election defense
Singing Resistance and SKOR recently released an album of election defense songs as an offering to those interested in incorporating more song into their actions. Get it here!
Seed the Vote has money for flights/travel & hotels to help volunteers join us door knocking in some key races around the country! Amount is dependent on need and factors like trip cost and length, but we can cover all or at least some. Please spread the word far and wide about this opportunity!
Key races where volunteers will be stationed:
–Lansing, MI, for Abdul + Will Lawrence
–Detroit area for Abdul, w/ special delegations for Jewish, Arab & Muslim, & Black volunteers
–San Antonio, TX and Bakersfield, CA where we’re also doing immigrant defense and especially need Latino & Spanish-speaking volunteers
–Phoenix area and Philly area, supporting local partners on federal and local races
Sign up to volunteer here!
Sunrise Movement is running Operation Stop a Coup: an emergency mobilization to get folks to AZ, GA, MI, and TX to put on direct actions in response to Trump’s election theft attempts. | We need you to travel with us to a swing state Oct 30–November 5. We are covering housing, meals, and transportation for those who need it. Sign up and ask your friends to join you. Sign up here!
Protect Democracy and Over Zero Community Resilience in 2026 Elections toolkit | Supporting our neighbors in the face of threatened federal interference
NSL4A Toolkit for Managing Military Intervention | This toolkit is provided by National Security Leaders for America and national organizations under the aegis of the Horizons Project to help mayors, county executives and other elected officials prepare to respond to a potential military intervention in their communities before, during, and after the midterm elections. Send this to the elected listed above.
upcoming online events
Host: Hold the Line and Freedom Trainers | Hold the Line Election Defense Workshop | Monday, October 19th 4:00pm PT / 7:00pm ET. 90 minute online election defense workshop to learn about the authoritarian election playbook, responses from the U.S. and around the globe that have worked, and strategies every day people can use to safeguard our democracy.
Host: States at the Core | See All October & November events | Includes Beyond ICE Watch: Documenting Authoritarian Threats to Neighbors and Elections, Organizing to Protect Elections and Demand Democracy (multiple dates), Rapid Response Post Election (multiples dates)
Host: Right-To-Be | See All October events | Includes Bystander Intervention, Accountability & Repair, Digital Safety, Active Shooter Training, and Targeted Violence Prevention.
Host: Democracy Revival Center | How to Fix Our Broken System | Thursdays 3 PM ET/12 PM PT. October 22- Our Political System and Authoritarianism, October 29- A New North Star & How to Achieve It
Important reads
“It’s been said that the road to authoritarianism is full of people telling you that you’re overreacting. Well, the data proves that you’re not. If you want to be able to make a data-backed argument to show that when authoritarianism is rising in a society, everyone should be concerned, this publication is a resource for you. It’s harder for skeptics to dismiss a warning as “just a political opinion” when it is based on sound social science.” Read and share! Authoritarianism is a Systemic Risk: Implications of Rising Autocracy in Domestic and Global Affair by Hardy Merriman
The Greatest Risk for Businesses is Inaction by Horizons Project
Organizing resources
Learning from COINTELPRO’s Survivors: Accountability and Repair
Indivisible’s “What if you see ICE at the polls” Zine.
Campaign resources
Race Forward’s DemocracyIs: campaign brings together organizers, advocates, artists, civil servants, philanthropic partners, and storytellers to imagine and build a democracy that’s truly of, by, and for the people. Check out their The Cultural Week of Action — Tuesday, October 27 to Tuesday, November 3, 2026!
See last week’s Roundup.