Mississippi Senate Runoff Election
Help Democrat Mike Espy win a US Senate seat in Mississippi on Nov 27.
There’s a runoff election on November 27 in Mississippi for the US Senate seat! Every Senate seat is critical and Democrat Mike Espy is polling strongly enough that he has a chance to win this. This is important and we need your help!
Join us in getting out the vote at an upcoming phone/textbank (organized by our friends at Democracy Action) or a letter-writing party (organized by us).
Take the fight with us on Friday, August 22nd to Founders Fund – one of Peter Thiel's primary venture capital vehicles and a key early investor in Palantir.
We’re inviting families with kids (ages 6-11) to join us on Saturday, August 23 at the West Portal branch of the San Francisco Public Library for a hands-on, kid-friendly collage project!
Come out to an Interfaith Prayer Vigil with 1,000 Grandmothers Bay Area, MUA, and Interfaith Movement for Human for those who have been abducted by ICE.
Join us for an in-person training at 518 Valencia. We'll teach you about organizing your friends to help you, planning an effective campaign, and making your in-person events happen.
Support Federal Employees at their Labor Day rally at the Philip Burton Federal Building with a picket-style March.
Join the national movement for working class power to stand against rising fascism, for racial justice, immigrant rights, LGBTQIA+ equality, gender justice, public services, and human rights throughout the US and the world.
We are convening monthly meetings for all pods and community members to connect with organizations who are resisting at the frontlines. The meetings are open to Bay Resistance members, friends and community!
Join us for a community celebration of International Democracy Day, National Voter Registration Day, and Constitution Day. We will have an informal tabling and picnic event where you can learn about how to defend our democracy, plug into current activism efforts, and meet your local organizers.
And for the introverts out there, here are four ways to help get out the vote from home!
Textbank. Sign up to textbank from home for Mike Espy.
Write postcards to voters in Mississippi to encourage them to vote on Nov 27.
Write letters from home to registered Democratic voters in Mississippi.
Donate to Mike Espy’s campaign.
Background
What will it take for Mike Espy or Cindy Hyde-Smith to win the Senate runoff? The Clarion Ledger, Nov 7, 2018
GOP Senator's 'Public Hanging' Comment Roils Mississippi Runoff Election NPR, November 12, 2018
A senator refuses to apologize for joking about ‘public hanging’ in a state known for lynchings Washington Post, November 12, 2018