HEADS UP: EARLY VOTING starts this week in GA (10/15 to 11/1) , IA (10/16 to 11/4), KS (10/16-11/4), LA (10/18-10/29), MA (10/19-11/1), NC (10/17-11/2), NV (10/19-11/1), RI (10-/16-11/4), TN (10/16-10/31), and WA (10/18-11/5) and is ONGOING in AZ (thru 11/1), CA (thru 11/4), IL (thru 11/4) , IN (thru 11/4), ME (10/6-10/31), MN (9/20-11/4), MS (9/23-11/2), MT (10/7-11/4), NE (10/7-11/4), NM (10/8-11/4), OH (10/8-11/3), PA (9/16-11/4), SD (9/20-11/4), VA (9/20-11/2), VT (10/1-11/4), and WY (10/8-11/4) . Please get out and vote as soon as you can to get the blue wave started. Use Blue Voter Guide (it's in ALL 50 states) to assist in choosing who to vote for down to county levels. Just input the address you're registered at.

www.bluevoterguide.org

Sign up below to Join the Nevada Democrats for our Voter Protection Phone Banks! Join us as we make calls to recruit past, current, and interested community members looking to volunteer for our 2024 Voter Protection Program! Voter Protection is more important than ever and we need your help! https://www.mobilize.us/2024nvvictory/event/644015/

NV NOW Event this Saturday: discussion of Nevada’s Reproductive Freedom ballot measure and talk about how to advocate to elect feminists in Nevada. After a viewing of the film "Still Working 9 to 5" there will be a Q&A with filmmakers Camille Hardman and Gary and Larry Lane. Sept. 7, 2024, 6-9pm, SEIU NV Local 1107, 2250 S Rancho Dr STE 165, Las Vegas, NV 89102Tickets $20, seniors $10, students are free - includes 2 raffle tickets for prizes  RSVP email info@nevadanow.org for more info.For supporters & tabling opportunities email info@nevadanow.org

Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada (PLAN) is having a Democratic convention watch party in Las Vegas this Thursday. Sign up here to attend: https://www.mobilize.us/planaction/event/668101/

Any political rev progressives interested? This is Monday 8/5 at 8 pm est/ 5 pm pdt. If yes, Sign up here for the link to the call:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/progressive-for-harris-kickoff-call

I'm attending NextGen America's event this Wednesday May 15^(th) at 5 pm est/2 pm pst, “NextGen Organizing: Virtual Phone Bank Party - Make Calls to Register NV Voters!” - sign up now to join me!

https://www.mobilize.us/nextgen/event/624174/

Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada is holding on zoom, “Know Your Rights: Eviction in Nevada” – This event is on Thursday April 4th at 4:30 pm pdt. Sign up here:

https://www.mobilize.us/planevada/event/613547/

UPDATE; the casinos have negotiated with the Culinary Union you every the strike.

Members of the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 which includes most casino hotel workers have voted to authorize a strike, which could happen any week. In response it sounds like casino owners are planning to hire scab labor instead of negotiating. Please write a letter at this website to Casino CEOs to negoatiate a fair contract arrangement with these workers:

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/casinos-must-negotiate

Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada (PLAN) is hosting a People's Summit October 13-15, bringing leaders together from NNV & SNV. They're focused on helping people build the skills necessary to build people power in their communities - whether that's as an organizer, a campaigner, or future candidate. More info & sign up for the Summit here (deadline for NNV travelers is THIS Sunday October 1st): https://forms.gle/5frCz6dSmPTyVq527

TODAY Thursday 8/17 at 5 pm pdt, Battle Born Progress is discussing and grading the recent NV Legislative Session. It will be on Facebook, YouTube &Twitch. Join at one of these links:

https://facebook.com/events/s/out-in-front-with-battle-born-/987621709025528/

https://battlebornprogress.actionkit.com/go/134123?t=6&akid=91141%2E2839%2EJoUukQ

https://m.twitch.tv/battlebornprogress

It looks like CD-4 Representative Steve Horsford made the National news. Rep Horsford was recently chosen to head the Congressional Black Caucus in the federal House of Representatives. I like Steve. He definitely leans progressive on many issues although he is more moderate on health care supporting ACA. Anyway here is the article:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/steven-horsford-matt-gaetz-exhausting_n_64b0ca4fe4b0dcb4cab23511

TODAY at 5:30 pm pst the Nevada 2023 Legislative Session will be Discussed with State Senator Pat Spearman. If you would like to attend, sign up here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/x/nevada-2023-legislative-session-recap-with-democratic-leaders-tickets-664971456527?

Our Governor is threatening to veto the budget because there is too much money in there to help people in Nevada. I guess we weren't able to vote out all the MAGAs in 2022. This is from the NV Dems:

https://nvdems.com/veto-watch-critical-budget-bills-heading-to-lombardo-as-he-doubles-down-on-reckless-veto-threat/

"Corporations are not people. People have hearts, they have kids, they get jobs, they get sick, they cry, they dance. They live, they love, and they die. That matters because we don't run this country for corporations, we run it for people." Elizabeth Warren

It would be nice if we finally taxed corporations in this country, but at least President Biden is proposing an increase in taxes for people with annual incomes over $400,000. It would be nice if this bill also included corporations, since our society effectively treats corporations as equals to people if not better.

https://www.rawstory.com/biden-tax-boost/

If you want to vote Blue down the ballot and you're in one of these battlegrounds (AZ, CA, FL, GA, NV, NC, PA, TX, WI), this website provides Democrat's endorsements down to county races to include judges, school boards and ballot proposals. PLEASE PASS this on to anyone you know who could use it. The battlegrounds will be down to the wire and everyone needs to be out there and voting!
https://bluevoterguide.org/

The Democratic Party has established a Group, Nevada Democratic Victory. They are currently active in the state with several satellite offices working to get out the vote. (I am canvasing with them in Las Vegas this week.). The website for upcoming volunteer events can be filtered for virtual if you are unavailable for working onsite with them. Please consider volunteering at:
https://www.mobilize.us/demvictorynv

Hey everybody, if anybody is still active on here. I'm doing some organizing with EDF Action, the advocacy arm of the Environmental Defense Fund. The window to get the bold climate investments we need is rapidly closing. The US House Passed a bill that would have invested over half a trillion dollars into clean energy, clean transit, and modernizing the grid, but it is currently stalled out in the Senate. We are doing everything we can to make sure our Senators are hearing from the people, and as part of that effort we just rolled out a new tool to tweet at your Senator! Can folks on this subreddit take just a minute or two out of their day to use it? https://act.edfaction.org/IhDbsXD

I just wanted to let you guys know because I am super excited. Im not sure exactly all of what I will do, and I am more than a little nervous because I have trouble with public speaking, but for Bernie? I will overcome. Anyone have any ideas as to what I will do/ what I should say if I need to give an impromptu speech?