September 1, 2026 Email to Active Group
Over the coming 60 days, there will be a LOT happening and a lot of need and opportunity to volunteer. These midterms will significantly determine the direction our country takes, and we need to activate as many people in our community as possible.
We’re all part of this group because, presumably, we care about defending democracy and building a better world. But if there were ever a time when being part of this group needs to mean more than being on its email list, it’s the next 60 days.
So, in that spirit, I need volunteers to personally reach out to other BTI members and invite them to volunteer and/or attend upcoming events. If you can help with that, please reply to this email.
If that’s not the role for you, tell me which of the events below you’ll be taking part in. There are lots of ways to contribute, and I’m asking everyone on this list to find one.
Democracy is a participation sport, and this list is for doers :)
- Our first phone banking today with IPA+ and Swing Left Peninsula was successful; about 20 people showed up at DVC. The next two are Sept. 6 and Sept. 13: https://www.mobilize.us/ipaplus/event/1011894/
- General Election Kickoff is on Sept. 2; we'll write postcards over potluck and live watch of the National Indivisible Kickoff zoom, and then strategize for the most impact: https://www.mobilize.us/itsblueturn/event/1017368/
- Our first and maybe only fundraiser is Sept. 22, a hobbit birthday party (see LOTR, ch.1), complete with hobbit food and cake, games, and activities: https://www.mobilize.us/itsblueturn/event/1007695/
- Constitution Day Community Conversation, with absolutely incredible speakers and free food (Sept. 17). RSVP AND volunteer.
- There are loads of postcard packages on the porch ostensibly due on Sept. 15 (although there is some wiggle room). Please come by and help finish them off :) Also, tonight (Sept. 1) is the first postcarding party now that I'm back.
- Join in Modesto on Sept. 10 to register voters in a must-win CA Congressional race. I can give you a ride if you let me know! https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/1004430/
- If you can't make any of these, at least show up at the monthly meeting on Sept. 19: https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/750621/
From our friends and allies:
- By September 21: our friends at Stand for Campus Freedom community have been closely following the federal government’s plan to weaponize the accreditation process to exert greater control over colleges and universities. The Department of Education has now released the full text of its far-reaching accreditation proposal, which would make unprecedented changes to the rules governing accreditation of colleges and universities, potentially beginning next year. These dangerous proposed rules would give the federal government sweeping new power to intrude on the independence and core functions of colleges and universities, affecting academic freedom and other core areas of campus policy and governance that shape the work of faculty, staff, students, and institutional leaders. Leave a public comment now: https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/ED-2025-OPE-1042-0002
Elsewhere worthwhile:
- Take action to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians! Trump vowed to end the TPS program while making highly publicized, openly racist, hateful and false statements about Haitians and all immigrants. The Supreme Court just gave him the go-ahead. Urge Senators Schiff and Padilla to vote YES on Senate bill S4814, which would extend TPS for Haitians for the next three years until 2029. Learn more & call now: https://haitisolidarity.net/supreme-court-gives-trump-go-ahead-to-deport-haitian-tps-holders/