In case you missed last night’s thread, we are in the process of raising $15,000 to send one young person to Leadership School to learn about organizing and how to lead a political team. We don’t know if the person who will be funded by our $15,000 will be the actual leader for OUR TEAM in the Fall – the 10-person team we will fund again for 3 weeks, as we did in 2022 – but our team leader will be one of the people who attended Leadership School.
It’s Up to Us, Next Up: Quick Stop In Arizona for Summer School (and returning again in September)
We completed the first Angel match overnight, and that Angel match is already in the thermometer. Friend of the blog Andrew wrote last night to offer a match, so we are starring a brand-new $1,000 Angel match this morning. The usual terms – matching up to $100 per person. No external match for the Leadership School, so these will be 2x donations.
As I said last night, I am so tired of waiting on this corrupt Supreme Court. I am tried of waiting for Cannon to be held accountable and for the DC trial to resume. I am fucking tired of the assaults on the basic rights of women. Waiting, waiting, waiting. But this we can do now, and we don’t have to wait on anyone else.
Worker Power Leadership School
We are raising funds to send one person to Leadership School. Our $15,000 will cover housing + training for a campaign leader who will lead a canvass team of 10 to knock on over 25,000 doors during this election year!
We all know that the 2024 election on November 5th will decide whether our Democracy as we know it survives, and the swing state of Arizona is a major path to victory for the Presidential, House, and Senate races.
In the coming weeks, Worker Power will run once again the largest field operation in Arizona and knock on over 1.1 million doors! They will hire over 500 canvassers to deliver the White House, secure our Democratic U.S. Senate seat, and flip Congressional Districts 1 and 6, giving us a path to control of the House!
To keep Arizona blue, they created the Worker Power Leadership School, a free, month-long, in-residence training program educating the next generation of organizers to run strong field campaigns.
Building on the successes of 2022, when they secured the Governorship, Secretary of State, and Attorney General’s office in Arizona and the U.S. Senate seat in Georgia, the Worker Power Leadership School will offer 150 hours of campaign training to 24 organizers, guided by some of the nation’s top strategists.
Following their graduation in August, these 24 organizers will lead a team of 10 canvassers who will help knock on over 1.1 million doors!
Is this effort something you guys can get behind? I am so fucking tired of waiting for the corrupt Supreme Court. I am so fucking tired of waiting for Cannon to make a move that will allow the 11th Circuit to slap her down. We are not without agency, even when it feels like we are in limbo. Let’s do this!
Open thread.
H.E.Wolf
Amen to this. Progress is grassroots-up, not top-down; and we have a lot more power than we think we do.
Small, concrete actions make great things happen. Balloon Juice fundraising is proof of that!
H.E.Wolf
Also… I love the image WaterGirl is using for these fundraising posts, of the little fish banding together to become a force to be reckoned with. :-)
Joy in FL
@H.E.Wolf: I agree; it’s a great image.
Also, $9.21 from me for the match : )
WaterGirl
@Joy in FL: And $2,525 is such a nice round number. :-)
WaterGirl
Tomorrow we meet with the NC Black Alliance peeps again to talk about more details for the fall, and more. Looking forward to it!
Another Scott
@WaterGirl:
🎶 In the Year 2525…🎶
Cheers,
Scott.
H.E.Wolf
🎶 525,600 minutes… seasons of love 🎶
Maybe it’s a stretch, but I think these fundraisers are an expression of love for this country and for the many people who are stepping up, like us, to preserve and improve it.
Eolirin
I’m just glad that there seems to be a real energy in the activist part of the base, and not just here, and that the party organizations seem to be doing what they’re supposed to be.
If we lose it won’t be for lack of trying and I don’t think we’ll be able to say we could have done a better job.
rodwell
Watergirl, I have donated $50.
Thank you for doing these fundraisers, I am a long-time lurker. I just pop up to donate. Doing these fundraisers, gives me an opportunity to do something to make this country a better place. I do other things like being a poll worker and volunteering at food bank. These fundraisers make me feel like I am a part of something bigger. I really appreciate the work that you do and giving me an opportunity to play small role in it.
Thank you so much.
rikyrah
You all ROCK!
That is all
WaterGirl
@rodwell: I really appreciate what you wrote. But it’s really me who should be thanking you, too! So, thank you.
artem1s
I’m going out and not watching this shit show. I am interested in the spin the GOP tries to use to put out whatever dumpster fire TCFG starts with some stray thought that wanders out of his addled mind and onto the national stage. I think there is zero chance he’ll be able to outperform the low expectation bar that’s been set for him. But the reality is most of the ‘undecideds’ and normies have no idea how bad he’s gotten. IMO the only way he wins is if he can manage to stay out of the news until election day. No way is that going to happen unless he’s in a coma or taking a dirt nap. And even then CNN will probably post a webcam to catch the miracle resurrection.
MJN
I donated $50
Almost Retired
I’m in for $75 to bring us to an even $3,000! Anyone willing to spend a month in Arizona in the middle of Summer is worthy of my support.
Josie
In for $25.00
Wolvesvalley
In for $50.
If I recall correctly, Worker Power made a difference in the 2022 elections here in Pennsylvania.
WaterGirl
@Almost Retired:
You make an excellent point!
LNNVA
Just gave $20 to this great effort. Once again, thank you WaterGirl for doing all this work and finding these great projects for us.
Maxim
In for $50. I love these opportunities.
WaterGirl
@LNNVA: @Maxim: Thank you!
There go two miscreants
I’m in for $100.
WaterGirl
@There go two miscreants: Got it, thank you!
greengoblin
I’m in for $100.00
I also want to thank Watergirl for doing these fundraisers. It gives me confidence in where my donations are going and how it is used.
WaterGirl
@greengoblin: Thank you! No more flushing our money down the toilet in the hopes of getting rid of Susan Collins. :-)
We just passed $500 of the $1,000 angel match!
BlueGuitarist
In for 25
The tossup US House seats in Arizona overlap swing Arizona State Legislative districts 2, 4, and 17. If the Democrats running in those districts win Democrats would win control of the state senate and state house!
(assuming no net change elsewhere in AZ)
Yay for Worker Power’s focus on Super Swing Districts.
Mokum
Donated $100.
WaterGirl
@BlueGuitarist: Yes, I am so pleased that the people we are funding with our strategic fundraising are, in turn, strategic with their focus. It’s so meta! :-)
WaterGirl
Maybe we can match the fun $1,000 by the time the debate ends.
Just $250 left on the current angel match!
If we get there, we will be at $5,000 – 1/3 of our way to the $15,000 goal.
Thanks everybody.
WaterGirl
I’ll check back in the morning for any donations for the match.
WaterGirl
I am no longer checking this thread for donations, so if you donate please use the most recent fundraising thread to let us know. Thank you!