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Join the GOTV team for a phone bank introduction and practice session. Start calling DA members who vote in VA to make sure they vote in the June 11 primary and general election to turn the VA statehouse blue.
Also on Sunday June 16 there will be a voter registration training session for both new and veteran VR volunteers from 1 - 3 p.m. in South Kensington. Learn or refresh your voter registration skills, and how to use new features of votefromabroad.org so you’re ready in January 2020 to get out the overseas vote.
RSVP for both events: votefromabroaduk@gmail.com.
OTHER MUST RSVP EVENTS
WC Bookclub On Beauty by Zadie Smith & Howards End by E.M. Forster
May 13
6:30 - 8 p.m. Waterstones Piccadilly RSVP here
June 30
12 - 5 p.m. Portman Square Garden Email us
Help bring ideas, organize schedule, and more!
COMMUNITY SERVICE CORNER
Thursday Night Sorts for Asylum Seeker Families
The Liberal Jewish Synagogue (LJS) runs a monthly drop in for asylum seeker families. Volunteers are needed for their monthly Thursday Night clothing sorts where all donations are sorted out for the Sunday drop-in.
In June the sort will be on Thurs June 13 from 5 - 8 p.m. (they don't expect everyone to arrive at 5 or stay until 8) Volunteer the time you can!
The drop in has been run by LJS in St John's Wood, opposite Lords Cricket Ground, for almost 5 years.
Location: 25 St John's Wood Road London NW8 7HA.
Anyone who wants to volunteer please email Women's Caucus Member Susan Crane in advance for more information susanfcrane@gmail.com
They also welcome clean seasonal clothing donations, particularly needed small & large wheeled suitcases to donate to guests as well as women's shoes (for spring/summer)
The most important step towards a better democracy The Women’s Caucus wants YOU to join its fierce force of volunteers!
Ideas include: photographer, blogger, event planning, education, presentations & more.
Contact: recruitment@womenscaucus.co.uk
MUST WATCH
Film
Shari Temple, DA Germany, got us access with the"Equal Means Equal" organization for a short film by Kamala Lopez, "Legalize Equality" until December 31st, 2019. For password please fill form at bottom of the page here