August 9, 2026 Email to Active Group
This “Active Group 2” email is in addition to our monthly update that goes to the full list. It’s meant for members who want to take action and don’t mind more frequent messages (about once every 1–2 weeks). In this web version, some sensitive details may be omitted; the best way to stay fully informed is to sign up for the email list.
Help us find cool people to speak for one minute at the Constitution Day Community Celebration on September 17. I am looking for a broad cross-section of our community: educators, activists, public servants, faith leaders, scientists, artists, business leaders, and others. Do you know:
- ...a muralist?
- ...a veteran?
- ...a precocious youngster?
- ...an astronomy professor?
- ...a restaurant owner?
- ...an election official?
- ...a labor organizer?
- ...a librarian?
Etc :) Just think through who you know and let me know who I should reach out to! (And yes, I'm actually traveling right now, driving 7,500 miles across the US; so please help :)
From our friends and allies:
- Aug.15, Palo Alto: join some of our Blue Turn Indivisible folks and our friends at IPA+ at Art as Activism gathering: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/998399/
- Aug.22, Mountain View: From our friends at Swing Left: Meet Randy Villegas in person and celebrate our excellent opportunity to flip U.S. House District CA-22 in the Central Valley (Donate here asap, even if you can’t attend). Sign up here for the 8/22 event with Randy!
- Aug. 27, online: from our friends at Cardinal Courage: Stanford Faculty Webinar, a conversation about academic freedom, with leading scholars from Stanford School of Medicine and Stanford Law School. To RSVP: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/puTYF4Z5RkqqvTbkVinEqA#/
Elsewhere worthwhile:
- Spanish speakers needed for Arizona voter assistance hotline and for the California Dem Party phone banks to win back the House (CD-22 and CD-13): https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/993604/