Electoral Orientation: Canvassing and Phonebanking 101
Start: 2025-10-01 18:30:00 UTC Eastern Daylight Time (US & Canada) (GMT-04:00)
End: 2025-10-01 20:00:00 UTC Eastern Daylight Time (US & Canada) (GMT-04:00)
A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP

Are you new to political organizing? Participating in local elections is a great way to get your feet wet and participate in a central building block of any winning political campaign: talking to the people and raising their expectations about what is possible.
Right now Metro DC DSA is supporting the races for two candidates: Frankie Santos Fritz for Greenbelt City Council and Omodamola Williams for Gaithersburg City Council. We will discuss how supporting these campaigns connects with the political strategy of our chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America and share more details about the candidates themselves and what they are fighting for.
As part of the orientation, you can choose between two ways to participate in our electoral work right in this meeting:
1) Inviting other chapter members to the upcoming canvasses for Frankie & Omo
2) Attend a Canvassing 101 training: Learn the basics of knocking on doors, go over do's and don'ts, and have the chance to roleplay a canvassing conversation yourself.