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Young Democrats of Massachusetts Breakfast

May 30 @ 8:00 am – 9:30 am EDT

Join the Young Democrats of Massachusetts to start the day hearing from young Democratic nominees in red to blue and frontline state rep races including Jack Richardson, Nick Lazzaro, and Connor Murray. Come meet young leaders from throughout the state and learn how you get get involved!

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Block by Block – Phone Bank with SURJ! (Win Primaries for Progressive Champions in CA, ME & MI!)

May 28 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm EDT

Come phone bank with SURJ!

We are now in a decisive phase of the fight against authoritarianism, the threat is real and the stakes are high. And people are fighting back. Millions have protested, and we’ve watched powerful organizing coming out of Minneapolis, Chicago, and other cities that have borne the brunt of ICE’s assaults on our communities. Mass anger exists, but mass organization does not yet exist at the scale needed to win. Movements become real when they reach millions: organized, trained, and acting together.

Come take action with SURJ! We’ll be calling voters about primary races working to elect progressive champions in key states and districts to ultimately take back BOTH the House and Senate this November. These races include:

Randy Villegas, who is a 30-year old son of immigrants and activist for immigrant rights in his area. He is an elected school board trustee in Visalia, CA and political science professor who is running to represent California’s 22nd congressional district, representing Bakersfield and portions of the central valley.
Graham Platner, who is a Marine, U.S. Army veteran, and oyster farmer running to be the next Senator to represent Maine.
Will Lawrence, who is an organizer and coalition-builder with experience speaking truth to power and getting results at the local, state and federal level running to represent Michigan Congressional District 7 in Lansing.

Come as you are! No experience needed! Full training & lots of support included!

Candidate Schedule:

Villegas for CA Congressional District 22 – 5/23 5/28, 5/30, 6/2 (Election day)
Platner for Senator in ME – 6/6
Lawrence for MI Congressional District 7 – 6/14, 6/18
Candidate TBD – 6/20

Logistics:

These phone banks are online on the Zoom platform. Log into the call on Zoom on your computer and bring your phone to make the calls (if you only have one device, still come!).
We have a robust training on the call to give you all the information you need — a script, technical support, and coaching throughout.
Returners can start early.
You will receive an email with orientation materials ahead of time.
Please note the time zone for call time.

Feeling Unsure?

Our model works – learn from the best! Our phonebanks have one of the highest rates of success in the country. No matter whether you’re brand new caller or a seasoned organizer, if you join our banks, you can trust that you are putting your effort into a method that works. And you’ll get to learn powerful organizing skills from seasoned leaders!
Our conversations are based on open-ended questions and deep listening. You do not need to be an expert on the issues or a candidate – our phone banks are successful because we deeply connect with voters and make them feel heard.
Want to hear what a phonebank is like? Check out this video interviewing SURJ phonebankers.

Context:

As Trump and republicans defund the social safety net and peddle more racist lies, millions of people are increasingly feeling the effects of the billionaire agenda. We know this fight is on multiple fronts, and this fall we have an opportunity to harness the energy of the streets and rising resentment towards November’s elections – to not only wrest power from MAGA, but to put candidates in office who are willing to stand up to Trump and fight for working class people. BOTH the House AND Senate are in play for Democrats to take back control and this year we aim to put progressive working class champions in a position to WIN.

For the last six years, SURJ’s phone banking program has grown to be one of the strongest in the country, reaching millions of working class people with our vision of finding our shared interest in standing alongside people of color and rejecting white supremacy. This year is an opportunity to deliver strategic blows to the MAGA agenda and throw down a gauntlet to force the Democratic Party to reckon with true progressive, working class fighters.

To do this, we’re focusing on key House districts in California and New York between April and June in addition to a critical Senate race in Maine. In July and August we will shift focus to primaries for key House districts in Minnesota and Michigan.

These races will affect millions of working class people this year. Our work on Primary races this spring and summer will set us up to add more progressive champions to the halls of congress and take back power this November. We will continue to build power to stop MAGA, by supporting unapologetically progressive working class champions. Alongside our partners across the country, this is the time for our movements to offer a bold vision and bring our people into it.

About SURJ:

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) is the largest organization in the country that explicitly organizes white communities for justice. Instead of choosing racism, silence, or complicity, we help white communities choose justice. We have thousands of national members and 150+ chapters across the US and Canada.

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The Redistricting Battle

What is the Democratic chance of regaining the majority in the US House after Republican redistricting and the SCOTUS Callais decision allowing Southern states to eliminate Black congressional districts? Let’s look at the factors in play.

There is a historical pattern of the party in power losing control of the House. In 2018, we flipped 40 seats Blue. Will that principle hold in 2026 after all the redistricting maneuvering? Keep in mind that this year, we only need to flip 4 seats Blue to regain control.

Gerrymander or Dummymander?

Texas started the wave of mid-decade redistricting, traditionally occurring after the census. They redrew the maps to increase their 25-13 advantage to a 30-8 Republican advantage. Mapmakers created five additional Republican-leaning seats to protect the GOP’s House majority.

How did they choose the new maps? Mapmakers used statistics from the 2024 election when the country lurched to the right and Trump’s numbers in Black and Latino men surged. They assumed that these voters have permanently moved into the Republican column, no matter what happens.

These maps were created by moving Democratic voters into traditionally Republican districts. Essentially, they traded 25 relatively safe seats for 30 more contestable seats.

A “Dummymander” occurs when redistricting accidentally benefits the other party. The new Texas districts contain Black and Latino men that swung Republican in 2024 and many more consistent Democratic voters. After DEI attacks, voting suppression and ICE abuses, it is not a given that minority swing voters will stay Republican. It is entirely possible to still win those seats and negate the advantage Texas tried to enshrine.

Louisiana v. Callais

In fact, SCOTUS’s partisan intervention so late into the election season was in part due to the realization that the five seats in Texas were not certain. The Roberts court continued its vendetta against The Voting Rights Act of 1965, allowing states to eliminate “racial gerrymandering,” the practice of ensuring proportionality of representation to population.

The free for all that ensued afterwards – when voting had already started in some states, created a possibility of 6 to 7 more districts weighted for Republicans.

At the same time, it guaranteed minority anger and mobilization: civil rights groups like Black Voters Matter, rapidly organized mass rallies, protests, and localized voter drives across the South (such as the “We Got Us” tour in Alabama) to directly counteract the ruling.

Generic Ballot

Ahead of elections, pollsters estimate the mood of the voters in several ways. They ask questions like: Is the country moving in the right direction? What is the most important issue to you and your family? If the elections for U.S. Congress were being held today, would you vote for the Republican Party’s candidate or the Democratic Party’s candidate for Congress in your district?

The last question is what is called the “generic ballot” The generic ballot is a political poll which asks not which candidate you plan to vote for to represent you in Congress or for president, but rather which political party (Democrat, Republican or Independent) you would vote for if the election were held today.

All the democratic victories in special elections the past year are proof that the generic ballot is measuring the mood of the electorate.

The generic ballot is the best indicator of future elections, and currently Democrats are +11 in the generic ballot. That means that if a Republican won his seat last time by less than 10 points, his seat is not safe.

Keep Calm and Carry On

All the gerrymandering that Republicans are rushing to enforce may be for nought in this political and economic climate. Democratic voters are energized by the regime’s actions in immigration, foreign wars, and racist voter suppression. Swing Voters are disillusioned by corruption, inflation, and the price of gas and food. MAGA voters may stay home and not transfer their fealty to Trump to other candidates.

Robert Hubbell concludes, “We cannot rely on Trump and Republicans to defeat themselves, but after a week of bad news on the gerrymandering front, it is appropriate to recognize that Trump’s historic unpopularity is the dominant factor in the midterm elections. Trump’s unpopularity will overwhelm the GOP’s gerrymandering successes.

That fact does not mean that we can relent. It does not mean that winning the midterms will be easy. But it does mean that we can reject the defeatism being peddled by many in the media. Yes, gerrymandering matters. But it will not decide the midterms. Voters will. And Trump is doing his best to alienate voters of every political persuasion.” (May 13)

Take Action

In addition to working for elections as we have done in the past, it is important to support grassroots groups fighting racially based voter suppression. Indivisible.org has identified these organizations leading on this work in the Southern states affected by Callais. This list is not exhaustive, but to get you started, take a look at these groups, and please consider donating.

National

State/local

Alabama:

Georgia:

ProGeorgia

Louisiana:

Power Coalition for Equity and Justice

North Carolina:

South Carolina

Cypress Fund

Tennessee:

Civic Tennessee

Mississippi:

Florida:

Ed Markey for US Senate (MA)

Primary is September 1st. Over 91% of the Progressive Mass members voted to endorse Markey in our recent member ballot. Here’s a sampling of the reasons why:

“Markey has been on the side of regular people (not billionaires) his entire career. I have complete faith in him.”

“Ed has proven he is a strong environmentalist, labor supporter and fighter for women’s rights, LGBTQ rights and all around progressive champion.”

“Senator Markey continues to be such an important policy leader, looking out for us, our communities, and our climate. From the ICE Out of Our Faces Act because he recognizes the threat of becoming a surveillance state, to the FATCAT Act, which would add a fuel tax for people with private jets to reinvest in public transit, and many other bills, he leads the way. He consistently shows that he’s focused on making life better for all of us, not focused on his own ambition.”

“Senator Markey is a proven supporter of Progressive causes. Markey has proven time and time again that he is willing to listen and engage with Progressive groups, the working classes, and society as a whole. I trust Senator Markey to continue standing up against authoritarianism while maintaining connections with the various communities of the commonwealth.”

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Organizations working to counter election interference across the country

Force Multiplier introduces its Protect Elections Nationally Fund. Because elections are administered at the state and local levels, it’s hard for election officials and advocates to counter election interference at the scale necessary to meet the moment. Strength and effectiveness come from the operational efficiencies, consistent pro-active messaging, shared best practices, peer support, and critical infrastructure created by large national networks of organizations.

Our Protect Elections Nationally Fund is designed to support coalitions and groups like the ones below that are at the forefront of election protection nationwide.

Tax Deductible Donation through Force Mulitplier

PLEJ is committed to administering free and fair elections under unprecedented personal and professional pressure – including targeted misinformation campaigns, personal threats, and budget constraints. PLEJ helps administrators prepare for the possibility of true election sabotage while simultaneously planning for a high-turnout election.

Tax Deductible Donation through Force Multiplier

The hundreds of groups in the coalition are organized into “domains” – working groups prepared to act swiftly and decisively. Defending Democracy Fund is a leading partner of the coalition, guiding and housing the operations of three domains:

Communications groups will educate and shape the court of public opinion via a rapid-response operation to provide unified messaging, trusted spokespeople, and coordinated narrative framing
Mobilization groups will prepare national mass mobilization in the event of a major act of sabotage, create rapid response infrastructure and assign state strategists to address elections issues as they arise
Litigation groups will address federal intrusion into elections, citizenship databases and DOJ data lawsuits, and post-Election Day challenges to election results.

Help Protect the Midterm Elections from Interference, Voter Suppression and Sabotage

May 27 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm EDT

Meet two tax-advantaged non-profit organizations working to counter election interference across the country: The Partnership for Large Election Jurisdictions (PLEJ) and the National Coalition of Groups for Election Protection

The Partnership for Large Election Jurisdictions (PLEJ)is composed of Democratic and Republican election administrators from 143 large election jurisdictions across 34 states where an estimated 75% of all voters cast their ballots. PLEJ is committed to administering free and fair elections under unprecedented personal and professional pressure – including targeted misinformation campaigns, personal threats, and budget constraints. PLEJ helps administrators prepare for the possibility of true election sabotage while simultaneously planning for a high-turnout election.

Our speaker: Carolina Lopez is Executive Director at PLEJ. She has extensive experience administering elections and has built broad national and in-state relationships and coalitions to guide legislative advocacy and shape election protection programs.

National Coalition of Groups for Election Protection is a large, national network of state and national non-partisan groups working to protect our elections. Focusing on communities most targeted by voter suppression and election subversion, the coalition accelerates national strategies to counter sabotage at scale, delivers national resources to state coalitions, and facilitates strategic alignment and best practices to protect free and fair elections. The hundreds of groups in the coalition are organized into working groups prepared to act swiftly and decisively. Democracy Defenders Fund is a leading partner of the coalition, guiding and housing the operations of three domains: communications, mobilization, and litigation.

Our speaker: Susan Corke is Executive Director of Democracy Defenders Fund. She is a seasoned human rights advocate and former diplomat with more than 20 years experience defending democratic institutions globally.

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No donation is required to attend. The groups in Force Multiplier’s Election Protection Fund are 501c3s and donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

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Stop Citizens Bank from Funding ICE Prisons

May 29 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm EDT

Bring a friend to show our collective outrage against Citizens Bank for financially backing the two largest US businesses who build and operate ICE detention centers and other private prisons.

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Public outrage has forced other banks to get out of the for-profit prison industry, and we can shame Citizens Bank to get out too.

This rally is organized by indivisiblelittletonmass.com, and all attendees are expected to commmit to non-violent protesting in order to lawfully exercise their freedom of speech and political expression.