Great Ways To Get Involved
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Got a bit more time? Here is a great list of ideas from Together We Will Albany/Berkeley to help flip red districts blue:
More great ideas to consider. Pick one to get started!
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Donate money to a candidate, for example this fund set up by Together We Will Albany/Berkeley to help flip red CA Congressional districts blue.
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Start or expand regular monthly giving of amounts large or small to groups on the front lines of our democracy including ACLU, Planned Parenthood, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Secular Coalition for America,
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Show up to a rally.
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"Like" on Facebook local groups like Albany Democratic Club, Indivisible Berkeley, Together We Will Albany/Berkeley, Albany Community Action to stay up on actions in our area including protests, rallies, important items on city agendas, candidate events, postcard writing and phone banking for candidates, etc.
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Make calls or texts for a candidate or a cause (see above card for great tips). Here's an example of a get-together to do this.
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Send an email or post something to Facebook supporting a candidate or cause.
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Post a candidate's sign or make a poster for a cause.
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Communicate with your friends and family in a non-threatening way.
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Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper including Albany Patch, East Bay Times (includes Albany Journal).
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Join a politically themed book club or read a relevant book.
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Join a Democratic, Progressive, or other relevant Meetup Group. Li.st of local MeetUp Movement groups
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Boycott products made by the Koch brothers or other organization that doesn't support Democratic values.
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Register people to vote.
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Check if a high school near you is pre-registering to vote 16-yr-olds in California and registering 18-yr-olds.
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Speak at an event related to Democracy.
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Get involved at the county level - Alameda County Democratic Party.
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Get paid to work at the polls on election day.
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Stay informed and support investigative journalism by subscribing to the digital edition of a newspaper like the Washington Post, New York Times , East Bay Times, or SF Chronicle.
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"Like" these and other newspapers on FaceBook to get their stories in your feed, even newspapers in red districts to get a sense of what issues are there. Albany/El Cerrito/Kensington Journal, East Bay Times, SFGate (Chronicle), NY Times, Washington Post.
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Explore ways to talk to your kids about what is going on in the world and how they can get involved.
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At school, join or start a club and make sure your high school in California is pre-registering to vote 16-yr-olds and registering 18-yr-olds
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Fly the flag next to a Democratic Donkey (Republicans don't own patriotism)
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Volunteer for our Club's booth at the Solano Stroll in early September.
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Post flyers for our Club or candidates.
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Suggest speakers and activities for our meetings by contacting albanydemocraticclub@gmail.com
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Invite your friends to ADC meetings the 3rd Thursday of the month.
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Look into running for office - attend an Alameda County Democratic Party candidate workshop.
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Attend and consider speaking at an Albany city council meeting or a meting of Albany's committees and commissions. Meeting agendas are posted in advance.
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Look for openings on Albany committees and commissions and apply.
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Get to know the different aspects of how the city works by signing up for Albany Civics Academy.
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Become a leader in your neighborhood by doing the Albany CERT training.
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Sign your block up for a free block party via the police's National Night Out and get to know your neighbors by going door-to-door getting signatures for it in advance as well as hanging out during the event.
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Take a minute to brush up on your knowledge of the branches of government.
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Suggest something to add by emailing albanydemocraticclub@gmail.com