Join the next Statewide Canvass Day: VOLUNTEER and attend Occupy Wall Street Solidarity Rallies Statewide

What: Hundreds of volunteers throughout the state will participate in a canvass day as part of the Put People First Campaign. Our goal is to collect hundreds of surveys to find out what issues are most affecting people during the ongoing economic crisis as well as the crisis that Tropical Storm Irene and this summer's extreme flooding has caused. But we don't just want to find out what the problems are, we want to find out what people think and feel about them and how we can come together as communities and as a state to make sure we build back better based on human rights principles.

CLICK HERE TO SIGN ON AS AN ORGANIZATION

Click here to see the VWC Statement on Irene: http://www.workerscenter.org/irenestatement

Now all over the state we are organizing Occupy Vermont rallies in Solidarity with the protests on Wall Street following our canvass day. After going out and hearing the issues facing our communities, we'll join people all over the country to speak out and call for solutions that put people first. See info about rallies in Burlington, Brattleboro, Montpelier and Rutland and VWC statement in solidarity of Occupy Wall Street click here.

Who: You, your neighbors, friends and family volunteering to knock on doors in your community or set up a table at community events in order to collect surveys and organize.

Logistics:
Fill out the form below to let us know your contact information and where in the state you'd like to canvass so we can let you know where to meet at a local meeting location to pick up:

•maps/surveying location
•surveys
•organizing toolkits

and...

•participate in a quick orientation
•pair up with another canvassing volunteer

Volunteer Point People will answer any questions you have. If you'd like to volunteer to be a Point Person, let us know in the form below so we can train you to do so -- it's easy and we'll give you all the tools you need!

Meeting Times:

•Meet at 9:30 am on the next Statewide Canvass Day for orientation and head out from there.
•At 1pm, you'll meet back at the Survey Center for a free lunch and celebration.

Fill out the form below to sign up to be a Put People First Volunteer on the next Statewide Canvass Day.

CLICK HERE TO SIGN ON AS AN ORGANIZATION

We want to make sure this event is inclusive and accessible. Volunteer options will include door to door canvassing, tabling at a local events and any other survey-collecting activities. Please let us know if there's anything we can do to make this event more accessible for you or if you have any questions.

First Name: *

Last Name: *

Organization:

Phone Number: *

Email Address: *

Street Address: *

City/Town: *

Postal Code: *

Check all that apply:

I know other people who may want to volunteer.

I would like to be a point person for a Survey Center (this means getting trained to be the point person to hand out surveys and give people an orientation at your local Survey Center meeting location).

I would like to make a donation to help provide lunch for volunteers.

Canvass Day Meeting Location: * - Select -BarreBenningtonBrattleboroBurlingtonHardwickJohnsonMiddleburyNewportRandolphRichmondRutlandSpringfieldSt. AlbansSt. JohnsburyWaterburyWhite River JunctionI'd like to suggest an additional location

Please check off your preferred meeting location for Canvass Day. We'll let you know a more specific location soon, but please select the town that would be most convenient for you. Otherwise indicate that you'd like to suggest an additional location.

Additional Locations:

If you selected "I'd like to suggest an additional meeting location" let us know your suggestion. When you are making a suggestion, please keep in mind whether you or someone you know might be willing to be the point person for this location.

Anything Else?:

Is there anything else we should know about you? Do you have any questions or ideas we haven't covered?