Events (all Pacific Times)
Volunteer Training 101
New and returning volunteers are welcome to learn about how we do FIeldwork at CP. We introduce the CP Way, our values and Fieldwork principles, how to navigate our door-knocking opportunities with the new administration and what’s coming up for volunteers to plug into.
Volunteer Help: Office Hours
Have questions about volunteering with Common Power? Drop into our virtual Volunteer Help Office Hours for support with travel, trainings, tech, and more.
Whether you're a new or current volunteer, we're here to answer your questions and help you feel prepared to get involved. Office Hours are first-come, first-served, so stop by anytime during the scheduled hour!
Volunteer Training 103: Traveling With Common Power
For volunteers who are ready to travel with us or want to learn more. The training will cover what you can expect from a trip, and the steps involved in preparing to travel with us, and what a CP trip looks like once we are on the ground!
Volunteer Help: Office Hours
Have questions about volunteering with Common Power? Drop into our virtual Volunteer Help Office Hours for support with travel, trainings, tech, and more.
Whether you're a new or current volunteer, we're here to answer your questions and help you feel prepared to get involved. Office Hours are first-come, first-served, so stop by anytime during the scheduled hour!
Volunteer Training 201: Talking to Voters in 2026
This year Common Power will be door-knocking in swing states across the country. Our volunteers will be talking to voters across party lines, we want to prepare you to door knock with us by sharing what we're experiencing. Including trending topics and voter reactions at doors.
Our Talking to Voters training will be continuously updated to highlight the latest experiences with voters at the doors.
Volunteer Help: Office Hours
Have questions about volunteering with Common Power? Drop into our virtual Volunteer Help Office Hours for support with travel, trainings, tech, and more.
Whether you're a new or current volunteer, we're here to answer your questions and help you feel prepared to get involved. Office Hours are first-come, first-served, so stop by anytime during the scheduled hour!
Team North Carolina Volunteer Meeting
This is an optional meeting for volunteers traveling to the North Carolina Midterm General Election. In these meetings we will discuss updates to our on-the-ground plans, how the campaigns have evolved, technical issues and get to know our traveling companions more.
Finding Joy in the Home Stretch: A Conversation with Elizabeth Chur
Do you find it hard to canvass for candidates whose positions don’t completely align with yours? Feel anxious about navigating voters’ strong emotions—and maybe your own—in contentious midterm races? Or wonder how to keep showing up when people tell you they’re sitting this one out? You’re not alone.
Elizabeth Chur, author of The Joy of Talking Politics with Strangers, has trained 5,000 volunteers across the country to engage in meaningful conversations with voters. Through stories from the field, interactive demonstrations, and a conversation with Common Power’s Binh Truong, she’ll share practical strategies for keeping your balance, preventing burnout, and protecting your energy when emotions run high. (We’ll also leave extra time for your questions.)
Whether you’re knocking doors for imperfect candidates, talking with grumpy voters, or wrestling with your own very human limitations, you’ll leave with practical tools to care for yourself while strengthening our democracy when it needs you most. As we head into the final weeks of the campaign, learn how to reconnect with your purpose, find meaning in the challenges ahead, and discover moments of joy.
The Joy of Talking Politics with Strangers -https://elizabethchur.com/
Sign-up for the ONLINE event with the button below!
Volunteer Help: Office Hours
Have questions about volunteering with Common Power? Drop into our virtual Volunteer Help Office Hours for support with travel, trainings, tech, and more.
Whether you're a new or current volunteer, we're here to answer your questions and help you feel prepared to get involved. Office Hours are first-come, first-served, so stop by anytime during the scheduled hour!
Team Alaska Volunteer Meeting
This is an optional meeting for volunteers traveling to the Alaska Midterm General Election. In these meetings we will discuss updates to our on-the-ground plans, how the campaigns have evolved, technical issues and get to know our traveling companions more.
Volunteer Training 102: Engaging With Voters
Get trained on techniques for engaging with voters: A virtual community sharing space to share challenges, solutions, and strategies to talk to voters in all our actions.
We'll go over different types of voter conversations, engagement techniques, and scenarios together!
Team California Volunteer Meeting
This is an optional meeting for volunteers traveling to the California Midterm General Election. In these meetings we will discuss updates to our on-the-ground plans, how the campaigns have evolved, technical issues and get to know our traveling companions more.
Volunteer Training 102: Engaging With Voters
Get trained on techniques for engaging with voters: A virtual community sharing space to share challenges, solutions, and strategies to talk to voters in all our actions.
We'll go over different types of voter conversations, engagement techniques, and scenarios together!
Volunteer Training 202: Conflict Management at Doors
Your most graceful exit plan.
This year, Common Power will be knocking on the doors of voters across party lines. Conversations about politics can be difficult, this training is meant to prepare you to know when and how to manage conflict from unproductive conversations with empathy towards the person in front of us.
Volunteer Training 203: Deep Listening at Doors
Learn how to run a canvass the Common Power way! This hands-on training will walk you through every stage of leading a successful canvass: from setup and volunteer coordination to managing communications in the field and running an effective debrief.
By the end, you’ll have a clear framework you can use to confidently launch and lead canvassing efforts on your own.
Participants will have the option to take a Certification Quiz at the end of the training. Those who pass will be added to our pool of certified volunteers, making them eligible to be tapped for future canvass leadership opportunities on trips and local shifts. (Certification does not guarantee placement as a Canvass Lead, but it’s the first step!)
Volunteer Training 102: Engaging With Voters
Get trained on techniques for engaging with voters: A virtual community sharing space to share challenges, solutions, and strategies to talk to voters in all our actions.
We'll go over different types of voter conversations, engagement techniques, and scenarios together!
Volunteer Training 301: Canvass Lead Certification
Learn how to run a canvass the Common Power way! This hands-on training will walk you through every stage of leading a successful canvass: from setup and volunteer coordination to managing communications in the field and running an effective debrief.
By the end, you’ll have a clear framework you can use to confidently launch and lead canvassing efforts on your own.
Participants will have the option to take a Certification Quiz at the end of the training. Those who pass will be added to our pool of certified volunteers, making them eligible to be tapped for future canvass leadership opportunities on trips and local shifts. (Certification does not guarantee placement as a Canvass Lead, but it’s the first step!)
Volunteer Training 103: Traveling With Common Power
For volunteers who are ready to travel with us or want to learn more. The training will cover what you can expect from a trip, and the steps involved in preparing to travel with us, and what a CP trip looks like once we are on the ground!
Volunteer Training 201: Talking to Voters in 2026
This year Common Power will be door-knocking in swing states across the country. Our volunteers will be talking to voters across party lines, we want to prepare you to door knock with us by sharing what we're experiencing. Including trending topics and voter reactions at doors.
Our Talking to Voters training will be continuously updated to highlight the latest experiences with voters at the doors.
Volunteer Training 103: Traveling With Common Power
For volunteers who are ready to travel with us or want to learn more. The training will cover what you can expect from a trip, and the steps involved in preparing to travel with us, and what a CP trip looks like once we are on the ground!
Volunteer Training 102: Engaging With Voters
Get trained on techniques for engaging with voters: A virtual community sharing space to share challenges, solutions, and strategies to talk to voters in all our actions.
We'll go over different types of voter conversations, engagement techniques, and scenarios together!
Volunteer Training 102: Engaging With Voters
Get trained on techniques for engaging with voters: A virtual community sharing space to share challenges, solutions, and strategies to talk to voters in all our actions.
We'll go over different types of voter conversations, engagement techniques, and scenarios together!
Team Georgia Volunteer Meeting
Join Team Georgia to hear from volunteers returning from Trip 1 to Georgia. What are Georgia voters saying about the election and the candidates? What types of voters did our volunteers encounter?
Join us as you prepare to travel on Trip 2 or Trip 3. Pick up helpful guidance and tips for talking with voters NOW, and leave inspired ahead of your trip to knock on doors in Georgia!
Volunteer Training 203: Deep Listening at Doors
Learn how to run a canvass the Common Power way! This hands-on training will walk you through every stage of leading a successful canvass: from setup and volunteer coordination to managing communications in the field and running an effective debrief.
By the end, you’ll have a clear framework you can use to confidently launch and lead canvassing efforts on your own.
Participants will have the option to take a Certification Quiz at the end of the training. Those who pass will be added to our pool of certified volunteers, making them eligible to be tapped for future canvass leadership opportunities on trips and local shifts. (Certification does not guarantee placement as a Canvass Lead, but it’s the first step!)
Volunteer Training 202: Conflict Management at Doors
Your most graceful exit plan.
This year, Common Power will be knocking on the doors of voters across party lines. Conversations about politics can be difficult, this training is meant to prepare you to know when and how to manage conflict from unproductive conversations with empathy towards the person in front of us.
Leading From the Frontlines: Monthly Town Hall
Bringing to you fresh insights from the team that deploys thousands of Common Power volunteers to the frontlines for this year's midterms!
As we travel to over 20 states and doorknock in over 40 elections this Fall, we want to keep you updated on what we're hearing at doors from one end of the country to another!
Come through to also hear updates on our political analysis, candidates, and overall trip recaps!
Volunteer Training 101
New and returning volunteers are welcome to learn about how we do FIeldwork at CP. We introduce the CP Way, our values and Fieldwork principles, how to navigate our door-knocking opportunities with the new administration and what’s coming up for volunteers to plug into.
Volunteer Training 101
New and returning volunteers are welcome to learn about how we do FIeldwork at CP. We introduce the CP Way, our values and Fieldwork principles, how to navigate our door-knocking opportunities with the new administration and what’s coming up for volunteers to plug into.
Volunteer Training 103: Traveling With Common Power
For volunteers who are ready to travel with us or want to learn more. The training will cover what you can expect from a trip, and the steps involved in preparing to travel with us, and what a CP trip looks like once we are on the ground!
Volunteer Training 201: Talking to Voters in 2026
This year Common Power will be door-knocking in swing states across the country. Our volunteers will be talking to voters across party lines, we want to prepare you to door knock with us by sharing what we're experiencing. Including trending topics and voter reactions at doors.
Our Talking to Voters training will be continuously updated to highlight the latest experiences with voters at the doors.
Volunteer Training 101
New and returning volunteers are welcome to learn about how we do FIeldwork at CP. We introduce the CP Way, our values and Fieldwork principles, how to navigate our door-knocking opportunities with the new administration and what’s coming up for volunteers to plug into.
Volunteer Training 202: Conflict Management at Doors
Your most graceful exit plan.
This year, Common Power will be knocking on the doors of voters across party lines. Conversations about politics can be difficult, this training is meant to prepare you to know when and how to manage conflict from unproductive conversations with empathy towards the person in front of us.
Volunteer Training 202: Conflict Management at Doors
Your most graceful exit plan.
This year, Common Power will be knocking on the doors of voters across party lines. Conversations about politics can be difficult, this training is meant to prepare you to know when and how to manage conflict from unproductive conversations with empathy towards the person in front of us.
Volunteer Training 103: Traveling With Common Power
For volunteers who are ready to travel with us or want to learn more. The training will cover what you can expect from a trip, and the steps involved in preparing to travel with us, and what a CP trip looks like once we are on the ground!
Leading From the Frontlines: Monthly Town Hall
Bringing to you fresh insights from the team that deploys thousands of Common Power volunteers to the frontlines for this year's midterms!
As we travel to over 20 states and doorknock in over 40 elections this Fall, we want to keep you updated on what we're hearing at doors from one end of the country to another!
Come through to also hear updates on our political analysis, candidates, and overall trip recaps!
Volunteer Training 301: Canvass Lead Certification
Learn how to run a canvass the Common Power way! This hands-on training will walk you through every stage of leading a successful canvass: from setup and volunteer coordination to managing communications in the field and running an effective debrief.
By the end, you’ll have a clear framework you can use to confidently launch and lead canvassing efforts on your own.
Participants will have the option to take a Certification Quiz at the end of the training. Those who pass will be added to our pool of certified volunteers, making them eligible to be tapped for future canvass leadership opportunities on trips and local shifts. (Certification does not guarantee placement as a Canvass Lead, but it’s the first step!)
Team Colorado Volunteer Meeting
We're a month and a half out from our Team Colorado trip and we want to talk more about the doorknocking experience and what persuasion doorknocking will look like for us! Please join us for an evening of discussion; please bring any questions or concerns!
6-7 PM MDT // 5-6 PM PDT
Team Maine Volunteer Meeting
Join us for an update on our plans for fall travel to Maine in support of Troy Jackson for US Senate.
Volunteer Training 102: Engaging With Voters
Get trained on techniques for engaging with voters: A virtual community sharing space to share challenges, solutions, and strategies to talk to voters in all our actions.
We'll go over different types of voter conversations, engagement techniques, and scenarios together!
Volunteer Training 103: Traveling With Common Power
For volunteers who are ready to travel with us or want to learn more. The training will cover what you can expect from a trip, and the steps involved in preparing to travel with us, and what a CP trip looks like once we are on the ground!
Team Ohio Volunteer Meeting
This is an optional meeting for volunteers traveling to the Ohio Midterm General Election. In these meetings we will discuss updates to our on-the-ground plans, how the campaigns have evolved, technical issues and get to know our traveling companions more.
Team Nebraska Volunteer Meeting
This is an optional meeting for volunteers traveling to the Nebraska Midterm General Election. In these meetings we will discuss updates to our on-the-ground plans, how the campaigns have evolved, technical issues and get to know our traveling companions more.
Volunteer Training 102: Engaging With Voters
Get trained on techniques for engaging with voters: A virtual community sharing space to share challenges, solutions, and strategies to talk to voters in all our actions.
We'll go over different types of voter conversations, engagement techniques, and scenarios together!
Memphis from Reconstruction to the Birth of the Blues
Explore the history and culture of Memphis 1865-1929 and Common Power's important work engaging voters in Tennessee.
Join Institute Educator Ambassador Randy Litzenburger to explore the history and culture of Memphis from 1865 to 1929 and Common Power's important work engaging voters in Tennessee.
Volunteer Training 202: Conflict Management at Doors
Your most graceful exit plan.
This year, Common Power will be knocking on the doors of voters across party lines. Conversations about politics can be difficult, this training is meant to prepare you to know when and how to manage conflict from unproductive conversations with empathy towards the person in front of us.
Team Georgia Volunteer Meeting
This is an optional meeting for volunteers traveling to the Georgia Midterm General Election. In these meetings we will discuss updates to our on-the-ground plans, how the campaigns have evolved, technical issues and get to know our traveling companions more.
Leading From the Frontlines: Monthly Town Hall
Bringing to you fresh insights from the team that deploys thousands of Common Power volunteers to the frontlines for this year's midterms!
As we travel to over 20 states and doorknock in over 40 elections this Fall, we want to keep you updated on what we're hearing at doors from one end of the country to another!
Come through to also hear updates on our political analysis, candidates, and overall trip recaps!
Team Michigan Volunteer Meeting #1
This is an optional meeting for volunteers traveling to the Michigan Midterm General Election. In these meetings we will discuss updates to our on-the-ground plans, how the campaigns have evolved, technical issues and get to know our traveling companions more.
Volunteer Training 101
New and returning volunteers are welcome to learn about how we do FIeldwork at CP. We introduce the CP Way, our values and Fieldwork principles, how to navigate our door-knocking opportunities with the new administration and what’s coming up for volunteers to plug into.
Volunteer Training 301: Canvass Lead Certification
Learn how to run a canvass the Common Power way! This hands-on training will walk you through every stage of leading a successful canvass: from setup and volunteer coordination to managing communications in the field and running an effective debrief.
By the end, you’ll have a clear framework you can use to confidently launch and lead canvassing efforts on your own.
Participants will have the option to take a Certification Quiz at the end of the training. Those who pass will be added to our pool of certified volunteers, making them eligible to be tapped for future canvass leadership opportunities on trips and local shifts. (Certification does not guarantee placement as a Canvass Lead, but it’s the first step!)
Team Alaska Volunteer Meeting
This is an optional meeting for volunteers traveling to the Alaska Midterm General Election. In these meetings we will discuss updates to our on-the-ground plans, how the campaigns have evolved, technical issues and get to know our traveling companions more.
Team Texas Volunteer Meeting
This is an optional meeting for volunteers traveling to the Texas Midterm General Election. In these meetings we will discuss updates to our on-the-ground plans, how the campaigns have evolved, technical issues and get to know our traveling companions more.
Team Iowa Volunteer Meeting
Please join us for an open-ended conversation and meet fellow Team Iowa volunteers. Gather more details about our plans to canvass for Iowa gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand. Bring your questions!
Volunteer Training 203: Deep Listening at Doors
Learn how to run a canvass the Common Power way! This hands-on training will walk you through every stage of leading a successful canvass: from setup and volunteer coordination to managing communications in the field and running an effective debrief.
By the end, you’ll have a clear framework you can use to confidently launch and lead canvassing efforts on your own.
Participants will have the option to take a Certification Quiz at the end of the training. Those who pass will be added to our pool of certified volunteers, making them eligible to be tapped for future canvass leadership opportunities on trips and local shifts. (Certification does not guarantee placement as a Canvass Lead, but it’s the first step!)
Volunteer Training 103: Traveling With Common Power
For volunteers who are ready to travel with us or want to learn more. The training will cover what you can expect from a trip, and the steps involved in preparing to travel with us, and what a CP trip looks like once we are on the ground!
Institute for Common Power Summer Reading - One Person, No Vote
The Institute for Common Power invites you to join us for our Summer Reading discussion of One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy by Dr. Carol Anderson. We will be meeting virtually to dig into this urgent, deeply researched account of voter suppression in America.
This selection isn't part of our Banned Books Club — while Dr. Anderson’s other important work in White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide has been banned; One Person, No Vote hasn't been banned or challenged in schools or libraries. It’s timely and critically important for us to read. On April 29, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Louisiana v. Callais, significantly weakening Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and making it far harder to challenge racially discriminatory voting maps. Dr. Anderson's book, published in 2018, chronicles the earlier rollback of voting rights that began with Shelby County v. Holder in 2013 — the decision that gutted the VRA's preclearance requirements and opened the door to today's wave of voter suppression laws.
Reading it now, in the immediate aftermath of Callais, offers essential historical grounding for understanding how we got here and what may lie ahead.
Resistance Fridays At Common Power
Our office is open every Friday from 10:30 AM–2:00 PM to support local organizers and community members. Stop by for snacks, coffee, sign-making supplies, a bathroom break, and whistle kit making to support community safety and rapid response efforts.
Volunteer Training 102: Engaging With Voters
Get trained on techniques for engaging with voters: A virtual community sharing space to share challenges, solutions, and strategies to talk to voters in all our actions.
We'll go over different types of voter conversations, engagement techniques, and scenarios together!
Team Maine Kick-off Meeting!
Join us to learn how you can travel to Maine this fall to knock doors in support of Maine's Democratic candidate for the US Senate, to be chosen July 27th.
The Democratic candidate will face off against Susan Collins, the 5 term Republican Senator who has voted lock step on more than 95% of Trump initiated and supported legislation.
It's time for a change in Maine and in the US Senate, and you can help make that change happen!
Midterms Mission 2026: Our Fight for Dignity and Democracy in America
Donald Trump and MAGA are engaged in a to-the-death assault on dignity and democracy in America. Every day is hard on our systems and senses, trust in one another, our hopes, on people for whom we love and care. At Common Power, we believe that the only way through is together, intentionally choosing to walk with like-hearted people. We are less than 100 days from Midterm Elections that will decide so much. This event is an intentional infusion of CP INSPIRATION and COMMUNITY to fill us for three months of defining time and treasure together.
Volunteer Training 201: Talking to Voters in 2026
This year Common Power will be door-knocking in swing states across the country. Our volunteers will be talking to voters across party lines, we want to prepare you to door knock with us by sharing what we're experiencing. Including trending topics and voter reactions at doors.
Our Talking to Voters training will be continuously updated to highlight the latest experiences with voters at the doors.
Volunteer Training 101
New and returning volunteers are welcome to learn about how we do FIeldwork at CP. We introduce the CP Way, our values and Fieldwork principles, how to navigate our door-knocking opportunities with the new administration and what’s coming up for volunteers to plug into.
Team Michigan Kick-off Meeting!
Get ready to join Team Michigan as we discuss our exciting fall travel program!
Learn how you can travel with Team Michigan this fall to knock doors in support of Democratic candidates across a key battleground state. While the candidates we'll be supporting are still TBD, we'll have all the details ready by our kickoff.
Resistance Fridays At Common Power
Our office is open every Friday from 10:30 AM–2:00 PM to support local organizers and community members. Stop by for snacks, coffee, sign-making supplies, a bathroom break, and whistle kit making to support community safety and rapid response efforts.
Volunteer Training 301: Canvass Lead Certification
Learn how to run a canvass the Common Power way! This hands-on training will walk you through every stage of leading a successful canvass: from setup and volunteer coordination to managing communications in the field and running an effective debrief.
By the end, you’ll have a clear framework you can use to confidently launch and lead canvassing efforts on your own.
Participants will have the option to take a Certification Quiz at the end of the training. Those who pass will be added to our pool of certified volunteers, making them eligible to be tapped for future canvass leadership opportunities on trips and local shifts. (Certification does not guarantee placement as a Canvass Lead, but it’s the first step!)