It’s Blue Turn Newsletter: November 24, 2025

------ URGENT ACTION: PROTECT CHILDHOOD VACCINATIONS

Protect Childhood Vaccinations — Public Comment Due TODAY

Urgent: Protect Childhood Vaccinations! Express Your Concerns to the CDC Due TODAY, Nov 24, 2025.

Public Comments to the CDC’s ACIP vaccine committee close on Nov 24 at 11:59 pm EST. Children must be protected from infectious diseases. See more details

------ IF YOU’RE IN A GIVING MOOD…

Help cover $55 order for the Red Cards that we'll be distributing to local businesses: https://itsblueturn.com/support.html
We’re still quite short on our Second Harvest fundraiser: only $225 out of $1,500 goal.

------ UPCOMING EVENTS

OUR UPCOMING EVENTS — if you’re not going to one of these, are you even a Group 2 member? :)

Dec. 6: Paper & Purpose: Folding Zines for Change — making the “How To Report ICE” brochures that will be distributed in Santa Clara & San Mateo Counties: https://www.mobilize.us/itsblueturn/event/819931/

Dec. 6: It’s Blue Turn Casual Coffee Social: https://www.mobilize.us/itsblueturn/event/869955/

Dec. 7: Calling Your Representatives Training, in-person, at my place: https://www.mobilize.us/itsblueturn/event/872852/

Dec. 8: Gandhi De-Escalation Training, Level 1 — virtual (prerequisite for the in-person Level 2 training): https://www.mobilize.us/itsblueturn/event/872337/

------ BUILDING PRO-DEMOCRACY INFRASTRUCTURE

There has also been some movement in our effort to build out pro-democracy infrastructure in red/rural districts. I will be updating those who are interested in this team about a successful project called Blue Dots that is run out of East Bay Indivisible, and we’ll be discussing whether/how to join that effort. If you’re interested, please let me know!

------ FROM OUR FRIENDS & ALLIES

Founded by Sister District’s cofounder Gaby Goldstein, State Futures brings together more than 600 state-level policymakers—legislators, State Financial Officers, and other values-aligned leaders—who are working to protect democracy and build a fairer economy. They support these leaders with practical tools: peer learning, real-world policy research, and structured help for coordinating strategies across states. Their goal is to help state policymakers govern effectively and advance bold policies that improve people’s lives. Right now, they’re working to close a $25,000 funding gap before the end of the year. That support goes directly to the backbone of their work such as gatherings, research, strategy support, and communications that keep this network connected and effective. If you’re able, they would be grateful for a contribution to their c4.
From SEIU, Starbucks workers’ solidarity: https://www.nocontractnocoffee.org/

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