Abortion Stories From Casualties In The Republican War on Women
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"Woman Forced to Leave Texas to End Dangerous Pregnancy"
Dr. Austin Dennard, an OB-GYN and a mother of three from Texas, says she became pregnant with a baby that she “desperately wanted.” When she was 11 weeks pregnant, her fetus was diagnosed with anencephaly, a fatal condition in which a baby is born without parts of a brain and skull. “In Texas, you are forced to carry that pregnancy, and that is because of Donald Trump overturning Roe v. Wade,” she says, speaking directly to the camera. “It’s every woman’s worst nightmare, and it was absolutely unbearable.” - NY Times
There's nothing better than a personal story to describe the cruelty behind the Republican War On Women. On the 51st anniversary of Roe v Wade, we mapped the stories of twelve women and young girls. You'll also learn about We Testify, a group that elevates the stories of women who have had abortions. This blog was inspired by Jessica Valenti's blog "Abortion, Every Day".
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Reproductive Freedom For All
Fifty-one years after the U.S. Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade, Americans are being forced to reckon with the nightmarish state of abortion access in the United States, with twenty-one states having eliminated or restricted access because of abortion bans and the very real and often life-threatening, consequences of bans and restrictions across the country. - Reproductive Freedom For All
Republicans have stacked the courts with right wing Christian extremists
Republicans have stacked the courts with judges who believe–and rule accordingly– that pregnant people should die rather than access fundamental reproductive health care. Desperate and out of step with the vast majority of Americans, they are increasingly relying on those judges to reaffirm that belief and circumvent the will of the people. Attorney General Paxton notably fought to make it clear that the so-called exceptions included in Texas’ abortion ban would not apply in cases like Kate Cox’s, forcing her to travel out of state for abortion care after her non-viable pregnancy continued to threaten her life. - Reproductive Freedom For All
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Abortion Storytelling
We Testify is an organization dedicated to the leadership and representation of people who have abortions, increasing the spectrum of abortion storytellers in the public sphere, and shifting the way the media understands the context and complexity of accessing abortion care. We Testify invests in abortion storytellers to elevate their voices and expertise, particularly those of color, those from rural and conservative communities, those who are queer-identified, those with varying abilities and citizenship statuses, and those who needed support when navigating barriers while accessing abortion care.
We Testify unapologetically believes that people who have abortions are our future. We believe that everyone who has abortions deserves unconditional love and support. We believe that people who have abortions deserve to be in every space where decisions are being made. To borrow from the disability justice movement, there should be nothing about us without us. We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for.
TakeAway: Vote to codify Roe. Vote for President Biden and Democrats.
Deepak
DemLabs
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Debt-Free Dreams: Student Loan Forgiveness Gave Me A New Life!
How do you describe the HUGE impact of a program that's helping over 800,000 Americans? Humanize your message. It's hard to empathize with thousands of people...
Campaign Better With SMART Maps
Running a campaign with a slate of candidates? Tiny budget? Small non-tech team? Tight deadlines? Use a SMART MAP. The National Women's Political Caucus of Virginia...
American Taliban Bans Abortion Pills
"Extremist Federalist Society Judges Restrict Critical Abortion Pill" How did we get here, when a small group of religious extremists can deny millions of women their...
VOTE to fight the REPUBLICAN WAR ON WOMEN
Texas Republicans attack Planned Parenthood with a $1.8 billion lawsuit to close Planned Parenthood clinics. Texas ranks last in the America for women's prenatal healthcare. Where...
Follow Fossil Fuel Billionaires Role In Supreme Court Gutting The EPA To Fires in Hawaii
Why gut the EPA as it fights global warming that is making disasters like Hawaii's fires become more frequent and deadly? When in doubt follow the...
Lost in Kansas – Freedom of Speech
Kansas police raid office of the Marion County Record newspaper and seize its computers... Wait! Doesn't such press intimidation normally happen in dictatorships? Sorry, Dorothy. This is the...
How To Overthrow Democracy: Dictator’s Playbook
The MAGA playbook to overthrow democracy isn't new. Carl Schmitt wrote the playbook for Hitler. It goes like this: Stoke grievances. Get elected with the barest...
How to improve User Interface Design to empower more voters
User interface makes interacting with technology easy and friendly. The iPhone is the ultimate in user interface design. It's easy to learn and fun to engage...
Byte Back: Fight Republican Voter Suppression with better technology
Voter suppression makes it harder for people to find out where, when and how to vote. Fight back with technology. Republican voter suppression dirty tricks:Reduce the...
Organizing Unleashed – Free Audio Book Condenses Saul Alinsky’s ‘Rules for Radicals’
Saul Alinsky is the father of community organizing. He wrote Rules for Radicals in 1972 which explains his organizing philosophy for organizers and community activists. Both President...
Mapping Student Fury Against Republicans Blocking Debt Relief
Tax cuts for billionaires, but no student debt relief? "More than 45 million Americans are crushed under the weight of the $1.7 trillion student debt crisis....
How To Kill A Train Safety Bill
A Train Safety Bill proposed after a toxic train crash in Ohio is quietly killed. What happened? Follow the money. "The railroad legislation, introduced in the...
Supercharge your campaign messaging with ChatGPT and ChatBots
Get the most bang for your buck: Test and improve your campaign messaging. Words matter. Savvy marketers will test different versions of messages to see which...
Fat cats thrive at Universities with Legacy Admissions
Legacy admissions give the relatives of wealthy donors and alumni a huge advantage. Which universities offer legacy admissions? Which have the biggest endowments? How much do...
Defend Democracy: Vote NO on Ohio Issue 1!
An Ohio police officer releases an attack dog on a defenseless, young black man with his hands up. What does this have to do with Democracy...
How to cut people from MEDICAID with red tape
Why do Republicans make it easy to get a gun, but really hard to get healthcare through Medicaid? Millions of Americans are being cut from Medicaid...
MAGA Republicans Whitewash Black History
"DeSantis doubles down on claim that some Blacks benefited from slavery" Check this infographic to understand how the MAGA Republican attempt to Black History resembles what...
Free Visual Storytelling App Helps Activists Amplify Their Message
Visual stories are engaging, persuasive and dominate social media. Smart activists use visual storytelling with images, GIFs and videos to engage viewers and drive engagement. Wakelet...
Above the Law? The Supreme Court Needs a Code of Ethics!
Justices aren't above the law. They need a code of conduct to restore American trust in their ethics. "Republicans have zero appetite for instituting a code...
Follow the money and people behind RFK Jr.
What's behind a campaign? Follow the money, people and their real agenda! RFK Jr.’s Campaign Coffer Is Getting Stuffed to the Brim by GOP Donors. Of...
Empowering Voters: Understand the Freedom To Vote Act with This Infographic!
Protect Americans freedom to vote. The Freedom to Vote Act, a comprehensive voting rights bill that would establish national voting standards, end partisan gerrymandering, tackle felony disenfranchisement,...
President Biden forgives $39 billion of student loan debt: Mapping where it will help the most
The Biden administration wipes out $39 billion of student loan debt for 804,000 borrowers. This follows President Biden's promise to continue pursuing student debt relief following the Republican packed Supreme Court's...
MAGA Republicans Launch Culture War on G.I. Jane
MAGA Republicans want women to fight and die for America, but deny them access to basic healthcare. Republicans loaded up the annual defense policy bill with...
Selling Out Our Soldiers: The Alarming Role of Defense Contractors in Tuberville’s Anti-Military Campaign
"Totally irresponsible" "President Biden denounced Republican Senator Tuberville’s blockade of hundreds of military nominations as "totally irresponsible." Military promotions are usually routinely approved by Congress, but Tuberville, of Alabama,...
From Bad to Worse: The Escalating Republican War on Women
How are Republicans waging war on women? What could come next? "DeSantis signs bill ending permanent alimony....Along with eliminating permanent alimony, the measure will set up...
Ohio August Special Election Determines Abortion Rights. VOTE!
Ohio Moves Closer to Ballot Issue That Would Protect Abortion Rights - NYT But Republicans are trying to change their own rules in order to enforce...
Mobilize supporters around issues that matter most to them
Community organization is the process of people coming together to address issues that matter to them. SAAVETX works to increase voter registration, turnout, and political awareness...
Protect your Medicaid. Update your info.
"More than 1 million people are dropped from Medicaid as states start purging their rolls" "Most got dropped for not filling out paperwork... Florida has dropped...
Fed up with partisan judges. Get your Voter ID ready. PODCAST
Elections have consequences: You get partisan, extremist judges who take away your freedoms. How did the Supreme Court get so politicized? Mitch McConnell blocked President Obama's nominee...
SUPREME HYPOCRITE: Clarence Thomas denies others the opportunities he used to get to the Supreme Court
Thomas benefited from race-based programs before voting to deny others the same opportunities. "The Supreme Court effectively struck down affirmative action, outlawing race-conscious admissions and overturning...
Strategic Rural Organizing
Rural communities have enormous electoral potential once organized. What criteria should be used to choose the counties with the most potential? Which counties could impact Senate,...
Exposing The Dark Realities of Republican Policies for Rape Victims: PODCAST
What happens to a 10-year old rape victim under Republican policies? How do you explain what this means in 30 seconds? Listen to this podcast with...
What happens to mass shooting survivors?
Mass shootings take lives: Both of the killed and the survivors. Survivors are often overlooked. They're injured both physically and mentally. Many unable to work. Suffer...
How to build contact lists with online petitions
Mobilize supporters and build contact lists at the same time with online petitions. Direct people's demand for change to the politician with an online petition. Make...
Call Hate Crimes For What They Are
"Calls grow to investigate Allen shooting as a hate crime" A shooter with 'tattoos of Nazi imagery and expresses a fascination with mass shootings' murders eight...
Ten Worst Cases Of Espionage Against America
How does the indictment against Trump compare against other espionage cases? "Trump is charged with 31 counts of violating the Espionage Act that bars willful retention of national...
The Blue Institute prepares young people of color to become leaders in progressive campaigns: Podcast
Campaigns do better when they reflect the diversity of voters. But finding trained campaign staff of color to match that diversity is often a challenge. The...
Amplify your message by sharing your talking points
Conductors keep musicians in rhythm with a shared music sheet. Organizers do better by sharing talking points with supporters to keep them all on the same...
When churches play politics, it’s time to #TaxTheChurches
What happened to the separation of Church and State? Should nonprofits like churches get exemptions to not pay taxes, but use that money to influence public...
HEALTH HAZARD: Hypocrites who ban books but not guns in schools
What kills more students? Guns or books? Why is it then that dark money groups want to ban books but not guns? Are they really concerned...
How Harlan Crow profits from Clarence Thomas’ vote to gut the Clean Water Act
"The Supreme Court just gutted the Clean Water Act" - Washington Post "Under the court’s new view, pollution requires a permit only if it is discharged...
Powerful, progressive video ads now free for re-use
Freely adapt and re-use videos from the "Republican Rule - We Can Still Stop It" collection for your cause. The videos are 30 seconds long. Direct...
Illustrated guide to Republicans bid to rewrite Ohio’s abortion rules
"Republicans bid to rewrite Ohio’s abortion rules" - The Guardian ‘It destroys democracy’: Republicans bid to rewrite Ohio’s abortion rules.Anti-abortion legislators are trying to change the...
Why billionaires should get more tax cuts in MAGA created debt crisis
"Republicans have signaled that there cannot be any new tax increases as part of a budget deal" - Washington Post It's payback time for MAGA Republicans...
MAGA hostage taking threatens your 401K
What does the MAGA created debt crisis mean for you? “Your 401(K) is now a 201(K).” - MSN Many of the same Republicans who took the...
Republican Work Requirement to get Medicaid explained with AI
"The GOP’s Work-Requirement Scam" - NY Mag The Republican Party is threatening to deliberately engineer a global financial crisis unless Joe Biden slashes aid for America’s most vulnerable....
North Carolina MAP OF SHAME
"North Carolina Republicans ram through ABORTION BAN as crowds chant 'Shame! Shame! Shame!" - HuffPo "The 12-week ban and its additional restrictions concerning medication abortion are...
Change starts with Organizing
Organizers empower the under-represented win collective political power to create change. What does an organizer do? What skills do good organizers share? How do organizers get...
Watch for these sneaky tricks Republicans use to deny America’s GUN EPIDEMIC they’ve created
"Elon Musk Flirts With Conspiracy Theories About Texas Mall Shooting" - Rolling Stone Whataboutism: Abbott pointed to Chicago as proof that stringent gun laws are not...
Ten notorious hostage situations
GOP holds economy hostage in effort to slash jobs, programs. - The Stand The MAGA Republican “Default on America Act,” sets up a game of chicken...
Somos Votantes makes powerful videos with free app
How can organizers create powerful videos in minutes for free? Lumen5. Organizers face specific challenges in creating persuasive videos:- Rapid response: Videos have to be created...
Lost your right to vote? Follow the money with this SUPREME COURT CORRUPTION map
Judicial activist directed fees to Clarence Thomas’s wife, urged ‘no mention of Ginni’ - Washington Post "Conservative judicial activist Leonard Leo arranged forthe wife of Supreme...
Steve Kerr coach of the Golden State Warriors says ENOUGH!
We need political guts, not more 'thoughts and prayers'. - ESPN Mass shooting in Atlanta. "Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock gave an impassioned speech on the floor of...
Follow the money behind the extremist, right wing judge who banned abortion pills
"Details about multimillion-dollar stock holding concealed in abortion pill judge’s financial disclosures" - CNN "The federal judge who issued a nationwide ruling blocking the approval of...
More SUPREME COURT CORRUPTION exposed: Follow the money with this relationship map
More Supreme Court scandals exposed. How Scalia Law School Became a Key Friend of the Court. George Mason University’s law school cultivated ties to justices, with...
DemCast amplifies progressive messages with grassroots power
How do you get your heard against an army of bots? DemCast amplifies progressive messages through a network of grassroots volunteers. It's real. Authentic messages shared...
Death is a direct result of Republican policies
Women sue Texas over abortion ban: Law endangers ‘lives of my future babies’ - The Hill Abortion pill order latest contentious ruling by Trump appointed Texas...
MAGA Republicans threaten default. Who are their hostages?
MAGA Republicans take America hostage. MAGA Republicans are threatening to blow up our economy by making America default on its bills because they know they can't pass...
Republican ransom demands to not kill U.S. economy
"MAGA House Republicans are holding the American economy hostage in order to take a hatchet to programs Americans rely on every day to make ends meet."...
Students For Justice
"Trump-Backed Attorney Wants to Restrict Voting Access on College Campuses" - Complex Why are Republicans so afraid of young people voting? Could it be related to...
Republicans ban The Handmaid’s Tale. What are they afraid of?
Florida school district bans dozens of books based on proposed bill. - Popular Info Schools in Clay County, Florida, are withholding dozens of books spreadsheet from students,...
Use ChatGPT chatbots to mobilize young voters
New Ohio voter ID requirements put out-of-state college students “between a rock and a hard place” - Ohio Capital Journal A new law changing voting ID...
Republicans adopt Communist Dictator’s Playbook to harass Disney
DeSantis threatens retaliation over Disney’s attempt to thwart state takeover - CNN After being humiliated by its outgoing board, the Florida governor has hit upon another...
20 Bad Gun Laws
Black teen shot after trying to pick up brothers at wrong house - ABC7 "The Kansas City Star reported that the 16-year-old victim, identified online by family members...
How do billionaires get your food stamp and Medicaid benefits cut? Follow the money.
Iowa to spend millions kicking families off food stamps. - Washington Post Thousands of Iowa residents are expected to lose Medicaid and food stamp benefits -...
How far must women go for an abortion after Republicans ban Mifepristone? Check this map.
Trump appointed "Federal judge bans abortion pill: What the ruling means for women across the country." - ABC Kacsmaryk's issuing of a nationwide injunction on mifepristone...
Mobilize supporters and build lists with rapid response TikTok campaigns
How do you mobilize supporters quickly to turnout for an event and build contact lists at the same time? TikTok campaigns pack a punch. "After a...
Mapping the deadly cost of playing politics with COVID health advice
"Ron DeSantis issued reckless advice to young men to avoid taking the mRNA vaccine because of an alleged heightened risk of a heart infection (myocarditis)." -...
Democracy under attack
"If the democratic system does not produce the result MAGA Republicans want, they break democracy to obtain a different result." - Robert Hubbell "As Democrats toil...
Republican racism trumps gun violence concerns
Tennessee Republicans Accused of Racism After Expelling Two Black Lawmakers - Newsweek How are Republicans so concerned about the unborn but fine with born children being...
Supremely corrupt Clarence Thomas
For over 20 years Clarence Thomas has been treated to (unrevealed) luxury vacations by billionaire Republican donor Harlan Crow. - ProPublica Details are emerging of Clarence's...
Organizing for gun safety reform after Tennessee expulsions: Newtown Action Alliance podcast
GOP-controlled Tennessee state house expels Black lawmakers Justin Jones and Justin Pearson for demanding gun safety - The Guardian How are organizers responding to this 'political...
How fascists silence critics
Tennessee statehouse expels Democrats for gun control protest - BBC Hundreds of protesters have flooded the State Capitol since a school shooting. The 27 March attack...
Republicans DEFUND PUBLIC LIBRARIES in their culture war. Check this map to see if you’ll be hurt.
"Missouri Reps Just Voted to Completely Defund the State’s Public Libraries" - VICE "The new budget sets funds for libraries to $0. Library groups say the...
Heather Booth podcast on organizing for women’s rights & the critical Wisconsin Supreme Court election
Image: Wikipedia Heather Booth podcasts the need to organize to bring about change based on a lifetime of activism for women's rights and social justice. Heather...
Indicted Fascist’s Playbook
"The essence of authoritarianism is getting away with crime." - Ruth Ben-Ghiat "Corruption is always at the center of autocratic projects. Clouding minds with propaganda meant...
Sham excuses Republicans use to deny guns cause mass shootings
"TENNESSEE CONGRESSMAN TIM BURCHETT WINS AWARD FOR MOST F**KED-UP RESPONSE TO COVENANT SCHOOL SHOOTING" - Vanity Fair Burchett said that what had happened was “a horrible,...
Phonebank for abortion rights at stake in Wisconsin Supreme Court Election
Image credit: Roy Lichtenstein The Wisconsin Supreme Court race could decide abortion rights and 2024 rules in key battleground. Susan Pfeiffer, veteran phone phonebank organizer explains...
Suspect behind dozens of mass shootings identified
There have been 130 mass shootings in 2023 till March 27. 193 killed. 498 injured. - Gun Violence Archive Where did these shootings occur? Who are...
HOW TO OVERTHROW DEMOCRACY: Republicans borrow Chilean dictator’s playbook
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” - George Santayana How did General Pinochet, a Chilean dictator try to overturn the results...
Fox News Hate-for-Profit Racket
Fox News is a ‘Hate-for-Profit Racket’ - Elizabeth Warren "Fox News is a hate-for-profit racket that gives a megaphone to racists and conspiracists—it’s designed to turn...
DOG WHISTLE POLITICS: Illustrated Guide
Dog whistles are coded messages that are understood by a particular group of people but not heard by most people. Learn to recognize dog whistles to understand...
They died for our freedom to read the books we want
100 year old war widow describes how her husband died fighting the Nazis to protect our freedom to read the books we want. - WPTV "I...
Use podcasts to mobilize voters
How can organizers with slim budgets and short timelines reach more voters? Podcasts. Andrea Miller founder of Center for Common Ground recorded this podcast to emphasize...
Privatize Profits. Socialize Losses.
How do billionaires dodge paying taxes but are first in line to request Federal help when they have a loss? "For decades, the dominant mantra of...
Who’d suffer from Republican scheme to raise Social Security and Medicare eligibility age? Check this map.
"Republicans Are Working on Making 70 the New Social Security Retirement Age" - Truth Out Republicans claim that raising the eligibility age is not a big...
Republicans kidnap justice
Trump appointee in single-judge federal district in Texas could bar nationwide access to the abortifacient mifepristone. - AP How did we get here where an ultra-right...
Republican values illustrated
Your 'fair and balanced' illustrated guide to Republican values. Republicans claim to stand for justice, patriotism and the rule of law. Animal Farm shows how do...
Postcards get out the Black vote for key Wisconsin Supreme Court election
Surprise! Many people don't have a computer nor cell phone. Don't watch TV... How do you get them to vote? Center for Common Ground (CCG) is...
Top ten reasons why billionaires shouldn’t have to pay their fair share of taxes
President Biden proposes billionaires pay their "fair share". - MSNBC The howls of protest from Republicans to protect their wealthy donors have started. Use this infographic...
How to spot a BANANA REPUBLICAN
"... the Banana Republican Party." - Jamie Raskin What is a banana republic? How do you spot a banana Republican? How is the GOP changing America...
Lost your freedoms? Thank these Republicans who packed the Supreme Court with extremists.
"Republicans have hijacked the US supreme court." - The Guardian "The court’s hard-right majority has neither popular support for its agenda nor institutional legitimacy. It is...
#BoycottWalgreens rapid response app
"Calls to boycott Walgreens grow as pharmacy confirms it will not sell abortion pills in 20 states, including some where it is legal." - Business Insider...
GOP Fascist Playbook 101: Attack LGBTQ
"Transgenderism Must Be Eradicated: Michael Knowles at CPAC" - Daily Beast ‘Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.’ - George Santanya. Understand...
South Carolina Handmaid’s Tale
A Greenville woman was arrested for taking an abortion pill. - The Slate "The woman told medical personnel she had taken abortion pills to end a...
How will the GOP plan to repeal ACA and slash Medicare affect you? Check this map.
Republicans are pushing to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and slash Medicare. - Briefing Room Remember that members of Congress are paid $174,000 with your tax payer...
How is LAW & ORDER in your state?
Dealing with a big talker? Check their hype against the facts. "Florida governor Ron DeSantis traveled this week to New York City, Philadelphia, and Chicago to...
GOP enables wage slavery of undocumented workers
"Meat industry’s use of child labor is more widespread than previously known" - Food Safety News Billion dollar corporations with million dollar CEOs using child labor!...
Ten ways Trump and Republicans gutted train safety regulations
The hypocrisy is rich. After gutting train safety regulations, Republicans now complain about accidents. We decided to take a 'look at some of the transportation safety...
Can’t handle the truth? Ban books. Bully teachers.
What happens when education is censored, free speech denied and history whitewashed? “The memory of fascism is keen in Europe and Europeans know that book burning...
Tax dodging for billionaires
Billionaires have rigged the system. Dodge taxes and pay Republicans to cut their taxes further! Understand the billionaires' playbook to see how they get richer by...
Harness the outrage over gun violence: Make it easy for voters to email their elected rep
Another mass shooting. Gun safety legislation blocked again ... How can organizers make it easy for voters to email their elected rep to demand support gun...
Warning signs of fascism
Authoritarians create a community of the included by persecuting others... watch for the warning signs. - Ruth Ben-Ghiat The fascist playbook isn't new, but you have...
Voicebots make it easy to arrange rides to the polls
Voicebots make it easy and affordable for even small campaigns to arrange rides to the polls. Grassroots campaigns struggle to compete with better funded rivals. How...
Mapping the GOP love of gun lobby: 313 people killed or injured in 72 hours before Valentine’s Day
313 people have died or been injured by gun violence in the 72 hours before Valentine's Day. "Today is Valentine’s Day but too many of us...
Republicans explain their plan to phase out Social Security
“All federal legislation sunsets in 5 years" - 11 Point Plan President Biden said in his State of the Union address that “some Republicans want Medicare...
DeSantis pushes for concealed firearms without permits or training. Check Florida gun violence map.
"DeSantis pushes Florida lawmakers to pass permitless carry law in 2023" - WFLA St. Petersburg police Chief Anthony Holloway, opposes permitless carry and worry that more...
Republican (WEL)FAIR TAX Guide
What's the new Republican "FAIR" TAX? Or is it really the Billionaire (WEL)FAIR TAX? Follow the money! "The Fair Tax Act would institute a massive 30...
Republican War On Women
DeSantis leads Republican war on women with harsh new proposals. Women forced to share their menstrual cycle details. Denied abortion in the event of rape or...
State of the Union 2023 Snapshot
"It doesn’t get much better than that for the first two-year term of a president ... ... but those accomplishments are old news, and the media...
Move fast to convert outrage into action and supporters
Use rapid response campaigns that leverage the headlines to recruit new supporters and donors. The news cycle moves fast. How can a grassroots group leverage what's...
Use geo-targeting to organize food-stamp users who’d be denied meat under Republican proposal
"Iowa Republicans want to ban food-stamp users from buying meat" - CBS News Iowa last year had a state budget surplus of $2 billion, and the...
Police killings of 2,700 Black Americans mapped
"Tyre Nichols Cried in Anguish. Memphis Officers Kept Hitting." - NY Times Was this a random event? How does it fit into the larger pattern of...
#StopCopCity
Diverse Coalition Unites Against Atlanta’s Plan to Build “Cop City” - Filter "On Jan. 18th, Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, a 26-year-old forest defender who used the...
Mapping the mass shootings till Jan 23, 2023 and the Senators blocking a ban on assault weapons
Ten people were killed and another ten injured in a mass shooting in Monterey Park CA. - NBC It’s the 37th mass shooting this year. We’re 23 days...
How to keep 6,969 politicians in your pocket
Hold the politicians your tax dollars pay for accountable for their votes. Call them when you disagree. They work for you. This map has details on...
Dr. Evil’s Guide To Conducting SHAM INVESTIGATIONS
Dr. Evil's explains how to conduct sham investigations. Get your free copy here. The FBI investigation of Kavanaugh was doomed from the start. The investigation was...
Google helps Republicans prosecute women who have abortions: How to protect your privacy and fight back!
How does Google help Republicans prosecute women who have abortions? What can you do to push back? Websites Selling Abortion Pills Are Sharing Sensitive Data With...
How to conduct a survey quickly with little money or staff
What matters to people in your community? How do they feel about an issue or a recent event? Conduct a survey and ask them! It's hard...
Track what your elected reps are doing and call them out
Would you tolerate an employee whose salary you pay, but works against you? It's no different with politicians. It's no different with politicians who get paid...
If Martin Luther King came back, this is the birthday present he’d want!
Martin Luther King Jr. would want 270 votes. This blog describes how activists designed a rapid response video for MLK day to encourage people to vote....
GOP Agenda – Illustrated Edition
Republicans unveil their extremist agenda to ban abortions, cut taxes for billionaires and ignore the truth. Follow the agenda with this free pictorial guide! The just...
How to quickly create customized videos in different languages with just a computer
How do you reach small, marginalized groups that don't speak English? There's an app for that. Timely, locally relevant work best to get your message heard...
Bolsonaro stages coup like Trump after losing election: Compare the similarities
Trump inspired Bolsonaro stages coup in Brazil to overthrow election results. Compare the similarities. Supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro attacked the presidential palace, congress, and...
How will the coming Republican GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN hurt you?
Republican extremists threaten to shut the government unless Social Security and Medicare are cut. KEVIN MCCARTHY MUST COMMIT TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN OVER RAISING DEBT CEILING, SAYS...
Hakeem Jeffries’ speech in free teleprompter app
Hakeem Jeffries explained Democrats' Principles in his A-to-Z speech. Read it in a free BigStage Teleprompter. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries’ ABCs of American Values: “The Constitution over...
The 7 Habits Of Authoritarians
Authoritarians use a playbook to overturn democracy and steal power. Learn to recognize and counter their seven habits. Dictators used to overthrow democracies by a military coup....
Voter suppression through racist prison policies
Republican's racist prison policies prevent even those not convicted of a crime from voting. Illinois conservatives are fighting to keep CASH BAIL, a policy that frees...
Who suffers when billionaires cheat on their taxes?
Trump dodges his taxes. Musk pays next to no taxes. The GOP wants to slash the IRS. Tax revenues fund the services we all rely on....
Where do women have the most rights? Iran, America, Cuba or Afghanistan?
The Taliban ban women in Afghanistan from attending university. - AP Women in Iran can be jailed for watching a men's football game. Ten year old...
Can you trust Musk with your personal movement (Tesla) and private messages (Twitter) data?
A right wing billionaire with Saudi investors who knows where you went and what you said to whom? Can you trust Musk with your personal data?...
Republicans push to ban teenage sex
What's the difference between extreme Christian conservatives and the Taliban when forcing their values on everyone else? A notorious Trump judge just fired the first shot...
Party like Kavanaugh!
A tax payer funded job that pays $268,300. You can't get fired. No code of ethics. Party on! US Supreme Court justices don’t often seem too...
Wanted: Congressional Innovation Fellows
Image: Mr. Smith Goes To Washington Congress needs tech innovation. Become a paid Congressional Innovation Fellow. Talented technologists get first-hand experience in federal policymaking and shape...
Where is the dark money pushing to ban abortion pills coming from?
Conservative group sues FDA to revoke approval of abortion pill - Washington Post Who is this group? What is their agenda? Who funds them? What else...
Where should activists pressure Musk? Start with a Power Map.
Where should organizers apply pressure? Use a Power Map to understand the people involved and their relationships. This Power Map presents options for activists as they...
Can birth defects be detected before Georgia Republican’s six week abortion ban?
Georgia Supreme Court reinstates ban on abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy. Cardiac activity can be detected by ultrasound in cells within an embryo that...
Winning 2022 midterms messages
What was the winning midterm message? Freedom. Democrats described freedom differently: from women's freedom to decide for themselves (AOC), freedom to learn (Josh Shapiro) to economic...
Midterm message: Codify Roe
THE MIDTERMS HANDED DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS A MANDATE TO CODIFY ABORTION RIGHTS. USE IT. Voters in several states where abortion was on the ballot were generally favorable to...
Help voters fix their rejected ballots through ‘ballot curing’
'Ballot curing' is a two step process that helps voters correct errors in their ballot. Volunteer to help cure ballots "A voter who mailed in a...
Mapping the victims of GOP plan to kill Social Security
“Republicans want to gut Social Security and Medicare to give more tax breaks to the wealthy.” - President Obama “Some of your parents are on Social...
Spread your message with a WhatsApp chatbot
You're running a grassroots campaign with little money or staff in a district which loves WhatsApp. How do you reach them? Use a chatbot. Bots are...
Nine ballot measures that could change your life
Ballot measures are direct democracy. You vote on key issues that could change your life like these ballot measures. Voter will decide on 140 certified statewide ballot measures from...
Bot helps absentee ballot voters find signature witnesses
Imagine you're old, disabled or live in a rural area. You want to vote to protect Medicare. Your state requires two witnesses to vote by absentee...
Homer’s Voting Guide
How do you describe Democratic accomplishments? Duh! Ask Homer. Democrats have delivered for working Americans despite Republican roadblocks for their rich donors. How do you describe...
Map of where you can vote to STOP PRISON LABOR SLAVERY
Did you know that slavery is still legal in America? Some states can imprison you, force you to work for slave wages and take away your...
Judicial races will determine abortion rights
Judicial elections in five states will determine access to abortion, voting rights and gerrymandering. Hotly contested supreme court elections in Illinois, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina and...
Use their own words against them
Use their own words to expose lies with an ACTION BUTTON that combines their video with your call to action. Some politicians will say anything to...
DEMOCRACY FOR AMERICA endorsed candidates map
Democracy for America's people powered campaign fights for social justice at all levels of elected office. DFA endorsed candidates are running for Senate, Congress, State Senate,...
North Carolina mass shooting: Follow the money blocking gun safety reform.
A 15-year-old fatally shot five people and wounded others in Raleigh, N.C. - WaPo. Vote to end gun violence. The Raleigh shooting was the latest in...
Secretary of State key races
Secretary of state are statewide officials in charge of making sure elections are free, fair, and secure. It's vital that they believe in free and fair...
INVASION OF THE MEDICARE SNATCHERS
Rick Scott oversaw the biggest Medicare fraud and author of the GOP Platform to cut Medicare. He inspired INVASION OF THE MEDICARE SNATCHERS. When Scott was...
Who’s blocking marijuana legalization? Follow the money.
President Biden issues pardons and takes first steps to decriminalize marijuana. Biden pardoned thousands of people with federal convictions of marijuana possession and encouraged governors to take...
How Alabama Republicans rig voting maps to cling to office
Want to make sure can't get voted out of office? Rig voting district maps to make your critics' votes powerless. See how Alabama Republicans gerrymander so...
Affordable tech to canvass better
Canvass better to get out the vote and fight voter suppression. It's hard when there are thousands of people to contact with a few volunteers in...
How Fascism Works
Fascist politics is spreading in America. Can you spot it? Joseph Stanley, a Yale Professor of Philosophy shows how in his book "How Fascism Works". Stanley...
Follow the money behind DeSantis’ stunt in flying Venezuelan migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard
DeSantis used migrants as “props” in his political stunt. How do you describe his scheme spanning different states, millions of dollars, secretive operatives and shifting storylines?...
Republican Shariah Law
Teen rape victim ordered to pay her rapist $150,000! How are teenage rape victims denied abortions, but forced to pay restitution to their rapists? How different...
ABORTION BAN Tops Roberts’ Supreme Court Hit Parade
"Chief Justice John Roberts defends the legitimacy of the Supreme Court" - MSN Really? Decide for yourself based on these extreme rulings by Roberts' Supreme Court....
FLIP FLOP MAP of Republican abortion hypocrisy
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GOP attacks IRS to help billionaire donors dodge taxes
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Support Democracy: Power the Polls on Election Day
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Fossil fuel profiteers deny climate change
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Check your state’s RAPE INDEX as GOP bans abortions for rape victims
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Catholic Church pushes abortion ban using your tax dollars
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Dreamers deserve better
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GOP-packed Supreme Court cripples EPA putting your life in danger
GOP-packed Supreme Court cripples the EPA to stop it regulating oil polluting tycoons funding Republicans. Follow the money. Oil tycoons fund the GOP to pack the...
Supreme Political Payback
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We Mapped the Russia – GOP – NRA Criminal Conspiracy to Overturn the Election
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How Google Exploits Women Searching for Abortion Info
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Mapping Key 2022 Midterm Races
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Convert outrage into votes and volunteers with chatbots
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Insurrection planning guide
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Do you want Murdoch to pick the next President?
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Tax windfall profits to stop gas profiteering
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Thoughts and Prayers
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Gun sellers make a killing as Republicans gut gun safety laws for them
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Mass shootings mapped against NRA donations to Republicans
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Fight WhatsApp disinfo with volunteer fact checking
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Texas GOP gun laws and shooting victims resources: Illustrated edition
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Fight FOX propaganda. Strengthen the FCC
FOX News spreads conspiracy theories to sell ads while attacking the FCC - the federal agency that regulates media outlets like FOX. "The FCC is currently...
Supreme Court approves political bribes. Follow the money to see how this will change your life.
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Restaurant workers deserve ONE FAIR WAGE – not slave era exploitation
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Billionaires profit from radicalizing White Supremacist terrorists
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Fix Medicaid. Don’t kill it.
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Ukraine’s fight for democracy has a lesson for Democrats
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FOX uses Russian propaganda tricks to spread disinformation
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When Tucker Carlson bashes immigrants, use it to inspire voter registration
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Classifying Abortion as Murder: Taker vs Giver States
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Extremist Candidate Tracker by Renew America Foundation
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Almost a million Americans have died from COVID. Millions more suffer from Long COVID. The GOP 11 Point Plan kills ACA with its insurance for pre-existing...
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Republicans have released an 11 Point Plan that proposes to end Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare while raising taxes on the poor and elderly. Help people...
Jan 6 Capitol Riot Updated Map: Who Was Involved or Charged
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Florida crime scene: DeSantis murders Black voters’ rights
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Student loan relief: Mapping benefits of President Biden’s plan
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Create your own Rapid Response GIF
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Geotarget campaigns by zip code
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Stop FOX streaming Russian propaganda to American military bases
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Understand how voters feel about local issues and identify potential supporters with textbot surveys
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Mobilize supporters with free apps like BOWL PAC for PASS THE MORE ACT to decriminalize marijuana
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SHADOW DOCKET: Republican packed Supreme Court quietly steals your rights.
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Republicans cripple gun safety laws. Shootings and deaths surge.
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Stop paying FOX to spread Russian propaganda #UNFOXmycablebox
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Mapping 2,000 shooting incidents as Republicans cut gun safety laws
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Canvassing Goes Better With Palm Cards
Canvassers mobilize more voters with Palm Cards and Smart QR Codes. There's nothing better than door-to-door canvassing to mobilize voters. How can volunteers be trained to...
America has oligarchs too. They’re called billionaires.
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Putin Republicans : Follow The Money
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Make punchy campaign ads. Combine your message with a YouTube video and call to Action Button.
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Canvass smarter with door hangers
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Geotarget areas with more likely voters using cluster analysis to canvass smarter – not harder
Birds of a feather, flock together. So do voters. Find areas with high densities of likely voters with cluster analysis to canvass smarter - not harder....
Artists For The Equal Rights Amendment (Artists4ERA)
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State and Federal supreme courts should reflect the diversity of America
State and Federal supreme court justices should reflect the diversity of America for fair justice. Rich, white, male judges sentence men of color to prison, deny...
Facebook spreads right wing disinfo ignoring its own policies
Why does Facebook spread right wing disinformation ignoring its own policies? Follow the connections. Popular Info exposed how the DC Enquirer gets so much exposure on...
Google’s lucrative hypocrisy explained
How does Google profit from advertising phony offers targeting seniors without facing any consequence? Google's code of conduct used to be 'Do no evil'. Google has...
Check a candidate’s background with these professional tips
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Don’t let Gun Lobby Republicans hide behind Sandy Hook settlement. Demand gun safety reform now!
Sandy Hook families settle with Remington over school massacre. Gun lobby political donations buys Republican obstruction to common sense gun safety measures while mass shootings surge....
How to destroy evidence*
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Canvass smarter to register more voters and increase voter turnout to counter Republican voter suppression. How can organizers: Canvass people from the voter file or any...
Republican death panels
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Keep your team in formation using the same talking points
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Supreme Court approves Alabama Republican racially gerrymandered maps. See how such crooked maps are drawn.
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Mapping the Trump-Endorsed 2022 Candidates
Trump endorses Republican candidates in 2022 ready to overturn election results to prove their loyalty to him. "Kari Lake, Trump's pick for Arizona governor, said the...
Jan 6 Committee subpoenas fake Trump electors: Mapping the conspirators.
As the Jan 6 committee uncovers more details on the conspirators and fake electors, a network map helps keep track of the investigation. This map has...
DACA Dreamers make great canvassers
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Automated voice assistants help seniors and the disabled get to vote
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Follow the dark money behind judges endangering public safety
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Backlash to Republican voter suppression set to music
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Freedom To Vote Act: A visual guide
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Defund the Jan 6th insurrection profiteers
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Leaked GOP Voter Suppression Playbook (Satire)
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Boost door hangers with QR Codes to get more responses
Door hangers go high tech during the pandemic with QR Codes and chatbots to get more responses, conduct surveys and engage more people. How can canvassers...
Geotarget with free Redistricting Data Hubs maps
Geotarget canvassing campaigns with data rich maps for better results. Redistricting Data Hub is a wonderful, free resource for non-partisan maps and data that can be...
Fast food franchisors ask workers if they’d like a side of COVID?
Has the person serving you that hamburger been vaccinated? Most fast food workers make minimum wage and are forced to work on unstable schedules. Taking time...
Scarce free hospital beds reveal the high cost of politicians ignoring COVID experts
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“How to make gazillions spreading misinformation with algorithms like Facebook” – Dr. Evil
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Cancel Student Debt
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The FCC should hold Facebook accountable for spreading COVID misinfo
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Grassroots canvassing innovations increase voter participation
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Republicans can’t handle the truth so they whitewash history.
Republican legislators push bills to whitewash history. "DeSantis proposes legislation to let parents sue teachers who tell the truth about U.S. history." - Popular Info "54...
Speak up for accurate, honest and fully funded public education. FREEDOM TO LEARN.
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Hunger games: Senators play politics with children’s lives
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Follow the dirty money funding Republican climate change deniers
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Florida COVID death count dashboard: Politicians playing doctor is deadly.
"Beware of false prophets. By their fruit you will recognize them." - Matthew 7:16 Judge politicians on how they perform, not their gaslighting. "About 54,000 more...
Protest Photography Tips: How to Stay Safe while Capturing the Moment
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Democracy Centers: Deep canvassing basecamps.
Change can’t come from outside. It can only happen from within. "People want to know what they can do to create the change they want to...
Canvas smarter: Enhance voter files with targeting data and maps
Canvass smarter by enhancing voter files with demographic data and interactive maps. It's fast, simple and affordable. Business marketers use demographic data and visual analysis apps...
How to geo-target women denied control over their bodies to vote
Women denied control over their own bodies and forced by Republicans to have babies even if they are raped, have a strong reason to vote. How...
Que incluye BBB para ti? Free apps for better Hispanic outreach.
How can information in the public interest be shared broadly when billionaires control media outlets? "Psychological-ops degrade the morale and well-being of citizens by spreading false...
COVID deathcount dashboard where Republicans threaten government shutdown to undermine vaccine mandates
271,217 people have died in these ten Republican led states as of Dec 2, 2021. This map shows the number of COVID and is regularly updated...
Republican hypocrisy: banning abortions but not assault weapons
Republicans preach sanctity of life for the unborn while ignoring the deaths caused by assault weapons. "Republicans talk about the sanctity of life, the very moment...
Organizing? First build trust by sharing your story.
Cesar Chavez organizes farm workers Good organizers build trust before asking others for their support. How? Personal storytelling. Organizers share their own personal stories to quickly...
Want colorblind justice? Vote for fair Local Prosecutors.
Jackie Johnson, the former prosecutor charged with misconduct in handling the Ahmaud Arbery case. "Johnson was Brunswick District Attorney when three white men chased and fatally...
Check what’s in the Build Back Better bill for you with this free app
Everyone wants to know what's in it for them? Make it easy to understand the benefits of the Build Back Better bill with free apps and...
What’s in the Build Back Better bill? Check this map.
The Build Back Better rebuilds America's social safety net, expands health care and fights climate change. See how the bill does this with the help of...
Put people first, not politics.
"GOP lawmaker takes credit for infrastructure funding after voting against it" - American Independent Why do Republicans block funds that would help the lives of the...
Cause of death? Killed by police.
"Black people are three time more likely to be killed by police. Most police killings begin with traffic stops and non-violent offenses and where no crime...
Plan campaigns for redistricted seats better with data rich maps
Campaigns have to adapt their plans after redistricting. Good technology makes it fast, simple and affordable. What are the demographics of the new district? Age, income,...
Veterans deserve better
Why do Republicans who claim to care for veterans, block $5 billion allocated for the VA and veterans' care? Deny veterans their right to vote? This...
Want better roads, safer bridges or faster internet? Invest in infrastructure.
Invest in the things that improve the lives of all Americans. Infrastructure. Republicans spend billions on bombs, but refuse to investing in fixing roads and bridges....
Republicans push taxation without representation
Republicans push taxation without representation but still want to collect taxes. That didn't work well for British royalty. The British enriched themselves off American colonies without...
Who is blocking the path to citizenship?
Republicans oppose DACA, Dreamers and a path to citizenship so their billionaire donors can get cheap labor. Corporations make money in two ways. Charge more for...
Billionaires vs. America
Billionaires dodge paying taxes but impose their values on other Americans. Corporate politicians cover for them. How is the system rigged? Follow the money. This StoryMaps...
Tax dodging billionaires behind Texas SB8 bill banning abortions
What do billionaires do with all the money they save by dodging taxes? Buy political influence and impose their values on other Americans. What does tax...
Target groups with QR-coded messages to improve response rates
Target different groups with tailored messages and QR Codes shared across social media, emails and flyers to improve response rates. How can this be done quickly...
Striketober. Mapping workers on strike for a living wage.
Billion dollar corporations that pay CEOs over $ 5 million annually but deny workers a living wage. Corporate politicians block the Build Back Better bill that...
Follow the money: How AT&T and DirecTV helped build far-right One America News.
"AT&T helped build far-right One America News" - Reuters It's easier to follow the money and trace the connections with a relationship map. Use this map...
Republicans mess with Texas district maps to cling to power
Republicans propose a gerrymandered Texas district map that gives them 24 of 38 U.S. House seats despite only getting 53% of votes last November. This racial...
Deere workers strike for a living wage against $100 billion firm
Deere CEO makes $15.6 million while workers earn an average of $24/hour. Follow the money to see how the system is rigged by the rich at...
Republicans drag America into the Dark Ages on Women’s Reproductive Health
Republicans deny women reproductive healthcare, putting America behind China, Cuba and Iran. How have other countries moved ahead on women's healthcare while America moves backwards? How...
Facebook Enablers: Divest.
BlackRock has invested $54 billion in Facebook. That's hard to reconcile with BlackRock's claim of 'helping people build a better tomorrow'. Is it ethical to invest...
The Pandora Papers expose shadow economy that benefits the wealthy at the expense of everyone else
Tax-free offshore money funds attacks against raising taxes on billionaires. Billionaires use offshore, tax-free money to fund opposition to President Biden's plan to have everyone pay...
Frame and deliver your message to be persuasive
Frame your message to be persuasive. Practice presenting it so you can deliver it naturally. Share your script so others can amplify your message. Anat Shenker-Osorio,...
Free app to mobilize volunteers and voters through local events
Image: Election Let voters and supporters know about events and make it easy for them to sign up. Use the free SignMeUp app to share event...
Billionaire tax dodgers use political influence to rig the system
The richest 1% Americans dodge $175 billion in taxes every year. How do they get away with it? Follow the money... Where do the uber-rich live?...
LITTLE SIS shows how the rich influence politicians
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TARJIMLY connects volunteer translators with nonprofits
The free Tarjimly app connects nonprofits with bi-lingual volunteers to overcome language barriers. Tarjimly was founded in 2017 to improve the lives of refugees and the...
Canvas more people from any list with free Glide based apps
Canvas better with this free app built with Glide technology that already has thousands of users. Organizers can use the canvassing app to:- Contact any list...
Texas abortion bounty: Follow the money funding the new law
Billionaires funding politicians and groups pushing for bounties to abortion vigilantes? Follow the money to to see how billionaires get to impose their values on the...
Racism on tap
Benton, Michigan shows what happens when the rich control power and deny others clean drinking water. Systemic racism and corporate donations to politicians pushing voter suppression...
Will there be a hospital bed available if you need it?
Ambulances wait for hours to get patients into overcrowded hospitals. Even the vaccinated are denied medical treatment because hospitals are filled with COVID patients - many...
Service helps mothers released from jail using text bots to first survey their needs
How does a small group collect the information it needs to serve community members during a pandemic? A text bot to automatically conduct surveys. Life After...
Unethical corporate behavior? See something, say something.
Corporation behaving unethically? See something, say something for love of country. Share tips with trusted journalists to investigate. Facebook routinely hides its activities and blocks access...
Hold Facebook Accountable
Facebook spreads COVID disinformation, promotes violence; causes depression and meddles with elections. How does it get away with such disgusting corporate behavior ? Follow the money...
Survey community concerns during COVID by crowdsourcing
Tenants face eviction and bad living conditions during COVID as some landlords exploit their plight. Organizers better serve and mobilize communities by crowdsourcing their grievances. How...
Billionaire moochers dodge taxes and rig the system
Why do Republicans block any efforts to have billionaires pay their fair share of taxes? What do billionaires do with the money they make from dodging...
Ohio Republican 2021 Redistricting Maps are Absurd. Take a Look.
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CEOs funding the hostile takeover of women’s bodies
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Community organizing with diaper banks
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Gerrymandering. Georgia style.
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Infobots help the needy find food banks and clinics while building contact lists at the same time
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NAACP Atlanta organizes against Georgia Republicans’ hostile State takeover of County election boards
NAACP Atlanta mobilizes Georgians to contact their Republican senators to demand they stop their hostile take over of Fulton county elections. Georgia Republican lawmakers are mounting...
The Real Hunger Games
The poor fight each other to entertain the rich in the Hunger Games. Poor Americans struggle to survive while the rich thrive on tax cuts in...
Black Voters Matter: Think National, Act Local.
Black Voters Matter builds community power by understanding and supporting local infrastructure. It works with local partners to expand its outreach nationwide. How do you attract...
Fair Districts Ohio fights gerrymandering
Public officials crush democracy by drawing legislative district maps to benefit their political party. Fair Districts Ohio organizes citizens to fight this gerrymandering. Ohio voters passed...
MailBots fight voter suppression by helping the disabled and seniors find voting info
Making access to voting information harder disenfranchises the elderly, disabled, less educated and those with limited internet access. This Jim Crow-style voter suppression is especially hard...
Evicted? Thank these guys.
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Wanted: Unregistered Voters
Use data analytics and behavioral targeting to find unregistered voters. It's easier and cheaper than you think. VoterPAC aims to register, rally, and empower the rising...
COVID incompetence unmasked
"Florida has 6.5% of the U.S. population, but accounts for 20% of America’s new COVID infections. Its daily average is four times the national." - L.A....
Ohio volunteers fight Jim Crow online voter suppression
"Check your voting status online". Too bad if you don't have internet access. You might just lose your right to vote. Meet Jim Crow online voter...
Let vets vote
New Republican voter suppression bills deny disabled vets their right to vote. How can politicians ask Americans to die for democracy, but then deny them their...
Signs of voter suppression
Infographics help understand the dozens of Republican voter suppression schemes. The human brain is a lazy muscle. It skips things that require effort with too much...
Olympic Gold Medal for voter suppression goes to …
If there were an Olympic contest for voter suppression, who would win? We have three contenders. The Republican Party creating new laws to deny Americans their...
A better way to find and canvas unregistered voters
Find potentially unregistered voters - faster, easier and with less money using better technology and new data sources. Registering every eligible voter is critical with the...
American prison labor camps
The $80 billion prison industry enriches the powerful while exploiting and disenfranchising the poor. Prisons can force inmates to work for little or no wage per...
Reaching the politically invisible voter
Millions of Americans entitled to vote aren't in the Voter File. They're invisible to most campaigns. Voter files collect voter registration information (which is a matter...
Indivisible Michigan fights Republican voter suppression with relational organizing
'Michigan GOP plans “shocking” scheme to ram through voting restrictions' - Salon "Republicans state legislators in Michigan have already introduced 39 bills that restrict citizens’ voting...
Why isn’t cannabis legalized?
You can be arrested for possessing even a small amount of marijuana in many states. Imprisoned. Forced to work for slave labor and denied your right...
Fight rural hospital closures with Medicaid expansion
Republican led states reject Federal healthcare funding. Rural hospitals are closed denying poor, rural and communities or color the medical care they so desperately need. Where...
Heat wave 2021 map ‘burns’ climate deniers
Heat waves kill Americans. Homes and businesses destroyed. Droughts ravage farms. But Republicans deny climate change and block common sense measures to fight it. What gives?...
Grassroots canvassing made free and simple
Grassroots groups canvas to register voters and fight voter suppression. "The GOP’s 2022 Strategy: Voter Suppression or Bust. After failing to suppress enough Black votes to steal...
OxyContin: Follow the blood money
"Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family, under scrutiny for role in opioid crisis, are big political spenders. As the opioid crisis continues to ravage the country...
Slow or no internet? Measure and report internet access in your area to the FCC.
Over 160 million of Americans lack reliable or affordable high-speed internet. Black, Latinx, Native American and rural families suffer from this digital divide. The federal government has...
Are you one the losing side of the DATA DIVIDE?
One side of the data divide has companies making money from personal data. The other side buys data from them. Which side are you on? Companies,...
Abused? Arrested? Imprisoned? Ten apps to help the poor cope with a justice system that favors the rich.
The rich post bail, or lawyer up and go free. The poor are imprisoned for minor offenses, cannot pay bail, end up in jail and stripped...
Speak truth to power, but first practice your lines.
There are few chances to speak truth to power. Make the most of them. Help your supporters make the most of their turn in the spotlight...
Not In Our Town helps communities reduce hate crimes and racism
Hate crimes and racism are inflamed by political polarization and social media. Strong communities with traditional American values of inclusion and civil discourse counteract these dark...
Juneteenth! Celebrate with community outreach and power building.
Celebrations are brief. Power building is for ever. How do you harness the excitement around Juneteenth, for community organizing and build long term power? How about...
Build opt-in contact lists & conduct surveys with free mobile coupon offers
Image credit: Jack In The Box mobile coupon offering Businesses use mobile coupons to attract customers and build opt-in contact lists. The same technique works for...
Maps are an activist’s best friend
Maps help activists and campaigns engage, inform and mobilize supporters. New apps make it easy. Maps are easy to understand and navigate. They're intuitive and wonderful...
Republicans slash unemployment benefits. Where will the suffering be worst?
Republican cruelty to the poor to please their corporate donors has no limits. Republican Governors play politics and slash unemployment benefits to sabotage the recovery brought...
Yard sign activism for fair redistricting
Ohio voters show their support for fair redistricting maps and opposition to gerrymandering with Fair District yard signs. Voters should choose their legislators - not legislators...
Opioid epidemic: Map the profits, political donations and deaths.
The opioid epidemic involves over 500,000 deaths and a $13 billion fortune. How much do you know about Purdue Pharma? The Sackler Family and their political...
How to make rapid response videos. Like for Voting ProChoice after the Texas abortion ban.
Texas governor signs extreme six-week abortion ban that bars abortion with no exception for rape or incest. "18-year-old Paxton Smith used her valedictorian address to protest Texas’s near-total...
Activists use new digital tactics to fight environmental racism
Forests destroyed to make wood pellets for corporate profits. Black communities devastated by the pollution and flooding it causes. That's environmental racism. Community activists struggle to...
Fight the connectivity poll tax that disenfranchises poor voters
Connectivity is a poll tax that stifles voters in Black, Brown, indigenous and rural communities who cannot afford to get online. "Poll taxes were essentially a...
Public infrastructure or tax cuts? Check these maps for answers.
Republicans block investments in public infrastructure but give huge tax cuts to their rich donors. Working Americans struggle with poor infrastructure. Invest tax payers' money in...
Campaigning with WhatsApp
WhatsApp has over 2.5 billion active users and has been downloaded five billion times. Over 100 billion WhatsApp messages are sent every day. Does your campaign...
Leave no voter behind
The price of voting has gone up! Republican voter suppression schemes are making it more costly to vote. And soon it may only be the rich...
Meet the Republicans voting against the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
The COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act fights the surge in crimes against Asians. Yet 63 Republicans voted against the bill. Which districts and what do they represent?...
Use WhatsApp from your laptop to reach more Latino voters
"47% of Hispanic adults are on WhatsApp - over twice as much as the general public. Latinos are expected to make up 13.3 percent of all...
Cruel & unusual punishment: South Carolina’s racist executions
"New death penalty law makes inmates pick electric chair or firing squad in South Carolina." - CBS Nineteen of the 37 inmates currently on the state's...
Will COVID become a pre-existing condition used to deny health insurance?
Republicans have vowed to kill the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Insurance companies could deny health insurance to over 32 million Americans by treating COVID as a...
Fundraise with relational organizing
Your best donors are people you already know. How do you tap a large number of your contacts for donations, but in a personal manner? How...
Liz Cheney’s speech on protecting democracy – in five languages
"We’re witnessing a daylight mugging of our democracy. Thank you, Liz Cheney, for doing something vitally important and clarifying — something that only a conservative Republican...
Advocacy by Instagram. The First 100 Days.
Memes and GIFs shared on social media shape public opinion more than paid ads. They get more attention, have more credibility and cost a fraction of...
Fatal police encounters
“He said they pulled him over because he had air fresheners hanging from his rearview mirror,” said Ms. Wright whose son, Daunte Wright was killed by...
Canvassing for H.R. 1 over Facetime
How do you bring the personal appeal of in-person canvassing online? How can volunteers be more persuasive with a good script? Use FaceTime with an onscreen...
Mass shootings surge while Republicans block common sense gun safety measures
Seven deadly mass shootings in a week! What will it take to pass common sense gun safety measures? Who is behind the obstruction that gets more...
Black voters in Georgia recognize that voting has its rewards. Don’t let anyone snatch that away.
Sometimes the benefits of voting aren't obvious. For Black voters in Georgia they are, courtesy a NAACP Atlanta StoryMap that shows how they gain from the...
Think different to persuade more people
Polarized voters. People trapped in information bubbles. Corporations making billions spreading disinformation in order to sell more ads. How do you get heard when calling and...
How Senator Joe Manchin’s cuts to unemployment benefits will hurt his state of West Virginia
West Virginia is already the poorest state in the country. It'll be even poorer because of Senator Manchin's cuts to benefits in the American Rescue Plan....
Minimum wage. Filibuster. Cult followers. This week’s top cartoons.
Republicans give billions in tax cuts to wealthy donors but use the filibuster to deny working Americans a living wage. They gerrymander and deny the poor...
Listen to the experts. Subscribe to the Digital Politics Podcast.
Listen to weekly Digital Politics podcasts to stay abreast of innovations in political technology. Karen Jagoda has hosted the weekly Digital Politics Podcast since 2007. The podcast features...
COVID and hunger collide. Mapping who gets stimulus payments.
Who will get COVID-19 stimulus checks? Some want to limit relief to those making less than $50,000. Who would suffer? How do you convey the details...
How to win friends and influence people – with free internet service
Disinformation kills. It poisons minds with COVID conspiracy theories and distrust of health experts. It is worst in poor, rural communities where people do not have...
Prepare activists to demand fair redistricting in virtual Town Halls
Politicians shouldn’t be allowed to draw voting maps to stay in office. Let voters choose their politicians, not politicians choosing their voters. Public hearings give activists...
NAACP Atlanta Gets-Out-The-Vote with relational organizing
Increased Black voter turnout was key to Senator Warnock and Ossoff's victories in Georgia. NAACP Atlanta worked with a broad coalition of partners to increase Black...
Activists use relational organizing to push for reusable COVID masks
For Our Kids Montréal taking community action, demanding a green and just recovery from the Quebec government - September 2020 Online petitions help build public support...
Fed up of politicians inciting mob violence and sedition? Hold the companies funding their campaigns accountable.
“Armed violent protestors who support the baseless claim by outgoing president Trump that he somehow won an election that he overwhelmingly lost have stormed the U.S....
Looking for your Georgia run-off voting location? Call, text or use this app.
Lack of information should not prevent people from voting nor in reporting obstacles they encounter. Reclaim Our Vote and NAACP Atlanta teamed with DemLabs to provide...
Relational organizing in action
"Relational organizing focuses on the most important tools at our disposal: our relationships and our ability to talk with one another about things that matter." -...
We’re texting in the name of the Lord
The Lord may work in mysterious ways, but it's pretty clear his flock at the Friendship Baptist Church in Atlanta are fired up. Volunteers in the...
See Something, Say Something. Georgia.
Voter suppression has evolved. The systems used to track and respond to it need to keep pace. How can voters be empowered to report incidents of...
Amplify your message with online volunteer flashmobs
Bots spread disinformation by pretending to be human, sharing and liking content they have been programmed to promote. Building an army of bots requires skills and...
GOTV Concerts organizes virtual concerts featuring Georgia musicians to get out the vote
Music can move people to action, but with COVID raging, online performances have replaced large concerts. Virtual events are tailored to local audiences. Turnout increases as...
Congresswomen Deb Haaland energizes Native Americans voters in Georgia from the BIG STAGE
"Very few of Georgia’s more than 100,000 voting-age Native Americans cast ballots in November. Even a small increase could make a difference in the Senate runoffs."...
Mobilize poor, rural voters without internet or cell coverage using VOICEBOTS
Poor rural communities are held back economically and silenced politically by denying them internet access. The lack of connectivity makes it hard for them to access...
Voting in Georgia? Map of early voting locations.
Map of Georgia early voting locations This map is designed with information collected by Reclaim Our Vote and created with ArcGIS. It is freely available at:...
Innovating to get-out-the-vote in Georgia
Reclaim Our Vote and NAACP Atlanta will text over a million Georgia voters in December to get out the vote. Their innovative campaign provides voters with...
How relational organizing helps Georgia voters learn about acceptable forms of voter ID
Voter ID laws prevent or intimidate millions of eligible Americans from casting their ballot. Obtaining an ID that fulfills voting requirements is costly and confusing. It...
Map 2020 voter turnout and votes cast by Georgia county to hone your get-out-the-vote efforts
How many registered Georgia voters didn't vote? Who many votes were cast in the Presidential, Senatorial and other races per county? How can these insights help...
A map is worth 5,000 words to find unregistered Georgia voters
Which counties have the most unregistered voters? How does a county's racial composition impact how many residents get to vote? Where should organizers focus to increase...
Hit the road to mobilize rural Black voters in Georgia
Rural voters decide many elections. Organizers have to deal with remote communities, poor roads and sparse internet coverage to organize and mobilize them to vote. Reclaim...
Keep ’em honest. Photograph publicly displayed poll tapes of the vote count.
"Photograph poll tapes at the polling place on election night and check the vote totals against the official vote totals to catch erroneous election results." - Scrutineers...
How The Lincoln Project converts voters into citizen reporters
Voters become citizen reporters with SeeSay2020 to spotlight incidents of voter suppression making it easier for voting right advocates and the media to react quickly. Superman...
Trust but verify. Take photos of poll tapes to make sure vote counts add up correctly.
"Photograph poll tapes at the polling place on election night and check the vote totals against the official vote totals to catch erroneous election results." -...
Dirty tricks abound, what voter suppression looks like in 2020
See Something, Say Something converts citizen reports of voter suppression and election irregularities into real time maps and alerts. This year, voter suppression is taking many...
SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING about voter intimidation.
Federal law prohibits voter intimidation. How can voters report issues preventing them from voting or other election related irregularities in time to do something about it?...
Take a bite out of vote counting crime: Track the poll tapes!
Image credit: DFS "POLL TAPES are printed vote results from voting machines that are transferred to a central tabulator. This process can be used to manipulate...
Souls to the polls. Chatbots connect voters with volunteer drivers by SMS and voice calls.
RIDE TO VOTE : a chatbot powered service for organizer to match voters who need a ride to the polls with volunteer drivers. Voters are suppressed...
Inform eligible felons about their right to vote
Image: "Just Mercy" (Warner Bros.) People are prevented from voting in many ways. Not informing eligible felons about their right to vote is an especially cruel one. Many states...
Fight voter intimidation. See something, say something.
"Trump supporters seemingly attempting to physically intimidate voters and block them from a polling place in Fairfax, Virginia..." - Bipartisan Report Voter intimidation has no place...
Looking for the closest Voting Center in Texas? Call or text this friendly chatbot.
Vote centers are an alternative to traditional, neighborhood-based precincts. Voters can cast their ballots at any vote center in the jurisdiction, regardless of their address. -...
Florida early voting locations map. How to crowdsource information to help more people vote.
Information on when and where to vote improves voter turnout, but often hard to find. Organizers crowdsource early voting and dropbox locations and freely share them...
Communicate better on ZOOM. Keep eye contact with an on-screen teleprompter.
Avoid the distraction of looking away at your notes with with an on-screen teleprompter. Online viewers are easily distracted as you look away to refer to...
You’ve moved? Handy guide explains how to make sure you can still vote.
"Did you move this year? Do you plan to vote in the November election? If you answered yes to both of those questions, you need to...
NBA supports voting. A slam dunk!
NBA stadiums won't be empty for long. They won't be filled with cardboard cutouts either. They will be filled with voters. Vote at the three point...
Hot dogs, music and early voting
Making early voting fun and easy. Turning out early voters in Indiana Vanderburgh County, Indiana has approximately 60,000 voters. The county has the third largest city...
Youth group launches multi-lingual, interactive video campaign on BigStage to get-out-the-vote
Multi-lingual video campaign to get out the vote Gen Z voices urge others to vote with new technology that merges a recorded video with interactive buttons....
Suppression on the Reservation makes it harder for Native Americans to vote
Barriers being placed to prevent Native Americans from Voting-by-mail Denying postal services to suppress Native American votes It's despicable when Americans are prevented from voting by...
Don’t be conned! Ten safety tips against political sting operations.
Right wing undercover operatives aim to discredit voting by mail and shut down voter registration efforts in minority communities. Guard against dirty tricks with these safety...
Trying to connect with ethnic minority voters? Find the right influencer with this free app.
Work with influencers trusted by a community in your outreach to minority groups. Ethnic Media Services promotes cross cultural communications through their network hundreds of journalists,...
Voting early? Checkout these maps of dropbox and early voting locations in NC and Michigan.
Early voting has started! Find the nearest early voting location or dropbox in North Carolina and Michigan with these free maps. See how Map My Vote...
Conducting voter surveys is easier with a chatbot
How would they like to vote? By mail? Dropbox? In person? Conduct a survey to find out. Chatbots take the cost and complexity out of conducting...
Thank you for your service
Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’. The president has repeatedly disparaged the intelligence of service members, and asked that wounded veterans be...
Train protesters to better ‘frame’ issues to cut through the lies and control the narrative.
"While this literal battle rages—with tear gassing militias on one side and kneeling protestors on the other—the rhetorical one does as well." - Race Class Narrative...
Law and order in BLACK and WHITE.
Vigilante mobs suppressing peaceful protestors isn't new in America. What's new is how politicians are using social media to fan the flames to hold on to...
COVID-19. Hurricanes. Violence. Chatbots get election info to voters through it all.
How do you get reliable election related information to voters coping with a pandemic, hurricanes, violence and voter suppression? Chatbots. People forced to evacuate due to...
How to fight back when information is weaponized for voter suppression
Information warfare restricts timely access to the information Americans need to vote. Lack of information on how, when and where to vote disenfranchises many Americans from...
Interactive music video recruits Gen-Z poll workers
Young poll workers are needed as COVID-19 is a greater risk to seniors who typically staff polling centers. Gen-Z artists recruit the next generation of poll...
Billboard campaign uses relational organizing to encourage millennials to become poll workers and vote
Targeting millennials and Gen-Zs to vote and become poll workers "Millennials and GenZers make up 37% of the voting population. No one wins without our vote....
How do they feel about absentee ballots? Conduct surveys faster for less money with chatbots.
Conducting surveys in a pandemic the smart way. Use chatbots. How do voters feel about absentee ballots vs. voting in person? How does this vary by...
USPS mailboxes removed. Twitter’s freaking out, should you be?
One doesn't just "go on" twitter anymore, one "flocks to" or "rushes to" it. This week, people took to twitter to slam President Trump for his...
Indian American group uses interactive video campaign to raise support for Kamala Harris
Extend the persuasive power of a video with interaction buttons for viewers to donate and volunteer immediately with BigStage. President Obama clasps his hands in traditional...
Inspire college students to vote with friend-to-friend influence? There’s an app for that.
Encouraging college students to vote is hard in the best of times. It's even harder during a pandemic with many college campuses closed. Campus Election Engagement...
RECLAIM OUR VOTE increases voter turnout among the underrepresented
Getting out the vote matters especially with voters in under represented communities of color in key states. Which areas, demographic groups and issues should be focussed...
Lost your unemployment benefits? Petition your senator to #SaveThe600.
Unemployment benefits cut? Petition your senator. "The Federal $600-per-week unemployment supplement expired and millions of Americans out of work due to the pandemic are wondering how...
Do voters even care about that issue? There’s a way to find out.
More than 60 Green Berets pay their respects to the first U.S. soldier killed by hostile fire in Afghanistan. What issues do veterans prioritize? "Russia Secretly...
Want a fair 2020 election? Become a poll worker.
America is in the midst of a nationwide poll worker shortage. "Without enough poll workers, voting locations close and lines stretch for hours. That’s why it's...
President Obama’s eulogy used to get out the vote
Former President Barack Obama eulogized the late Rep. John Lewis as "a founding father of that fuller, fairer, better America" that lies in the nation's future. John devoted...
Five lessons in fundraising from infomercials
Listen closely and you can practically hear this photo. If you have ever found yourself dialing the phone number thats practically bursting out of your television...
How grieving moms use protests against police killings to recruit supporters
Ishtyme Robinson lost two children to police violence. She founded Every Case Matters, a grass-roots organization devoted to stopping genocide of all black, brown and lives....
AOC speaks up against harassment – Not lost in translation
Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) addressed Congress about harassment and the marginalization of women Everyone should get to hear important messages regardless of the language they speak,...
How to create your own campaign videos for free at home
How does a candidate with little time or money get their message heard? Stephanie Moore, a candidate for State Representative of Michigan's 60th district, met this...
Fundraise Better On ZOOM
Fundraising has moved online with many campaigns choosing ZOOM for virtual fundraisers. But guiding donors from the impulse to give to actually making the donation during...
Social media analysis of reaction to masked Federal agents abducting Portland protestors
"Federal agents dressed in camouflage and tactical gear have taken to the streets of Portland, unleashing tear gas, bloodying protesters and pulling some people into unmarked...
Start a chain reaction
Savvy organizers extend their reach by having supporters text their friends. VoteForce makes relational organizing fast, easy and affordable. Here's how a slate of candidates in...
¡Yo hablo español, 中文 and हिन्दी too!
One in five American speaks a language other than English at home. CIS 85% of Facebook videos are watched without sound. DigiDayThe message is clear: caption...
Don’t mess with Texas voters
Texas has an election on July 14th with early voting starting on Monday, June 29th and ending on Friday, July 10th. For more details, voters may...
Scan this to recruit volunteers
How to recruit supporters during a pandemic: Recruiting supporters at an event is hard. Lot's of people, activity and little time. How can it be done...
Use Petitions To Harness Outrage And Build Contact Lists With Free New App
Harness the outrage through targeted petitions and also build lists of supporters. Petition drives work, but the pandemic has forced organizing online which demands innovation. Existing...
Nationwide Map Of Police Brutality Created From Tweets
Source: Twitter Police officers trample peaceful protestors in Houston. Police push 75 year old man to the ground and leave him bleeding in Buffalo. How can these...
Three Free Safety Apps For Protestors
Police violence and digital surveillance shouldn't be used to intimidate peaceful protestors. These free apps protect protestors exercising their First Amendment right to "assemble peaceably and...
Convert Protestors Into Voters With Geofenced Ad Campaigns
[caption id="attachment_2449" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Protesters teargassed as police disperse them near the White House. ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP[/caption] Protesting is good, but voting is even better. How do...
Record, Save And Share Videos Of Police Action With A Single Phone Command
Videos raise public awareness and hold public servants accountable for their actions. How do you record and share a video quickly in the middle of a...
NAACP Volunteers Use ‘Smart’ Texts To Reduce Lines At Georgia Voting Centers
Voters braving a pandemic, shouldn't have to struggle to find their closest polling location. It's easy for Georgia voters to get confused, and many end up not...
Convert Public Attention Into Supporters And Donations
How do you convert public attention and media coverage into supporters and donors? Use QR Codes. Basics QR Codes are scannable codes that most phones can read....
Musicians Power Virtual Fundraisers
Musicians and progressive campaigns are teaming to raise funds online with live streaming performances. The Coronavirus has forced campaigns to innovate. How do you fundraise...
Geotargeted Campaigns Mobilize Voters Struggling With The Coronavirus
Use geotargeting to reach those struggling with the Coronavirus. Geotargeting uses data collected from mobile apps to precisely target messages based on people's activities and movements. For instance, patients visiting a hospital...
Will You Be Counted In The Census?
[caption id="attachment_2319" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Image: Lumen5[/caption] How can marginalized groups be inspired to take part in the census during a pandemic? Sharvin Lee with Michigan Voices is experimenting with difference approaches....
Organize Gig Workers Digitally In A Pandemic
The pandemic has devastated gig workers. No unemployment insurance. No health insurance. Unsafe working conditions. How can gig workers organize to demand their rights when they...
Statewide Michigan Indivisible Rapid Response To GOP Demand That Jeopardizes Lawmaker’s Lives
Michigan Republicans insist legislators vote in-person in the middle of a pandemic! "The vote will come a day after it was announced that State Rep. Karen...
Teach Your Children Well – At Home With These Free Apps And Games
[caption id="attachment_2288" align="aligncenter" width="548"] Image: Inspired Teaching[/caption] Free home education apps and resources to teach their children how to cope with pandemic induced anxiety. Resources created...
Vote by Mail. Leave No Voter Behind.
Voting by mail has worked well for years, but will be especially important in this pandemic. But how do voters without a computer or internet access...
Group Uses Personal Video Testimonials To Encourage Use Of Vote-By-Mail Ballots.
Photo by Qim Manifester on Unsplash Make your videos more persuasive with personal testimonials. Video testimonials work but collecting them has been difficult for groups with limited time, money...
Drive To Get Out The Vote.
People lose their vote when it's hard for them to get to the polls. The elderly, disabled and low income voters in rural areas suffer the most. How can...
Don’t Zuck Up Democracy
Image adapted from the Economist Grassroots activists struggle to get heard against billionaires and corporations with their armies of lobbyists and PR experts. A free app...
Leave No Voter Behind
People in remote areas are often overlooked by the census and find it hard to vote. Many Americans in remote areas suffer because poor roads and...
Triage voters for better results
Photo by Online Marketing on Unsplash Doctors triage patients. They divide patients into those who don't need treatment, those beyond hope, and those they should focus...
Five Free Apps For Better Canvassing
Trying to find the right campaign app when you're tight on money and not tech savvy? Checkout the DemLabs site with over 110 solutions and Solution Guides like the one...
We’re Not Lovin’ It
Image: Banksy Issues can be complicated. Relationship maps strip away the BS to show what's really going on. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) overturned a prior ruling making it...
Young Activists Make The Best Storytellers
If you're not at the table, you're on the menu.Get to the table by engaging others to your side with story-telling. Young activists excel at crafting...
Black Voters Matter Fund Innovates To Get-Out-The-Vote In Louisiana’s Election For Governor.
Getting out the vote is a campaign's final drive push. The Black Voters Matter Fund ran a fast, frugal get-out-the-vote campaign in Louisiana's election for governor....
App Immediately Translates Impeachment Testimony Into Videos In Different Languages.
Language should not be a barrier to knowing the facts. New software quickly and affordably translates and captions video clips for mass distribution. Background Most major...
The Beginner’s Guide To Running A Low-Budget, Geo-Targeted Political Ad Campaign.
Reach voters on their phones even if you don't have their phone numbers with geo-targeting. Tips on running a smart, frugal campaign. Background "Bhuwan Pyakurel is running...
Online Training For Activists On How To Frame Issues To Build Support.
How do you get someone with very different beliefs to support your cause? Frame the discussion to align with their existing beliefs. Framing is an effective...
How Was Your Voting Experience?
Long lines. Not enough ballots. Broken voting machines... Voter suppression thrives in the dark. How often is voting related mischief reported after an election? Why is it that thousands...
Grassroots Group Uses Radio Ads, Chatbots & Mobile Apps To Arrange Rides To The Polls For The Needy.
Why do those with the most to gain from change, face the most hurdles in voting? Living in remote rural areas, a lack of transport, cell...
Wrong Polling Location Info Can Devastate Voter Turnout.
Mapping apps easily guide people to their destinations. Why then do voters often get sent to the wrong polling location? Bad data on polling centers....
Impeachment Inquiry Timeline. ‘Cut To The Chase’ With An Infographic.
Some issues are intentionally made confusing to distract people from the truth. Infographics cut to the chase. They combine facts, events, and videos into simple visuals that...
Black Voters Matter Uses Clips Of Policing In Video Campaign To Encourage People To Vote.
The outrage from incidents shared on social media soon disappears. People are jaded and don't vote because the outcome doesn't improve their lives. How can social media...
Activists Innovate With Free Apps To Alert Supporters Of Rallies, Town-Halls And Canvassing Drives.
Coordination makes all the difference - especially when time and resources are tight. Thousands of people taking part in hundreds of events, organized by dozens of groups. Where and...
Persuasion To Go. Voting Rights Group Uses Billboards To Get Out The Vote In North Carolina.
Billboards work. They're persuasive and cost effective. Here's how Center For Common Ground used billboards in North Carolina-3 to increase voter turnout in the recent special election. Results Cost of billboard...
Lessons From Black Voters Matter Geofenced Get-Out-The-Vote Mobile Ad Campaign In NC.
Geofenced mobile ads reach more people with better precision for less. Black Voters Matter campaign in North Carolina's special election put the approach to good use. African American voters are important voting...
Grassroots Group Harnesses Consumer Spending To Local Businesses Supporting The Community.
Money talks. And it walks. Every purchase is a vote of support for that business. A consumer boycott is a vote against firms that live off the community but give back little in...
A Free Canvassing App To Get Out The Vote When You Have No Budget And Limited Time.
Native American voters are the margin of victory in many key races. Vast distances, scarce funds and a legacy of voter suppression makes it hard to get out...
How To Enrich The Voter File With Other Data Sources For Better Results.
Use the best tool(s) available. It's no different in campaigns. Enrich the Voter File with other data sources for better results. Smarter targeting and canvassing. Better results in fund raising and finding unregistered voters....
Companies Profit By Hiring Prison Labor & Undocumented Workers.
"Hundreds of Their Workers Were Arrested in Mississippi ICE Raids, But No Employers Have Been Charged Yet." - TIME reported. Important issues are skimmed and soon forgotten. Most are too...
Group Mounts Social Media Video Campaign To Block Redevelopment Of African-American Community.
Make the Road Nevada is fighting in solidarity with Windsor Park residents as the City of North Las Vegas is proposing to sell 80% of the land of...
Time Lapse Map Shows The Growing Epidemic Of Mass Shootings And Domestic Terrorism.
The true horror of mass shootings is lost as the media moves to the next tragedy and politicians stall with platitudes. The outrage dissipates. How can the danger from gun violence...
Volunteers Crowdsource Research On Moscow Mitch’s Connections, Contributors And Foreign Friends.
Why would the Senate Majority Leader block a measure to strengthen US election security? A small team of volunteers researched possible forces behind Moscow Mitch's decision. They researched publicly available information to uncover the...
Mobilizing Citizens To Prevent Cuts To The Food Stamp Program. Technology For A Rapid Response.
The Trump administration is planning to cut the Food Stamp program. This would eliminate SNAP benefits for 3.1 million individuals and take free school meals away from the children in...
Who Profits From The Private ICE Detention Center Boom? Mapping This Swamp To Expose Money’s Role.
Dangerous creatures hide and thrive in swamps. It isn't easy to understand what goes on in swamps - real or political. Details are concealed. Motivations are masked. People have...
Rapid Response To ICE Raids In Las Vegas With Community Sourced Video Campaign.
A rapid community response is needed for imminent threats. Make The Road Nevada (MTRN) a grassroots group, decided to ask community members for video comments about a single mother...
Western Native Voice Uses Free App To Organize Native American Communities.
Organizing Native American communities is challenging. Tribal lands span hundreds of square miles often without internet or cell coverage. Community members often use mailboxes instead of a street address which...
Free app simplifies canvassing and makes it affordable for even small grassroots groups.
Some people drive fancy cars. Others bike. It all depends on your destination and budget. Canvassing is the same. A lack of funds holds back some campaigns from maximizing...
Skill For Good: Matches digital storyteller volunteers with non-profits using an ‘Uber-like’ model.
Ride-sharing services like Uber make it convenient to get a ride by quickly matching passengers with nearby drivers. Why is it so hard to match volunteers...
Hundreds of grassroots organizers to convene at the National Network Assembly in Iowa in August to learn new skills, network and strategize.
How can grassroots energy be harnessed to win elections? How can collaboration between different organizing groups be maximized for greater impact? Hundreds of grassroots organizers will...
The Florida League Of Women Voters Mobilizes To Help ‘Returning Citizens’ Regain Their Right To Vote.
"In November, a supermajority of Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment restoring voting rights to former felons who’ve completed their sentences. Florida legislature advanced a bill that will strip hundreds...
Advocates install a ‘breathing billboard’ to rally public support for curbing air pollution.
How do you draw public attention to a deadly, but invisible killer? Jhatkaa works on social justice issues including how to build public support to curb air pollution. Their recent campaign generated...
Recording a video to shine a light on injustice? Do it right for maximum impact with these expert tips.
[caption id="attachment_1345" align="aligncenter" width="760"] Photo of Leisha Evans taken by Jonathan Bachman for Reuters from Wikipedia[/caption] A powerful image can tell a full story without a single word. Organizers, however, often...
Harness public outrage through Facebook petitions to fundraise and build lists.
Public outrage is both powerful and fleeting. Convert the outrage to also fund raise and build lists for long term change. It is simple with apps that combine the reach of Facebook petitions and the psychology...
Get Your Message Heard Without Breaking The Bank. A Workshop For Underfunded Campaigns.
Necessity is the mother of invention. So is lack of funding. Underfunded campaigns need new ways to compete against better funded opponents. Technology can level the playing field, but awareness and...
Lessons From How The NRA Quickly Mobilizes Its Members For Maximum Political Power.
"The NRA activates its membership when elected officials are facing gun-related legislation, resulting in phone calls and emails and letters to Congress", reports NBC: "How the...
Get your actions more publicity with highlight videos made from the Facebook Live stream.
Organizers use Facebook Live to stream videos of their actions, but their audience is often limited to just those who can watch it all. Short highlight clips make the...
Virginia Candidates Create Issue-Specific Campaign Videos With Free, Innovative App.
"There is an 80% increase in the time spent on watching videos ... 45% of the people surveyed in North America said they expect to watch even more videos on...
Target ads with geographic info on people’s movements and the places they’ve visited.
Farmers use digital tags to monitor their livestock. Advertisers have it easier. People voluntarily carry tags that constantly report their position and activity: mobile phones. Geomarketing Personal...
Up your game with this library of free campaigning and organizing ‘how to’ guides.
Grassroots organizing changes constantly with new tactics and apps. How can the lessons learned on one campaign be quickly shared with other progressive groups? Blueprints for Change converts know-how from campaign organiziners into free...
Make Your Point Clear. Create Infographics Easily With This Free App.
It's hard to quickly explain the scope of corporate welfare and how to bring it under control. How can the case for reform be presented in a simple, engaging manner? Infographics convert complex issues...
They only listen to their own voters. Use geocoding to mobilize better and focus supporters’ energy.
Elected officials only listen to their own voters. So it's essential for campaigns need to direct their supporters to lobby the right official. How can this be done with shifting...
Campaign videos made easy. Free app includes thousands of video clips, photos & soundtracks.
Video campaigns on social media are proven effective. But many candidates can't afford them due to the high costs and specialized skills needed to produce good videos....
Create Your Own Campaign Videos LEGO-Style. It’s Fast, Flexible And Free.
[caption id="attachment_1249" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Image by Bruno Glätsch from Pixabay. "LEGO®is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies".[/caption] Cars at the turn of the century...
David vs Goliath. Rookie Virginia candidate uses free apps in challenge to powerful incumbent.
In a modern day version of David vs Goliath, a rookie candidate uses high tech stones to challenge a powerful incumbent. The ending has yet to be written... Herb Jones a retired...
The Camera Is Mightier Than The Sword. Nine Progressive Film Makers Revealing The Truth.
The truth shall set you free. A good video cuts through noise to show what's really going on. And to inspire people to take action. These...
How To Find And Mobilize Voters With Geo-Fenced Mobile Ads
Where and when someone goes reveals a lot about them. Savvy marketers use these clues to target their ads. Mobile apps report their user's location so they can get a...
Build opt-in text lists by helping people with their issues.
There is no red poverty. Nor blue poverty. Campaigns can engage more people by addressing the issues that really matter to them, and collect information about them in the process. Campaigns find...
Innovations For Persuasive Digital Storytelling.
No one gets it right the first time. It’s how fast we learn and adapt that matters. DemLabs partners with campaigns to innovate better ways of digital persuasion. Following is the process we use,...
Free resource to locate potential swing voters (and more)
Finding swing voters is hard. Locating people with specific traits, has typically required money, time and technical skills - putting it out of the reach of...
Speaking truth to power – Through digital storytelling.
Powerful corporations hire marketing experts and lobbyists to push their agenda. How does a small community group get the truth heard in such an uneven fight? Here is an...
Use the news cycle to amplify your marketing
Winning marketing campaigns successfully surf the wave. The message goes further with less effort. Marketing campaigns aligned with the news, increase the odds of getting picked up by...
East meets West
DC and Silicon Valley are thousands of miles apart - in more ways than one. But when the two connect, good things happen. Voter Participation Center (VPC)...
Alexa, what ID do I need to vote?
Over 25 million eligible voters lacking the right Voter ID may be prevented from voting. And getting an acceptable ID in thirty four states with Voter ID laws is both confusing and difficult....
Join The Search Party For Fifty Million Unregistered Voters
There are FIFTY million unregistered voters in America! The number of voters is being threatened with voter roll purges and restrictive voter ID policies. Every single...
Is your Voter ID acceptable?
11% of voting-age U.S. citizens don't have a current government-issued photo ID. That's roughly 25 million voters in 34 states who don't have an acceptable Voter...
How Tech Activists Harness Purchasing Power to Bring About Change
Money talks. Companies listen when millions of customers boycott their products and services. Peaceful, economic mass-protests aren’t new. Gandhi and Martin Luther Kings Jr. used them....
Is Open Source the Transformative Solution for Activism?
Organizing public rallies really is rocket science. A successful launch needs careful planning and good software. Especially when highly vocal users are involved! How well does...
Zoom Teleprompter for all professions, from performers to prayer leaders
All events have one thing in common these days, they take place online. Virtual meetings are the new normal, no matter the profession, and our free...
3 creative ways people are using our zoom tools
Life hacks have turned digital. Now that virtual meetings are the norm, people are finding ways to innovate and get creative while presenting, fundraising, or performing...
Unlock Democracy: How To Empower Voters In Cellular Dead Zones
Leave no voter behind! Internet access is the new Jim Crow for voter suppression. Lack of connectivity prevents many Americans from voting to improve their lives....