Postcarding in the Park made a triumphant return on Saturday! Come join us again under the flowers next weekend to write some postcards for Crystal Hudson (CD-35).
The weather is warm, it's less than two months until the primary, and it's time to talk to our neighbors about the amazing progressive candidates who will make our city work for everyone! Persist Brooklyn is launching a weekly canvass starting this Sunday. Now's the time to get in a weekly rotation with Persist BK - we've got weekly phone banks, postcarding, and canvassing so you can make your mark on this election. Also launching this week - The Media Accountability Squad, a new arm of our Media & Democracy Working Group! Join us this Sunday to get in on planning how to counter the dominance of right-wing lies in the media. See you online & at the doors, PBk
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TUES APR. 28th 5-7 PM ET: Phones, Friends & Fun with Brad Lander
Join us for our weekly phone bank on Tuesday evenings--rotating each week for different endorsed candidate. A phone bank captain will train attendees, so first time phone bankers are welcome!
This week we'll be calling for Brad Lander(Comptroller). Join us!
THURS APR 29th 7-8:30 PM ET: Media & Democracy Working Group
JOIN the “Media and Democracy” working group (formerly known as the Lies, Misinformation and Propaganda working group) to better understand and respond to the factors that influence public opinion, voters and democracy.
SAT MAY 1st 12-2 PM ET: Postcarding in the Park
Postcarding in the Park is BACK!! Join us for a socially-distant postcard party in Prospect Park this Saturday in support of Crystal Hudson (CD-35). All you'll need is a pen, a chair or towel to sit on, and maybe a snack. Sign up now!
SAT MAY 1st 5-7 PM ET: Looking Local Happy Hour with Pearlene Fields (Brooklyn Borough President) and Edwin Raymond (CD-40)
JOIN US online with other politically-engaged Brooklynites on Saturday, May 1st to chat with Pearlene Fields (Brooklyn Borough President) and Edwin Raymond (CD-40) about their races and visions for our city government. We'll hear a little about their candidacies before diving into an informal Q&A — come with your questions to ask and maybe a beverage!
*Please note Persist Brooklyn has no plans to endorse in either City Council District 40 or Brooklyn Borough President races at this time.
SUN MAY 2nd 12-2 PM ET: Canvass & Community
JOIN Persist Brooklyn and Team Crystal for a canvass in District 35! We will be hitting the streets to speak with voters about Crystal's vision of equity and justice for all New Yorkers.
After we finish the canvassing shift, we will be gather (socially-distanced) at a local business to celebrate our hard work. Bring your masks, energy, and sunscreen - it is going to be a beautiful day!
SUN MAY 2nd 5:30-6:30 PM ET: Media Accountability Squad - new working group!
Are you interested in fighting back against racist, right-wing voter suppression? Join the Media Accountability Squad to strategize how to counter the media narratives that support "The Big Lie" that Joe Biden didn't win the election or that there was voter fraud in 2020. Sign up here to join the first planning meeting of the Media Accountability Squad!
SAT MAY 15th 7:30-9:30 PM ET: Documentary screening: "People You May Know" with director Q&A
Join Persist Brooklyn's "Media and Democracy Working Group" for a group screening of the alarming documentary that exposes the abuse of "Big Data" and the dangerous political alliance among religious fundamentalists, oligarchs, and Cambridge Analytica's shell companies that have fundamentally shifted the balance of politics in the United States. Learn more about a software company that has created a micro-targeting platform for US churches, whereby vulnerable people, the poor, the grieving, the addicted are targeted and radicalized into far-right politics. Trailer here.
We will stream the documentary together, followed by a Q&A with one of the directors. Then our group will brainstorm ways to use the information from the documentary in our civic engagement and fight for our democracy.