On August 13th, Team Gold kicked off the Fall campaign with a bang! Mandela Barnes spoke to our volunteers about why this Fall’s campaign is so important for Wisconsin and our Democracy. Thank you Mandela for joining us and inspiring our volunteers!

Now, we are into the heavy lifting of the campaign cycle. Our upcoming events are listed below. Keep scrolling! There are several opportunities.

Talk with your neighbors the weekend of October 1 & 2

Canvass with us the Weekend of October 1 and 2

Join us on October 1st and 2nd as we talk to Democratic voters in our neighborhood about why it’s important to re-elect Governor Evers, help Mandela Barnes beat Ron Johnson, and help elect Democrats up and down the ballot. We will also talk with them about having a plan to vote. There will be three shifts on Saturday, at 9:00, Noon or 3:00; and two on Sunday, Noon or 3:00.

Saturday’s canvass will be launched from 7825 West Oakbrook Circle, Madison. Sunday’s will be launched from 1826 Breezy Trail, Madison. As always, we will provide training before each shift if you are new to canvassing or need a refresher. If you want to canvass with an experienced canvasser, let us know. We can also make that happen.

REGISTER HERE to canvass on Saturday, October 1.

REGISTER HERE to canvass on Sunday, October 2.

More Canvassing Opportunities

We are also canvassing on Saturday, October 8th, at 9:00, Noon and 3:00; on Monday, October 10th, at 5pm; Monday October 17th, at 5pm; and the Weekend of October 22-23, with shifts at 9:00, Noon, 3:00 and 6:00 each day. Sign up and help us turn out Democratic voters this Fall. Every vote matters! Every voter you talk with matters! Help us and, together, we can win this election. As always, we will train you if you are new to canvassing or want a refresher. We will also send you out with an experienced canvasser. Just let us know.

Register by clicking on the dates below:

October 8

October 10

October 17

October 22-23

Help Us Recruit Volunteers or Support our Canvassing

We are always looking for volunteers who are not able to canvass to help us recruit canvassers via virtual phone banking or to help us staff our canvass staging area. If you would like to know more, contact us at teamgoldwi@gmail.com.

Yard Signs are Here!

We have yard signs supporting Tony Evers, Mandela Barnes, Josh Kaul and Kalvin Barrett. If you would like a sign, let us know at teamgoldwi@gmail.com.

Do you want to know more about Team Gold?

Want to know about other ways to volunteer with Team Gold?

In addition to canvassing, there are other ways to get involved with Team Gold. Complete our short volunteer interest form and we will be in contact to find the right opportunity for you.

VOLUNTEER INTEREST FORM

When we are in the thick of things, it can sometimes be difficult to remember all of the good that has happened since Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were elected President and Vice President. Take two minutes to look back at a very successful first year by watching this video narrated by Tom Hanks. Then think about how much more we can do with more Democrats in the House and, especially, in the Senate and join us to help make that happen.

Here’s the link to the video: https://youtu.be/hZyaREUfnh0

On Friday, January 21, at Noon, Fair Courts End Gerrymandering rallies will be held at over 15 locations around Wisconsin. The goal is to let the Courts know that we, the people of Wisconsin, are watching and we expect them to act in a nonpartisan manner, in the best interest of the people, not politicians.

The Madison rally will be at Noon starting at the
bottom stairs of the State Street entrance to the Capitol.

Details:
Beginning at Noon come to the steps leading to the State Street entrance to the Capitol, near the Forward statue. Sign in. You can pick up a sign at the sign-in table or come with your own. Respectfully walk along the public sidewalk surrounding the square holding your sign.

At 12:25 begin congregating near the State Street entrance steps. At 12:30 a short program will be held. Speakers include Rabbi Bonnie Margulis, Executive Director of Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice, and Carlene Bechen, Organizing Director, Wisconsin Fair Maps Coalition.

If you make your own sign, keep it positive with a focus on doing the right thing. We want to show the respect a fair and non-partisan court deserves.

Even though the rally will be outdoors we ask that you wear a mask. Stay safe while shining a light on the Court and championing Fair Maps.

Sign Up HERE

Learn more: fairmapswi.com/JanRally

George Jesien is the press contact for the Madison rally.
Mobile: (301) 509-2397; email: geojesien@gmail.com

Team Gold will be working hard in 2022 to re-elect Governor Evers, Attorney General Kaul and other Democratic candidates up and down the ballot. We will also be working hard to defeat Senator Johnson. Why? What is at stake?

One answer can be found by reading Laura Thornton’s recent column in The Washington Post.

Ms. Thorton is the director of the Alliance for Securing Democracy of the German Marshall Fund of the United States. In her column she lays out what American authoritarianism looks like and shows that it is already here. Focusing on Wisconsin, she deplores the statements of Senator Ron Johnson and Republican lawmakers who are openly demanding control over election management in the state.

“I spent more than two decades living and working overseas to advance democracy and credible elections—giving me plenty of opportunity to see the lengths to which autocrats will go to gain power,” Thornton writes. “Even so, the proposed Wisconsin power grab is shocking in its brazenness. If this occurred in any of the countries where the United States provides aid, it would immediately be called out as a threat to democracy. U.S. diplomats would be writing furious cables, and decision makers would be threatening to cut off the flow of assistance.”

Democracy matters first and foremost if we are to tackle that long list of other critically important issues: racism, women’s reproductive health, social justice inequities, climate change, poverty, gun violence, medicaid expansion — and on and on. If you believe in any of those issues and the need for change, then first you need to join the fight to save our democracy. There is only one party who wants to do that, the Democrats. Join us and join the Democratic Party of Wisconsin in this effort. This is the fight of our time and every volunteer is critical.

Come back in January as we lay out our next steps. No matter which holidays you observe at this time of year, may they be happy and safe. See you in 2022!