June 8, 2022 @ 5:30 pm
Zoom Event – GET FIRED UP and learn how small actions can make a really big difference!
Jessica Craven, author of “Chop Wood, Carry Water
Who is Jessica Craven
Jessica Craven is a community organizer, activist, mom, and an elected member of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party. She is also the author of “Chop Wood, Carry Water,” a daily actions e-mail that’s been published five days a week since November of 2016.
A grassroots volunteer, Jessica has knocked on doors, phone-banked, fundraised, texted, and postcarded for hundreds of progressive candidates. She has also made it her mission to get regular people more involved with politics on both a federal and local level, and she conducts “Activism 101” workshops for groups all over the country.
What is Activism 101?
Activism 101 is a one-hour (ish) webinar for people of varying levels of experience with activism and/or political action. It’s for anyone interested in saving democracy— folks who’ve never helped win an election, folks who’ve dabbled but want to do more, and folks who merely need a vigorous activism pep talk.
It’s a course with one goal: to give those who are frightened and anxious about the state of our country simple, bite-sized actions they can take to help hold the House, expand the Senate, win down-ballot races, and basically make good things happen in November and beyond.
Craven will go over several forms of “entry-level” actions, like postcarding, letter writing, text and friend banking, micro-fundraising, making SMART donations, phone banking, and canvassing. She’ll also address some of the fears that keep us from doing these things and explain why each and every person’s actions DO matter.
Finally, Jessica will give each participant a google doc packed with resources and opportunities to volunteer. The idea is for each participant to leave feeling empowered and clear on at least one small thing they can—and will!—do to help us win in November.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqd-GgrzgiGdPmJ_PL3Gn3ifyPACxLbH8y