Greg Pak: You may notice I'm not talking about donating directly to or directly volunteering for Biden or the DNC. That's 'cause I'm not doing that right now. I think we HAVE to defeat Trump. But I'm putting in my GOTV time with progressive grass roots groups and voting rights groups to strengthen them, too.

I've volunteered for political campaigns for literally 40 years. And one thing that's always helped when things look bleak is the knowledge that there is ALWAYS something practical you can do to help make things better -- whether through electoral politics or other kinds of service. For example...

If you're a writer, right now you could join Authors Against Book Bans! www.authorsagainstbookbans.com

Authors Against Book Banswww.authorsagainstbookbans.com Our Mission Statement We are Authors Against Book Bans. We stand united against the deeply unconstitutional movement to limit the freedom to read. We unequivocally support the availability of diverse ...

If you care about getting out the vote among AAPI communities, you could throw some bucks at Asian Americans for Democracy. They're funding a bunch of trusted grass roots swing state AAPI groups to get out the vote. secure.actblue.com/donate/aa4d

And you can follow @romancingthevote.bsky.social and support their auction to raise money for VoteRiders and Fair Fight!

And in general, you can pick a swing state and volunteer to text bank, phone bank, or write letters. I've written hundreds of letters through Vote Forward -- check 'em out here! votefwd.org

Vote Forwardvotefwd.org Vote Forward volunteers send heartfelt handwritten letters to unregistered and low-propensity voters encouraging them to participate in our democracy. The letters have been shown to significantly boos...

I've done a lot of volunteering for VoteRiders, which helps people get the ID they need to vote. They've always got something going on - check 'em out here! www.voteriders.org

VoteRiders: Voter ID Help • VoteRiderswww.voteriders.org VoteRiders provides free information and help with voter ID in all US states. We can help you make sure you have the ID you need to vote!

And I highly recommend volunteering to GOTV in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. Must win states if we want to defeat Trump. I've done a lot of textbanking in past elections for WisDems - check 'em out! wisdems.org

Democratic Party of Wisconsinwisdems.org Join us in building a brighter future for Wisconsin. Learn more.

BTW, here are the groups that Asian Americans for Democracy is funding. I've personally volunteered for the Asian American Advocacy Fund in GA and I love them. There are also groups here in PA, WI, and MI - check 'em out and volunteer! asianamericans4democracy.org/portfolio/

Who We Fund - Asian Americans For Democracyasianamericans4democracy.org Who We Fund The road to defeating Trump runs through battleground states where AANHPI voters can be the margin of victory for Biden/Harris According to 270toWin President Biden can count on 226 electo...

One of the most effective things we can do is phonebank for these groups. Easy to do online without using your own phone. But phonebanking isn't for everyone. But there's also TEXTbanking, which is as easy and much better for the soul than doomscrolling! And writing letters/postcards!

I've written hundreds of postcards through Postcards to Swing States. Very easy! No phone anxiety! www.turnoutpac.org/postcards/

Postcards to Swing States - Progressive Turnout Projectwww.turnoutpac.org Voters who receive handwritten postcards are significantly more likely to vote. We proved it in 2020.

You may notice I'm not talking about donating directly to or directly volunteering for Biden or the DNC. That's 'cause I'm not doing that right now. I think we HAVE to defeat Trump. But I'm putting in my GOTV time with progressive grass roots groups and voting rights groups to strengthen them, too.

If you want to volunteer directly for the Biden campaign, I non-ironically support you! I might, too! But I mention this because you can be disgusted by Biden or at least many of his policies and STILL know we have to defeat Trump. And volunteering for these other groups is a great way to do that.

Volunteering for local grassroots groups is also a great way to hedge against Biden's campaign screwing things up. I don't know what they're doing to get out Asian American voters. But I know the grassroots groups that Asian Americans for Democracy are supporting know their stuff!

Final thought... regardless of who wins this election, we're facing a rising tide of authoritarianism and bigotry and vulnerable people everywhere are in trouble. So you can search for "mutual aid" or "community fridge" and your town's name and make some donations...

...and you can give to your local food bank, library, LGBTQ+ support groups, etc. Maybe take bystander intervention training. Maybe call your reps about book bans and library cuts and whatever other awful stuff is happening locally. It all makes a difference.

Don't get stressed about trying to do everything on this list, or any other list. None of us can do it all. And we all have our specific areas of interest and comfort and expertise. Pick your lane. Just do SOMETHING. Even ONE thing. It seriously makes a difference. Big hearts and get some sleep. ❤️

Can I add - even deep red states have opportunities. Flipping AL 2 could literally change who has control of the House exactly when we will need it most: www.figuresforcongress.com

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People can also do the training to become deputy voter registrars and help GOTV by registering voters.

Love your advocacy. 😘

Right back atcha!

Doing my best. Miss you brother!