The Workers Circle and Black Voters Matter GOTV in Philadelphia
(From left to right) Kallel Edwards, Black Voters Matter PA Organizer, Noa Baron , Daisy Friedman, Autumn Johnson, Lauren Jeffrey, Enzo Amadeo Repetto, Shayna Gerard, Board Member Mickey Green and (in front) Mya Strong.
On Saturday, November 5, a multigenerational, multicultural, and multiracial delegation of Workers Circle activists participated in a Get Out the Vote effort in Philadelphia. In partnership with Black Voters Matter, the delegation spoke with Black voters and made sure they had the information needed to cast their ballots.
Members of the Workers Circle Delegation
Social Justice Organizer Noa Baron (second from left), Democracy Fellow Mya Strong (second from right), and College Network Activists Enzo Amadeo Repetto, Shayna Gerard, and Lauren Jeffrey.
Workers Circle canvassers get instructions on which streets they’ll be visiting and how to log responses.
Mickey and Merly door-knocking with Grace from Positive Women’s Network, a Black Voters Matter affiliate in North Philadelphia.
The first wave of Workers Circle door knockers sharing our experiences after door knocking and discussing how we power our democracy forward on the stairs at the park which served as home base for the get out the vote efforts.
College Network activist Merly Lopez explains why she participated:
“I want to deliver on the American promise that everyone deserves the right to be heard.”
Board Members Dan Katz and Mickey Green reflect on their experience door knocking in partnership with Women’s Positive Network, a North Philly women’s organization that is affiliated with Black Voters Matter.