WEBVTT 00:00:05.000 --> 00:00:10.000 Our Homes, Our Votes Webinar Series – Voter Education: The Who, What, Where, 00:00:10.000 --> 00:00:14.000 When, Why, and How – September 16, 2024 COURTNEY COOPERMAN: Hi, everyone, 00:00:14.000 --> 00:00:17.000 welcome. Feel free to introduce yourself in the 00:00:17.000 --> 00:00:18.000 chat as 00:00:18.000 --> 00:00:23.000 you are coming in. We will get started in a minute or two. 00:00:23.000 --> 00:00:26.000 Welcome, everyone. 00:00:26.000 --> 00:00:39.000 Feel free to drop your name and where you are calling in from in the chat. 00:00:39.000 --> 00:00:41.000 Welcome, welcome. 00:00:41.000 --> 00:00:45.000 I see many people coming in from the waiting room. 00:00:45.000 --> 00:00:50.000 Go ahead and introduce yourself in the chat, as you come in. 00:00:50.000 --> 00:00:54.000 I am seeing Dominique from Florida. Jennifer from Los Angeles. 00:00:54.000 --> 00:01:00.000 Good morning 00:01:00.000 --> 00:01:05.000 , Rosa, or good afternoon, depending on where you are. Allie from Las Vegas. 00:01:05.000 --> 00:01:08.000 Carol from Texas. Jan from Virginia. Fred from 00:01:08.000 --> 00:01:11.000 Philadelphia. Jamie from Arizona. Mary from the Bronx. 00:01:11.000 --> 00:01:16.000 Welcome, everyone. 00:01:16.000 --> 00:01:20.000 We will get started in another 30 seconds or so. 00:01:20.000 --> 00:01:31.000 Feel free to keep on introducing yourselves. 00:01:31.000 --> 00:01:34.000 I am seeing the introductions continue to 00:01:34.000 --> 00:01:37.000 come in, 00:01:37.000 --> 00:01:43.000 there's too many for me to keep up with but now that I see you and I'm 00:01:43.000 --> 00:01:48.000 glad theat you are here. It's 2:32 PM so we will get started. 00:01:48.000 --> 00:01:53.000 People will continue to come in, and continue to introduce themselves in the 00:01:53.000 --> 00:01:56.000 chat. We've got a packed program today so I 00:01:56.000 --> 00:02:00.000 am going to take us into it. I am Courtney Cooperman, 00:02:00.000 --> 00:02:05.000 I use she/her pronouns on the project manager of the National Low Income 00:02:05.000 --> 00:02:08.000 Housing Coalition, Our Homes, Our Votes campaign. 00:02:08.000 --> 00:02:14.000 Thank you so much for joining the 11th webinar in our series on the topic of 00:02:14.000 --> 00:02:18.000 Voter Education: The Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How. 00:02:18.000 --> 00:02:23.000 If you are tuning into the webinar series for the first time today, I 00:02:23.000 --> 00:02:28.000 encourage you to check out the archive of our past webinars on our website, 00:02:28.000 --> 00:02:33.000 and we will drop that link in the chat. Feel free to keep on introducing 00:02:33.000 --> 00:02:38.000 yourselves as you are coming in. The election is less than two months 00:02:38.000 --> 00:02:43.000 away from today and now is really the time, if you haven't done so already, 00:02:43.000 --> 00:02:49.000 to start planning if how to educate your communities on what to expect on 00:02:49.000 --> 00:02:53.000 the ballot, logistics or voting in the states of voting for hose injustice. We 00:02:53.000 --> 00:02:55.000 have an All-Star panel, 00:02:55.000 --> 00:02:59.000 Camilla Ahmed, engagement coordinator at the Coalition on Human Needs, DLM 00:02:59.000 --> 00:03:00.000 -- 00:03:00.000 --> 00:03:08.000 Daniella Pierre, president of the NAACP Miami-Dade Branch, 00:03:08.000 --> 00:03:11.000 we will have Zoe Williamson Cretini, associate digital communications 00:03:11.000 --> 00:03:15.000 director, Students Learn Students Vote Coalition, 00:03:15.000 --> 00:03:21.000 and I will give a brief update on how you can use the Our Homes, Our Votes 00:03:21.000 --> 00:03:26.000 turbo platform as a voter education tool. As always before he get started, 00:03:26.000 --> 00:03:31.000 I have a few housekeeping items. First, the webinar is being recorded. 00:03:31.000 --> 00:03:36.000 We will distribute the recording and the links in this week's edition of our 00:03:36.000 --> 00:03:40.000 Friday email newsletter, The Connection, and the recording will be 00:03:40.000 --> 00:03:45.000 posted on the NLIHC YouTube channel and on the Our Homes, Our Votes website by 00:03:45.000 --> 00:03:48.000 the end of the week. Second, we have closed captioning 00:03:48.000 --> 00:03:51.000 enabled. Thank you to our captioner for being 00:03:51.000 --> 00:03:54.000 here today. Please ask questions doing the Q&A 00:03:54.000 --> 00:03:58.000 feature for the webinar. With so many people attending its 00:03:58.000 --> 00:04:04.000 little bit of a challenge to catch the questions in the chat and we are more 00:04:04.000 --> 00:04:08.000 likely to notice them in the Q&A. Speaking of the chat, ask everybody 00:04:08.000 --> 00:04:12.000 engage thoughtfully and respectfully and led by the platinum rule: treat 00:04:12.000 --> 00:04:18.000 others the way that you want to be treated -- they want to be treated even 00:04:18.000 --> 00:04:23.000 if it's different than the way you want to be treated. A reminder that Our 00:04:23.000 --> 00:04:28.000 Homes, Our Votes is 100% nonpartisan, meaning that we do not endorse or favor 00:04:28.000 --> 00:04:31.000 specific candidates or political parties. Our goal is to build the 00:04:31.000 --> 00:04:35.000 voting power of low income burgers -- renters, so we can hold all elected 00:04:35.000 --> 00:04:39.000 officials to prioritize housing justice. I will hand it over to Camilla 00:04:39.000 --> 00:04:42.000 to get started with the presentations. CAMILLA AHMED: Hey, y'all. 00:04:42.000 --> 00:04:45.000 Courtney, am I bringing up the slideshow? Perfect. 00:04:45.000 --> 00:04:52.000 I saw in the chat 00:04:52.000 --> 00:04:55.000 that somebody is from Birmingham, Alabama, which I think it is cool 00:04:55.000 --> 00:04:59.000 because I'm calling from Huntsville, Alabama. I used to live in Birmingham 00:04:59.000 --> 00:05:03.000 for two years and I did a lot of political advocacy work there. Hey, 00:05:03.000 --> 00:05:10.000 Alabama! My name is Camilla Ahmed, hey! 00:05:10.000 --> 00:05:13.000 I am the voter engagement coordinator and outreach coordinator at the 00:05:13.000 --> 00:05:16.000 Coalition on Human Needs. I am running their votes for human 00:05:16.000 --> 00:05:19.000 needs campaign. 00:05:19.000 --> 00:05:23.000 I am a higher they have brought on specifically for this, I started in July 00:05:23.000 --> 00:05:27.000 . 00:05:27.000 --> 00:05:33.000 The election is in November, so to say that we are hitting the ground running 00:05:33.000 --> 00:05:38.000 is an understatement, but it has been so fun. I am really enjoying working 00:05:38.000 --> 00:05:42.000 with y'all, and meeting different folks doing voter engagement work, especially 00:05:42.000 --> 00:05:45.000 in this space. Excited to be talking to y'all today. 00:05:45.000 --> 00:05:47.000 Let's get started. 00:05:47.000 --> 00:05:52.000 About the Coalition on Human Needs: the Coalition on Human Needs 00:05:52.000 --> 00:05:54.000 is an alliance of national organizations working together 00:05:54.000 --> 00:05:56.000 to promote public policies 00:05:56.000 --> 00:05:57.000 which address the needs 00:05:57.000 --> 00:06:01.000 of low income and other 00:06:01.000 --> 00:06:03.000 vulnerable populations. The coalition members include civil 00:06:03.000 --> 00:06:04.000 rights, 00:06:04.000 --> 00:06:10.000 religious, labor and professional organizations, 00:06:10.000 --> 00:06:15.000 both in California and I'm from San Francisco, I'm reading the chat and 00:06:15.000 --> 00:06:18.000 getting distracted but I will get back to it. 00:06:18.000 --> 00:06:22.000 Service providers and those concerned with the well-being of children, women, 00:06:22.000 --> 00:06:26.000 the elderly and people with disabilities. I'm going to drop in the 00:06:26.000 --> 00:06:31.000 chat, if you're interested in becoming a member of CHN, you can do that. I 00:06:31.000 --> 00:06:37.000 will drop the link in the chat. Alabama and the bay area. The bay area 00:06:37.000 --> 00:06:43.000 is where I was born and I spent a lot of my adulthood in Alabama. Hey, y'all. 00:06:43.000 --> 00:06:45.000 Next slide, please. The value of nonprofits 00:06:45.000 --> 00:06:51.000 doing voter engagement work. With the nation's attention heightened 00:06:51.000 --> 00:06:55.000 during the presidential election years, we have this unique opportunity 00:06:55.000 --> 00:06:58.000 to raise awareness about the issues that matter most. 00:06:58.000 --> 00:07:03.000 Real talk, people are running for office, and that is power that we can 00:07:03.000 --> 00:07:06.000 leverage. We are not only this coalition of 00:07:06.000 --> 00:07:09.000 national organizations who care about 00:07:09.000 --> 00:07:13.000 advocating for the needs of people, but we also have access to our own 00:07:13.000 --> 00:07:16.000 members. Individuals. If we look at the power 00:07:16.000 --> 00:07:19.000 of each votes, in 2016, the swing states of 00:07:19.000 --> 00:07:21.000 Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania were 00:07:21.000 --> 00:07:23.000 decided by a combined 70,000 00:07:23.000 --> 00:07:24.000 votes, 00:07:24.000 --> 00:07:30.000 in 2020, 00:07:30.000 --> 00:07:34.000 Wisconsin, Arizona and Georgia were decided by just 42,009 18 votes combined 00:07:34.000 --> 00:07:46.000 . 00:07:46.000 --> 00:07:54.000 We have power that we can leverage. If you are interested in my votes, 00:07:54.000 --> 00:07:59.000 these are the things we can leverage and it's a great time to raise 00:07:59.000 --> 00:08:03.000 awareness while people are paying attention and also let folks know, 00:08:03.000 --> 00:08:09.000 these are the issues that affect the lives we live, the work that we do, and 00:08:09.000 --> 00:08:14.000 that is power that we can leverage. We actually had a webinar, and I'm 00:08:14.000 --> 00:08:19.000 going to drop in the chat, too, the other day about empowering nonprofits 00:08:19.000 --> 00:08:23.000 and service providers to do GEO TV 00:08:23.000 --> 00:08:26.000 work in the space. One of the panelists said something 00:08:26.000 --> 00:08:32.000 profound, people that are worried about doing this type of work – is it safe to 00:08:32.000 --> 00:08:36.000 do voter engagement work without messing up our commitment to being a 00:08:36.000 --> 00:08:39.000 nonprofit? She was saying that essentially what 00:08:39.000 --> 00:08:44.000 we're doing is inviting people to the table to have the conversation. That is 00:08:44.000 --> 00:08:49.000 the role that we play and that is absolutely fine for us to do. Next 00:08:49.000 --> 00:08:53.000 slide, please. I'm also good to drop in the chat if 00:08:53.000 --> 00:08:56.000 you guys are interested in listening to the webinar. 00:08:56.000 --> 00:09:02.000 I am sending the link to the host and panelist, it does not look like I have 00:09:02.000 --> 00:09:07.000 access to sharing with everyone. If we can change that come on there. I 00:09:07.000 --> 00:09:12.000 will resend the links so they are available to everyone. In the meantime, 00:09:12.000 --> 00:09:16.000 what kind of things are redoing? What resources do we have available? 00:09:16.000 --> 00:09:17.000 First and foremost 00:09:17.000 --> 00:09:23.000 we have been working on a series of voter issue guides. Right now, they are 00:09:23.000 --> 00:09:24.000 in 00:09:24.000 --> 00:09:29.000 PDF format, just text, so people can use the information they see fit. 00:09:29.000 --> 00:09:31.000 Towards the end of the month, 00:09:31.000 --> 00:09:36.000 we will be taking the same information and developing a social media toolkit 00:09:36.000 --> 00:09:40.000 that has graphics and whatnot, the people can easily share under there in 00:09:40.000 --> 00:09:42.000 -- on their Ins 00:09:42.000 --> 00:09:43.000 tagram m 00:09:43.000 --> 00:09:48.000 page, 00:09:48.000 --> 00:09:52.000 and sample tweets so that they can share in the personal and 00:09:52.000 --> 00:09:54.000 organizational social media page. 00:09:54.000 --> 00:10:02.000 We have six guides total. But for better 00:10:02.000 --> 00:10:07.000 care system, for a better healthcare system, but for better housing, boat to 00:10:07.000 --> 00:10:12.000 fight hunger, will to help families and low income people and bota protect our 00:10:12.000 --> 00:10:14.000 democracy. We are highlighting important facts 00:10:14.000 --> 00:10:17.000 like the fact in 2023, 14 crate 00:10:17.000 --> 00:10:21.000 states created 17 laws making it more difficult to vote affecting voters of 00:10:21.000 --> 00:10:24.000 color. In housing, over 50% of those 11 00:10:24.000 --> 00:10:28.000 shelters and 40% of those are unsheltered are employed either full or 00:10:28.000 --> 00:10:32.000 part-time, which means that people are struggling to survive even working 00:10:32.000 --> 00:10:33.000 full-time. 00:10:33.000 --> 00:10:36.000 Or that 26 billionaires paid an average of 4.8% tax 00:10:36.000 --> 00:10:39.000 , 00:10:39.000 --> 00:10:42.000 over the last six years, while families paid 37%. 00:10:42.000 --> 00:10:45.000 These things are important to highlight 00:10:45.000 --> 00:10:49.000 also tie into why we need to vote. 00:10:49.000 --> 00:10:54.000 That is updated so I will make sure that I can resend the links. 00:10:54.000 --> 00:10:56.000 We are talking about those things 00:10:56.000 --> 00:11:02.000 in these guides, breaking it down, talking 00:11:02.000 --> 00:11:07.000 about some of the policies expiring in 2025 and things like that. Especially 00:11:07.000 --> 00:11:10.000 the policies that directly affect people who dude 00:11:10.000 --> 00:11:13.000 -- to human needs work. Those will be available 00:11:13.000 --> 00:11:18.000 and I'll make sure you have access to those in the follow-up email 00:11:18.000 --> 00:11:19.000 . 00:11:19.000 --> 00:11:24.000 We are excited to share that and look out for the social media should 00:11:24.000 --> 00:11:29.000 -- toolkit. 00:11:29.000 --> 00:11:34.000 I know you're thinking, you learned about the resources we have to offer. 00:11:34.000 --> 00:11:35.000 We are also doing an 00:11:35.000 --> 00:11:40.000 motor engagement one pager, one stop shop for FAQs and sort of things, 00:11:40.000 --> 00:11:54.000 information you need to know and link to the different partners 00:11:54.000 --> 00:11:59.000 information. We are a small team and it is me and my 00:11:59.000 --> 00:12:04.000 colleague, we are cranking things out as fast as we can. Keep an eye out for 00:12:04.000 --> 00:12:09.000 that because we will have that. Moving into what we are doing in terms 00:12:09.000 --> 00:12:13.000 of field and outreach. And also, how you can get involved. 00:12:13.000 --> 00:12:16.000 First and foremost, CHN and vote di -- riders. 00:12:16.000 --> 00:12:21.000 I'm sure you've heard of this organization, they are awesome and we 00:12:21.000 --> 00:12:25.000 are happy to be partnering with them. To read their bio, VoteRider 00:12:25.000 --> 00:12:28.000 is a nonprofit nonpartisan organization, committed to helping 00:12:28.000 --> 00:12:31.000 voters obtain state issued IDs 00:12:31.000 --> 00:12:36.000 or drivers license in the state where they are registered or are looking to 00:12:36.000 --> 00:12:38.000 register. We provide comprehensive support by 00:12:38.000 --> 00:12:42.000 locating or kidding, 00:12:42.000 --> 00:12:45.000 -- ordering and paying fees for undocumented -- underlying 00:12:45.000 --> 00:12:50.000 documents 00:12:50.000 --> 00:12:52.000 and arrange for the cost of obtaining the 00:12:52.000 --> 00:13:00.000 voter ID or driver's license. 00:13:00.000 --> 00:13:05.000 We know ideas are helpful for so many things, not just voting, so they really 00:13:05.000 --> 00:13:08.000 are doing really great work. There target states include Arizona, 00:13:08.000 --> 00:13:10.000 Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, 00:13:10.000 --> 00:13:14.000 Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin. If you are in one of those 00:13:14.000 --> 00:13:18.000 focus estates, they have a state director – somebody who 00:13:18.000 --> 00:13:22.000 does that work 00:13:22.000 --> 00:13:26.000 specifically for the state. If you are not in that state, you are 00:13:26.000 --> 00:13:29.000 still in need or need people that 00:13:29.000 --> 00:13:34.000 -- know people that are in need of the service. They generally if you contact 00:13:34.000 --> 00:13:39.000 them, their overall office, they will see what they can do about helping but 00:13:39.000 --> 00:13:43.000 those are the target states where they have really solid presidents. 00:13:43.000 --> 00:13:48.000 precedents. 00:13:48.000 --> 00:13:53.000 The main thing they talked about needing help with her the main way we 00:13:53.000 --> 00:13:56.000 can assist them in the work that they do, 00:13:56.000 --> 00:14:00.000 they talk about having the people power, having the resources, yes. Thank 00:14:00.000 --> 00:14:04.000 you so much Courtney. Having the people power, having the 00:14:04.000 --> 00:14:09.000 resources and the funding, but one thing that would be helpful to them is 00:14:09.000 --> 00:14:15.000 if you are a service provider and you are working with clients who may be in 00:14:15.000 --> 00:14:18.000 need of this service, they would greatly appreciate that connection. 00:14:18.000 --> 00:14:22.000 That can be done either via word-of-mouth, or we actually have 00:14:22.000 --> 00:14:28.000 a flyer that we sent off an email blast and I can also provide that 00:14:28.000 --> 00:14:34.000 to Courtney if that would be a helpful resource to you guys. A flyer you can 00:14:34.000 --> 00:14:39.000 post up in your social surgeons -- -- service agency where it's visible for 00:14:39.000 --> 00:14:49.000 clients to see, to let them know that we are Vote Rideers and we do this, 00:14:49.000 --> 00:14:55.000 and if you need this service, you can call this number and we can make sure 00:14:55.000 --> 00:14:59.000 you get the information. Vote for it is an organization that 00:14:59.000 --> 00:15:02.000 does letter writing. This is letter writing to directly to 00:15:02.000 --> 00:15:07.000 voters, when I first heard about it I thought it was letter writing to 00:15:07.000 --> 00:15:12.000 elected officials, things like that. It is similar to – have you done 00:15:12.000 --> 00:15:16.000 campaign post guarding? It's basically that. Their bio is, both 00:15:16.000 --> 00:15:19.000 forward is a 501(c) four nonprofit organization that empowers grassroots 00:15:19.000 --> 00:15:23.000 volunteers 00:15:23.000 --> 00:15:26.000 to send handwritten letters encouraging fellow Americans to vote. 00:15:26.000 --> 00:15:31.000 Vote Forward letters can boost your turnout by as much as 3.4 percentage 00:15:31.000 --> 00:15:33.000 points. Their states are Arizona, Georgia, 00:15:33.000 --> 00:15:35.000 Michigan, North Carolina, Novato it 00:15:35.000 --> 00:15:36.000 -- Nevada and Ohio. 00:15:36.000 --> 00:15:40.000 The way this works, 00:15:40.000 --> 00:15:43.000 with any 00:15:43.000 --> 00:15:50.000 them you choose the state, 00:15:50.000 --> 00:15:56.000 then they give you the letters, you print them out and on there it has the 00:15:56.000 --> 00:16:01.000 address and the name of who you will be sending it to. CHN and Vote Forward 00:16:01.000 --> 00:16:06.000 host monthly letter writing parties together and will host weekly in the 00:16:06.000 --> 00:16:10.000 month of October leading up to the big central job -- send. 00:16:10.000 --> 00:16:15.000 the big Sandy is the close to the election, we haven't been sending them 00:16:15.000 --> 00:16:20.000 as we are writing them, 00:16:20.000 --> 00:16:26.000 as we get closer to the election we send them out in one solid week so that 00:16:26.000 --> 00:16:30.000 we are not sending them so early that the reminder is no longer 00:16:30.000 --> 00:16:34.000 effective, because people have forgotten but we are not sending them 00:16:34.000 --> 00:16:39.000 solely that they get there later after the election. If you have done 00:16:39.000 --> 00:16:43.000 post karting or anything like that, you know it tends to be 00:16:43.000 --> 00:16:44.000 an older crowd 00:16:44.000 --> 00:16:52.000 . 00:16:52.000 --> 00:16:58.000 Usually 50 or so of us, we have a playlist and sometimes trivia at the 00:16:58.000 --> 00:17:03.000 beginning, and we turn the music on and we have ourselves a party from our 00:17:03.000 --> 00:17:06.000 living rooms. If you're interested in joining 00:17:06.000 --> 00:17:11.000 something like that, we would absolutely love for you to join. Yes, I 00:17:11.000 --> 00:17:16.000 will make sure you get all of this information in the follow-up email. I 00:17:16.000 --> 00:17:21.000 am also going to put the links I put earlier in the chat because initially 00:17:21.000 --> 00:17:26.000 they went just to the host and panelist Benoit have access to everyone. I will 00:17:26.000 --> 00:17:30.000 drop those. If you ever have free time and you want 00:17:30.000 --> 00:17:36.000 to make an impact from the comfort of your home, we would love to have you. 00:17:36.000 --> 00:17:41.000 CHN and The MPower Project with many of you have heard of this 00:17:41.000 --> 00:17:47.000 . 00:17:47.000 --> 00:17:51.000 It's a free tool to build power through relationship. This is a 00:17:51.000 --> 00:17:55.000 relational organizing tool. For those of you who do not know, 00:17:55.000 --> 00:17:58.000 relational organizing is essentially very similar to traditional campaign 00:17:58.000 --> 00:18:02.000 tactics where you're doing things like canvassing, phone banking, tech 00:18:02.000 --> 00:18:03.000 spanking. Instead of conned 00:18:03.000 --> 00:18:11.000 -- 00:18:11.000 --> 00:18:16.000 Somebody made a good point about vote Forward. You can do this on your own. 00:18:16.000 --> 00:18:22.000 You can join the parties but once you make an account, if you want to spend 00:18:22.000 --> 00:18:27.000 24 hours of your day writing letters you have the opportunity to do that. 00:18:27.000 --> 00:18:30.000 Relational organizing is essentially you are contacting your networking 00:18:30.000 --> 00:18:32.000 instead of strangers. 00:18:32.000 --> 00:18:38.000 The idea is a phone call from me to somebody random is meant to be less 00:18:38.000 --> 00:18:43.000 effective than me calling my brother and be like, open quote hey, can you go 00:18:43.000 --> 00:18:50.000 vote?" That is something the mPower app after offers. 00:18:50.000 --> 00:18:56.000 We will be hosting weekly parties in the month of October. 00:18:56.000 --> 00:18:58.000 Last but not least, CHN and vote 00:18:58.000 --> 00:19:03.000 rev 00:19:03.000 --> 00:19:06.000 action fund. Excited to be working with them, you 00:19:06.000 --> 00:19:11.000 may have heard of them before, too. They are formally called vote tripling, 00:19:11.000 --> 00:19:17.000 so even if you have not called -- heard the organization, he may have heard of 00:19:17.000 --> 00:19:20.000 vote tripling. Hey, would you mind pledging to get 00:19:20.000 --> 00:19:23.000 three friends to vote? They field-tested their research 00:19:23.000 --> 00:19:26.000 organization, 00:19:26.000 --> 00:19:29.000 and their field-tested organizing tactics administering them. CHN and 00:19:29.000 --> 00:19:32.000 upvote Rev 00:19:32.000 --> 00:19:38.000 action fund team up to host a special webinar on October 3 at 4 PM Eastern 00:19:38.000 --> 00:19:41.000 and I will drop that also in the chat. 00:19:41.000 --> 00:19:48.000 You can learn about how C3 00:19:48.000 --> 00:19:51.000 organizations in a low left high-impact way, really make a 00:19:51.000 --> 00:19:53.000 difference. In election turnout 00:19:53.000 --> 00:19:57.000 . 00:19:57.000 --> 00:20:03.000 We would love to have you. If you're not able to make October 3, I 00:20:03.000 --> 00:20:07.000 would say go ahead and register anyways. I said that directly to 00:20:07.000 --> 00:20:10.000 Courtney. Go ahead and register anyways, there is 00:20:10.000 --> 00:20:12.000 the link. 00:20:12.000 --> 00:20:17.000 We will send the recording out in the follow-up email, anyways. Along with 00:20:17.000 --> 00:20:19.000 the toolkit and all of the information. 00:20:19.000 --> 00:20:24.000 If you can come in person, or virtually in person, we would love to 00:20:24.000 --> 00:20:29.000 have you that if not, absolutely fine. We will send you the recording. Last 00:20:29.000 --> 00:20:30.000 slide. 00:20:30.000 --> 00:20:34.000 Thank y'all so much! Like I said, my name is Camilla Ahmed, 00:20:34.000 --> 00:20:39.000 and the voter engagement and outreach coordinator and you can contact me, and 00:20:39.000 --> 00:20:45.000 I will drop my calendar in the chat if you want to chat about connecting with 00:20:45.000 --> 00:20:49.000 others doing C3 work. Or if you want to chat through plans 00:20:49.000 --> 00:20:54.000 and need a little bit of advice. I am your voter engagement best he -- 00:20:54.000 --> 00:20:58.000 bestie and can't wait to chat with you. COURTNEY COOPERMAN: Incredible 00:20:58.000 --> 00:21:02.000 resources, we love having you as a voter engagement bestie. I encourage 00:21:02.000 --> 00:21:06.000 you to put questions in the Q&A 00:21:06.000 --> 00:21:11.000 for Camille and we will circle back with a panelist at the end. I will pass 00:21:11.000 --> 00:21:15.000 it along to Danielle. DANIELLA PIERRE: Thank you everyone. 00:21:15.000 --> 00:21:22.000 My name is Daniella Pierre, 00:21:22.000 --> 00:21:28.000 hailing from Miami, Florida, from the 305. I want to start off with saying 00:21:28.000 --> 00:21:30.000 affordable housing is what democracy looks like. 00:21:30.000 --> 00:21:34.000 It is supposed to be a chant. Affordable housing is what 00:21:34.000 --> 00:21:40.000 democracy looks like. We've got to remember that. 00:21:40.000 --> 00:21:45.000 If we want to save our democracy, if we want to make certain things are 00:21:45.000 --> 00:21:49.000 equal, fair and just. That is usually going to start with 00:21:49.000 --> 00:21:53.000 where a person resides. You have to be able 00:21:53.000 --> 00:21:58.000 to thrive, you have to be able to live and you have to have access 00:21:58.000 --> 00:22:02.000 to accessible and affordable housing, and able to do anything else. 00:22:02.000 --> 00:22:05.000 We believe that housing is very, very important 00:22:05.000 --> 00:22:08.000 and paramount to the future. of us all. 00:22:08.000 --> 00:22:10.000 Affordable housing is what democracy 00:22:10.000 --> 00:22:11.000 looks like. 00:22:11.000 --> 00:22:13.000 When we are talking about 00:22:13.000 --> 00:22:14.000 voting 00:22:14.000 --> 00:22:17.000 , 00:22:17.000 --> 00:22:21.000 as mentioned, I do serve as the local branch president 00:22:21.000 --> 00:22:25.000 for the NAACP, 00:22:25.000 --> 00:22:28.000 National Association for the advancement of colored people in Miami 00:22:28.000 --> 00:22:35.000 , it's the organization that has been around since 1909 00:22:35.000 --> 00:22:37.000 . 00:22:37.000 --> 00:22:40.000 We are in the 115th year and we are 00:22:40.000 --> 00:22:46.000 about the protection of civil rights and voter rights. 00:22:46.000 --> 00:22:51.000 While we are talking about the who, what, when, where, and how of voting, 00:22:51.000 --> 00:22:55.000 just know that this year we are recognizing the 59th anniversary 00:22:55.000 --> 00:22:58.000 of the voting right act. 00:22:58.000 --> 00:23:02.000 We go back in history, historically, not everybody had that right to vote. 00:23:02.000 --> 00:23:07.000 Those who did obtain that right to vote had to go through 00:23:07.000 --> 00:23:10.000 a lot of things, right? To be able 00:23:10.000 --> 00:23:11.000 to vote when 00:23:11.000 --> 00:23:14.000 it came on election day. 00:23:14.000 --> 00:23:17.000 We take the vote very serious. It is sacred. 00:23:17.000 --> 00:23:21.000 If you are eligible to do so, you should vote 00:23:21.000 --> 00:23:22.000 . 00:23:22.000 --> 00:23:26.000 It is your responsibility. It is our collective duty 00:23:26.000 --> 00:23:30.000 and it helps to advance our communities forward. 00:23:30.000 --> 00:23:34.000 When we talk about voting, we are talking about who 00:23:34.000 --> 00:23:39.000 , that includes all of us. 00:23:39.000 --> 00:23:43.000 Who is the voter? The voter is a renter. The voter is a 00:23:43.000 --> 00:23:46.000 homeowner. The voter is a college student. The 00:23:46.000 --> 00:23:50.000 voter is a retiree. The voter is the community. 00:23:50.000 --> 00:23:54.000 We are the voters, right? We are those 00:23:54.000 --> 00:23:56.000 stakeholders. So we should own our vote. 00:23:56.000 --> 00:24:01.000 And show up, and vote. 00:24:01.000 --> 00:24:06.000 Here in the state of Florida, there's a number of ways that people can cast 00:24:06.000 --> 00:24:10.000 their vote. If you are able to do so, you can vote 00:24:10.000 --> 00:24:14.000 early. If you want to avoid any long lines, 00:24:14.000 --> 00:24:17.000 vote on early voting period. 00:24:17.000 --> 00:24:21.000 If you are saying, "I cannot go to the polling place. 00:24:21.000 --> 00:24:22.000 " 00:24:22.000 --> 00:24:29.000 Maybe you want to vote by absentee ballot and sign up to do that. 00:24:29.000 --> 00:24:33.000 There's deadlines according to each state where you have to request the 00:24:33.000 --> 00:24:37.000 absentee ballot and send it back signed in time. 00:24:37.000 --> 00:24:41.000 You can early vote, vote by mail, or show up in 00:24:41.000 --> 00:24:44.000 on election day to do your voting. 00:24:44.000 --> 00:24:49.000 We are talking about who we are, the voters. It is important that 00:24:49.000 --> 00:24:50.000 we vote. 00:24:50.000 --> 00:24:53.000 In vote for those who are looking to advance 00:24:53.000 --> 00:24:57.000 equity, quality 00:24:57.000 --> 00:24:59.000 and fair access to housing policies. 00:24:59.000 --> 00:25:01.000 It is great that 00:25:01.000 --> 00:25:06.000 many people will talk about 00:25:06.000 --> 00:25:10.000 affordable housing, we want to have those conversations because what the 00:25:10.000 --> 00:25:11.000 conversation does 00:25:11.000 --> 00:25:16.000 is break down the stigma. We all know there is a stigma 00:25:16.000 --> 00:25:20.000 that runs rampant when we talk about housing for all. 00:25:20.000 --> 00:25:26.000 We need to break that stigma down, and 00:25:26.000 --> 00:25:29.000 removed the silos and barriers. The conversations are necessary and 00:25:29.000 --> 00:25:36.000 very important, but what is also important is the policy. 00:25:36.000 --> 00:25:41.000 We have to make certain that those are running to represent us have the 00:25:41.000 --> 00:25:46.000 interest of us, and that is something that we can find out 00:25:46.000 --> 00:25:51.000 – we can check their voting history, we can check some of their positions, 00:25:51.000 --> 00:25:55.000 we can check their platform. There's a number of ways that 00:25:55.000 --> 00:25:57.000 we can do these things. 00:25:57.000 --> 00:26:00.000 Some have websites, summer on social media, 00:26:00.000 --> 00:26:01.000 some bright 00:26:01.000 --> 00:26:04.000 -- 00:26:04.000 --> 00:26:05.000 wri 00:26:05.000 --> 00:26:06.000 te o 00:26:06.000 --> 00:26:07.000 p-e 00:26:07.000 --> 00:26:08.000 ds 00:26:08.000 --> 00:26:09.000 , 00:26:09.000 --> 00:26:14.000 so you can see if there truly infer 00:26:14.000 --> 00:26:15.000 - 00:26:15.000 --> 00:26:16.000 - 00:26:16.000 --> 00:26:17.000 in 00:26:17.000 --> 00:26:22.000 for 00:26:22.000 --> 00:26:27.000 equality, so you can come up with your voting plan that includes knowing that 00:26:27.000 --> 00:26:30.000 you are going to vote down the ballot. 00:26:30.000 --> 00:26:32.000 While the emphasis of election 2024 00:26:32.000 --> 00:26:35.000 definitely starts with our 00:26:35.000 --> 00:26:38.000 office of the president, but what impacts how we live 00:26:38.000 --> 00:26:41.000 each day is at the local level. 00:26:41.000 --> 00:26:43.000 What is very important, it 00:26:43.000 --> 00:26:49.000 that we are 00:26:49.000 --> 00:26:54.000 voting down the ballot because that is where a lot of the policy happens that 00:26:54.000 --> 00:26:57.000 will impact you on a day-to-day basis. 00:26:57.000 --> 00:27:01.000 We have to be just as involved, just as engaged 00:27:01.000 --> 00:27:04.000 in just as excited when we are talking about 00:27:04.000 --> 00:27:05.000 local politics. 00:27:05.000 --> 00:27:09.000 There's another way you can get involved 00:27:09.000 --> 00:27:13.000 with local politics – attend a local commission 00:27:13.000 --> 00:27:16.000 meeting. Attended Council meeting. Most 00:27:16.000 --> 00:27:26.000 importantly, the school board meeting. 00:27:26.000 --> 00:27:32.000 When we talk about who benefits from voting – we do, but we have to take an 00:27:32.000 --> 00:27:36.000 active and proactive role when it comes to talking about voting. Voter 00:27:36.000 --> 00:27:39.000 education. Voter education is the process of being 00:27:39.000 --> 00:27:40.000 informed. 00:27:40.000 --> 00:27:45.000 You want to be an informed voter. 00:27:45.000 --> 00:27:50.000 That is meaning having some information that would allow you to 00:27:50.000 --> 00:27:56.000 make an informed decision when you go to carry out your vote. Again, as I 00:27:56.000 --> 00:28:01.000 mentioned, you can do some searching on the intranet, again, some of those that 00:28:01.000 --> 00:28:07.000 are running for office may write op-eds, show up at the church, 00:28:07.000 --> 00:28:11.000 she open the community. Have a question or two to ask 00:28:11.000 --> 00:28:15.000 those who are vying for your vote to see what there can 00:28:15.000 --> 00:28:18.000 their position is 00:28:18.000 --> 00:28:20.000 . 00:28:20.000 --> 00:28:23.000 When is it critical to vote? 00:28:23.000 --> 00:28:27.000 Every election. All elections matter. 00:28:27.000 --> 00:28:35.000 It is needed for us to vote 00:28:35.000 --> 00:28:40.000 in every elections, even when those elections may have a runoff. You still 00:28:40.000 --> 00:28:42.000 need to cast your vote, 00:28:42.000 --> 00:28:46.000 it is very important. As mentioned, you can vote on election 00:28:46.000 --> 00:28:49.000 day. You can vote early, and you can vote by 00:28:49.000 --> 00:28:52.000 mail. Why is voted important for affordable 00:28:52.000 --> 00:28:58.000 housing? 00:28:58.000 --> 00:29:02.000 When you vote it directly influences, in some way, housing policy. If you 00:29:02.000 --> 00:29:07.000 have them elected to serve, I don't have any idea on how to 00:29:07.000 --> 00:29:10.000 address 00:29:10.000 --> 00:29:14.000 affordable housing, and what you think is not to happen to affordable housing? 00:29:14.000 --> 00:29:19.000 It is going to continue to be a lack of funding, it's going 00:29:19.000 --> 00:29:24.000 – not going to be promoted in a way that will 00:29:24.000 --> 00:29:28.000 include stakeholders that want to invest the benefit of our community. 00:29:28.000 --> 00:29:31.000 It is important that people who are elected to serve 00:29:31.000 --> 00:29:34.000 have a position that is for the people 00:29:34.000 --> 00:29:36.000 and important to advance 00:29:36.000 --> 00:29:38.000 housing policies for all, not just for 00:29:38.000 --> 00:29:41.000 some. 00:29:41.000 --> 00:29:44.000 We want people to advocate for policies for all. 00:29:44.000 --> 00:29:46.000 As we are talking about 00:29:46.000 --> 00:29:52.000 when to vote, often times, 00:29:52.000 --> 00:29:57.000 in many communities, it is a challenge for those to get to their polling 00:29:57.000 --> 00:29:58.000 location. Again, Lyft 00:29:58.000 --> 00:30:00.000 will be offering free rides to 00:30:00.000 --> 00:30:02.000 and from the p 00:30:02.000 --> 00:30:06.000 olls 00:30:06.000 --> 00:30:10.000 on election day. On November 5, if you need a ride to 00:30:10.000 --> 00:30:13.000 the polls, be sure to check out LISSA POMPOS-MANSFIELD: 00:30:13.000 --> 00:30:15.000 Because they will be 00:30:15.000 --> 00:30:16.000 Lyft 00:30:16.000 --> 00:30:21.000 , 00:30:21.000 --> 00:30:25.000 they will be offering rise to the polls and other groups will be offering 00:30:25.000 --> 00:30:30.000 free rides to and from the polls. Some communities have soles to the 00:30:30.000 --> 00:30:31.000 polls, 00:30:31.000 --> 00:30:40.000 where they march to the polls, or whatever the case may be. 00:30:40.000 --> 00:30:44.000 You want to get involved in the effort, connect with your local 00:30:44.000 --> 00:30:46.000 community organizations. From a national perspective, Lyft, 00:30:46.000 --> 00:30:52.000 somebody had trouble, I will put the article they released in April. I will 00:30:52.000 --> 00:30:57.000 put it into the chat when I get through with this. Thank you for letting us 00:30:57.000 --> 00:31:02.000 know that because they are a partner of the n NAACP. 00:31:02.000 --> 00:31:07.000 When we have feedback that is not working out as it should, we need to 00:31:07.000 --> 00:31:10.000 address that so thank you for sharing. Lyft 00:31:10.000 --> 00:31:14.000 is a part of. Housing is not really the issue, it is 00:31:14.000 --> 00:31:17.000 low income homes. That is the great point. When 00:31:17.000 --> 00:31:27.000 communities are saying we are going to have an affordable 00:31:27.000 --> 00:31:31.000 housing building blitz, you to ask, affordable housing for who? There's so 00:31:31.000 --> 00:31:36.000 many levels in the housing thing. You have extremely low income, very low 00:31:36.000 --> 00:31:39.000 income. We just need somewhere to live, right? 00:31:39.000 --> 00:31:43.000 It's very important as people are coming into your community, go to the 00:31:43.000 --> 00:31:47.000 zoning meeting. Ask the question. Who is this housing 00:31:47.000 --> 00:31:50.000 being built for? Short story, I served a local CRA 00:31:50.000 --> 00:31:55.000 boarded me of many people that want to come and build housing in our community 00:31:55.000 --> 00:32:00.000 and ask them, 00:32:00.000 --> 00:32:03.000 affordable housing for who? For the workforce. Which workers? I 00:32:03.000 --> 00:32:08.000 want to know who you are talking about. Who are you talking about. 00:32:08.000 --> 00:32:13.000 When I kept pushing the question, he was talking about people who make six 00:32:13.000 --> 00:32:16.000 figures. Yes. They are part of our workforce. 00:32:16.000 --> 00:32:20.000 Very important. But we also have those who are not 00:32:20.000 --> 00:32:23.000 making six figures., who also need access to affordable housing. 00:32:23.000 --> 00:32:28.000 We have to drill down, we have people coming in our communities trying to 00:32:28.000 --> 00:32:31.000 take land that belongs to the people, 00:32:31.000 --> 00:32:36.000 talking about how they want to build housing. We have to drill down and ask 00:32:36.000 --> 00:32:41.000 the question. Had it not me -- been for me to ask the 00:32:41.000 --> 00:32:42.000 question, 00:32:42.000 --> 00:32:46.000 he would have completely missed the community because the community is not 00:32:46.000 --> 00:32:48.000 in six figures. 00:32:48.000 --> 00:32:53.000 We have to get engaged, and get involved, and now the people are coming 00:32:53.000 --> 00:32:54.000 and they are not 00:32:54.000 --> 00:32:58.000 familiar with our community. We need to ask dumb, affordable housing 00:32:58.000 --> 00:33:06.000 for who? And we, as a collective group 00:33:06.000 --> 00:33:11.000 of concerned residents put together arguments which is known as a community 00:33:11.000 --> 00:33:13.000 benefits agreement. We need to be driving this, 00:33:13.000 --> 00:33:18.000 not the investor, not the developer, but the people. We need to be driving 00:33:18.000 --> 00:33:21.000 there. When they bring theirs, 00:33:21.000 --> 00:33:28.000 we need a cross check to see if we can align and if not, we need to go back to 00:33:28.000 --> 00:33:31.000 the table. It's important that while we are 00:33:31.000 --> 00:33:36.000 talking about voting for the election, voting is everyday. Voting is everyday! 00:33:36.000 --> 00:33:40.000 Those commission meetings, that is about. The school board, that is about. 00:33:40.000 --> 00:33:45.000 Your local County housing meeting, that is about, as well. We have to be 00:33:45.000 --> 00:33:47.000 involved there, too. Talking about the Lyft, 00:33:47.000 --> 00:33:52.000 getting to and from the polls, many organizations are doing that. Check 00:33:52.000 --> 00:33:55.000 them out. Now, because we had a lot of changes 00:33:55.000 --> 00:33:59.000 and challenges be with election security, some people may 00:33:59.000 --> 00:34:01.000 feel intimidated. It is all a plot 00:34:01.000 --> 00:34:03.000 to do voter suppression. 00:34:03.000 --> 00:34:05.000 There is a remedy and resolve for that 00:34:05.000 --> 00:34:08.000 . There is a national number, 00:34:08.000 --> 00:34:09.000 1866 00:34:09.000 --> 00:34:10.000 - 00:34:10.000 --> 00:34:11.000 OU 00:34:11.000 --> 00:34:12.000 R_ 00:34:12.000 --> 00:34:13.000 VOTE 00:34:13.000 --> 00:34:16.000 available in multiple languages 00:34:16.000 --> 00:34:19.000 , 00:34:19.000 --> 00:34:25.000 if you feel like you are being intimidated not able to vote, 00:34:25.000 --> 00:34:31.000 there's a number to call and reported and they have ways to get people on the 00:34:31.000 --> 00:34:37.000 ground and going try to add a solution. Don't leave. Give them a call, so they 00:34:37.000 --> 00:34:40.000 can assist you right at the polling location. 1-866-OUR-VOTE 00:34:40.000 --> 00:34:44.000 , protect your vote. 00:34:44.000 --> 00:34:57.000 We are about 50 or so days from the election of our lives. It is important 00:34:57.000 --> 00:35:04.000 that not only do we go and vote, we go and get 10 more people, and 10 more 00:35:04.000 --> 00:35:07.000 people, enter more people. Pretty much tell the friend until the 00:35:07.000 --> 00:35:13.000 friend until another friend to vote. If we do not vote, we will be voted 00:35:13.000 --> 00:35:16.000 out. This is simple. Just that simple. If we 00:35:16.000 --> 00:35:21.000 do not vote, we will be voted out. What are the things they're going to 00:35:21.000 --> 00:35:24.000 vote? Housing. They are going to voted out. 00:35:24.000 --> 00:35:28.000 What are the things they're going to vote? Homeownership. Those down payment 00:35:28.000 --> 00:35:33.000 programs will be gone. We must vote. It is on us. I definitely 00:35:33.000 --> 00:35:37.000 encourage you to remember, affordable housing is what democracy looks like. 00:35:37.000 --> 00:35:43.000 We can make that so by making sure we elect people served that have the 00:35:43.000 --> 00:35:47.000 interest of the people, and we hold them accountable. Again, I will put 00:35:47.000 --> 00:35:51.000 some likes in the chat, to connect with the NAACP. 00:35:51.000 --> 00:35:56.000 You can continue to connect with us, as well, Our Homes, Our Votes, because 00:35:56.000 --> 00:36:00.000 we know housing is built with ballots. Thank you. COURTNEY COOPERMAN: Thank 00:36:00.000 --> 00:36:04.000 you so much, Danielle. I am feeling so inspired. Thank you for 00:36:04.000 --> 00:36:09.000 covering the Voter Education: The Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How, 00:36:09.000 --> 00:36:13.000 and most importantly why it matters for housing justice and all your 00:36:13.000 --> 00:36:18.000 leadership in your community. I'm going to pass it along to Zoe. ZOE 00:36:18.000 --> 00:36:25.000 WILLIAMSON CRETINI: Thank you so much, Courtney. Hi, everybody, my now 00:36:25.000 --> 00:36:28.000 name is Zoe Williamson Cretini, and the associate digital communications 00:36:28.000 --> 00:36:32.000 director for the students voted students learn voting coalition. We 00:36:32.000 --> 00:36:37.000 leave voter education week, and this is what we are going to talk about today. 00:36:37.000 --> 00:36:40.000 I will call it NVEW, to shorten it. 00:36:40.000 --> 00:36:44.000 I'm in a coffee shop so if there's ambient noise, apologies. 00:36:44.000 --> 00:36:53.000 For those of you under 00:36:53.000 --> 00:36:56.000 unfamiliar, national voter education week is an annual initiative taking 00:36:56.000 --> 00:37:02.000 place this year from October 7-11 and the goal is to equip voters with the 00:37:02.000 --> 00:37:07.000 knowledge they need to be confident and participate in elections. One of the 00:37:07.000 --> 00:37:10.000 key reasons why national voter education week is so important is 00:37:10.000 --> 00:37:16.000 because it is more than just getting people to the polls, it is about 00:37:16.000 --> 00:37:20.000 breaking down barriers and increasing access to voting for all. As many of 00:37:20.000 --> 00:37:25.000 you know, diligent process can be very confusing especially for folks that are 00:37:25.000 --> 00:37:29.000 first-time voters in those unfamiliar with changing voting laws in their 00:37:29.000 --> 00:37:33.000 staples of every election cycle with the rules and deadlines and processes 00:37:33.000 --> 00:37:36.000 change, which creates uncertainty and confusion. Beyond the structural 00:37:36.000 --> 00:37:39.000 barriers, research shows there's also psychological barriers 00:37:39.000 --> 00:37:43.000 that hold people back from voting. Many people feel intimidated by the 00:37:43.000 --> 00:37:48.000 process, unsure of how to participate, or worried that they will make a mistake 00:37:48.000 --> 00:37:52.000 on casting their ballot. We all know that voting should be 00:37:52.000 --> 00:37:56.000 straight forward, and not overwhelming. We cannot assume that people 00:37:56.000 --> 00:38:00.000 automatically know how to confidently navigate this process. That is where 00:38:00.000 --> 00:38:03.000 you guys come in. As trusted voices in your community, 00:38:03.000 --> 00:38:08.000 you have the power to demystify voting. People are not going to trust 00:38:08.000 --> 00:38:13.000 information that is coming from random people that they see on social media. 00:38:13.000 --> 00:38:17.000 They are going to trust people that have already been sharing, trusted 00:38:17.000 --> 00:38:21.000 information with them about their housing, low income housing, advocacy. 00:38:21.000 --> 00:38:25.000 If they are getting voting information from you guys it's more likely that 00:38:25.000 --> 00:38:29.000 they will believe it. By providing education, you guys – 00:38:29.000 --> 00:38:33.000 sorry one second. 00:38:33.000 --> 00:38:37.000 By providing this information, you can empower voters who understand the 00:38:37.000 --> 00:38:40.000 process, make informed decisions that will reflect their values, and trust 00:38:40.000 --> 00:38:44.000 that their vote counts. It is not just about casting their 00:38:44.000 --> 00:38:49.000 ballot, educating voters is crucial for protecting the rights at the polls and 00:38:49.000 --> 00:38:52.000 recognizing any attempts at voter suppression. Informed engaged 00:38:52.000 --> 00:38:54.000 electorate ultimately strengthens democracy. Next slide, please. 00:38:54.000 --> 00:38:59.000 Over the course of the week, October 7-11, we will focus on 53 00:38:59.000 --> 00:39:04.000 4 5 – McKee calls to action. 00:39:04.000 --> 00:39:07.000 key calls to action. 00:39:07.000 --> 00:39:12.000 We have outlined the answers to these on our website and I will drop 00:39:12.000 --> 00:39:16.000 link to our website at the end of the call. 00:39:16.000 --> 00:39:21.000 We have determined that these are the four main calls to action that voters 00:39:21.000 --> 00:39:29.000 need to know in order to cast their ballot with confidence. 00:39:29.000 --> 00:39:33.000 Registering to vote, a lot of people are doing voter registration, but 00:39:33.000 --> 00:39:36.000 understand why they register to vote. The 00:39:36.000 --> 00:39:41.000 Maybe in some states they assume the registration, you still need an idea or 00:39:41.000 --> 00:39:46.000 proof of prejudice a to register to vote,. Getting to know your ballot is 00:39:46.000 --> 00:39:49.000 allowing people to look down their ballot, 00:39:49.000 --> 00:39:53.000 have more lay terms for what the candidates positions are, identify the 00:39:53.000 --> 00:39:56.000 candidates that are in alignment with your values, 00:39:56.000 --> 00:39:58.000 understanding constitutional amendments, ballot referendums and 00:39:58.000 --> 00:40:09.000 local initiatives on the ballot that may have complicated legal jargon. 00:40:09.000 --> 00:40:15.000 So when they go into the ballot box, that is not the first time they are 00:40:15.000 --> 00:40:20.000 seeing these things on the ballot, they had the opportunity to do research and 00:40:20.000 --> 00:40:25.000 understand why voting one way or the other will impact them. Making a plan 00:40:25.000 --> 00:40:30.000 to vote is extreme important especially for voters that are working, because it 00:40:30.000 --> 00:40:34.000 allows them to vote on their own schedule. In your state, if you have 00:40:34.000 --> 00:40:39.000 early voting, highly encourage this, as you can schedule it around your busy 00:40:39.000 --> 00:40:43.000 work life, childcare, things like that. You know that on election day, the 00:40:43.000 --> 00:40:49.000 lines are often very long and voters have to take way more time off of work 00:40:49.000 --> 00:40:54.000 in order to cast a ballot on election day so making sure that voters have 00:40:54.000 --> 00:40:58.000 everything that they need to vote with confidence and know when they are going 00:40:58.000 --> 00:41:02.000 to vote. Understand the process is a new call to 00:41:02.000 --> 00:41:05.000 action this year. One thing that we have learned from 00:41:05.000 --> 00:41:10.000 partners is that a lot of voters that they are facing, they are working with, 00:41:10.000 --> 00:41:13.000 don't trust elections. They don't trust that their elections 00:41:13.000 --> 00:41:17.000 or contribute counted fairly but also don't understand why states have 00:41:17.000 --> 00:41:21.000 delayed counting process than others. They don't know who is running the 00:41:21.000 --> 00:41:24.000 election. So adding some transparency and peak 00:41:24.000 --> 00:41:28.000 behind the curtains to how elections are run will build confidence in voters 00:41:28.000 --> 00:41:32.000 that may think elections are run unfairly. Finally, sharing with friends 00:41:32.000 --> 00:41:35.000 and family. This one is not 100% voter education 00:41:35.000 --> 00:41:40.000 focus but a very important call to action to incorporate into any of your 00:41:40.000 --> 00:41:43.000 election messaging. Making sure that people are taking what 00:41:43.000 --> 00:41:47.000 they have learned and educating the people in their communities and 00:41:47.000 --> 00:41:52.000 inviting 3 to 5 family members to go vote with them, encouraging family 00:41:52.000 --> 00:41:57.000 members to research what is on their ballot, making sure that we are taking 00:41:57.000 --> 00:42:01.000 this educational opportunity and expanding it as much as possible. We 00:42:01.000 --> 00:42:06.000 have a lot of resources in providing -- programming available to help you 00:42:06.000 --> 00:42:14.000 plan voter education. NVEW 00:42:14.000 --> 00:42:19.000 is trying to make it simple and easy, especially those newer to voter 00:42:19.000 --> 00:42:25.000 engagement, low effort and high-impact opportunity. First we offer is 00:42:25.000 --> 00:42:29.000 while the new resources. We don't need to create content from 00:42:29.000 --> 00:42:32.000 scratch, their toolkits, social media graphics, newsletter templates and 00:42:32.000 --> 00:42:36.000 simple language you can use. All of them are complete and 00:42:36.000 --> 00:42:41.000 customizable so you can tailor them to your community without needing a large 00:42:41.000 --> 00:42:43.000 communications team. Second, everything is plug-and-play. 00:42:43.000 --> 00:42:48.000 You can take our materials, and plug them into your existing work streams 00:42:48.000 --> 00:42:52.000 during that week. If you're already sending out a housing 00:42:52.000 --> 00:42:56.000 related newsletter, for example, you can dedicate a small section to voter 00:42:56.000 --> 00:43:00.000 education that week. If you're hosting a community meeting 00:43:00.000 --> 00:43:04.000 that we, you can incorporate a five-minute segment about why voting 00:43:04.000 --> 00:43:08.000 matters and how you can participate in the election. There are even materials 00:43:08.000 --> 00:43:13.000 available in multiple languages, so if you serve a diverse community, we have 00:43:13.000 --> 00:43:17.000 languages since extinction -- -- six different Asian language is in Spanish. 00:43:17.000 --> 00:43:22.000 You can make sure that the content is accessible to everybody you are trying 00:43:22.000 --> 00:43:25.000 to reach. Heavily recommend checking at the 00:43:25.000 --> 00:43:29.000 partner toolkit to start changing -- planning your voter education week. 00:43:29.000 --> 00:43:34.000 I'm going to talk about concrete steps you can take to celebrate and make an 00:43:34.000 --> 00:43:37.000 impact with minimal effort. First, digital participation. That is 00:43:37.000 --> 00:43:42.000 the easiest but not as impactful as having an in person conversation. 00:43:42.000 --> 00:43:47.000 It is also the easiest way to get involved. You can use social media 00:43:47.000 --> 00:43:51.000 language and graphics we provide to start a conversation about voting 00:43:51.000 --> 00:43:52.000 online. 00:43:52.000 --> 00:43:57.000 Like I said we offer newsletters templates, so you can send those in any 00:43:57.000 --> 00:44:02.000 regular communications that you sent to the community but we also take -- 00:44:02.000 --> 00:44:07.000 have email template so if you want to send a voter education blasted the 00:44:07.000 --> 00:44:12.000 newsletter audience, that will make it easier to do that. You could also 00:44:12.000 --> 00:44:17.000 include calls to action, and also look at the call to action and identify the 00:44:17.000 --> 00:44:22.000 ones that are the most relevant for your community. Are most relevant to 00:44:22.000 --> 00:44:27.000 the work that you are already having planned. You can focus on those handful 00:44:27.000 --> 00:44:39.000 while also directing more ad notion -- at Bowsher net -- folder education week. 00:44:39.000 --> 00:44:44.000 You can host a short section that you talk about voting rules, deadlines, or 00:44:44.000 --> 00:44:49.000 answer questions people may have about the process put up on the website we 00:44:49.000 --> 00:44:54.000 have a lot of programming ideas that outline the difficult actions you can 00:44:54.000 --> 00:44:59.000 use as a jumping off point. We really encourage all of our partners 00:44:59.000 --> 00:45:04.000 to really tailor what we create for your local community, and you know your 00:45:04.000 --> 00:45:08.000 community better than anybody else. What is going to resonate with them.? 00:45:08.000 --> 00:45:13.000 Is there a local Festival that week that you can plug into? Is there a 00:45:13.000 --> 00:45:18.000 restaurant that you know everybody shows up to on Fridays that you can 00:45:18.000 --> 00:45:22.000 partner with firm national voter education week events? Think about how 00:45:22.000 --> 00:45:27.000 you can tailor this to be better suited for your community. Another easy and 00:45:27.000 --> 00:45:29.000 effective strategy is peer-to-peer sharing. 00:45:29.000 --> 00:45:33.000 Encouraging your staff or community members to talk about voting with their 00:45:33.000 --> 00:45:37.000 neighbors, friends, or on social media. It can be as simple as asking 00:45:37.000 --> 00:45:43.000 people to share their voting plan or why voting matters to them and taking a 00:45:43.000 --> 00:45:47.000 couple people or having lunch where they talk through voting plans 00:45:47.000 --> 00:45:49.000 this week. Finally, you can collaborate locally, 00:45:49.000 --> 00:45:52.000 reach out to local voting advocacy groups. 00:45:52.000 --> 00:46:00.000 The League of Women Voters is plugged into 00:46:00.000 --> 00:46:06.000 the work we're doing and they may be good to reach out to. Or civic 00:46:06.000 --> 00:46:08.000 engagement scripts to maximize your efforts. 00:46:08.000 --> 00:46:14.000 You don't have to do this alone, make sure to maximize your effort and that 00:46:14.000 --> 00:46:18.000 your community is informed. Next slide, please. Now you have a 00:46:18.000 --> 00:46:22.000 sense of how a notional voter registration week works and how you can 00:46:22.000 --> 00:46:27.000 plug into your current efforts, have a couple of guidelines and tips to help 00:46:27.000 --> 00:46:33.000 you keep in mind as you engage with the community. First, it is critical to 00:46:33.000 --> 00:46:36.000 remain nonpartisan. You want to focus on providing factual 00:46:36.000 --> 00:46:38.000 information without endorsing specific candidates 00:46:38.000 --> 00:46:41.000 or parties. Especially if you are a 501(c)(3), you 00:46:41.000 --> 00:46:45.000 have to remain nonpartisan. 00:46:45.000 --> 00:46:50.000 Beyond that, he want to make sure that the outreach remains inclusive and 00:46:50.000 --> 00:46:55.000 trusted and people that may not align with a political party or do a lot of 00:46:55.000 --> 00:46:56.000 the political party, 00:46:56.000 --> 00:47:01.000 are not turned off by the information we're providing because they see it as 00:47:01.000 --> 00:47:06.000 something that is not for them because it is alignment with the party. 00:47:06.000 --> 00:47:12.000 That is not to say you cannot talk about the issues that matter to you, 00:47:12.000 --> 00:47:15.000 but how the issues show up on the ballot, 00:47:15.000 --> 00:47:20.000 but just making sure that you are not endorsing candidate or talking about 00:47:20.000 --> 00:47:26.000 how a specific party will impact the issues. You can show how both parties, 00:47:26.000 --> 00:47:31.000 their stances on the issues that you are advocating for, and then let voters 00:47:31.000 --> 00:47:35.000 come to their own conclusions. We also want to uplift why state and 00:47:35.000 --> 00:47:41.000 local elections matter, specifically. Everyone is plugging on the 00:47:41.000 --> 00:47:45.000 presidential election, trying to figure how they vote that way, but as 00:47:45.000 --> 00:47:53.000 trusted messengers, you can really get across to them how state and local 00:47:53.000 --> 00:47:58.000 races and ballot measures impact their daily lives, in a more immediate wake. 00:47:58.000 --> 00:48:07.000 Whether that is housing policy, education or healthcare 00:48:07.000 --> 00:48:11.000 – connecting these two local elections may allow people in your community to 00:48:11.000 --> 00:48:17.000 buy into the elections, especially if you are in a state that is not getting 00:48:17.000 --> 00:48:21.000 a ton of attention in the presidential election but you still want your 00:48:21.000 --> 00:48:25.000 community should vote. Painting the picture to them of how the 00:48:25.000 --> 00:48:31.000 issues you care about are showing up on the ballot, but down ballot. Does a 00:48:31.000 --> 00:48:34.000 really big role that you complain your community this fall. 00:48:34.000 --> 00:48:38.000 You want to share facts not myths. There's lots of misinformation online, 00:48:38.000 --> 00:48:44.000 and it spreads easily and that's a lot of what the information the people are 00:48:44.000 --> 00:48:48.000 getting from social media around the election. It is important to counter 00:48:48.000 --> 00:48:52.000 that by sticking to reliable, accurate information without centering the myth 00:48:52.000 --> 00:48:56.000 in your communications. When you center you are reinforcing the 00:48:56.000 --> 00:49:00.000 myths, but making sure that it you are sharing this true information, it is 00:49:00.000 --> 00:49:05.000 coming from reliable sources while also not letting the misinformation when, in 00:49:05.000 --> 00:49:08.000 that way. A couple other things – national voter 00:49:08.000 --> 00:49:17.000 education week makes voting fun, approachable and part of your community. 00:49:17.000 --> 00:49:22.000 We want to make sure that voting feels celebratory. A lot of times voting can 00:49:22.000 --> 00:49:25.000 seem like this bureaucratic process that people 00:49:25.000 --> 00:49:29.000 – they don't really care, it's not interesting to them. They would rather 00:49:29.000 --> 00:49:35.000 opt out and try to figure out what is going on. If you create a celebratory 00:49:35.000 --> 00:49:40.000 and fun environment through your invents, 00:49:40.000 --> 00:49:44.000 -- events, and programming through national voter education week, it will 00:49:44.000 --> 00:49:49.000 make people want to be part of the work you're doing because they see other 00:49:49.000 --> 00:49:53.000 people in their lives, friends and families and community members having a 00:49:53.000 --> 00:49:58.000 fun time and enjoying voting, so creating the culture of voting is a 00:49:58.000 --> 00:50:01.000 really important part of voter education. Final thing, simplify 00:50:01.000 --> 00:50:04.000 everything. There's a lot of information that 00:50:04.000 --> 00:50:08.000 people are getting from the election. A lot of people are 00:50:08.000 --> 00:50:12.000 starting to get overwhelmed, with the amount of information that they need. 00:50:12.000 --> 00:50:17.000 The easier that you make it for people to engage with the process, the better. 00:50:17.000 --> 00:50:21.000 Things like providing prefilled out voter registration forms, or offering 00:50:21.000 --> 00:50:26.000 stamps your tabling for people that are doing vote by mail or sending in their 00:50:26.000 --> 00:50:30.000 voter registration application. Maybe creating a voter guide that makes 00:50:30.000 --> 00:50:35.000 it easier to navigate was on the ballot. All of these things take the 00:50:35.000 --> 00:50:40.000 guesswork out of the process and make it easier for people that are 00:50:40.000 --> 00:50:44.000 considering not voting to buy in. Next slide, please. I'm going to drop 00:50:44.000 --> 00:50:51.000 in the chat billing for you guys to sign up. 00:50:51.000 --> 00:50:56.000 I want to leave you with this – national voter education week makes 00:50:56.000 --> 00:51:00.000 voter education really easy. You don't have to reinvent the wheel. 00:51:00.000 --> 00:51:03.000 Their resources, partnerships and ready to use it 00:51:03.000 --> 00:51:08.000 materials ready for you to get started for the voter education journey in your 00:51:08.000 --> 00:51:10.000 community. 00:51:10.000 --> 00:51:15.000 You can also start small and still make a big impact. As a next step, I 00:51:15.000 --> 00:51:20.000 want to encourage you to visit national voter education week.org, sign up and 00:51:20.000 --> 00:51:25.000 get access to the resources. From there you can choose one or two 00:51:25.000 --> 00:51:30.000 civil actions like sending a newsletter or posting on social media. 00:51:30.000 --> 00:51:35.000 I'm happy to answer any questions in the chat on how to incorporate this 00:51:35.000 --> 00:51:40.000 into your work. I encourage all of you to join us as a 00:51:40.000 --> 00:51:42.000 partner. Thank you! COURTNEY COOPERMAN: Thank 00:51:42.000 --> 00:51:46.000 you so much, Zoe. We are proud partner of national voter 00:51:46.000 --> 00:51:51.000 education week, it is part of a suite of nonpartisan civic qualities that we 00:51:51.000 --> 00:51:55.000 put together a fact sheet recently about ways our network can celebrate 00:51:55.000 --> 00:51:56.000 including 00:51:56.000 --> 00:52:05.000 national voter education week. 00:52:05.000 --> 00:52:11.000 I want to give a quick plug for turbo platform, which I have mentioned on the 00:52:11.000 --> 00:52:15.000 webinar a few times, in case you are new to our network 00:52:15.000 --> 00:52:18.000 or new to the calls. Turbo boat@ourhomes.turbo.org is a tool 00:52:18.000 --> 00:52:25.000 you can use to register to vote and update your voter registration 00:52:25.000 --> 00:52:28.000 . 00:52:28.000 --> 00:52:33.000 This is not just a voter registration tool, it's also a voter education tool. 00:52:33.000 --> 00:52:35.000 Next slide, please. 00:52:35.000 --> 00:52:41.000 turbo, you can see who and what is on your ballot, he was see candidates for 00:52:41.000 --> 00:52:44.000 elected office at every level, 00:52:44.000 --> 00:52:48.000 statewide ballot measures. If you live in a 100 largest cities in 00:52:48.000 --> 00:52:50.000 the Canada 00:52:50.000 --> 00:52:53.000 -- country, state capitals and all cities in California, 00:52:53.000 --> 00:52:55.000 you will see the ballot measures 00:52:55.000 --> 00:52:58.000 . You can find out where to 00:52:58.000 --> 00:52:59.000 vote early, 00:52:59.000 --> 00:53:02.000 the deadline, and how you can vote 00:53:02.000 --> 00:53:03.000 in person, 00:53:03.000 --> 00:53:06.000 early, 00:53:06.000 --> 00:53:11.000 mail-in voting or in person on election day. 00:53:11.000 --> 00:53:13.000 How to get there, go to our home.turbo.org 00:53:13.000 --> 00:53:14.000 . 00:53:14.000 --> 00:53:29.000 You can enter that in 00:53:29.000 --> 00:53:34.000 your address or state. If you just put in your state you will 00:53:34.000 --> 00:53:38.000 only get statewide initiative. Once you enter your address, you will 00:53:38.000 --> 00:53:43.000 get your voting hub, which addresses all of that who, what, when, how, on 00:53:43.000 --> 00:53:46.000 one page. Next slide, please. Once you are in 00:53:46.000 --> 00:53:51.000 there, he will also be able to sign up for email or text election reminders 00:53:51.000 --> 00:53:56.000 , 00:53:56.000 --> 00:54:01.000 to ensure you will not miss a deadline. It's a good way to remember 00:54:01.000 --> 00:54:05.000 to vote in every election, not just presidential elections. Local 00:54:05.000 --> 00:54:09.000 elections, as Danielle mentioned, tend to have lower border -- voter turnout 00:54:09.000 --> 00:54:14.000 and more likely to be underrepresented. When you sign up for the end 00:54:14.000 --> 00:54:18.000 two reminders you can empower your community to vote in all elections. 00:54:18.000 --> 00:54:23.000 We also have a user guide to the platform, in terms of all of the 00:54:23.000 --> 00:54:25.000 features that it offers, 00:54:25.000 --> 00:54:28.000 and best practices for incorporating it into your organization's voter 00:54:28.000 --> 00:54:29.000 engagement strategy. 00:54:29.000 --> 00:54:35.000 We will drop a link into the chat to that user guide, and feel free to reach 00:54:35.000 --> 00:54:41.000 out to me if you ever have questions or want to do more on turbo boat. Next 00:54:41.000 --> 00:54:43.000 slide, please. 00:54:43.000 --> 00:54:45.000 We have a sample voter guide 00:54:45.000 --> 00:54:50.000 , 00:54:50.000 --> 00:54:54.000 this was referenced. You can find this, it is available in 00:54:54.000 --> 00:54:59.000 both English and Spanish at the link that we will drop in the chat for our 00:54:59.000 --> 00:55:02.000 voter education page. Next slide, please. Alright, that 00:55:02.000 --> 00:55:07.000 brings us to our Q&A. I see one question in the Q&A from 00:55:07.000 --> 00:55:09.000 Heather, for Daniela, is the Lyft 00:55:09.000 --> 00:55:11.000 free rides to the polls available 00:55:11.000 --> 00:55:14.000 in all states? Daniela Mack 00:55:14.000 --> 00:55:24.000 Daniella Mack 00:55:24.000 --> 00:55:25.000 DANIELLA PIERRE: 00:55:25.000 --> 00:55:30.000 This 00:55:30.000 --> 00:55:34.000 is across the country. COURTNEY COOPERMAN: I see a lot of 00:55:34.000 --> 00:55:44.000 appreciation for you and the resources. I see a comment from Jennifer, 00:55:44.000 --> 00:55:49.000 Jennifer indicated that they are told they have to be a city employee to 00:55:49.000 --> 00:55:52.000 volunteer at the polls. Jennifer, I know everyplace has 00:55:52.000 --> 00:55:57.000 slightly different rules around being a poll worker, but I encourage you to 00:55:57.000 --> 00:56:01.000 look into that because in those places, that wouldn't be requirement and there 00:56:01.000 --> 00:56:03.000 should be trainings available 00:56:03.000 --> 00:56:08.000 for those that meet eligibility criteria to be a poll worker. I don't 00:56:08.000 --> 00:56:13.000 know if any other panelists want to speak to that or have any experience 00:56:13.000 --> 00:56:15.000 with this. DANIELLA PIERRE: Genrerally, the 00:56:15.000 --> 00:56:18.000 supervisor of election would offer poll worker 00:56:18.000 --> 00:56:22.000 training courses and you have to complete that and then 00:56:22.000 --> 00:56:24.000 they put you on this list, 00:56:24.000 --> 00:56:29.000 a standby list to see if you are going to be assigned a polling location. 00:56:29.000 --> 00:56:34.000 The challenge what I'm hearing from the comment is it seems like the 00:56:34.000 --> 00:56:39.000 working hours may conflict with the time that you may be called to serve. 00:56:39.000 --> 00:56:42.000 That is an advocacy right there. 00:56:42.000 --> 00:56:45.000 You may want to speak, if you have a union, 00:56:45.000 --> 00:56:47.000 or advocacy organization, 00:56:47.000 --> 00:56:50.000 at your worksite, that could be something where 00:56:50.000 --> 00:56:54.000 maybe they give you all some tort 00:56:54.000 --> 00:56:58.000 -- sort of flextime for civic engagement opportunities 00:56:58.000 --> 00:57:07.000 . He 00:57:07.000 --> 00:57:12.000 Here I work at the college, and they encourage students to get involved in 00:57:12.000 --> 00:57:15.000 the community by having a civic action scorecard. 00:57:15.000 --> 00:57:20.000 By doing a number of things, you can get a free lunch or whatever the case 00:57:20.000 --> 00:57:24.000 may be. You can take the same kind of concept 00:57:24.000 --> 00:57:29.000 and idea to your employer, like to give you sometimes wellness days, hey, civic 00:57:29.000 --> 00:57:31.000 engagement days. That can be something. 00:57:31.000 --> 00:57:37.000 ZOE WILLIAMSON CRETINI: I can add one more comment, but I just dropped in the 00:57:37.000 --> 00:57:41.000 chapter link to oi -- power the polls, 00:57:41.000 --> 00:57:46.000 a great group that helps you recruit and organize to be poll workers. I 00:57:46.000 --> 00:57:51.000 recommend checking at their website for FAQs. They work a lot of local election 00:57:51.000 --> 00:57:54.000 offices. Like we said, 00:57:54.000 --> 00:57:58.000 this is based off of your local jurisdictions rules, but working with a 00:57:58.000 --> 00:58:02.000 group like them may make it easier for you to navigate 00:58:02.000 --> 00:58:05.000 the different information you are being given. 00:58:05.000 --> 00:58:13.000 COURTNEY COOPERMAN: Thank you so much, Zoe and Danielle. 00:58:13.000 --> 00:58:18.000 Not every place has rules that are accessible, and we can advocate 00:58:18.000 --> 00:58:20.000 year-round, not just election season, 00:58:20.000 --> 00:58:29.000 that enable all people to participate in the democratic process. 00:58:29.000 --> 00:58:34.000 Only a few minutes left so I want to close with some announcements. Thank 00:58:34.000 --> 00:58:39.000 you so much to the panelist for all of your wisdom and inspiration today. 00:58:39.000 --> 00:58:42.000 Tomorrow is National Voter Registration Day! 00:58:42.000 --> 00:58:46.000 A nonpartisan civic holiday, dedicated to celebrating our democracy, and 00:58:46.000 --> 00:58:47.000 promoting voter registration opportunities. 00:58:47.000 --> 00:58:52.000 if you have not yet done so, please take the time to vote 00:58:52.000 --> 00:58:55.000 -- register, or check your voter registration status 00:58:55.000 --> 00:58:56.000 . 00:58:56.000 --> 00:59:00.000 Spread the word to at least three films 00:59:00.000 --> 00:59:04.000 deaf friends or family members, you can use these hash 00:59:04.000 --> 00:59:09.000 tags,. 00:59:09.000 --> 00:59:15.000 We will drop the link to toolkits, 00:59:15.000 --> 00:59:20.000 from National Voter Registration Day and Our Homes, Our Votes. Lots of 00:59:20.000 --> 00:59:25.000 sample continued using the toolkits. Next slide, please. 00:59:25.000 --> 00:59:29.000 We have a new resource with guidance for celebrating the civic holidays, 00:59:29.000 --> 00:59:31.000 including national voter education week, 00:59:31.000 --> 00:59:36.000 as well as our general online resource library. We will drop the link to those 00:59:36.000 --> 00:59:38.000 in the chat. Next slide, please. 00:59:38.000 --> 00:59:43.000 We also have our next webinar, it's also on the theme of 00:59:43.000 --> 00:59:45.000 voter education, 00:59:45.000 --> 00:59:50.000 think of it as a part two to this webinar. Specifically on the topic of 00:59:50.000 --> 00:59:53.000 combating misinformation and disinformation. We will have a pretty 00:59:53.000 --> 00:59:54.000 in-depth training 00:59:54.000 --> 00:59:58.000 from the League of Women Voters, so I highly encourage you to 00:59:58.000 --> 01:00:02.000 tune in. It's going to be very informative and 01:00:02.000 --> 01:00:03.000 important for 01:00:03.000 --> 01:00:07.000 everyone who is serving and involved in communities, that might be the 01:00:07.000 --> 01:00:11.000 target of misinformation or disinformation, in this election cycle. 01:00:11.000 --> 01:00:15.000 That will be on September 30. The same time, 2:30 PM 01:00:15.000 --> 01:00:20.000 Eastern. Looking forward to seeing you there. 01:00:20.000 --> 01:00:25.000 Here is a preview of the remainder of our webinars. Again, they run through 01:00:25.000 --> 01:00:27.000 two 01:00:27.000 --> 01:00:33.000 weeks after election day because this work does not end with the election. We 01:00:33.000 --> 01:00:36.000 continue to talk about next steps and accountability. 01:00:36.000 --> 01:00:40.000 So just encourage you to continue attending these, and bringing the 01:00:40.000 --> 01:00:42.000 resources back to your network. Next slide, please. 01:00:42.000 --> 01:00:45.000 Finally, I know I plugged this before, and 01:00:45.000 --> 01:00:53.000 many of you are already involved, Our Homes, Our Votes has a network 01:00:53.000 --> 01:00:57.000 of affiliates, which is open to all nonpartisan organizations that share 01:00:57.000 --> 01:01:00.000 the goals of this campaign. 01:01:00.000 --> 01:01:05.000 We have office hours, we have a listserv, enhanced access to Our Homes, 01:01:05.000 --> 01:01:09.000 Our Votes tools, and resources, so please sign up to become an affiliate 01:01:09.000 --> 01:01:15.000 if you have not done so already. We just dropped the link in the chat. I 01:01:15.000 --> 01:01:19.000 think that brings us to the end. Thank you all 01:01:19.000 --> 01:01:24.000 for being here today, thank you to our incredible panelists, and feel free to 01:01:24.000 --> 01:01:25.000 reach out to me at any point if you are interested in touching base about how