Dialing for democracy: Phonebank to defend Reproductive Rights

DemLabs
3 min readSep 6, 2023
Dialing for democracy: Phonebank to defend Reproductive Rights

Reproductive rights are on the ballot in Virginia in November 2023.

Virginia Republican Governor Youngkin is pushing for 15 week abortion ban. Other Virginia Republicans are demanding a full ban. — CBS

The National Women’s Political Caucus — Virginia has endorsed a slate of candidates that will protect women’s freedoms, and Center For Common Ground is organizing volunteers to increase voter turnout and make it easier to find where to vote. Help them increase voter turnout by volunteering to phone bank, where ever you live.

Dialing for democracy: Phonebank to defend Reproductive Rights

Democracy is not a spectator sport

Virginia’s General Election will be on November 7, 2023. Every legislative seat is up for election (40 Senate and 100 House). 37 House seats lean Republican, 31 lean Democratic, and 32 seats are up for grabs in new districts. Early voting starts on September 22 and ends on November 4. You can find a list of all early voting locations here.

VOLUNTEER WITH CENTER FOR COMMON GROUND TO GET OUT THE VOTE

Free training resources for activists

Dialing for democracy: Phonebank to defend Reproductive Rights

Learn how to phone bank

Learn how to canvass and get out the vote by phone banking (4 minute course). You’ll learn how to prepare, work from a script and the five basic rules of phone banking.

Dialing for democracy: Phonebank to defend Reproductive Rights

How to tell your personal story
A quick way to build rapport when canvassing, phone banking or just meeting someone new. (5 min video course)

Personal Stories tell a story and invites others to take part in that work. They are useful in almost any form of organizing. — Progressive Turnout Project

Dialing for democracy: Phonebank to defend Reproductive Rights

Strategy for organizers

An interactive online course taught by Heather Booth, founder of the Midwest Academy. The course consists of both interactive lessons and video clips that you can complete at your own pace.

TakeAway: Volunteer. Get involved. “If you are not at the table, you are on the menu”.

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Dialing for democracy: Phonebank to defend Reproductive Rights
Dialing for democracy: Phonebank to defend Reproductive Rights

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