Events (all Pacific Times)
Iowa Governor Primary Race
Common Power will be working with the Rob Sand for Governor Campaign, knocking on doors to encourage citizens to vote and participate in the gubernatorial primary. During our May trip, we will commence persuasive canvassing in anticipation of the general election. Trip location will be determined soon.
Travel Dates: May 22nd - 27th in Dubuque, Iowa
Want to sign up? Click the button below for trip info!
Texas Local Action: Canvassing for Christian Menefee
Come canvass with us in Houston, Texas for the Christian Menefee campaign and help support Christian in the special election runoff for Congressional District 18!
Excited for local action? RSVP with the button below!
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.
Data, Dollars, And Democracy
Join us for a sneak peek conversation hosted by Action Academy leader Ta’Mariah as we explore the growing impact of data centers in America.
From technology, the Gen Z job market, digital safety, and everyday life, we’ll break down what’s really happening behind the rise of tech infrastructure in places like Utah.
RSVP with the button below to learn, engage, and be part of the conversation shaping our digital future.
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 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!)
Tennessee Primary Trip
Common Power will be doorknocking for Rep Justin J. Pearson in the Tennessee to encourage citizens to vote in the primary election. Pearson is currently challenging incumbent U.S. Representative Steve Cohen in the Democratic primary for Tennessee's 9th congressional district.
Travel Dates: May 29th - June 3rd in Memphis, Tennessee
Want to sign up? Click the button below for trip info!
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 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.
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!)
Banned Books Club - Spring 2026 Series (Book 4)
This will be the fourth 4-book series facilitated by the Educators for Democracy team at The Institute for Common Power. The Educators for Democracy are current frontline teachers who are experienced in instructional design and who are committed to the work of teaching truth.
March 9th - They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
April 13th - The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
May 11th - Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario
June 8th - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
All meetings are on Mondays from 5:00-6:30 PST / 8:00-9:30 EST.
Banned Books Club is a free event (donations always appreciated!) facilitated by the Educators for Democracy team at The Institute for Common Power.
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 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!)
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!)
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 204: Engaging Latinx Voters
This year Common Power will be door knocking in battle ground swing states, there's a high chance volunteers will be knocking on their doors.
Latinx voters are the fastest-growing electorate in the United States. There are 36 million eligible voters nationwide. One million Latinx citizens become eligible to vote each year, that's 2 million new voters in 2026!
This training is meant to bring awareness to volunteers about this voter electorate, and to share best practices on engaging them in this year's midterm elections.
RSVP here.
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!
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 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 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.
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 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 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 204: Engaging Latinx Voters
This year Common Power will be door knocking in battle ground swing states, there's a high chance volunteers will be knocking on their doors.
Latinx voters are the fastest-growing electorate in the United States. There are 36 million eligible voters nationwide. One million Latinx citizens become eligible to vote each year, that's 2 million new voters in 2026!
This training is meant to bring awareness to volunteers about this voter electorate, and to share best practices on engaging them in this year's midterm elections.
RSVP here.
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!
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 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 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 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 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.
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.
Tennessee Primary Trip
This is our SECOND primary trip to Tennessee!
Common Power will be doorknocking for Rep Justin J. Pearson in the Tennessee to encourage citizens to vote in the primary election. Pearson is currently challenging incumbent U.S. Representative Steve Cohen in the Democratic primary for Tennessee's 9th congressional district.
Travel Dates: July 10 - July 15 in Memphis, Tennessee
Want to sign up? Click the button below for trip info!
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 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.
Fall Fieldwork Launch
Join Common Power for our Fall Fieldwork Launch as we head into one of the most important stretches of the year.
We’re breaking down exactly where we’re going, what we’re focusing on, and how you can be part of it. From priority states to travel plans to how we’re reaching voters in 2026, this is your inside look at our strategy for the months ahead.
Whether you’re brand new or have traveled with us before, this is the moment to plug in. We’ll walk through what fieldwork actually looks like this fall, how to get involved locally or on the road, and the different ways you can take action.
This is the chance to get grounded in the work, ask questions, and find your place in what we’re building together.
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.
Kick-off Celebration in Seattle!
We’re kicking off the fall season together ☀️
Join Common Power for an in-person celebration as we launch into our biggest stretch of the year. This is a space to come together in community, meet other volunteers, and get excited for what’s ahead.
This isn’t a formal program, it’s a chance to be in community, build energy, and celebrate the work we’re stepping into together.
Bring a friend, stop by, and be part of it.
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 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 204: Engaging Latinx Voters
This year Common Power will be door knocking in battle ground swing states, there's a high chance volunteers will be knocking on their doors.
Latinx voters are the fastest-growing electorate in the United States. There are 36 million eligible voters nationwide. One million Latinx citizens become eligible to vote each year, that's 2 million new voters in 2026!
This training is meant to bring awareness to volunteers about this voter electorate, and to share best practices on engaging them in this year's midterm elections.
RSVP here.
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 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 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 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 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 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.
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 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!
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 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 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 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!
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 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 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 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 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!
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 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 204: Engaging Latinx Voters
This year Common Power will be door knocking in battle ground swing states, there's a high chance volunteers will be knocking on their doors.
Latinx voters are the fastest-growing electorate in the United States. There are 36 million eligible voters nationwide. One million Latinx citizens become eligible to vote each year, that's 2 million new voters in 2026!
This training is meant to bring awareness to volunteers about this voter electorate, and to share best practices on engaging them in this year's midterm elections.
RSVP here.
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!
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 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 204: Engaging Latinx Voters
This year Common Power will be door knocking in battle ground swing states, there's a high chance volunteers will be knocking on their doors.
Latinx voters are the fastest-growing electorate in the United States. There are 36 million eligible voters nationwide. One million Latinx citizens become eligible to vote each year, that's 2 million new voters in 2026!
This training is meant to bring awareness to volunteers about this voter electorate, and to share best practices on engaging them in this year's midterm elections.
RSVP here.
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!
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.
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 204: Engaging Latinx Voters
This year Common Power will be door knocking in battle ground swing states, there's a high chance volunteers will be knocking on their doors.
Latinx voters are the fastest-growing electorate in the United States. There are 36 million eligible voters nationwide. One million Latinx citizens become eligible to vote each year, that's 2 million new voters in 2026!
This training is meant to bring awareness to volunteers about this voter electorate, and to share best practices on engaging them in this year's midterm elections.
RSVP here.
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!
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!
Freeman Vines: Film Screening and Discussion (Online)
The Maryland Lynching Memorial Project and the Institute for Common Power are partnering to present the 2025 award-winning documentary, Freeman Vines, co-directed by André Robert Lee (The Prep School Negro) and Tim Kirkman (Dear Jesse), and produced by Gill Holland.
Freeman Vines is a moving portrait of self-taught luthier and sculptor Freeman Vines, from eastern North Carolina. Filmed when he was 82-years-old and battling multiple myeloma, Freeman has been trying to make a guitar that can reproduce an elusive sound the instrument made decades ago. The search and his artwork took on even more significance when Freeman acquired a stack of lumber from a tree used in the lynching of a young Black man named Oliver Moore. Oliver Moore was lynched on August 19, 1930, not far from where Freeman lived. Freeman’s work invites us to revisit Oliver Moore’s story, and to listen to the past with new ears so that we might carve a different future.
The film screening will begin promptly at 4:00pm PST.
Volunteer Training 204: Engaging Latinx Voters
This year Common Power will be door knocking in battle ground swing states, there's a high chance volunteers will be knocking on their doors.
Latinx voters are the fastest-growing electorate in the United States. There are 36 million eligible voters nationwide. One million Latinx citizens become eligible to vote each year, that's 2 million new voters in 2026!
This training is meant to bring awareness to volunteers about this voter electorate, and to share best practices on engaging them in this year's midterm elections.
RSVP here.
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!
Educators for Democracy Teach-In
We are confronted today in America by an attack on truth in education. It is an attempt by politically motivated individuals, government offices, and politicians to halt the full teaching of American life by eradicating fully truthful aspects of our past, present, and potential futures. At their core, such attacks seek to erase the triumphs of African Americans, women, LGBTQ+ Americans, and others who have been vital in the struggle for civil rights and voting justice.
We will feature five educators from across the country each quarter who will deliver thirty minute talks on some aspect of American democracy. Each educator is an Institute for Common Power Educator Ambassador, which means they have traveled with us on a Truth & Purpose Leaning Tour. The lectures will have a heavy focus on history and will work to connect the past to the present as they encourage people to engage in work that focuses on social and voting justice.
Our May 17th event will be in honor of the landmark decision Brown v. Board of Education by the U.S. Supreme Court declaring school segregation unconstitutional, which was handed down on May 17th, 1954.
Texas Local Action: Canvassing for Christian Menefee
Come support Team Texas with a day of canvassing!
Join us for a weekend of canvassing from 10 AM- 4 PM where we will be door knocking in Fresno, Texas to help get out the vote for Christian Menefee in his special election runoff!
Interested in local action? Click the button below to RSVP!
Maine Primary Trip
Common Power will be working with the Graham Platner for Maine Campaign, knocking on doors in Bangor to encourage citizens to participate in the Primary and vote. The winner of this primary will oppose Susan Collins, the five-term Republican US Senator, in this fall's general election. This race is critical to the Democrats’ efforts to regain control of the US Senate.
Travel Dates: May 15th - 20th in Bangor, Maine
Want to sign up? Click the button below for trip info!
Team Iowa Trip Orientation
This mandatory meeting will cover details of our upcoming Team IA trip to Dubuque, May 22-27. We’ll review expectations, key information, and canvassing details to ensure everyone is prepared and ready to go! We’ll also answers questions and will check to make sure that volunteers are set to join the trip’s Signal channel.
California Primary Trip
Common Power will be working with the Randy Villegas for Congress Campaign, knocking on doors in Bakersfield to encourage citizens to participate in the Primary and vote in CA-22.
Travel Dates: May 15th - 20th in Bakersfield
Want to sign up? Click the button below for trip info!
Summer Townhall: New Programs & New Partners
Join us for our next Town Hall!
As Common Power continues through the midterms, we are shifting our focus from House races to key Senate races where we believe volunteers can make some of the biggest impact this cycle. How we’re expanding our work to reach new voters, updates from our current travel in the spring and get a first look at new volunteer opportunities and what’s ahead for our Fall Travel
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!
Banned Books Club - Spring 2026 Series (Book 3)
This will be the fourth 4-book series facilitated by the Educators for Democracy team at The Institute for Common Power. The Educators for Democracy are current frontline teachers who are experienced in instructional design and who are committed to the work of teaching truth.
March 9th - They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
April 13th - The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
May 11th - Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario
June 8th - The Hate U GIve by Angie Thomas
All meetings are on Mondays from 5:00-6:30 PST / 8:00-9:30 EST.
Banned Books Club is a free event (donations always appreciated!) facilitated by the Educators for Democracy team at The Institute for Common Power.
POSTPONED Meet-N-Greet with Justin Pearson in Seattle
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO UNEXPECTED CIRCUMSTANCES
Join Common Power for an exciting meet-and-greet with Justin Pearson, our candidate for TN-09!
Connect with fellow volunteers in Seattle over light bites and drinks while hearing directly from Justin about his vision, campaign, and the stakes of this moment. This is a special opportunity to support impactful leadership beyond our state and rally around a breakthrough candidate driving change in the Democratic Party.
Team Maine Orientation Meeting
This is it!!! Team Maine friends, this is our final online meeting before we see each other on the ground!
In this meeting, we will review our final itinerary, answer those last minute burning questions, and hear the latest on everything Team Maine, especially details about the types of doors will be knocking and any updates from our partner.
May 15-20th Common Power is heading to Bangor, Maine to canvass for Graham Platner, the dynamic, young, progressive Democratic candidate for the US Senate. He will be facing Janet Mills, the 78-year-old current governor of Maine, in this spring's democratic primary.
Volunteer Training 203: Deep Listening at Doors
Get trained on how to have meaningful conversations with voters, learn how to practice deep listening and reflecting back to the person in front of you.
Common Power will be door knocking in battle ground states across the country. Based on experiences on the ground talking to voters we know voters are tired and have checked out of politics. Or politics have gotten deeply personal for them.
Come to this training to gain skills on deep listening, responding with empathy, and reflecting emotions back to the person in front of you at the door.
RSVP here.
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.
Georgia Primary Trip
Common Power will be working with the Dr. Jasmine Clark Campaign, knocking on doors in Georgia’s 13th Congressional District to encourage citizens to participate in the primary and vote. The winner of this primary will represent the district in Congress, making this a critical opportunity to ensure voters have leadership that is present, accountable, and responsive to the needs of the community.
Travel Dates: May 1st - 6th in Atlanta, Georgia
Want to sign up? Click the button below for trip info!
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.
Team Iowa Volunteer Meeting
Join Team Iowa for our Community Volunteer meeting as we prepare for our May trip. Learn more about our plans and hear updates from the partner we'll be working with in Dubuque. We're supporting Rob Sand in his bid for the Iowa governorship, and we’ll be doing critical persuasion work in anticipation of the general election, since Rob is unopposed in the Democratic primary.
This meeting is an opportunity to connect with your fellow volunteers and talk with your team leads. Bring your questions!
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!
SoCal Hub Meeting
Join our monthly virtual meeting with the Southern California Hub! Come learn how Common Power is locally organizing across Greater Los Angeles, and how we’re gearing up to meet the momentum of the midterms.
California has critical work ahead, with several competitive districts now in play following the passage of Prop 50. This Hub is committed to organizing in these key districts, deepening our existing community, and building lasting power. Join us to learn how you can get involved and help shape what’s next!
Team Georgia Primary Orientation Meeting
This mandatory meeting will cover details for the Team Georgia 13th Congressional District primary race for the candidate Jasmine Clark (May 1–6). We’ll review expectations, key information, and canvassing details to ensure everyone is prepared and ready to go!
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!
Meet Randy Villegas for Team California
Join Team CA for an interview between candidate Randy Villegas and Common Power's Executive Director, Charles Douglas III!
The first half of this Volunteer meeting will be dedicated to Randy Villegas, our champion for CA-22. The second half will be for interested volunteers to learn more about our upcoming travel, field plans, and the partners we'll be organizing alongside with in the California primaries!
Volunteer Training 204: Engaging Latinx Voters
This year Common Power will be door knocking in battle ground swing states, there's a high chance volunteers will be knocking on their doors.
Latinx voters are the fastest-growing electorate in the United States. There are 36 million eligible voters nationwide. One million Latinx citizens become eligible to vote each year, that's 2 million new voters in 2026!
This training is meant to bring awareness to volunteers about this voter electorate, and to share best practices on engaging them in this year's midterm elections.
RSVP here.
Team Tennessee Volunteer Meeting
This meeting is for volunteers who are traveling to, or interested in joining, Team Tennessee to doorknock for Justin Pearson in TN-09! Join us for the latest updates on the trip, a look ahead at our plans in the state, and a chance to connect with your team leads and fellow volunteers.
Bring your questions -- we’ll make sure you leave with the answers and everything you need to feel ready and excited!