Changing the Conversation for Progress

Thank you to The Philadelphia Citizen for naming Arashdeep Singh, Ph.D. as Citizen of the Week. Arash was introduced to CTC and deep canvassing through the help of his friends, and he was instantly drawn to our work. “Ultimately, even if I’m not a voter, I want to live in an environment that’s more hopeful, more positive, and more loving,” he says. For the last few weeks, Arash has been volunteering with CTC and spending his Tuesday evenings with us as one of our logistics night team members where he helps with data entry and organizes materials for canvassing volunteers. To read more about Arash and the work he's doing to fight for democracy, read the article here - https://lnkd.in/gm9fFM9q

3 weeks until the election. But you don't have to wait until Election Day to cast your vote. You can vote by mail or go to Satellite Election Offices to vote early just like West Philly resident Kashon Crawley. Kashon Crawley voted in person on October 8 at a Satellite Election Office through the help of CTC volunteer Brett Brune. If you're not registered to vote you can register and vote at the Satellite Election Office before 5 PM Monday, October 21. If you have a mail-in ballot you can take it to a Satellite Election Office and the staff will explain ways for you to vote early. Already voted? Volunteer with us at our upcoming deep canvasses to register potential voters and help them vote early. Register at https://lnkd.in/gW3jqhtZ

Register for this weekend's canvass! We're canvassing Saturday, October 19 and Sunday, October 20. Can't make it this weekend? Sign up for our October 26+27 canvass and our canvass leading up to the election from Saturday, November 2 through Tuesday, November 5, now available on our website. https://lnkd.in/gW3jqhtZ

Voter registration deadline is Monday, October 21. Make your voice heard this election and fight to secure democracy. To register to vote visit: https://lnkd.in/g9rMpge

Pennsylvania may be won by only hundreds of votes. Every weekend we deep canvass, we find a few hundred new votes through voter registrations and voting by mail applications. This past weekend, our volunteers completed 207 canvass shifts, had 650 complete deep canvassing conversations, and 20 appointments to take people to the Satellite Election Office for early voting. You can be part of the action in helping win Pennsylvania, sign up for our upcoming canvasses now: https://lnkd.in/gW3jqhtZ

The presidential campaigns may be spending hundreds of millions of dollars on tv and online advertising, but you don’t need to spend a dollar to make a personal impact! You don’t even need to contribute a penny. You can volunteer to join us in Philadelphia! There are thousands of people at risk of not voting who you can be a resource to. No experience necessary. Sign up to get training for one of our upcoming canvasses here - https://lnkd.in/gW3jqhtZ

Philly friends: want to host a canvasser? For Andy McIntyre, phone canvassing and donating has turned into volunteering three times a week, recruiting volunteers, raising donations, and hosting out-of-town canvassers. Andy got in touch after he read Politics is for Power, a book that discusses our work helping Democrats win a key congressional race in Staten Island through deep canvassing. Nowadays, Andy assists with ‘Tuesday volunteer nights’ — where we share a meal, prepare materials for upcoming canvasses, and finalize data entry from previous canvasses. Andy didn’t stop his volunteer efforts there, he also became a host for out-of-town canvassers! Making the journey to Philadelphia is a big ask of out-of-town volunteers, and so is putting them up. The importance of this election made Andy think about the difference he could make by becoming a host: “if opening up our home allows a few more people to join, and that translates to a few more votes in Philadelphia, it's worth it,” he says. “To anyone thinking of hosting canvassers, do it! You'll make connections with interesting, passionate people and make this crucial work more accessible. “If you’re feeling powerless or hopeless, remember that you have power. You have agency. We all have a part to play in the next month, whether that's volunteering, hosting a canvasser or two, or giving financial support.” If you’d like to become a host for out-of-town volunteers, email info@ctc4progress.org with the subject heading “Housing volunteer.”

4 weeks to go! Millions of mail-in-ballots have been sent out all across the nation, Satellite Election Offices are available for early voting, potential voters are getting registered to vote, and we're out every weekend canvassing West Philly neighborhoods. A lot can happen in 4 weeks, take action now to help secure Pennsylvania for Kamala. We're looking for canvassing volunteers, data entry volunteers, and housing volunteers. Contact info@ctc4progress.org to volunteer for remote or on-site data entry and housing and sign up to canvass here - https://lnkd.in/gW3jqhtZ

Don't forget to register for tomorrow's "Urban Strategy in the Present Tense" with Adam Barbanel-Fried, Bree Doldron, and Lorene Cary, hosted by the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation at Drexel University. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gYSKEzWm

Register for this weekend's canvass! We're canvassing Saturday, October 12 and Sunday, October 13. Can't make it this weekend? Sign up for our October 19+20 canvass and many more, now available on our website. https://lnkd.in/gW3jqhtZ