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Georgia On Our Mind: How to Get Involved in Georgia

At Ybarra Maldonado Law Group, we understand the importance of activism both within one’s own community and in other communities. We’ve complied a few lists from different organizations/authors for how to get involved in Georgia. Below are the links!
RESOURCES TO SHARE:
https://www.mobilize.us/warnockforgeorgia/
* Now: Georgians can request absentee ballots for ANY of these elections:
* Dec 7: Voter registration deadline for U.S. Senate election.
* Dec 14: Early voting begins (details forthcoming).
* Jan. 5: Runoffs for U.S. Senate.
* NEW: Moved to Jan. 5: Runoffs for statewide seats (Public Service Commission 4, State Senate 39, DA of Clarke/Oconee) and US House GA-5
From a post on the 159ga page
The Candidates:
* Jon Ossoff for U.S. Senate: https://electjon.com
* Rev. Raphael Warnock for U.S. Senate: https://warnockforgeorgia.com
* Daniel Blackman for Public Service Commission, District 4: https://danielforgeorgia.com
* Deborah Gonzalez for District Attorney, Western Judicial Circuit (Clarke/Oconee counties): https://deborahforda.com
Georgia Organizations:

* 159 Georgia Together: Our all-volunteer C4 group has a very diverse board and focuses on researching and sharing progressive volunteer opportunities across Georgia. Donations (100% used to boost Facebook posts like this): https://159georgiatogether.org/support-our-work. Please also “Like” our public Facebook group (

159 Georgia Together

), and send us a message if you’d like to join our private group.

* ACLU of Georgia: Dedicated to preserving the civil liberties enshrined in the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights: www.acluga.org
* Asian American Advocacy Fund: Grassroots 501(c)4 social welfare organization dedicated to building a politically-conscious, engaged, and progressive Asian American base in Georgia: www.asianamericanadvocacyfund.org
* Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta: First and only nonprofit legal advocacy organization dedicated to protecting the civil rights of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in Georgia and the Southeast: www.advancingjustice-atlanta.org
* Atlanta Area Voter Registration Events: Women-led volunteer group focused on canvassing and lit drops to register new voters at metro apartment complexes and help voters request absentee ballots for the runoffs: https://bit.ly/38u3UMB
* Black Male Voter Project: Builds a movement that encourages black men to regularly and actively engage in the voting and electoral process: https://blackmalevoterproject.org
* Black Voters Matter Fund: Increases power in marginalized, predominantly Black communities: https://blackvotersmatterfund.org
* Democratic Party of Georgia: www.georgiademocrat.org

* Democratic Party County Committees (www.georgiademocrat.org/county-committees), including Camden: www.democratsofcamdencountyga.org; Chatham: www.ccdcgeorgia.com; Clayton:

The Democratic Party of Clayton County, Georgia

; Cobb: www.cobbdemocrats.org; DeKalb: https://dekalbdems.com; Dougherty:

Dougherty County Democratic Party

; Fulton: https://fultondems.org; Gwinnett: www.gwinnettdemocrats.com; Glynn: www.glynndems.org; Richmond: www.augustademocrats.net

* Common Cause Georgia: Non-partisan advocacy group working to strengthen public participation in democracy and ensure public officials/institutions are accountable/responsive to citizens: www.commoncause.org/georgia
* Fair Fight Action: Founded by Leader Stacey Abrams; promotes fair elections in Georgia and around the country, encourages voter participation in elections, and educates voters about elections and their voting rights: https://fairfight.com. * Please also consider volunteering Nov. 14-15 for their Georgia phone and text bank: www.mobilize.us/fairfightaction/event/362669
* Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO): Committed to greater civic engagement and leadership development of the Latino community across Georgia: https://galeo.org
* Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda: BIPOC-led; committed to voter registration, education, and mobilization: www.thepeoplesagenda.org
* Georgia Muslim Voter Project: Activates Muslim voters to elevate their voices: www.gamvp.org
* Georgia Postcard Project: Women-led grassroots project managing folks in Georgia/around the country who write/send hundreds of thousands of postcards to Georgia voters and/or donate money for stamps: www.gapostcard.org

* Indivisible Georgia Coalition:

Indivisible Georgia Coalition

; Indivisible GA-04: https://indivisiblega04.org

* NAACP Georgia: Volunteer signup: https://bit.ly/35ap7ZU
* New Georgia Project: A nonpartisan effort to register/engage Georgians, especially people of color, younger people, and unmarried women: https://newgeorgiaproject.org
* Political Rascals: Diverse group that supports progressive policies and candidates in Savannah, Georgia and the Southeast: www.politicalrascals.com
* Women Engaged: Supports the power-building of Black women and young adults and includes a focus on voter registration and get out the vote: www.womenengaged.org

* Young Democrats of Georgia:

Young Democrats of Georgia
Also: DSCC: Ongoing get out the vote phonebanks for Jon Ossoff/Rev. Raphael Warnock: www.mobilize.us/dscc/event/361426

How To Help Win the 2 Georgia Senate Runoff Elections

Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock
Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock

Joe Biden has won the presidency, and the Democrats held the House. But if the Republicans keep the majority in the Senate, we all know what Mitch McConnell will do — he’ll obstruct everything.

We know he won’t allow any progressive legislation to pass. We know there is an excellent chance he will block every judge we want to put on the bench and every reason to believe he’ll make confirming Joe Biden’s cabinet a complete nightmare. The only way to prevent this nightmare is to make sure that Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff win the runoff elections and become Georgia’s new Senators.

Neither David Perdue nor Kelly Loeffler were able to get more than 50% of the vote on November 3rd, so that’s a good start. But runoff elections are marked by low turnout — it’s anyone’s opportunity to win these seats. Whichever side is more motivated to get out and vote will win these seats.

The amazing grassroots organizers in the state have proved that Democrats can indeed win in Georgia. We all must get involved to help win these two Senate seats. Everything we could want out of a Biden administration will be dead on arrival without them.

One important caveat

Everyone across the country can help, but it is incredibly important to remember that we MUST listen to the people in Georgia. There is no room for error, and we owe it to the incredible organizers in the state who were able to flip the state blue for Joe Biden. They know, better than any of us, what messages will resonate with the voters.

If you plan to amplify these runoff elections and the two candidates on social media, take your cue from their campaigns and the organizations listed in this guide. Take a little while to see what issues THEY are focusing on, and make sure you follow suit. Nationalizing this race could prove disastrous for us.

There will be lots of organizations that want to help Georgia, but again, I think we need to help those who are in Georgia or in close contact with Georgia organizers. This belief informs what you see in this post.

Georgia voters

Request your absentee ballot HERE

Register to vote by December 7

Early in-person voting starts December 14

Election Day is January 5

For more info, Georgia’s election website is HERE

Ways to help

DONATE

Funding the candidates directly as well as the amazing grassroots organizations who flipped the state blue for Biden is of the upmost importance. If you can give, please give. If you can’t, consider sharing these links on your social media accounts.

Donate to Warnock & Ossoff’s campaigns HERE

Donate to Warnock, Ossoff, and Stacey Abrams’ Fair Fight HERE

Win Both Seats – Donate HERE with one click to donate directly to 16 POC-led, grassroots organizations in Georgia.

HERE is an amazing list of 40 voting/election related organizations in Georgia. It includes their website, the link to donate, plus links to their social media accounts.

Also, there is an online fundraising event for Warnock and Ossoff being held on November 17th with special guest Stacey Abrams. You can get tickets for as low as $54. Once you donate, you’ll get the Zoom link in your confirmation email. Sign up HERE

REGISTER VOTERS

Did you know there are 23,000 young people in Georgia who were not old enough to vote in the November 3rd election but will be for the January 5th runoff? It’s true! We need to get those young people registered to vote! I encourage you to donate to and/or volunteer with the following Georgia organizations who focus on voter registration:

The New Georgia Project

Black Voters Matter

SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER

Sign up with Warnock’s campaign HERE

Find an Ossoff volunteer event HERE

Sign up to volunteer with Georgia Victory HERE (You can pick from options such as texting, phone banking, literature drops, share their message online, or become a community leader)

POSTCARDING

Postcards to Voters is gearing up for a GA campaign. Check back HERE

Postcards to Swing States will be starting a GA campaign soon. Check back HERE

Vote Forward will start a GA letter writing campaign soon. Sign up HERE

TEXT OR PHONE BANKING

Fair Fight text or phone banking HERE

Reclaim Our Vote text or phone banking HERE

Flip the West phone banking HERE

Warnock campaign phone bank HERE

Ossoff campaign phone bank HERE

Social media accounts to follow & amplify

Rev. Rafael Warnock TwitterFacebook

Jon Ossoff TwitterFacebook

Fair Fight TwitterFacebook

New Georgia Project TwitterFacebook

Georgia Democrats TwitterFacebook

Read more about Georgia

‘Civic Engagement Doesn’t Have to Be Corny.’ How Georgia Pulled Off Unprecedented Youth Voter Turnout

How Stacey Abrams and her band of believers turned Georgia blue

US Senate runoff may be perilous for Democrats

How Georgia became a swing state for the first time in decades

One final note

I can’t stress enough how important it is for us to win these two Senate seats. Without them, expect that no progressive legislation will get passed. There is something on this list that everyone can do — I hope you’ll find some time each week between now and January 5th to help.

I will continue to update this post when I learn about new volunteering efforts. In the meantime, please leave me a comment or email me if you become aware of activities or events you’d like me to consider adding to this list.

Thank you!!

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