It’s too hot to leave the house, but from the cool comfort of your home, you can get trained to send postcards to low propensity environmental voters with the Environmental Voter Project! There are various opportunities around the country to phone bank or write postcards. Sign up for the required training if you want to
The Civics Center, a California-based organization, has a mission to register high school students around the country to vote. Pre-register now for a Zoom meeting about youth registration and voting held on Thursday, July 20th at 6pm AZ time. Various volunteer opportunities are available.
Ohio’s state legislature has been using their gerrymandered super-majority to pass legislation restricting abortion access and making it harder for Ohioans to vote. Now, they have triggered an August special election on a proposed constitutional amendment that will reduce reproductive rights and access to voting. Read more, register for or sign in to Vote Forward,
Four people have already died from the heat this year in Maricopa County, and many more are in danger as the temperatures continue to rise. The 2023 Heat Relief Network offers hydration, cooling, and heat relief respite centers throughout the valley. See where you can bring donations of water, or donate money to the cause.
Title 42 officially ended on May 11, 2023. This was a long overdue and a welcome development, but was combined with a number of new border restrictions limiting people’s ability to claim asylum in the United States. The International Rescue Committee continues to help immigrants navigate the asylum process before and after they get to
In response to rising temperatures and needs of the most vulnerable in our community, Arizona Faith Network has launched an initiative to help establish faith-based hydration, cooling, and heat relief respite centers throughout the valley. See where you can bring donations of water, or donate money to the cause. For more information watch this video.
