There’s a different feeling in the air this week — fall has arrived and along with the changing leaves comes an increased sense of urgency around supporting our BTU-endorsed candidates for Boston City Council! There’s just 26 days to go until the election, so check your calendar now and sign up to help make a difference.
Henry Santana, At-Large
There are so many opportunities to knock doors with Team Santana this weekend! Join Henry for canvasses in:
- Beacon Hill with Kenzie Bok & Councilor Sharon Durkan: Saturday, October 14 – 1:30pm
- East Boston with Councilor Gigi Coletta, Central Square Park: Sunday, October 15 – 10:00 AM
- Jamaica Plain with JP Progressives, Rep Sam Montaño, and Councilor Louijeune, JP Licks, 659 Centre Street: Sunday, October 15 – 11:00 AM
- Roslindale Kickoff, Fallon Field: Sunday, October 15 – 2:00 PM
Ruthzee Louijeune, At-Large
Be sure to note that the Sunday morning canvass for Henry Santana is also a joint canvass with Councilor Louijeune! You’ll get more bang for your door-knocking buck by signing up to volunteer for both of these great candidates.
- Jamaica Plain with JP Progressives, Rep Sam Montaño, and Councilor Louijeune, JP Licks, 659 Centre Street
Sunday, October 15 – 11:00 AM
Councilor Julia Mejia, At-Large
Team Mejia is hitting two ends of the city this weekend: East Boston on Saturday and Hyde Park this Sunday!On Saturday join the team in Eastie at 3 pm for a standout at Liberty Plaza (185 Border St, 02128) followed by canvassing. On Sunday meet them in Hyde Park at 1 pm at Rincon Caribeno Restaurant (18 Fairmount Ave, 02136) to get your turf and chat with voters about the importance of sending Councilor Mejia back to City Council and to the Education Committee!
Joel Richards, District 3
Mr. Richards and his volunteers will be canvassing this weekend from the Ashmont T Station Plaza (1900 Dorchester Ave, 02124). To join them, RSVP with the campaign!
Enrique Pepén, District 5
If you’d like to support our endorsed candidate for District 5, Enrique Pepén is holding a canvass in Mattapan this Saturday at 10 am. Meet up at Mattapan Square (1624 Blue Hill Ave, 02126) to connect with the campaign and get your own turf! Click here to sign up for this event.
BTU Phone Banks
- Monday, October 16
- Tuesday, October 17
- Thursday, October 19
- Monday, October 23
- Tuesday, October 24
- Thursday, October 26
- Monday, October 30
If you’d like to be part of a phone bank, please reach out to BTU’s Political director Johnny McInnis ! We would love to see you there.
If you have any questions about these events or about how you can help the BTU support our candidates, please don’t hesitate to reach out — I love helping people find the volunteer role that’s right for them.
Krista Magnuson
Interim Political Organizer
kmagnuson@btu.org