Take Action

Check this page regularly for actions you can take. Protesting, postcarding, phone banking, events and more! Have an action you'd like us to post? Email us at: [email protected]. Follow us @VillageDems on Instagram, Bluesky and Facebook.  Scroll down to the bottom for an OVERVIEW of actions you can take.

ACTIVISIM IN THE TRUMP 2.0 ERA

We'll keep this page updated with protests and other actions as we receive them. Your go-to section for resistance. Please check our CALENDAR for more events. You can also check the Rise & Resist calendar for more actions. You can also take action by supporting VID Endorsed candidates here.

MARCHES & RALLIES- Check our Calendar for more events and updates

 

Saturday, June 14, Bryant Park – No Kings - Nationwide Mass Protest

Momentum is building for a major day of protest on Friday, June 14, Flag Day and Donald Trump’s birthday. While he plans a showy military parade in D.C., peaceful actions will be organized across the country to show where the real power lies: with the people.

 

We The People - Vigil Every Monday at Foley Square - Every Monday 6pm-7pm beginning April 21st at Foley Square 

These weekly gatherings bring together anyone who wants to join with others to oppose the threats to our democracy, rights and well-being from the Trump Administration's attacks. Together, we say, democracy, not autocracy! Each week will feature different speakers. Come with your sign and an electric candle or cellphone as we light the way for our democracy in this crucial hour.  More info here.

From our Friends at Rise & Resist

Tesla Takedown- weekly, peaceful protest around the country and at the NYC Tesla Showroom (860 Washington St & 13th St - Meatpacking District), Saturdays, 12pm. Check schedule for updates.

Truth Tuesdays at Fox News, 12pm-1pm - Join Rise and Resist every Tuesday from 12–1 PM outside FOX (NOT) News headquarters to protest the network’s role in spreading disinformation and enabling the Musk-Trump agenda. For more info, click here.

 

RAPID RESPONSE

Take Action to Defend Federal Services and Workers!
Join the Rapid Response Network. Sign up here to get notified about emergency protests in your town against cuts to services and workers.

VIRTUAL

Weekly Strategy Call with Indivisible
Join Indivisible co-founders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin for What’s the Plan?—a weekly conversation on the latest political developments and how we fight back. Spend an hour getting grounded, organized, and inspired! Thursdays, 3–4 PM ET on Zoom, register here.

Save the Date: America in Crisis – May 14
Join The New Republic’s Michael Tomasky and top writers for a live event in D.C. with lawmakers, legal experts, organizers, and advocates on how we fight Trump’s authoritarian agenda. Featuring Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Reps. Escobar & Krishnamoorthi, Indivisible’s Leah Greenberg, and more. Zoom registration here. 

 

CALL

📞 Keep Calling!

Phone calls are one of the fastest, most effective ways to get your rep’s attention. Staff track every call, and when enough people speak up, it pushes issues to the top and can shift policy. Below are a couple of issues to focus on this week, but you can always check 5Calls.org or Jessica Craven’s Chop Wood, Carry Water for more ideas. Click the links below for full scripts and contact details:

  • Protect the Library of Congress: The Library of Congress provides nonpartisan research and legal analysis to Congress — it must remain independent. Trump’s firing of Librarian Carla Hayden and appointment of his personal attorney, Todd Blanche, threaten that neutrality.
  • Oppose the Reconciliation Bill: House Republicans are rushing a budget that slashes Medicaid, food aid, student debt relief, clean energy programs, and federal worker benefits, while ramping up ICE funding and gutting the CFPB, all to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy. Pick 1–3 concerns to highlight.

source: 5calls.org

POSTCARDS

📬✍️ GOTV in Person Postcarding 

Join Downtown Nasty Women and Team Min on Thursday, May 22, from 10 AM to Noon at Jack’s Wife Freda (72 University Place) to write postcards for the June 7 San Antonio mayoral runoff for Gina Ortiz Jones and Rolando Pablos. Materials provided—just bring a pen or Sharpie (extras available, but bringing your own is always appreciated). Drop in anytime! More elections and gatherings to come.

To write at home: 

  • Markers for Democracy Postcards
  • Postcards to Voters
    • New to postcarding? Email [email protected] to get started.
    • Already an approved writer? Get the script & addresses via:
    • Need a refresher? Web Abby is easy to use!
  • Need help or supplies in NYC? Email Sarah at Team Min [email protected].

PETITIONS

  • Tell Governor Hochul: Stop Police Crackdowns on Peaceful Dissent

Imagine showing up to a town hall in your own community—hoping to ask your member of Congress a tough question—and ending up dragged out by State Police.That’s exactly what happened in Rockland County this past week-end. Constituents—peaceful, concerned New Yorkers—were forcibly removed from (MAGA) Rep. Mike Lawler’s town hall.  Sign the petition here to urge Gov. Hochul makes sure law enforcement isn’t used to silence peaceful dissent or intimidate constituents.

  • Save Public Media
    • The White House is pushing to eliminate federal funding for PBS and NPR, threatening local stations, emergency alerts, educational programming, and trusted news nationwide. For just $1.60 per person per year, public media keeps communities informed, educated, and connected. Contact Congress and tell them to protect full funding for public media before it’s too late. Click here.
    • Source: PBS; DNWSG

  • Support Offshore Wind: Sign the New York League of Conservation Voters petition to support offshore wind development. ACTION: Sign here. 

FACT CHECKS

Check out and share the weekly fact checks from the Downtown Nasty Women Social Group

SUPPORT/DONATE

Write a postcard to support Ukraine:

Send praise for Zelensky and Donate to Ukraine directly

President Volodymyr Zelensky
Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations
220 East 51st St.
NY, NY 10022

President Volodymyr Zelensky
Embassy of Ukraine
3350 M. St. NW
Washington DC 20007

Email: [email protected] 

Call: Ukraine Embassy: 202-349-2963 to leave a message 

OVERVIEW

Postcarding Groups - Join weekly, online postcarding sessions see information below.  These grassroots groups meet 3 times a week and although NYC based, activists from around the country participate.  You can stop by just to check it out even if you don't want to write. Each week guests and candidates are featured as well as issue oriented topics. All are welcome! 

Downtown Nasty Women - Mondays, 10am -12:00pm (eastern). Subscribe to the newsletter to receive the schedule/link.
Markers for Democracy - Tuesday & Fridays, 9:30am - 12:00pm (eastern). Subscribe to the newsletter to receive the schedule/link.
Postcards to Voters - ongoing postcard writing campaigns. 
Postcards for Democracy - tends to write for down ballot races.
Volunteer Corps

State Legislatures -The States Project. Change begins when you engage your friends and family to elect majority-making candidates who will shift the balance of power in a state legislature.  Click HERE for a 1 min. video "where do we go from here in 20204" and HERE for a brief video about Giving Circles (getting together your community to support a state).

Interactive NY Redistricting Map CUNY has created the Redistricting & You: New York online map to help members of the public, journalists, elected officials, and other redistricting stakeholders compare and analyze proposed district maps in New York.

Blue Voter Guide makes voting easy by clearly showing the endorsements of a wide range of progressive organizations. Blue Voter Guide will show your ballot for all national offices, all statewide offices and ballot measures, and your state legislators. In most locations, we’ll show you your down ballot races as well.

Democracy Labs  DemLabs created an interactive, clickable map of the US that illustrates key races and ballot initiatives across the nation. See Key 2024 Races. Click on your state to see what races and ballot measures will be on the ballot in 2024 or click on the “filter” buttons on the left to see which states across the nation have abortion access / restriction initiatives on the ballot.

DemLabs created the the webpage and map based on data collected by DemCast, which cultivates, amplifies, and maximizes the impact of grassroots digital media.

GENERAL LISTING - DO MORE,WORRY LESS

Show Support for Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde

This week, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde courageously called on to Trump to show mercy to immigrants and LGBTQ+ people. As a result, she has faced public attacks from Trump himself and calls for her deportation by Rep. Mike Collins.

We must stand in solidarity with Bishop Edgar Budde and show our appreciation for her bravery:

  • Send a postcard to Washington National Cathedral, P.O. Box 98283, Washington, DC 20090-8283.
  • Call (202) 537-6200 or email [email protected] to express your thanks.
  • Share her sermon here on social media to amplify her message.
  • Support her work by purchasing her book, How We Learn to Be Brave.

Source: Chop Wood, Carry Water, Jessica Craven 1/24