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Indivisible May General Meeting—GET OUT THE VOTE Hands-On Workshop

May 21, 2026

Hermann Room, Falmouth Public Library

In times of doubt and mistrust, have you ever wanted to help ensure your fellow citizens are exercising their right to vote?  Have we got a hands-on workshop for you – no special skills required!

Join us for a free and casual evening of socializing with other concerned residents of your community to effectively inform people who are disengaged with the political system to make sure they are registered and then get out and vote in November 2026. There are different ways to communicate – phone banks or phone calls, ready-made postcards and letter writing campaigns, social media sites, public awareness campaigns, outreach to young people, and door to door canvassing. We’ll be there to help you learn and practice, moving through the different options you may be interested in.  There will be no political advocacy at the event, just learning to flex our voting muscles.

ACTION TABLE DESCRIPTIONS 

ACTION TABLE #1: PHONE BANKING with Rosemary Carey, Bay Room

Phone banking is one of the most effective ways to make a political impact—right from the comfort of your home.  By making calls to voters, you are using a proven strategy to boost voter turnout, inspire civic action, and spark meaningful conversations that can have long-term political change.  There are different types of phone banks.  Persuasion phone banks are aimed at undecided voters and turnout phone banks are for people who are already supporters.  We will make sure people have everything they need to get started. 

ACTION TABLE #2: SOCIAL MEDIA with Kerry Duggan and Jason Cullinane, Hallway

Social media can be used as a campaign strategy for candidates for getting out the vote, for mobilizing voters on an issue, and for encouraging participation in political processes by creating, sharing, and promoting targeted content.  Indivisible Falmouth uses Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, Threads, and Substack.  During this session, people will learn how they can get involved on many levels from simply ‘liking’ a message to jumping in and assisting our Communications Team.

ACTION TABLE #3: POSTCARDING—GOTV with Felicia Bordick and Erin McCormick, Hermann Room

Postcarding is a type of indirect voter engagement and is a good way to share important information with voters about upcoming elections.  Postcards inform voters about early voting, voter registration and vote-by-mail sign-up deadlines, short candidate support messages, and short messaging on ballot initiatives or other focused campaigns.  These are examples of different postcard campaigns that will be shared at this station.

• Environmental Voter Project postcards to reach non-voting environmentalists
• News booster postcards to reach working people worried about healthcare/SNAP 
• State pride postcards (four swing states) to encourage the right and responsibility of voting

ACTION TABLE #4: PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS with Laura Bergeron

Public awareness campaigns are another example of indirect voter engagement.  It can include targeted signage and banners at standouts, ‘silent’ literature drops where you simply leave information for people at their front door, or cards distributed with a QR code that people can use to find out more information on a candidate, on specific issues, or when and where to vote.

ACTION TABLE #5: OUTREACH TO YOUNG PEOPLE with Jim Newman

In every presidential election going back to 2004, more than 75% of registered voters 18-24 years old turned out.  But this statistic does not hold true for mid-terms.  With the most important mid-term election in our lifetimes coming up in November, we must find ways to engage young voters.  We have to make sure they are registered to vote and make sure they can get to the polls in November.  This is a huge problem that we don’t have a blueprint to solve.  We have political science major form 4 C’s who we hope will help man this station.  We will be seeking ideas and volunteers to help get young people registered to vote and to show up on election day.  We are looking for people who will visit campuses in the fall as soon as school is in session.  There will also be a postcard campaign rolled out at this station.  The postcard campaign is called Field Team 6.  The postcards have a QR code for voter registration and are mailed to younger people who have not yet registered.

ACTION TABLE #6: DOOR-TO-DOOR CANVASSING with Judy Handley

Canvassing door to door is still considered the most effective way to engage voters and drive turnout.  Research shows that having quality conversations at doors and on the phone are the most effective way to lay the groundwork for building consistent, reliable voter bases in our neighborhoods that will drive turnout.  At this action table, we will organize for door-to-door canvassing and will be introduced to Indivisible digital tools to help us do this work.  So, whether people choose to knock on doors face-to-face in real time or use the digital tools, this session will provide information on options available.

 

DO YOU SING?
Sunday, February 15, 2026

Singing Resistance Songs and Chants from Minnesota

Singing in solidarity has been a powerful form of protest throughout history. Public singing can be used to oppose authoritarianism and injustice while promoting love and solidarity at the same time. Singing has been with us throughout history as a nonviolent but powerful means of expressing dissent. Most recently it has been used in Minnesota to help turn fearful crowds into supportive communities. It is spreading across the country and has arrived here in Falmouth.

Led by Karen Nell Smith, a large group of people gathered in the sanctuary of the Waquoit Congregational Church on Sunday afternoon to learn songs of resistance from Minnesota and practice popular protest songs well known by most. The next practice session will be on Sunday, March 15, same time, same place—3 pm at the Waquoit Congregational Church.

Leading up to the 3rd NO KINGS nationwide protest on March 28, you can join this movement by learning the words to the songs and practicing them in the comfort of your own home. Just CLICK HERE to download the Resistance Songbook and click on the links below to hear the songs and chants from Minnesota. The Freedom Singers and Indivisible Falmouth certainly plan to incorporate these into the plans for the Falmouth NO KINGS protest on March 28. We hope you will be there to sing with us!

Hold On by Heidi Wilson
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1DRJfp2NGS/?mibextid=wwXIf

We Walk the Same Ground by Annie Schlaefer
https://www.patreon.com/posts/we-walk-same-149714560

We Are Here by Sarina Partridge
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2882728068587663

It’s Ok to Change Your Mind by Annie Schlaefer
https://www.instagram.com/p/DUYkVCEFam1/?img_index=2

We Keep Us Safe by Lu Aya and the Peace Poets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-NHIk0Sefw

No One is Getting Left Behind by Josh Blaine
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1454748082830028

An email from Steering Committee Member Jim Newman after No Kings 2, 10/25:

Friends -- NO KINGS 2 last Saturday was a huge success, both in Falmouth and nationally!  Thank you for being part of it.  There's a nice photo montage on the Enterprise website, and I've attached one below.  And check out the fantastic short video highlighting lots of the events around the country on the NO KINGS website.  And huge thank you's to the Boston Teachers' Union, all the speakers and safety marshals, the marchers and singers, and the fantastic Club9Ball!

We are of course gathering not just on No Kings Day but EVERY Saturday, rain or shine, at noon on the Village Green, to express our outrage, build community, and have a little fun.  Please join us!

And we'll send an email next week about the next meeting for Indivisible Falmouth.

At last night’s Indivisible call, we were all urged to send a message to our senators to encourage them to hold the line to ensure that millions are not kicked off Medicaid and healthcare costs do not skyrocket.  To get started, text SHUTDOWN to 30403.

We're making a difference!!

-- Jim Newman, for the Steering Committee