Actions for 2026

Here’s what we have planned for the rest of this year:
Postcard Writing Retreats:  We’ll gather on zoom for Online Postcard Retreats on the fourth Sunday of each month during June, July, August and September; plus we’ll have In-Person Postcard Retreats at homes in the East Bay on selected dates.  We’ll be writing to voters in swing states urging them to vote.  Retreats will include periods of meditation, talks, and time to write postcards, and will run from 10:00 to 1:00 Pacific Time. 
Residential GOTV Retreats:  To help Get Out the Vote for the General Election this Fall, we’ll travel together to a swing district during the last two weeks of October, live in a house together, and follow a retreat schedule that includes periods of meditation, dharma talks, and shared meals.  And for 4-5 hours per day we’ll walk precincts and knock on doors to Get Out the Vote in support of chosen candidates.  Retreats may be in California, Texas, Wisconsin and/or Maine.  (Final locations still under consideration:  stay tuned!).
Background
Since Trump’s second inauguration sixteen months ago, we’ve witnessed the nationwide roundup and detention of tens of thousands of immigrants (and the murder of two people in Minneapolis); the kidnapping of the Venezuelan president and sinking of fishing boats in the Caribbean; the launch of a War on Iran; runaway inflation; the  East Wing ballroom and triumphal arch; a ferocious gerrymandering battle in a dozen states; the creation of a $1.8 Billion IRS Slush Fund, etc.  Every week brings another body blow to the order and structure we once knew. 
In the face of this chaos, we have been busy: 
  • We campaigned in favor of the Prop 50 redistricting campaign in California;
  • We joined Seed the Vote for a “Deep Canvassing” project in Bakersfield (congressional district CA-22 is a key target this Fall);
  • We campaigned in Wisconsin in support of WI Supreme Court candidate Chris Taylor, who won her seat on the court by a margin of over 300,000 votes; and
  • We also helped to get out the vote in the Pennsylvania primary.   
Join us writing postcards now, or come to one of our Residential GOTV retreats in the Fall!