Dear Revolutionaries- Things are really starting to gear up as petition season gets closer… thankfully we have our statewide call this week so we can share important updates on all that is happening!

Statewide call Thursday, September 26th @7:30pm We are also very excited to have the first Bernie 2020 staff member here in Illinois, Sean Niewoehner, on the call to discuss important info regarding the upcoming petition drive to get Bernie (and his delegates) on the ballot! This call is not to be missed, and please spread the word. You can register for the call



Join us on the Illinois for Bernie statewide call this Thursday at 7:30pm Central time! We are pleased to have John Tryneski from Chicago DSA’s Bernie campaign on the call to discuss their recent launch, and Evan Hudson from the Dubuque Bernie 2020 campaign office who will discuss coordinating volunteer trips to Iowa!to discuss important info regarding the upcoming petition drive to get Bernie (and his delegates) on the ballot! This call is not to be missed, and please spread the word. You can register for the call here Bernie at the CTU/SEIU rally in Chicago Tuesday!



We just found out that Sen. Sanders will be speaking at the CTU/SEIU rally at Chicago Teachers Union Center (1901 W. Carroll Ave., Chicago) this Tuesday, September 24th at 7pm! It is unclear whether or not this event will be open to the public, but it is safe to assume that if so, union members would have first priority. We’re sorry that we don’t have more information than this about the event right now, but thought it important to share with you all nonetheless!

Volunteer trips to Dubuque, Iowa!







In addition to volunteer trips to Dubuque, there are groups within the Illinois for Bernie family that are organizing trips to both Clinton and Iowa City. If you are interested in joining DeKalb Area for Bernie on a volunteer trip to Clinton (happening every Saturday through the caucus!), please contact J.J. Wett at (815) 690-0645. If you are interested in volunteering in Iowa City, please contact Debra Weil (Progressives of Kane County) at (312) 806-0577. It is of the utmost importance that we urge Bernie supporters across the state to volunteer in Iowa, because if Bernie doesn't win big in the early states —it will dramatically reduce his ability to succeed in later states (like Illinois). We now have a contact in the Dubuque office, Evan Hudson, who has been both super helpful and responsive. For this reason, we are encouraging folks to volunteer in Dubuque (if we get additional direct contacts then we may expand to other cities). Here is the Google Form for those interested in volunteering in Dubuque to fill out and submit. We have set it up so the Bernie 2020 office can check the responses themselves, and they will reach out directly to assist you with scheduling/logistics. Our job is pretty much just to spread the word, and get people to sign up using the form! Please feel free to share the link to the form with anyone who might be interested.In addition to volunteer trips to Dubuque, there are groups within the Illinois for Bernie family that are organizing trips to both Clinton and Iowa City. If you are interested in joining DeKalb Area for Bernie on a volunteer trip to Clinton (happening every Saturday through the caucus!), please contact J.J. Wett at (815) 690-0645. If you are interested in volunteering in Iowa City, please contact Debra Weil (Progressives of Kane County) at (312) 806-0577.

Get involved There are a variety of ways you can help us build this movement: Volunteer - Illinois for Bernie needs your help! If you’d like to be involved in any capacity, please fill out our volunteer form at: illinois4bernie.org/volunteer. The political revolution is powered by people like you! **After you sign up you will be invited to join our Slack team, which is where the majority of our coordination is taking place.**

- Illinois for Bernie needs your help! If you’d like to be involved in any capacity, please fill out our volunteer form at: illinois4bernie.org/volunteer. The political revolution is powered by people like you! **After you sign up you will be invited to join our Slack team, which is where the majority of our coordination is taking place.** Organize a Community Canvass or phonebanking event and register it on illinois4bernie.org/events and via map.berniesanders.com. You can even schedule shifts to make calls on the Bernie Dialer any time on your own from home via this link: https://bernie-dialer.youcanbook.me/.

a Community Canvass or phonebanking event and register it on illinois4bernie.org/events and via map.berniesanders.com. You can even schedule shifts to make calls on the Bernie Dialer any time on your own from home via this link: https://bernie-dialer.youcanbook.me/. Take a trip to Iowa - Bernie’s campaign won’t have a chance by the time the Illinois primary rolls around if we don’t succeed in earlier states. Fill out this form if you are interested in taking a “Bernie Journey” to knock doors in Iowa!

- Bernie’s campaign won’t have a chance by the time the Illinois primary rolls around if we don’t succeed in earlier states. Fill out this form if you are interested in taking a “Bernie Journey” to knock doors in Iowa! Social media - Like us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.

- Like us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Outreach - help the campaign gather voter information using the BERN app! Ask friends and family, acquaintances or even passersby a few simple questions and submit the info directly to the campaign using a computer or even your smartphone! Bernie crossed the threshold of receiving over a million individual donors this week. He's been shown to lead in polls in a number of different early states, including the incredibly delegate rich state of California. There is one reason and one reason alone that he's able to claim these accomplishments.



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Please use the links above to get involved and help us build a world where people, not profits, come first. We can't do it without you. #NotMeUs



In Solidarity,



IL4B Steering Committee