Resources

Here you will find resources on how to look up your representative, to good progressive messaging, voting rights, fact checking, Blue Voter Guide, all the way down to a list of insurrectionists who are running for office and how to stop them.

 

ACLU OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) defends the fundamental rights outlined in the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

ASO COMMUNICATIONS (POWER MESSAGING)

Conventional wisdom says to meet people where they are. But, on most issues, where they are is unacceptable. Applying tools from cognition and linguistics, we uncover where people are capable of going and how to use our words, images and stories to move them.

AWARE-LA

White People 4 Black Lives (WP4BL) is a white anti-racist collective and activist project of AWARE.

BLUE VOTER GUIDE FOR ELECTIONS

Blue Voter Guide makes voting easy by showing who has endorsed the candidates and ballot measures. Enter your address, look over the endorsements, mark your choices. Blue Voter Guide creates a helpful list of all your selections. Save your page, email to friends, family, or anyone else. Share on social media too. Watch video for more details.

CALIFORNIA BILL SEARCH

See what bills are currently in the hands of our legislators. If you support something they're going to vote on, it's important they hear from you. 

COVID TESTING

Find a COVID testing site near you in Los Angeles.

FACTCHECK

FactCheck is a nonpartisan, nonprofit "consumer advocate" for voters who aim to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. 

FIND YOUR CALIFORNIA STATE REPRESENTATIVE

Find your Legislator to see who represents you in the California State Senate and Assembly. They're like Congress but for our state. They have power and should not be overlooked.

 

INDIVISIBLE: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR FIXING OUR DEMOCRACY

The Indivisible Guide is a practical, step-by-step grassroots guide for resisting the Trump agenda and getting Congress to listen to a small, vocal and dedicated group of constituents.

INSURRECTION INDEX

Insurrection Index is a searchable database of records on individuals and organizations in positions of public trust who were involved in the deadly attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021. As of January 2022, the Insurrection Index has over 1,000 records of those in public trust who played a role in the insurrection.

LAVOTE.NET

Register/pre-register to vote, election information, candidate and measure information and much more. If you're 16 or 17 years old, you can pre-register. Don't assume CA will always be blue. Your vote matters. You can also use this site to see if you're registered to vote or to update your information. 

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS

LWV encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.  

MOVEON

MoveOn is the largest independent, progressive, digitally-connected organizing group in the U.S. They have become the standard in online organizing and advocacy. 

RAND CORPORATION FIGHTING DISINFO

RAND Corporation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization that helps improve policy and decision making through research and analysis.

RESISTBOT

I’m the fastest and easiest way to contact your representatives, get ready to vote, and civically engage. Just send me a text!

RUN FOR SOMETHING

Run for Something will recruit and support young, diverse progressives to run for down-ballot races in order to build sustainable power for Democrats in all 50 states.

TOWN HALL PROJECT

The Town Hall Project empowers constituents to have face to face conversations with their elected officials. Show up and speak out. They haven't really been held accountable. . . . .until now. 

VOTESMART.ORG

Vote Smart's mission is to provide free, factual, unbiased information on candidates and elected officials to ALL AMERICANS.