#gotv2020

[nanowrimo]

#WriteTheNextChapter

Dear Writers,

Earlier this year, we launched #StayHomeWriMo in response to the pandemic and the lockdowns that many of us in the world were experiencing. #StayHomeWriMo offered prompts and suggestions to care for your mental, creative, physical, and social well-being as we sheltered in place.

As we prepare for the American elections, a potentially long wait for the results, and the uncertainty about what will follow; and as many people across the world are once again being asked to stay home to stop the rising spread of COVID-19, we've decided to launch #WriteTheNextChapter, in the spirit of #StayHomeWriMo.

We'll send regular prompts: one for Creative Action—to give those of you finding comfort in writing a boost—and one for Community Action—with action items for how to lift up and support those around you, even from a distance. Whether you're participating in NaNoWriMo this year or not, we hope you'll find these emails supportive and galvanizing during a time that might be full of uncertainty, anxiety, and loneliness.

We don’t know what comes next. But we do know that whatever happens in the weeks and months to come, there is still work to be done, communities to support, and stories to be told. By standing together and lifting each other up, we can #WriteTheNextChapter.

With you,

The NaNoWriMo Team

Today’s #WriteTheNextChapter prompts:

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A grey and white graphic with an open book and a hand holding a protest sign with the NaNoWriMo logo on each. Text reads:

1. Creative Action

Check in with a writing buddy and see how they’re doing, and make a plan to do a virtual writing sprint together even if it’s just for five minutes

2. Community Action

Have you voted yet? If you’re an American citizen and planning to vote or drop off you ballot in-person, find your nearest voting sites by going to: https://gttp.votinginfoproject.org

[frankwolftown]

AOC is on Twitch right talking to first time voters while playing. This is amazing outreach.

[tonomato39]

How to Seek Out Election Protection if You Encounter Intimidation at the Polls

[cannabissavedmylife]

VOTE.

[manamaddymusic]

Friday October 9 6:30-8pm pacific // write letters for @votefwd #thebigsend campaign while we pass around the mic, hosted by yours truly, on Zoom. 💌💌💌 Tag friends who -1- Love music but aren’t big fans of authoritarianism or -2- Enjoy writing both songs AND letters or -3- Both 1 and 2 ////// Who’s in & wants deets? #thebigsend #votefwd #gotv2020 https://www.instagram.com/p/CFxxvqDBWd9/?igshid=mn7xl0ib6wll

[dirk2112]

[supergeek21]

I voted! My U.S. followers, if you haven’t please get out and do the same!

[odalisque]

Hi Carolina, it’s Marissa, a volunteer with the Texas Democrats. We are just 4 days away from Election Day! We need your help to get out the vote—can you make calls with us this weekend?

Hello Marissa! I’m sorry to inform you that, despite still being democrat, I will be voting Trump for president. After watching the debates and campaign videos, I can no longer support Biden. I hope you too can see that Biden is not fit to be president.

I’m really sorry to hear that. My support for Biden and Texas Democrats is born out of confidence that the Biden team will build an economy where everyone gets a fair return for their work and an equal chance to get ahead - that’s what’s important to me. Thank you for your time and have a great day!

Another big reason is that my son in law works in oil (as many Texans do), and Biden’s plan is going to begin the process of dismantling the oil industry, which would put him and many others out of jobs. I could not do that to my daughter and my grandchildren.

I understand where you’re coming from. But climate change is happening, whether we acknowledge it or not. Wildfires, floods, hurricanes - they don’t pick and choose red states or blue states. Americans are dying from the impacts of climate change. The transition away from fossil fuels is critical to protecting our health and livelihoods, now and in the future. I’d rather put the transition in the hands of Joe Biden, who I genuinely believe will do his best to work to find a solution that protects the interests of all Americans. I want a president who cares, who respects science and will take action immediately. To me, that’s Joe Biden. What do you think?

I don’t disagree with climate change. I know we have a great impact on this planet, although don’t you think some of the business moves that Trump has made with incentivizing companies to bring back their manufacturing to America, will help with carbon emissions, simply by having less fuel used for importing? I think it’s is an extremely complicated machine and we need to take precautions in how we “fix it”. I have thought long and hard about this and have my reasons. Honestly though, I feel free. Free to be an American without feeling shame about it. I think that’s important as well. We need to come together despite our differences, and back the country that allows us to civilly disagree. I’m also tired of seeing all of the violence on TV. There is no need for that. I still love my Dem family and will vote Dem in most other cases. Thank you Marissa for standing for what you believe. You are why America is truly great.

I agree that promoting American manufacturing is a help to the situation, but I don’t think it offsets all of the environmental regulations his administration is rolling back (Biden, btw, has a plan for creating manufacturing jobs here at home). And I would like to say that I would consider a vote for Trump to be a vote *against* civil disagreement. But what I’d really like to say is thank you. Thank you for being a thoughtful voter, thank you for being civil, and kind, and thank you for giving me a little more faith in my fellow Americans right now. This is what our democracy needs, and I’m happy that you are a part of it.

😊That made me tear up. You are very welcome. I commit to standing with my fellow Americans, despite differences. Human to human, I love you and hope the best for you. To life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

My sentiments exactly, Carolina. Take care, and thanks for taking the time to talk with me today 😊

[frankwolftown]

Time to vote! I could wait until Monday but I know those lines at the library are going to really long.

[tonomato39]

Polling Place Locator - Vote.org

Find your polling place using the link above.

[amnglobal]

Baltimore, MD---- Maryland State Board of Elections released the final early in-person voter unofficial count for Day 5 of early voting across all 24 counties. On Oct 30th, 138,492 voters casted a ballot in-person across the state on this date. Further, this is the fifth consecutive day,  that 100,000+ Maryland voters made their way to cast a ballot in-person at an early Voting center. The cumulative total early in-person vote count statewide for Maryland after a 5 day period is 749,728 in-person votes.  Track updates directly from the Maryland State Board of Elections here  https://elections.maryland.gov/ 

[manamaddymusic]

Future / Sun is here!

Times are weird & I wanted to create something beautiful to get excited about, and celebrate where I’ve been in the last decade musically as I embark on my 40th trip around the Sun... and this project I’ve been dreaming up for a while now just launched today! All the details are here, and the direct link to the preorder page is here!   

Digital only $15

Songbook $22 

Vinyl $33

Full bundle $44

Signed bundle $55

I’m donating everything above $10 for this 1st week of the launch to The New Georgia Project to support their ongoing work to get all Georgians registered to vote before December 7th, and to get the word out about the how & why of the important senate runoff election on January 5th. 

[placentamom]

Vote Forward letters mailed out today. Each one decorated with some "Have a pun time voting" stickers & pretty patriotic stars to remind registered voters that their vote counts! 🗳️🇺🇲❤️ @votefwd #thebigsend #voteforward #vote #gotv #gotv2020 #vote2020 #placentamom #sacramento #placentaencapsulation (at Cameron Park, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGdJt5opkqY/?igshid=258m6kdfzpos

[thezrex]

Let's Take it Back

“Millenials and the latter half of Gen X (ages 18-45) will be the largest voting block in the 2020 election. This is the most educated, most diverse, and least financially stable voting block in American history. Today, at Donald Trump’s inauguration concert, an estimated 10,000 people attended compared to an estimated 400,000 for Obama’s first inauguration. 200 buses are carrying people from across America to attend the inauguration. 1,200 buses are carrying people from across America to protest it. When you’re feeling down about this administration (and just from the cabinet hearings, you have enough to fret about already), just remember that you’re not alone. People are mad. And we outnumber the people who are happy with trashing the institutions we have in place to make this society function. We outnumber them by a lot. If you’re mad, stay mad, but don’t lose your head. We have fought before, and we can fight again. Keep your goals in sight. November 6th, 2018. November 3rd, 2020. Put those days in your calendar. We can win the day. Make America Ours Again.”

Words borrowed from a friend.

[frankwolftown]

Let's talk about what's really going to happen after this election if we vote the wrong way.

[shanicespeaks]

Hello everyone, Join me and @ignite_national @lorenwalter_ on tomorrow on Thursday, November 19th at 5:00 pm EST for an Ignite Georgia, & Ignite International event, Run up the Votes: GA's Senate Runoffs. I will be speaking on a panel about the GOTV opportunities and resources for the upcoming runoff elections. Here is the registration link. Feel free to share. https://www.ignitenational.org/vote2020 #gotv #votingwhileblack #votegeogia #VoteEarly #GOTV2020 #vote2020 #runoff #votingmatters #vote #voting #GeorgiaVOTERS #georgiaelections #georgiapolitics #georgia #senate #atl #atlanta #panel #paneldiscussion #election2020 #election @ignite_national @lorenwalter_ https://www.instagram.com/p/CHwKequDYvb/?igshid=svpm6065wb6n