One way we are switching it up is by partnering with Voters of Tomorrow to host a special Students x Educators Phone Bank—this Sunday, Oct. 20, 4-6 p.m. EDT.
Voters of Tomorrow is an organization for Gen Z, by Gen Z. Turnout from young voters was crucial in electing pro-labor candidates in 2020 and 2022, and the same will be true this year. No one knows that better than AFT President Randi Weingarten, which is why she sits on the board of Voters of Tomorrow. So if you can, please sign up today:
Another new thing we are promoting this week is our Thursday phone bank opportunity with automatic dialers ☎️! This technology helps us maximize your activism by quickly calling through our list for you and connecting you when someone actually picks up the phone. This way you spend more of your time having meaningful conversations and less time waiting for someone to pick up. Try it out this Thursday, Oct. 17, at 6:30 p.m. EDT!
Weekly AFT Activist Raffle Winners! 🎁
This week’s AFT Votes raffle winner is Kathleen Brown! 🎉🎉 Congratulations, Kathleen! Special AFT Votes swag is on its way.
Time is running out to enter our weekly raffle ⏰. Sign up for a volunteer shift today!
🔧 Tips & Tricks from the Field 🔨
It’s the fourth quarter and we’ve got the ball. This is our election to win!
We’re moving on from persuasion calls to focus on getting out the vote, and we’re starting to leave messages for those who don’t pick up. With this shift in our strategy, it’s important that we keep our energy up.
It may sound corny 🌽, but if you “smile while you dial,” it can make a big difference. Swing state voters are drowning in political advertising, and Donald Trump is channeling a politics of fear and outrage. During GOTV, our most powerful tool is our attitude. We’ve got to demonstrate to voters that there can be JOY in voting for positive change.
Opportunities for Activists
There are only 19 DAYS LEFT UNTIL ELECTION DAY! As Coach Walz says, “You can sleep when you’re dead.” Let’s leave it all out on the field 🏈!
- Any Day: DIY Battleground State Phone Bank on Your Own Time!
- Any Day: Two-Week Volunteer Deployment
- Oct 16: AFT Voter Persuasion Phone Bank into a Battground State at 5pm ET (every Monday and Wednesday)
- Oct 17: AFT Battleground Phone Bank with Dialer at 6:30 p.m. EDT (every Thursday)
- Oct 20: Students x Educators Phone Bank at 4 p.m. EDT (every Thursday)
- Oct 22: AFT AFTerburner-Hosted Retiree Phone Bank at 3pm ET (every Tuesday)
Thank you!
Team AFT Votes