Defending Democracy has become a full time effort!
It requires more than just your vote! Here are voter engagement activities to spread the truth about the issues and how elected representatives vote versus what they say they support.
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.
Project 2025
It’s very important to learn more about Project 2025.
Downloadable resources:
- The Alarming Policies of Project 2025
- Summaries of the discussions at the Democrats of Rossmoor Project 2025 program on September 26, 2024.
Recommended websites for more information on Project 2025
Thank You Rossmoor! You wrote 55,000 Postcards in 2024!
Door To Door Canvassing Central Valley
Direct conversations is the most effective way to get out the vote. Phone banking and canvassing efforts can lead to a 3% increase in voter turnout, per CallHub
Carpools leave Rossmoor every Saturday to CA Congressional District 13 to help elect Democrats to Congress and State Assembly
Sign up for a Saturday now!
For further information on carpooling use the volunteer signup form.
See other opportunities with Bay Area Coalition (BAC) Partner Organizations
In-person Phone Banking
In Rossmoor October 23, 26, 30 and November 2, 3, 4
Register:
For further information on phone banking use the volunteer signup form.
Texting
Send prepared messages on your computer or iPad.
Sign up for the Commit to Democracy Text Team https://www.commit2democracy.com/textbank
Democrats of Rossmoor Action Alert Response Team
The DRAAT team conveys our opinions on important legislation to our federal, state, and local political leaders. Our elected officials rely on these calls to understand constituent attitudes. Their staff is required to log your opinion and report to the elected official. We supply contact information and a script, the calls take 1-2 minutes.
Contact Katha Hartley, 805-907-5096.
You will be alerted by email when calls are needed.
Join the Voter Registration Teams-NEXT YEAR
From now until election day 2024 the focus is all about getting out the vote! Canvassing door to door and phone banking are proven to be the two best ways to reach low frequency voters.
For further information or to sign up, use the volunteer signup form.
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 elections and organizations and forget the rest.
Candidates
The more you focus your giving, the more effective your dollar will be. The following are suggestions:
Presidential Campaign
Give a monthly or weekly amount to the Harris campaign! Regular donations helps the campaign by developing a record of unique small donors for fundraising purposes. A small amount (as low $10) is enough, $46 would be a nice amount.
Congressional Campaigns
Winning the Congress runs through California! Democrats of Rossmoor suggests supporting the Democrats who are most likely to flip the District they are running in.
- Adam Gray, CA 13, WIN www.adamgrayforcongress.com
- Will Rollins, CA 41, WIN https://willrollinsforcongress.com/
- Rudy Salas, CA 22, WIN http://www.rudysalas.com
- Jessica Morse, CA 3, WIN http://morseforcongress.com
- Josh Harder, CA 9 HOLD http://harderforcongress.com
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
- Commit to Democracy (Commit to Flip Blue) – Manages the postcard campaigns Rossmoor participants in
- Bay Area Coalition – Canvassing and Phonebanking in the Central Valley
- States Project – Everything we care about starts in the States. If you’d like to take action with States Project and join the work: Check out a local Walnut Creek Giving Circle: Altered States
501(c)(3) Organizations (contributions are tax-deductible)
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.
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.
- Learn more about the Monument Crisis Center
- Contribute online:
- To contribute by check: Make payable to Monument Crisis Center, 1990 Market Street, Concord, CA 94520.
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.
- To learn more about The Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano
- Contribute online
- To contribute by check: Make payable to Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano, 4010 Nelson Ave., Concord, CA 94520
- Contribute non-perishable food
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.
- Learn more about Meals on Wheels Diablo Region
- Contribute online
- To contribute by check: Make payable to Meals on Wheels Diablo Region, 1300 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek, CA 94596