Democratic Volunteer Center

Text Arcade with FT6
2026-02-17 15:00 - 16:00, 2026-02-24 15:00 - 16:00, 2026-03-03 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online
Text with Field Team 6 to register new Democrats in key swing states & districts! The problem is that Field Team 6 has contact information for hundreds of thousands of unregistered likely Democrats – FAR more than they can afford to text. Yet texting is an incredibly effective outreach tool. And there is always huge volunteer demand for texting.

The solution is a Text Arcade. It’s a super-fast text bank that costs $25 a ticket. 100% of your ticket price goes to funding your 1,400 texts. Field Team 6 pays for about half of those texts in order to keep the ticket price reasonable. The Text Arcades provide excellent training and support, a good choice for volunteers with or without previous texting experience.

Writing to voters at Mariya's in Mt. View
2026-02-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Private location, See description to RSVP for address in, CA
Write letters and postcards with It’s Blue Turn to register voters in key states, to remind them about upcoming elections, and/or to inform them about the issues and candidates, and any other activity that seems for that week the best way to increase Democratic voter turnout. Bring friends, food to share if you can (it’s a potluck), and enthusiasm for writing!

Can’t come to any of these? Pick up a package to write from home at your convenience: https://itsblueturn.com/pickup.

North Carolina phone bank
2026-02-18 15:00 - 17:00, 2026-02-25 15:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-04 15:00 - 17:00 | Online
It’s time to find all the warriors for justice! Join the North Carolina Democratic Party to call friendly Democrats to talk about making a plan to vote in the 2026 midterm elections and invite them to upcoming events. Former Democratic governor Roy Cooper is running for the U.S. Senate; Justice Anita Earls, supported by Democrats, is running for reelection in a crucial state supreme court race; and there are other important races as well.

Thank you for stepping up! No experience necessary. You’ll get all the training you need when we meet.

Wisconsin phone bank
2026-02-18 15:00 - 17:00, 2026-02-24 15:00 - 17:00, 2026-02-25 15:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-03 15:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-04 15:00 - 17:00 | Online
With the Wisconsin Democratic Party, call Democrats to inform them about an important state Supreme Court election on April 7 and to recruit volunteers. Although Wisconsin Supreme Court elections are nonpartisan, Judge Chris Taylor is supported by Democrats while Judge Maria Lazar is supported by Republicans.

Judge Taylor was an attorney and policy director for Planned Parenthood before being elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly. After serving in the Assembly for nearly a decade, she was elected to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, her current position.

Phone bank to Wisconsin
2026-02-19 12:00 - 13:30, 2026-02-24 12:00 - 13:30, 2026-02-26 12:00 - 13:30, 2026-03-03 12:00 - 13:30, 2026-03-05 12:00 - 13:30, 2026-03-10 12:00 - 13:30 | Online
Join Activate America as they call Wisconsin voters to help them lock in their Vote By Mail ballot for the April 7 Wisconsin State Supreme Court election. Volunteers will talk with voters about why Judge Chris Taylor will defend reproductive freedom and voting rights, and help them request a ballot at https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/.

No experience needed—training, scripts, and support provided. This election matters. Your calls can make the difference. Sign up and help Wisconsin voters make their voices heard!

Hands Off Our Healthcare Phone Bank
2026-02-19 16:00 - 19:00, 2026-02-26 16:00 - 19:00 | Online
Join Team Pelosi and the Grassroots Democrats HQ in calling voters across California and urging them to save our healthcare!

If this is your first time phonebanking, we will have a full training to get you set up and ready to call voters. We have two consecutive sessions on Thursdays:

4:00pm – 5:30pm PST

5:30pm – 7:00pm PST

Phone bank to House districts (BAC)
2026-02-19 17:30 - 19:30, 2026-02-26 17:30 - 19:30, 2026-03-05 17:30 - 19:30 | Online
Join experienced Bay Area Coalition coaches for calls to voters in our priority House districts in California. The House majority in the 2026 midterm elections runs through California! We’ll be using the state-of-the-art autodialer Scale To Win. We’ll employ deep canvassing techniques, such as active listening, to open voter conversations and learn which issues are important to them.

Postcard/letter writing party
2026-02-21 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-02-28 10:00 - 12:00 | Online
Join Sue and Melissa’s virtual parties with other postcard and letter writers, every Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon Pacific time. This is a friendly group that shares political news and ideas as they write letters and postcards in support of Democratic candidates and causes. Email s.dinwiddie@icloud.com for the Zoom link.

Knock on doors in Patterson (BAC)
2026-02-28 09:30 - 12:30 | Patterson, CA, Patterson, CA, United States
Join the Bay Area Coalition to knock on doors and register voters in Congressional District CA-13! Join us in going door-to-door talking to Democratic voters in Patterson. In 2024 Adam Gray flipped the seat by only 187 votes. Let’s talk to Democrats now to hold CA-13 in 2026, as we take back the House majority!

Once you’ve signed up, a Bay Area Coalition volunteer will contact you and help with carpools. They will also give you details about the meeting location and names of people running the event.

PDC annual membership meeting
2026-02-28 12:00 - 14:00 | Los Altos Community Center, 97 Hillview Avenue, Los Altos, CA, 94022, United States
Join the Peninsula Democratic Coalition for their annual membership meeting and election of officers and board members. Board of Equalization chair Sally Lieber and Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens will be the keynote speakers. Lunch will be provided for PDC members.

Fighting for America: How We Win 2026
2026-03-07 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
The 2026 elections are our best chance to restore basic checks and balances: real accountability, separation of powers, and transparency in government. If Democrats can retake the House, win key Senate seats, and build up the power in the states, we’ll have a crucial line of defense against Trump’s ongoing efforts to erode democratic norms, damage the economy, and strip away rights.

Are you ready to move from worry to action? At Fighting for America: How We Win 2026 you’ll hear from It’s Blue Turn speakers and partner organizations about what’s at stake in 2026, what can realistically be won, and what it will take to get there. You’ll leave with concrete, practical actions you can take—wherever you are—to help build the power we need for a better future for all of us.

This event will be hosted by retired judge LaDoris Cordell, a trailblazing longtime community activist. Hosted in in partnership with Santa Clara County Democratic Party, San Mateo County Democratic Party, Democratic Volunteer Center, Bay Area Coalition, Indivisible Portola Valley, Peninsula Democratic Coalition, Indivisible Mid-Peninsula, Indivisible Palo Alto Plus, and Swing Left Peninsula.

Lunch & Learn with Larry Diamond
2026-03-08 12:00 - 14:00 | Ristorante Don Giovanni, 235 Castro St., Mountain View, CA, 94041, United States
Join the Peninsula Democratic Coalition and the Democratic Volunteer Center for a Lunch & Learn with Larry Diamond, who will discuss “Saving American Democracy.” Professor Diamond teaches courses on democracy and American foreign policy at Stanford University.

Cost: $50 for PDC members; $60 for non-members; $85 for lunch and PDC membership.

Palo Alto Poetry Walk (SW)
2026-03-08 14:00 - 16:00 | Palo Alto Downtown Library, 270 Forest Ave., Palo Alto, CA, 94301, United States
Have you ever noticed that many streets in Palo Alto are named after writers? Join States Win South Bay as we walk around a part of old Palo Alto, discussing poets, the founding history of Palo Alto, historical events through the centuries, and brief capsules of Bryant, Channing, Addison, Lincoln, Kingsley, Walter Scott, Melville, and Lowell.

The proceeds will go to Michigan state senate candidate Chedrick Greene (MI SD 35) in the May 5th Special Election that will determine control of the Michigan senate. The GOP is desperately trying to flip this seat, which would put the chamber under divided control and make it more difficult for Governor Whitmer to pass key legislation on issues like education funding, infrastructure investment, and economic development.

Suggested donation: $26.26 per person.
