2020 Voter Engagement Events

Help us make big change in 2020! COVID-19 won't stop us from getting out the progressive vote this fall!

Our monthly door-to-door canvass is now a monthly "virtual canvass," using the awesome ThruTalk platform to talk with voters by phone. All you need is a computer with either a microphone and speakers or a cell phone, and ThruTalk staffers connect you voters in real time.

Each month's virtual canvass starts with a short training, and our organizers support you virtually throughout the event. Watch this short video to learn more about the ThruTalk technology.

We have also launched a Neighborhood Outreach Program, for volunteers who would like to reach out to folks in their own neighborhoods. Individuals who feel comfortable going door to door and would like to reach out are encouraged to set up an outreach program with one of our 2020 Vote Team leaders. We provide Neighborhood Outreach volunteers with nonpartisan voter information handouts, training, and support. To sign up, email 2020vote@indivisibleavl.org.

Our newest outreach strategy starts October 15, with an ambitious "Friends to the Polls" vote tripling strategy. Every day throughout the Early Voting period, October 15th through October 31st, volunteers will be stationed outside seven Early Voting sites to greet voters as they leave the polls, asking them to text or call three friends and ask them to vote. Learn more and sign up here.

All volunteers involved in in-person events are expected to wear masks and observe social distancing and standard safety protocols.

Learn more about our overall strategy on our 2020 Vote page.

 

Previous 2020 Voter Engagement Events

October 2020

"Friends to the Polls" Vote Tripling Project
Monday-Friday, 8am - 7:30pm (October 15-30)
Saturday-Sunday, 10am - 3pm (October 15-30)
Saturday, 8am - 3pm (October 31)
Locations: 7 Early Voting sites
Check locations & available shifts & sign up here

Virtual Canvass Phone Outreach
Tuesday, October 27, 6pm - 8pm
Location: Online

Virtual Canvass Phone Outreach
Tuesday, October 20, 6pm - 8pm
Location: Online

Verner Learning Center Voter Outreach
Thursday, October 15, 2:30pm - 5:00pm
Location: Verner East, 2586 Riceville Rd

Verner Learning Center Voter Outreach
Thursday, October 8, 2:30pm - 5:30pm
Location: Verner East, 2586 Riceville Rd

Virtual Canvass Phone Outreach
Tuesday, October 6, 6pm - 8pm
Location: Online

September 2020

Virtual Canvass for Experienced Callers
Thursday, September 29, 6:30pm - 8pm
Location: Online

Virtual Canvass Phone Outreach
Thursday, September 24, 6pm - 8pm
Location: Online

Verner Learning Center Voter Outreach
Thursday, September 24, 2:30pm - 5:30pm
Location: Verner Central, 27 Cordova St

Verner Learning Center Voter Outreach
Thursday, September 17, 2:30pm - 5:30pm
Location: Verner East, 2586 Riceville Rd

Virtual Canvass Phone Outreach
Tuesday, September 8, 6pm - 8pm
Location: Online

Ice Cream for Democracy
Saturday, September 5, 2-5pm
Location: Haw Creek & Ledgewood Village

August 2020

Ice Cream for Democracy
Sunday, August 23, 2-5pm
Location: Southside

Virtual Canvass Phone Outreach
Tuesday, August 4, 6pm - 8pm
Location: Online

July 2020

Virtual Community Conversations Training (friend-to-friend outreach) 
Tuesday, July 28, 7pm - 8pm
Location: Online

Ice Cream for Democracy
Sunday, July 26, 1-4pm
Location: Montford, Kenilworth, West Asheville

Virtual Canvass Phone Outreach
Saturday, July 11, 1pm - 3pm
Location: Online

June 2020

"Virtual Canvass" Phone Outreach
Saturday, June 13, 1-3pm
Location: Online

Community Conversations Training 
Tuesday, June 2, 6pm - 7pm
Location: Online

May 2020

"Virtual Canvass" Phone Outreach
Saturday, May 16, 1-3pm
Location: Online

Virtual Campaign Kickoff
Saturday, May 9, 1-2pm
Location: Online

April 2020

Monthly Canvass: CANCELED
Saturday, April 11, 10am - 1pm
Location: Oakley Community Center
NOTE: Event canceled due to coronavirus shutdowns

March 2020

Monthly Community Conversations Session: CANCELED 
Tuesday, March 17, 6pm - 7pm
Location: Haiku I Do
NOTE: Event canceled due to coronavirus shutdowns

Monthly Canvass
Saturday, March 7, 10am- 1pm
Location: Wesley Grant Sr. Center
285 Livingston St.

February 2020

Monthly Canvass
Sunday, February 9, 2pm - 5pm
Location: Archetype Brewing
174 Broadway

Monthly Community Conversations Session 
Tuesday, February 18, 6pm - 7pm
Location: YWCA of Asheville
185 S. French Broad

January 2020

Monthly Canvass
Sunday, January 12, 2pm - 5pm
Location: Francine Delaney New School
119 Brevard Rd

Monthly Community Conversations Kickoff
Tuesday, January 21 18, 6pm - 7:30pm
Location: North Asheville Library
1030 Merrimon Ave.

December 2019

Monthly Canvass Kickoff
Sunday, December 8, 2pm - 5pm
Location: Francine Delaney New School
119 Brevard Rd