WE ARE CALIFORNIA. AND WE'RE PROUD OF IT.

Because California is like no other place in the world. And it’s because of who we are and how we have fought to make California better for all. Regardless of race, class, age, gender, or who we love, we all want a good life, quality education, safety for our families, and a place to call home.
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MAke your voice matter more than the billionaires

Imagine if your voice mattered more to our government than the desires of corporate billionaires.Your vote helps decide the rules that shape your rent, your healthcare, and even your paycheck. It also determines who our government listens to: ordinary people like us, or wealthy special interests?

Billionaires are working hard to stop us from voting because they know when ordinary people vote it makes elected leaders pay attention to the things that matter to the most of us. We can act now to make sure our voices matter. Pledge to vote and to protect your vote.

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Make the Pledge

Don’t let billionaires set the rules for your health care. Your rent. Your job. Pledge to vote and protect your vote now.
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Protect the Vote in Your Neighborhood

Become  a neighborhood vote protector and join the network of Neighborhood Vote Protectors and ensure everyone in your community votes without fear.
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Throw Your Own Ballot Party

Good energy is contagious - so is voting. Host a hangout for your family and friends who trust you the most, and help them get their ballot in. We bring the toolkit, you bring the playlist.
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WHAT WE'RE ABOUT

YOUR HARD WORK SHOULD PAY OFF.

Politics matters when it protects what matters most—your family, your home, your health, your future. That's what's on the line.
That's why participation matters. Our hard work should pay off—voting ensures it does.

LEADERS SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE.

California works best when leaders are accountable to the people. We win when we elect leaders who deliver results—on housing, on healthcare, on
schools. When working people vote, we choose leaders who are fair and accountable.

VOTING PROTECTS WHAT MATTERS.

For years, working Californians have built this state—paying in, showing up, and holding the line. What we've built together is
worth protecting. When we vote, we decide who makes the rules. It's more than politics, it's power.
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Tap In! Here is How You Can Take Action Right Now

We’re getting ready to:
  • ➡️ Build rapid response networks to protect our communities.
  • ➡️ Demand our state leaders take bold action to defend democracy.
  • ➡️ Organize our neighborhoods to take action and join the movement.
  • ➡️ SHOW THE NATION HOW PEOPLE POWER DEFEATS AUTHORITARIANISM.
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JOIN A PARTY TO THE POLLS NEAR YOU!

From October to November, We Are California is hosting Party to the Polls, community celebrations across the state.  Every event is  a celebration of your right to vote and the power of ordinary people.

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SQUAD UP!

We ride for California by building undeniable people power rooted in love, interdependence, and solidarity. In the face of state violence and militant attacks, we’re rising with joy, resilience, and a movement that reflects the diversity of our neighbors and loved ones, and that protects and uplifts all of us.

A squad is a group of neighbors or friends who come together regularly to take action. Whether it's distributing KYR information to local businesses or neighbors, holding bake sales to raise funds to support immigrants, writing letters to our representatives or joining a protest together, organizing is always better and more fun when we do it together.
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Help us build the We Are California movement! We are a multi-generational movement to mobilize Californians to advance the common dream of a good life, quality education, safety for our families, and a place to call home.
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