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Ah, September.
Ah, September. Fall in New England. AND JUST 2 MONTHS UNTIL THE ELECTION!! by Kate Kavanagh Sometime in the future our children and our grandkids will ask us, “What did you do in the time of Trump? What did you do in the time of the pandemic? What did you do to save Black lives…
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CI Lawn Signs
Concord is showing its activist spirit! We’re excited about the interest in our “take action” lawn signs. CI distributed 100 free signs in the first week of August, and they’re popping up all over town! We’d love to have them visible throughout Concord and surrounding towns — particularly along high-traffic stretches. If you’d like to…
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This is not America
Trump has violated norms his entire life. As president, he’s damaged our institutions so much, they may not recover from a second Trump term. Recent events raise the threat to a higher level. It’s time to take seriously the possibility that we could lose our democracy. Like the villagers who stood up to the Redcoats…
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Texting to make a difference
I knew texting was a great way to make a difference in the upcoming election and help preserve our democracy, so I attended a brief training at one of the Concord Indivisible Huddles — and I’m so glad that I did!
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Our postcards are making a difference in Florida.
Postcards are an effective way to encourage vote-by-mail requests. VBM voters actually submit a ballot at a significantly higher rate than in-person voters. Every Florida vote is incredibly important. You’ve collectively picked up over 3,500 postcards from my front porch. We’re not easing up our efforts — we just ordered 8,000 more postcards!
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Can our election in 2020 be fair?
by Diane Proctor [What follows is a brief distillation (supplemented by additional research) of a talk given by Edward Foley, of Ohio State, and Richard Hasen, at the Constitutional Law Center in Philadelphia, April 2020] It’s a question of trust. And what we may face in November is an election crisis. There are frightening but…
