BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260811T183000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_333_0f09a9d5eb145046ec1c6645babeef28@fanwa.ourpowerbase.net SUMMARY:Engaging Our Faith Communities for Free & Democrat ic Elections X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Engaging Our Faith Communities for Free and Democr atic Elections 
\n Tuesday\, August 11\, 6:30 - 8:00 PM.

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On Zoom

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Join us for this statewide\, virtual training to l earn how to engage your faith community for free a nd democratic elections. 

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Th e right to vote is sacred\, fought for over genera tions and defended throughout the years. In the cu rrent administration\, we have seen a renewed effo rt to suppress and limit the right to vote of elig ible groups\, suppress voter turnout\, and purpose fully create confusion and mistrust in the elector al system. As trusted messengers\, faith communiti es can share accurate\, up-to-date information abo ut voting and have the relational networks to enco urage voter turnout through honest conversations a nd timely reminders.

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In this non-part isan training\, we will cover:

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Faith communities\, faith le aders\, and individuals with all levels of experie nce with get out the vote (GOTV)\, civic engagemen t\, and initiative education are welcome! < /p> DESCRIPTION:Engaging Our Faith Communities for Free and Democr atic Elections \n \n Tuesday\, August 11\, 6:30 - 8:00 PM.\n \n \n \n On Zoom\n \n \n \n Join us for this statewide\, virtual training to learn how to engage your faith community for free and democrat ic elections. \n \n \n \n The right to vote is sac red\, fought for over generations and defended thr oughout the years. In the current administration\, we have seen a renewed effort to suppress and lim it the right to vote of eligible groups\, suppress  voter turnout\, and purposefully create confusion and mistrust in the electoral system. As trusted messengers\, faith communities can share accurate\ , up-to-date information about voting and have the relational networks to encourage voter turnout th rough honest conversations and timely reminders.\n \n \n \n In this non-partisan training\, we will cover:\n \n \n \n \n What our faith traditions sa y about voting and the democratic process\n The c urrent attempts to keep eligible Americans from vo ting through federal interference\, voter intimida tion\, and false anti-immigrant claims of non-citi zen voting\n Non-partisan ways you can engage you r faith community in the electoral process\, inclu ding ballot initiatives\, and supporting free and democratic elections \n Example programming and a ctions that your faith community can take to uplif t and make visible the sacred right of voting and our shared values of democracy and voice\n \n \n F aith communities\, faith leaders\, and individuals with all levels of experience with get out the vo te (GOTV)\, civic engagement\, and initiative educ ation are welcome! \n \n CATEGORIES:Meeting CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260811T183000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260811T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260811T200000 LOCATION:Online - A Zoom Link Will Be Emailed To You Before The Event.\n WA \n United States\n URL:https://fanwa.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=333 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR