couch or put on pants!
The Democracy Action Team seeks to help fill Corvallis streets with the largest crowd ever at No Kings III, March 28th.
Indivisible’s plan for March 28th, is compelling and it urgently requests that citizens partner with them to build what is needed from OSU to Central Park and the Courthouse. So our request is that our Democracy Team join in by each of us signing up for the tasks we can do. Some work can be done at home.
No Kings III will be a peaceful demonstration, starting at OSU at noon with speeches and songs, then marching along Madison Ave. to Central City Park, and ending at the Courthouse. At Central Park, there will be art and activities for the kids, as well as music at the gazebo. And at the Courthouse, back by popular demand, another Dance of Defiance. Of course, 4th St. will be filled with people waving signs the entire time.
Remember, every protest is a food drive!
To pull this off, the organizers will need 100 safety/peacekeeping volunteers, plus dozens of people to set up tables, art, and sound equipment; staff information and first aid tables; and clean and pack up afterwards. To volunteer for the day of the event, please email indivisible.bc.or@gmail.com with the subject “No Kings volunteer” and indicate which of the above you are willing to do.
The organizers also need help with a variety of tasks ahead of time, To be added to the “Put me to work” email list, email indivisible.bc.or@gmail.com with the subject “No Kings Worker Bee”. Once or twice a week, you’ll get a list of possible tasks you can volunteer for. Or ask to join the Signal group for more frequent requests (and the opportunity to select the best ones before others take them)!
This Sunday, March 15, please join us at our daytme Meeting, 11:45 am in the Library. We will discuss the most urgent messages sent out by Ezra and Leah of Indivisible National, the most up-to-date folks I know to listen to, and we’ll look at getting signed up to Volunteer.
We have two more Democracy Team gatherings in March, before the Protest.
TUESDAY March 17th 5 pm in the Social Hall: Sign Making Event
CANCELLED: De-Escalation training.
Childcare is available!
Free childcare can usually be arranged for any Fellowship event by using this link 1-2 weeks prior to the event.
Please join the Democracy Action Team gathering on Tuesday, February 17 at 5 PM in the Social Hall.
This is our gathering twice monthly to greet each other, clarify recent developments and responses, and educate ourselves through videos, films, and speakers as we move forward supporting each other.
Childcare is available!
Free childcare can usually be arranged for any Fellowship event by using this link 1-2 weeks prior to the event.
