This morning we put a pack of postcards in the mail to voters in Georgia. We know that some of you have written letters and postcards, too… hundreds, maybe thousands of them. One of the powerful things about #UUtheVote is that there are lots of different ways for folks to get involved.
In the coming couple of weeks, there are a number of phone banks. And we have just a short time left to impact these mid-term elections, elections that could move us towards a future in which we have hope or one in which rights continue to be stripped away.
If you have been waiting for a personal invitation, please consider this it. Our UU values affirm and promote democracy because each voice matters. But it can only matter if it is heard or if the vote is cast; and so many just feel so disenfranchised. You could be the person that gives them motivation, maybe even hope that their participation in our democracy matters.
In the 2020 election, it became clear that phone banks make a difference. Will you join us in signing up for one? As JaZahn Hicks, UU the Vote Campaign Manager wrote this week,”
“Having a conversation with voters can increase turnout by about 3%. Doesn’t sound like a lot? Think of it this way. 3% of the state of Georgia’s general population is 300,000. The state of Georgia was decided in 2020 by a margin of 11,000 votes. That is .23% of 1% of the total votes cast. Every vote counts. Every call matters.”
Unitarian Universalism also affirms and promotes our interdependence. How the elections go in one community have impact here and vice versa. This is the time to lean in, even if phone-banking inspires trembling. We’ll lean in to discomfort together, because rarely does anything change for the better without some discomfort.
Click that link and sign up for something today. If your life circumstances don’t allow for you to make phone calls, still go to the link and read other parts of the website. Also, read below for announcements from Kat Wolfram and Rosemary Bishop for ways to get involved.
Let’s UU Rock the Vote y’all,
Rev. Wendy and Rev. Lynn