Down Home NC: Early Intensive Rural Organizing

The 2026 elections will offer Americans their first chance to block harmful MAGA initiatives by taking away their majority support in Congress and building multiracial grassroots momentum to win and hold power at every level of government.

That's why Lean Left is supporting Down Home North Carolina, now and through 2026.

Down Home focuses on multi-racial small town and rural areas, knocking on doors and connecting with NC voters about critical issues that affect their communities. Early engagement with these voters builds an effective network that can push back against extremism.

With our help, Down Home will:

• double staff sizes in 3-5 NC counties;
• train local working-class storytellers to fight Republican disinformation;
• run local, trusted candidates in this Fall's municipal races in targeted areas;
• hire canvass crews to persuade voters a full year before the U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state court, and state legislative races in 2026.

Through year-round, deep base-building, Down Home NC gives poor and working families a seat at the political table, building multiracial voting power that is essential for change in North Carolina.

Making long-lasting change in our country starts yesterday.

Learn more about Down Home NC at

Early Intensive Rural Organizing

Tuesday, Oct. 21, 7:00 pm ET

Keynote speaker:

Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT)

Upon donating, you will be re-directed to Mobilize, where you can register for this event.

For information about donating by check,

contact Dana at leanleftcvt@gmail.com

Sponsors

All In for NC

Chop Wood Carry Water

Crimson Goes Blue

Dissent

Lean Left Vermont

Markers For Democracy

New Yorkers for Democracy

Partners for Democracy

Register and Vote North Carolina

Senate Circle

Swing Blue Alliance

Team Min

Volunteer Blue

Individual Sponsors

Jenny Altshuler, Michael Ansara & Barney Arnold, Rob Barber, Barbara & George Beal, Jeff Blum, Patty Blum, Dinah Bodkin, Judith Bolker, Jim Campen & Phyllis Ewen, Elizabeth Carlson, Anne Cauman, Ellen Chapnick, Nancy Chasen, Liam Connell, Jessica Craven, Betsy Crawford & Marc Leavitt, Wendy Fearing, Jim Feldman, Molly Fitzmaurice, Debra Fried Levin, Ellen Friedman & Louis Blumberg, Mary McVey Gill, Sarah Glazer, Dana Goss, Van Gosse, Laura Gottsman, Roy Greenwald, Stan Griffith & Ann Schauffler, Kath Gross & Peter Thorne, Aurie Hall, Jack Hammond, Polly Howells, Nora Huvelle & David Lubin, Allan Kaufman, Bruce Knoth, Betsy Krieger, Ted Lieverman, Jeff Livingston, Lynn MacDonald, Robin Mann, Louisa McCall, Mark Niedergang & Marya Axner, Paul & Annie Niedergang, Larry Novey & Sue Cohn, Nick Nyhart & Kathleen McTigue, Sarah O'Neill, Larry Ottinger & Cinthia Shuman, Cindy Paradies, Isidore Penn, John Raskin, Erin Rowland, Eve Rutyna, Susan & Matt Ryan, Steve Schewel & Lao Rubert, Susan Schewel, Richard Segan, Marcie & Torrence Shealy, Lisa Smith & Brian McCarthy, Alix Smullin, Daniel Solomon, Paul Strasburg, Bill Sussman, Kathleen & Michael Voldstad, Tim Warmath, Mary Wasmuth, Laurie Welch, Jan White, Susann Wilkinson & Michael Fischer, Sandy Wynne, Lisa Zankman & Ed Burke