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Take Back Our Democracy!

The midterms are almost here — help restore our democracy. Ready to flip Congress? Ready to capitalize on our Prop 50 victory? We have been planning since January 2025, and now we need you to step up for phone banks. Whether you have experience or are new to phone banking, pick two or three dates and sign up using the links below. Both refresher and A-Z training will be available. You will need to bring a laptop or tablet, a cell phone, and earbuds or a headset. We also need people to make reminder calls from their homes to other volunteers for various midterm-related activities — hours vary, maybe 2 hours per week after training. If interested, email info@democratsofrossmoor.org. You can make a difference. We hope to see you there.

Democrats of Rossmoor In-Person Phone Banks

Available Dates:

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  • Saturday, October 24, 2026, 3:00pm to 6:30pm
  • Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 4:30pm to 7:00pm
  • , 5:30pm to 8:00pm
Sign up for phone banking

Learn about the Resistance to Rising Authoritarianism

2025
July 4
• Trillions in new tax giveaways for the wealthy and corporations begin
• Expanded SNAP work requirements begin

November 1
• ACA open enrollment begins with new, higher premiums

2026
December 31
• Clean energy and energy efficiency tax credits end

2027
January 1
• New paperwork requirements for Medicaid begin
• National private school voucher program begins

July 1
• New student loan borrowers hit with higher monthly payments

November 3
Midterm elections

2028
October 1
• States squeezed to pick up more Medicaid and SNAP costs

July 1
• Many current student loan borrowers forced to switch to plan with higher payments

ELIZABETH WARREN
UNITED STATES SENATOR FOR MASSACHUSETTS

Registered to Vote?

If you have had a change of address since the last election – even moving within Rossmoor – you must re-register. This is very important since every voter in California votes by mail, your ballot is mailed to you.

Learn About Voting

Canvassing in the Central Valley

From the Campaign Chair Emily Blanck

Canvassing in the Central Valley from Sacramento to Fresno in the height of summer is difficult at best. DoR will be providing information about canvassing opportunities with Bay Area Coalition and CaDem. We trust our members to be mindful of the heat.

Carpools: Please let Emily know if you need a ride or can drive.

Back left to right: Gordon Lake, Kater Hake, Diana Doughtie, Susan Bennett.
Front left to right: Mary England, Emily Blanck, Margaret Hegg. 

Canvass for Congressman Adam Gray on Sept 26 and Oct 24 in Patterson

Congressman Adam Gray won by 187 votes two years ago. We need to make sure he continues. This is a half-day canvass from 9:30 am – 1 pm. Carpools available at Gateway Clubhouse parking lot – leaving at 8 am. It will take about 75 minutes to get to our destination.

Canvas for Dr. Richard Pan in CD 6, Oct 3, Oct 11 and Oct 31

Join us to knock doors for Dr. Richard Pan in CD 6, one of the new districts we made to counter the redistricting in Texas. There is no guarantee that we will control this district without our help! Going to Sacramento for a 9:30 am start and ending at 1 pm. Carpools leave around 7:45 am from the Gateway Clubhouse parking lot. Please let Emily know if you are participating in the Carpools as a rider or Driver!

Canvass for Randy Villegas, Oct 10-11 in Porterville

A two-day canvass to Porterville for Randy Villegas. All expenses paid. A bus will be leaving from Mt. View early Saturday morning Oct.10th. For folks interested, we can help coordinate carpools to get folks from Walnut Creek to Rossmoor in order to catch the bus. Those of you who remember the buses to the Central Valley for canvassing, it was a Blast!

The Resistance Continues

Every Saturday Action

11:30am to 12:30pm – Saturday Protests now change locations each week

Check locations and sign up:  Indivisible ReSisters Contra Costa – SATURDAY PROTESTS

Immigrant Support

There are lots of ways you can help our immigrant neighbors. Please visit ReSisters Indivisible Contra Costa Volunteer Opportunities and Resource List to see where you can help!

For more information, contact: [email protected]

Overpass Actions

Wednesdays 4pm
IRCC Visibility Brigade Wednesday Overpass Action – WALNUT CREEK

Write Postcards

The Commit to Democracy (CTD) postcard program Order Form! The script, names, postcards, and labels if applicable are provided. You write, stamp, and mail. You can also order Names Only, receive the script/names electronically, and use your own Postcards. Research has shown postcards to have a significant impact on voter registration and voter turnout. A personal message, handwritten by a fellow citizen, stands out in this world of digital information. SIGN UP TODAY!

Make Phone Calls Make Phone

Democrats of Rossmoor Action Alert Response Team (DRAAT) It is important for some of our members to convey their opinions on critical issues or legislation to federal, state, and local political leaders. Staff are required to log these calls and report them to their elected officials. Contact information and a script are supplied, the calls take 1-2 minutes. Emails are sent with information for calls. Contact Katha Hartley, [email protected]

Common Cause Phone Banking Tuesdays & Thursdays, 3 – 5 p.m. ONLINE Call voters in swing states and ask them to call their electeds. Training provided at the start of each shift. Register HERE.

5 Calls – the easiest and most effective way for U.S. constituents to make a political impact. https://5calls.org

Voter Registration And Literature Table

For further information or to sign up for 2026, use the volunteer signup form.

woman sitting at a table outside to provide people with voting information and registration

Financially Support Candidates & Organizations

Sometimes giving money is the action you want to take but the requests can be overwhelming. Democrats of Rossmoor recommend you focus on a few key winnable elections and organizations you know and trust and forget the rest. Don’t give to a PAC you never heard of or one that promises matched donations. Money donated directly to a candidate will go further than a PAC.

Donate to the official fundraising site for the Government of Ukraine https://u24.gov.ua/. Let’s show Ukraine that Americans are with them. 

Candidates

DIANABECTON.ORG – Do not sign a recall petition! Additional elections are costly and fruitless.

Organizations

Give to organizations you know about or have worked with or whose values you support. Forget the rest!

Organizations Activating Voters and Getting out the Vote

501(c)(3) Organizations (contributions are tax-deductible)

  • Democracy Forward– Democracy Forward is a national legal organization that advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education, and regulatory engagement. In towns and cities across America, we provide legal representation and expert counsel to the people and the communities that make up the very fabric of American democracy – free of charge.
  • Center for Common Ground (Reclaim our Vote)
  • Movement Voter Project

Trinity Center

Walnut Creek. Trinity Center offers meals, clothing, case management, and more to our homeless and working poor neighbors. Women over 55 years old are Trinity Center’s fastest-growing population segment.

  • Learn more about the Trinity Center
  • Contribute online
  • To contribute by check: Make payable to “Trinity Center” and mail to Jane Emanuel, 624 Shadowhawk Way, Walnut Creek, CA 94595.

White Pony Express

White Pony Express (WPE) is a volunteer-powered 501(c)(3) organization, we serve 125,000 people each year through more than 90 nonprofit recipients. WPE operates seven days a week, the food recovery program rescues an average of 12,000 pounds of high-quality, largely perishable, surplus fresh food every day.

Monument Crisis Center

Concord. Monument offers nutritious food, quality resources and referrals to low-income individuals and families. The Center would be glad to have donations of funds (preferred) and non-perishable foodstuffs.

The Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano

One in nine county residents turns to the Food Bank. One in four are children. Food Bank distributes food directly to low-income people at community sites and supplies other nonprofits serving the ill, needy and infants.

Meals on Wheels Diablo Region

Meals on Wheels delivers subsidized meals to over 1,400 frail homebound elders in Contra Costa County. They served over 500,000 meals last year – and demand has increased since the pandemic.