OntheWilderSide

ELECTION WEEK What you can do to help

The campaign is shifting to high gear. We have placed 800 lawn signs, 260 t-shirts, expanded our radio ads, and the campaign is featured on three digital billboards. Teams have canvassed uptown and downtown neighborhoods in the district. We have print ads in the Louisiana Weekly (largest Black paper) and Gambit Weekly (arts and entertainment paper), distributed over 17,000 push cards and volunteers continue to distribute literature. Selfless volunteers from around the country are phone banking to bring Malik’s message of hope and progressive social change to the District’s voters.  Despite all of this, Malik is still being ignored or disparaged by the local media.

What we do- what each and every one of us does– in the next five days will decide the election. Please tell everyone you know that there is an election on December 6 and Malik Rahim is the candidate to support!

If you can phone bank from home (if your home is in district or even out of state), please sign up to phone bank at: http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/1488/t/689/signUp.jsp?key=2078

If you are in the area and would like to participate in campaign events, please see the following schedule:

TUESDAY 12/2 (9^th Ward & Downtown)

*Westbank events- contact Sylvia at 504-810-4053 or the campaign headquarters at 504-368-8162

*Eastbank sign holding 8:00-9:30 AM at St. Claude and Elysian Fields and 12-1 and 4- 5:00 PM at Claiborne and Elysian Fields. Contact Robert at 504-301-8210 for more information.

WEDNESDAY 12/3

*Westbank events- contact Sylvia at 504-810-4053 or the campaign headquarters at 504-368-8162

*Eastbank sign holding holding 8:00-9:30 AM and 12-1 at Gentilly and Elysian Fields and 4- 5:00 PM at 610 & Elysian Fields. Contact Robert at 504-301-8210 for more information.

THURSDAY 12/4

*Westbank events- contact Sylvia at 504-810-4053 or the campaign headquarters at 504-368-8162

*Eastbank sign holding around district. Contact Robert at 504-301-8210 to RSVP or for more information.

FRIDAY 12/5– REMIND YOUR NEIGHBORS TO VOTE!

Get Out The Vote calls: REMIND EVERYONE YOU KNOW TO VOTE! WE WILL BE DOING A CARAVAN. Contact campaign headquarters at 504-368-8162.

SATURDAY 12/6– ELECTION DAY

We need campaign workers throughout the district all day long. Contact your area coordinator, precinct captain, or the campaign at 368-6897 or Robert Caldwell at 504-301-8210 or show up between 8 AM-6 PM for sign holding and lit reminders in key locations:

Algiers 1: DeGaulle and Shirley (Nevin)

Algiers 2: Newton & Landry (Benn)

Downtown: St. Claude/Claiborne &Elysian Fields (Joanna)

Mid City: Canal & Carrollton/ Jeff Davis (Shawn, Angela)

Uptown: Claiborne & Carrollton (Derrick)

12/6- 7-10 PM VICTORY PARTY! CRAIGE CULTURAL CENTER. 1800 Newton Street in Algiers.

12/6- After Party: Support “Grassroots! Hip Hop Showcase” with TRuTH UNIVeRSAL & Special Guests Dragon’s Den 435 Esplanade Ave. $5

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