What You Can Do Before Election Day

With Election Day only 33 days away, we answer a question on everyone’s mind—What more can I do in these final few weeks? In this episode, we offer suggestions on top actions you can take right now to make a difference before November 3rd. We also sit down with Krystal Ortiz, a director of NEWCO Strategies, who shares insight about strategic election-related volunteering options. Steve describes NEWCO, a political consulting firm, as “a quiet, behind-the-scenes force supporting a lot of the most important work happening in progressive politics and social change in this country.”

Steve also discusses what recent developments since RBG’s death have revealed about the exact nature of the fight we are currently in as a nation and why Democrats and progressives need to get clear on this, and fast.

REFERENCES:

Krystal Ortiz, Director at NEWCO Strategies – https://newcostrategies.com/krystal-ortiz – @klortiz14
Campaign Healthy Website – @EatReal2Win – https://healthycampaign.org
The New York Times // Lisa Lerer  – ‘Election Stress Disorder,’ the Sequel https://nytimes.com/2020/09/24/us/politics/election-stress-disorder.html
Bobby Seale Founder of the Black Panthers – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Seale
Nse Ufot @NseUfot – Clip – Q&A: And She Could Be Next https://youtube.com/watch?v=rvcURUQhK0s
And She Could Be Next – https://andshecouldbenext.com

Where to Donate:

Arizona Wins – http://az-wins.org
New Georgia Project Action Fund Website – @ngpaction – https://ngpaf.org
New Florida Majority Website – @NewFLMajority – https://newfloridamajority.org
One Pennsylvania Website – @OnePennsylvania – https://onepa.org/vote
Casa in Action Website – @CASAinAction – https://casainaction.org/pennsylvania

Where to Volunteer if you have Time and Energy:

Swing Left’s The Last Weekends – https://thelastweekends.org/democracyincolor
Vote Forward Website – @votefwd – https://votefwd.org/democracyincolor

Protecting Voting Results:

Protect the Results – https://protecttheresults.com
Power the Polls – @PowerThePolls – https://powerthepolls.org

Television Show Choices:

Krystal: Schitt’s Creek, CBC/Netflix
Sharline: Avatar The Last Airbender, Nickelodeon/Netflix
Steve: Ted Lasso, Apple+; The Bridge, BBC; Trapped, BBC