Yet ANOTHER activism opportunity:

My friend, Devin Cohen (formerly president of Independent Neighborhood Democrats and currently on Community Board 6), is working with Brooklyn Democrats and Working Families Party to phonebank key Congressional districts to help win back Congress in November. This is the kind of good coalition we need!

From Devin Cohen:

Hello Democrats, friends and neighbors,

As you know, we are only a few weeks from the general election. We have a real opportunity to affect control of the US Congress, and to turn the tide of some competitive races in favor of the Democratic candidate.

It is essential that we reach out to the swing voters in those areas. Many of us want to be involved, but are not able, or do not have the opportunity to travel to those contested districts in person before Election Day.

But don't let the voters in those districts say "You don't call, you don't visit... What? They don't have phones there in Brooklyn?"

So here's what we CAN do:

I have agreed to captain some nights of phonebanking into those districts. I hope you will join me.

I've committed to the following shifts:

Monday, October 16, 6:00-8:00 PM
Wednesday, October 25, 6:00-8:00 PM
Wednesday, November 1 6:00-8:00 PM

We will be calling from the Brooklyn phone bank, which is at

United Federation of Teachers, 335 Adams St., (bet. Willoughby St. and Johnson St.), 24th Floor
(Downtown Brooklyn/Brooklyn Heights)

Subways: R to Lawrence St.
2,3, 4 or M to Borough Hall
A,C or F to Jay St. Borough Hall

The phonebanks have been set up by the Working Families Party, but are urging votes for the Democratic candidates in each of the congressional races which they have identified.

The phonebank is using an internet-based predictive dialing system. This computerized calling system is designed to reduce the number of no answer, busy, etc. calls, and will do the dialing for you. (Don't panic,... We'll be shown how to use the system.)

Speaker Pelosi? Speaker Velazquez?? Speaker Rangel??? Speaker......? I can't wait!

Please e-mail or call me ASAP and let me know when you are available for one or more of those shifts. I look forward to seeing you.

Thank you,

Devin

You can contact me (mole333_at_gmail_dot_com) or comment in this diary if you are interested and I will pass along your info to Devin.