Ahéhee' (Thank you), Daily Kos community! So far, you’ve helped raise $19,819.98 for our Navajo-Hopi-Apache Field Organizer program in Arizona to defeat Trump, flip the Senate, and turn the state legislature blue! These funds will go toward hiring two part-time field organizers. We still have a ways to go, however, in reaching our July fundraising goal of $50,000 to mobilize Native voters in the 2020 elections.
We know Native votes can decide Arizona and win the presidential election. The math has been done. In 2016, Donald Trump won Arizona by less than 5 percent. Native people make up the second largest POC voting group after Latinos— 66.4 percent of Navajo-Hopi citizens voted in 2016. Now is the time for Democratic candidates, the Party, and donors to invest in registering and turning out members of the Navajo Nation, Hopi, White Mountain Apache, and San Carlos Apache Tribes.
Our incredible team of Native organizers are working to turn out 20,000 additional voters across four Arizona counties; Coconino County, Navajo County, Apache County, and Gila County. But, we need to raise a total $250,000 to fully fund these efforts.
We are increasing the number of folks registering to vote, signing up for early ballots/vote by mail, and will be running more Navajo, Hopi, and Tewa language spots in tribal communities across counties. Currently, our program is the only on-the-ground team invested in Navajo, Hopi, and Apache communities in this way.
If you missed my last post, you can catch up here and contribute directly to the 2020 Native Vote Organizing Fund here. Help us reach our $50K goal for July!
It will take all of us working together to stand up to Republicans. I hope we can count on your support to win Arizona and defeat Trump.
Thank you very much!
-Jaynie Parrish
Organizer Spotlight:
Joanne Peshlakai (Diné/Navajo Nation) is one of our incredible field organizers in St. Micheals, AZ, on the Navajo Nation and is helping her community register to vote. In a recent team meeting she let me record a bit of her story and why this work is so important.
Thank you Joanne, for sharing your story with us!
We will be highlighting more inspirational organizer stories from across Navajo Nation and Hopi throughout the campaign.
Organizing in the time of COVID is not easy, but our folks are doing everything they can to reach people.
(Photos in the video by Joanne from pre-pandemic events)
An example of a radio ad spoken in Navajo that YOU helped us buy! Voiced by the honorable Peterson Zah.