The Movement that has proved that the People can Fight for Information Access and win!
The Common Cause Media and Democracy team hosts virtual Digital Democracy Activist (DDA) meetings Thursday Evenings at 8pm ET/ 7CT/ 5PT. DDA meetings are:
Many of us point to the 2016 election as the beginning of a culture of constant anxiety and distrust in both elections and our fellow Americans. Volunteer Monitor Kathy shared that election denial “has created a wedge in our family that makes it very difficult to talk about what really matters to the family and the country” Instead of hopelessly watching as election lies spread to their community members, activists can make a real difference.
We are all connected by a deep concern for the current state of our democracy and information ecosystems.
Meetings feature digital literacy education and actions to take alongside our community of civic minded activists. Tech support is available at every meeting for those who need support navigating our activist tools. We encourage anyone interested in taking an active role in improving access to election information to join and learn along with us!
Every election since 2016, Common Cause volunteer activists have been leading the grassroots fight against cyber suppression funded by Dark Money. Our non-partisan grassroots approach has proven to be effective in building widespread community resilience to anti-voter narratives. The DDA program has a lasting impact on the volunteers ability to recognize and confidently push back against cyber suppression.
Information access is a democracy issue. 1 in 5 Americans live in information gaps, where they are vulnerable to lies about our democratic process. Tech advancements alongside a widespread lack of platform willingness to address election lies pose a serious threat to voters in 2024. Instead of solely tackling desinformación electoral after it spreads to and harms our communities, we act to proactively defend our information ecosystems from election lies before they suppress voter confidence.
2024 is set to be the biggest election year in human history and social media platforms have abandoned their duty to moderate inaccurate content about our elections. To meet this moment, we need regular democracy-minded people to take action to defend their communities from election disinformation.
From sharing election information to investigating bad actors- there are actions we can all take to keep voters informed!
Do you believe that accessible internet, local journalism, online privacy, and responsible social media platforms are essential to a functioning democracy?
Learn about the fight for Digital Democracy + take action with our community of digital democracy activists. All volunteer experience/ technology comfort levels are welcome!
Petición
Instamos a los estados de todo el país a unirse al Pacto Nacional del Voto Popular y a dejar de permitir que los candidatos que pierden el voto popular ganen la presidencia.
Petición
Estoy harto de ver cómo políticas abrumadoramente populares caen víctimas de una regla antidemocrática del Senado: la obstrucción legislativa.
Nuestro gobierno debe representarnos y actuar en beneficio de la gente que lo votó para llevarlo al poder. La minoría del Senado no puede seguir dictando el resultado de casi todos los asuntos legislativos del Senado. Debemos eliminar de inmediato la obstrucción legislativa.
Petición
No podemos confiar en que Fox News diga la verdad.
Permitir que Fox News siga beneficiándose de la desinformación y las teorías conspirativas –cuando YA sabemos que han mentido a los espectadores sobre nuestras elecciones– es un gran error y peligroso para nuestra democracia.
Hacemos un llamado a los proveedores de cable para que digan no a la tarifa de Fox. No pagaremos más en nuestras facturas de cable para subsidiar las mentiras de Fox News.
Petición
Nuestras elecciones deben representar la voluntad del pueblo, no intereses partidistas. Necesitamos reformar las reglas para PONER FIN a la manipulación de los distritos electorales, de modo que nuestro gobierno sea verdaderamente del pueblo, por el pueblo y para el pueblo.
Petición
Agregar una pregunta sobre ciudadanía al Censo de Estados Unidos y excluir a millones de residentes de ese país de los recuentos de distritos desalentaría a innumerables estadounidenses, sean ciudadanos o no, de completar el Censo.
Es fundamental que los recuentos del censo sean correctos para garantizar que nuestro gobierno funcione para todos. El Congreso debe RECHAZAR esta legislación peligrosa y ayudar a proteger los recuentos del censo justos y precisos.
Petición
El débil y voluntario “código de conducta” de la Corte Suprema no está a la altura de lo que necesitamos. Exigimos ahora normas éticas REALES y aplicables.
El Congreso debe aprobar la Ley de Ética, Recusación y Transparencia de la Corte Suprema y crear el código de conducta más estricto posible para nuestro tribunal más alto.
Petición
El Congreso debe RECHAZAR las mentiras de Donald Trump y el presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, Mike Johnson, sobre el voto de los no ciudadanos. Estas tácticas xenófobas de intimidación nos perjudican a todos y dificultan que todos los votantes elegibles puedan emitir su voto.
En cambio, nuestros líderes deberían aprobar reformas que favorezcan a los votantes, como la Ley de Libertad para Votar y la Ley de Promoción del Derecho al Voto John R. Lewis, para alentar a los votantes y aumentar la participación en nuestras elecciones.
Petición
Nosotros, el pueblo, no permitiremos que delegados no electos y que no rinden cuentas incluyan su agenda en nuestra Constitución. Nuestros legisladores estatales deben rechazar cualquier nueva convocatoria a una Convención en virtud del Artículo V y rescindir cualquier convocatoria existente a una Convención.
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Common Cause is a non-partisan grassroots organization that has been holding power accountable as the people’s lobby since 1970. We believe that Democracy as the people’s right to choose their government is our common cause for a better future for all.
DDA meetings are considered to be rated PG-13. We encourage anyone over 13 to participate in DDA actions and meetings if they are interested in using technology to get civically engaged.
However, Social Media Monitoring is restricted to those 18+ due to the subject matter being elections and disinformation, some content found on social media while monitoring may contain violent imagery/ rhetoric and mature themes.
If you are interested in hosting anti/disinformation events geared toward young/ newly eligible voters, or have any questions contact us at base@commoncause.org
Yes! Digital Democracy Meetings and Tools are created to be shared with anyone who would like to include elements of the fight for information in their programming. Feel free to promote our event on your organization’s mobilize page, share the sign up link on social media or with your email lists. If you are directing folks to a DDA meeting consider signing up to speak or support at a meeting, we would love to hear from your group why this work impacts your effort. Reach out at base@commoncause.org.
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