Community Pledges

Individual

Sally

Visibility brigade

Promote Free and Democratic Elections

“I pledge to strengthen democratic participation in my community.”

I commit to do the following:

  • Make a plan to vote
  • Holding signs to remind people to vote
  • Help neighbors understand where and how to vote
  • Share accurate information about voting rights

Freeway bannering; distribute election protection wallet cards

Take Strategic and Nonviolent Action

“If democratic processes are threatened, I pledge to respond with nonviolent actions.”

I commit to do the following:

  • Participating in nonviolent demonstrations
  • Joining or organizing boycotts
  • Supporting sit-ins or stand-ins
  • Coordinating with local organizations for collective action

Join in with my Visibility Brigade group to lead signage and demonstarion

Be Prepared

“I pledge to prepare myself and my community so we can act.”

I commit to do the following:

  • Print or save pamphlets on voting rights and democratic processes
  • Learn how to recognize and counter misinformation
  • Set aside time, resources, or funds for rapid response

Organize with my bannering group to get people out to protest.

Solidarity

“If individuals or communities are targeted, I pledge to stand with them.”

I commit to do the following:

  • Provide financial assistance to targeted individuals or groups
  • Participate in supportive standouts or vigils
  • Help counter misinformation with verified facts

Reach out to prior participants to expand demonstrations.

Nonprofit

Digital Ground Game

Promote Free and Democratic Elections

“We pledge to strengthen democratic participation in our community.”

We commit to do the following:

  • Provide volunteers, members, and partner communities with information on voter registration, status checks, early voting, and voting deadlines
  • Train volunteers to support election participation (poll workers and monitors)
  • Running nonpartisan voter-education campaigns
  • Hosting community events with voter-registration tables
  • Partnering with local groups to reach under-resourced or low-turnout communities
  • Amplifying partner voter turnout communications
  • Share accurate, verified information about voting rights and election procedures

We pledge to strengthen democratic participation in online communities.

Take Strategic and Nonviolent Action

“If democratic processes are threatened, we pledge to respond with nonviolent actions.”

We commit to do the following:

  • Sponsoring or co-sponsoring nonviolent demonstrations
  • Organizing or joining targeted boycotts
  • Engaging in organizational or coalition-based noncooperation
  • Hosting emergency community meetings or teach-ins
  • Offering advocacy expertise (legal, communications, organizing) to protect democratic processes
  • Coordinating with local organizations for collective action
  • Mobilizing volunteers for rapid response
  • Creating alternative information hubs to counter misinformation

Be Prepared

“We pledge to prepare ourselves and our community so we can act.”

We commit to do the following:

  • Create a safety plan to protect volunteers, staff, and community members
  • Build a rapid-response communication tree (email, Signal, phone banks, socials)
  • Set aside time, resources, or funds for rapid response
  • Partner with local civic or community groups

We pledge to prepare ourselves and online communities so we can act.

Solidarity

“If individuals or communities are targeted, we pledge to stand with them.”

We commit to do the following:

  • Develop a protocol for supporting staff, volunteers, or community members who are targeted
  • Support, sponsor, or participate in standouts, vigils, and other nonviolent actions
  • Use organizational communications to amplify verified information and counter misinformation
  • Connect targeted individuals with legal aid, advocacy partners, or community resources
  • Mobilize coalition partners to respond collectively

Individual

Raven

Mass50501

Promote Free and Democratic Elections

“I pledge to strengthen democratic participation in my community.”

I commit to do the following:

  • Make a plan to vote

I will vote early and do my due diligence in studying what is on my ballot.

Take Strategic and Nonviolent Action

“If democratic processes are threatened, I pledge to respond with nonviolent actions.”

I commit to do the following:

  • Participating in nonviolent demonstrations
  • Joining or organizing boycotts
  • Supporting sit-ins or stand-ins
  • Coordinating with local organizations for collective action

I will continue my political activism, standing up for justice, freedom and the American Constitution.

Be Prepared

“I pledge to prepare myself and my community so we can act.”

I commit to do the following:

  • Learn de-escalation and nonviolent response tactics
  • Learn how to recognize and counter misinformation
  • Set aside time, resources, or funds for rapid response
  • Connect with local civic or community groups

I will continue to practice Nonviolent Resistance and study peace to share it with my peers and future generations.

Solidarity

“If individuals or communities are targeted, I pledge to stand with them.”

I commit to do the following:

  • Provide financial assistance to targeted individuals or groups
  • Offer meals, space, or logistical support through my organization
  • Help counter misinformation with verified facts

I will continue the work I have started within the organizations I am a part of.

Individual

Jason Middleton

Semi-retired

Promote Free and Democratic Elections

“I pledge to strengthen democratic participation in my community.”

I commit to do the following:

  • Volunteer as a poll worker
  • Make a plan to vote
  • Carrying a QR code linking to my state’s voter registration page
  • Offering rides or childcare to neighbors on voting day
  • Share accurate information about voting rights

I will physically help voters cast their votes safely, at polling places and/or drop boxes. I will also provide rides and/or childcare for people who want to vote but may have difficulty doing so.

Take Strategic and Nonviolent Action

“If democratic processes are threatened, I pledge to respond with nonviolent actions.”

I commit to do the following:

  • Participating in nonviolent demonstrations
  • Joining or organizing boycotts
  • Supporting sit-ins or stand-ins
  • Using my professional skills to protect democratic processes
  • Coordinating with local organizations for collective action

I am a retired broadcast journalist who is willing to help draft, edit, tone or amplify pro-voting messaging.

Be Prepared

“I pledge to prepare myself and my community so we can act.”

I commit to do the following:

  • Learn de-escalation and nonviolent response tactics
  • Identify trusted news and fact-checking sources
  • Learn how to recognize and counter misinformation
  • Set aside time, resources, or funds for rapid response
  • Connect with local civic or community groups

I am available to join local groups to plan or implement a pro-voting action.

Solidarity

“If individuals or communities are targeted, I pledge to stand with them.”

I commit to do the following:

  • Participate in supportive standouts or vigils
  • Help counter misinformation with verified facts
  • Accompany vulnerable individuals to public events

I can transport vulnerable people to public events, giving them a ride and hanging with them for security.

Individual

Marybeth

Promote Free and Democratic Elections

“I pledge to strengthen democratic participation in my community.”

I commit to do the following:

  • Volunteer as a poll worker
  • Make a plan to vote
  • Reminding people of voter registration deadlines
  • Carrying a QR code linking to my state’s voter registration page
  • Holding signs to remind people to vote
  • Help neighbors understand where and how to vote
  • Share accurate information about voting rights

I pledge do to all that I can to strengthen democratic participation.

Take Strategic and Nonviolent Action

“If democratic processes are threatened, I pledge to respond with nonviolent actions.”

I commit to do the following:

  • Participating in nonviolent demonstrations
  • Joining or organizing boycotts
  • Engaging in workplace-based noncooperation
  • Supporting sit-ins or stand-ins
  • Using my professional skills to protect democratic processes
  • Coordinating with local organizations for collective action

I pledge to respond with non-violent action.

Be Prepared

“I pledge to prepare myself and my community so we can act.”

I commit to do the following:

  • Make a contact list of local and state elected officials
  • Learn de-escalation and nonviolent response tactics
  • Print or save pamphlets on voting rights and democratic processes
  • Identify trusted news and fact-checking sources
  • Learn how to recognize and counter misinformation
  • Set aside time, resources, or funds for rapid response
  • Connect with local civic or community groups

Solidarity

“If individuals or communities are targeted, I pledge to stand with them.”

I commit to do the following:

  • Provide financial assistance to targeted individuals or groups
  • Offer legal support or connect people to legal aid
  • Participate in supportive standouts or vigils
  • Offer meals, space, or logistical support through my organization
  • Help counter misinformation with verified facts
  • Accompany vulnerable individuals to public events

I pledge to stand with targeted individuals or communities.