The Struggle Continues

A Petition from Volunteers of Bernie 2020 Slack and Victory Teams to Senator Bernie Sanders

Dear Senator Sanders:

We are grateful for the opportunity to work as volunteers alongside the Distributed Organizing Team (DOT). In recognition of and appreciation for the bottom-up organizing approach adopted by the 2020 Sanders campaign, we, the volunteer workers who powered the Bernie Victory Captain and Bernie Victory Coach teams, respectfully request:

1. That the organizing efforts of the DOT and necessary support staff continue through November under the valued leadership of:

Ana Acosta
Becca Rast
Claire Sandberg
Claire Wyatt
Curt Ries
Daniela Lapidous
Ed Quantz
Emily Isaac
Haley Zink
Hannah Bauman
Hannah Fertig
Harinee Suthakar
Jack Califano
Jess Newman
Jonah Furman
Kim Selig
Kohlee Kennedy
Kyle Machado
Latchmi Gopal
Lynn Hua
Michelle Lim
Nick Martin
Raffi Mercuri
Ruth Sussman
Shana Gallagher
Sophie Lasoff
Thomas Kennedy
Vanessa Grisko
Yong Jung Cho

and other support staff the campaign deems necessary and appropriate;

2. That ownership of Bernie 2020 digital assets (written resources including the Bernie Victory Captain handbook and Coaches Guide, dialers, texting tools, BERN app, Open VPB, their respective data sets and other training and resource materials) be transferred to Our Revolution or another appropriate organization (Successor Org) for purposes described in №4, below;

3. That DOT Staff members work with Successor Org to transition the campaign’s electoral scripts to issues-based outreach as necessary to advocate for Bernie’s platform, elect down ballot candidates selected by Successor Org, to support workers, and to address injustices and needs arising from the current pandemic and other socio-economic crises;

4. That current Bernie Victory Captains, Coaches and Slack Moderators be invited to participate on a digital platform owned by Successor Org and managed by DOT in a similar manner with the revised goal of achieving the progressive objectives listed in Paragraph 3, above.

The Distributed Organizing program is a unique advance in national political organizing, integrating digital, field, canvassing, phonebanking, constituency organizing, fundraising, outreach, and more through the intentional training and empowerment of tens of thousands of volunteers as full members of the Sanders campaign team. This never before has been accomplished.

For one example, in less than four months, over 4600 Victory Captains, supported by 200 Victory Coaches, hosted over 14,500 events with over 77,000 RSVPs:

The other volunteer teams had similarly outsized achievements. It would be a tragedy to lose the organized power that you have built in the past few months.

Bernie, please keep this team going.

Signed, over 2600 volunteers, including:
431 Victory Captains
40 Victory Coaches
1050 Call Team Members
973 Text Team Members
309 Bernie Journeyers
185 Delegates
153 Field Team Volunteers
77 Moderators
67 Campus Corps Leaders
51 Bernie 2020 Staff
35 VANGuard Members
15 Community Connectors

Pamela John, Victory Coach, Coach Mod, Petition Organizer
Brad Johnson, Victory Coach, Coach Mod, Petition Organizer
Rhonda Walker, Victory Coach, Chair of Our Revolution Washington
Adam Schendel, Call Team
Aidan Payette, Text Team, Call Team, Campus Corps Leader
Al-Sharif Nassef, Call Team
Alfredo Lomeli, Text Team, Call Team, Campus Corps Leader
Amber King, Victory Captain, Victory Coach, Text Team, Call Team
Amy Anderson, Text Team, Call Team
Amy Thomas, Victory Captain, Slack Mod, Text Team, Advanced Call Team, Call Team
Amy Wagar Cinch, Recruitment Captain
Andrew David Watts, Advanced Call Team, Call Team
Andrew Hall, Call Team
Angelique Orman, Text Team, Call Team
Anthony Maro, Victory Captain
Anthony Rosas, Victory Captain
April Burch, Call Team, Surrogate
Ariel Chilton, Text Team
Avra Janz, Text Team
Ben Hauck, Victory Captain
Benjamin Gordon, Victory Captain
Beverly Solow, Call Team
Birrion Sondahl, Text Team, Call Team
Bobbi Jo Chavarria, Victory Captain, Bernie 2020 Staff
Boyd Walker, Victory Captain
Brandon Hu, Call Team
Brandon Youngbloos, Text Team, Community Connector
Brett A Banditelli, Victory Captain
Brian Meyers, Call Team, Bernie 2020 Staff
Brian-Paco Bertrand, Victory Captain, Text Team, Advanced Call Team, Call Team
Brooke Pennington, Text Team
Caleb Hansen, Victory Captain
Carey Wallace, Victory Captain, Text Team, Call Team
Carl Kelemen, Victory Captain, Slack Mod, Text Team, Call Team
Catherine Gibbons, Victory Captain, Text Team, Call Team
Cathy Cowan Becker, Victory Captain, Call Team
Charlotte Forrester, Text Team, Call Team
Chris Kramer, Text Team
Christina M Stewart, Victory Captain, Text Team, Call Team, Lead Text Sweeper
Christopher J Curry, Text Team, Call Team
Cindy McDougal, Text Team, Call Team
Colleen Brola, Text Team
Colleen O’Connell, Text Team, Call Team
Connor Williams, Call Team
Coralyn Alexander, Victory Coach, Call Team
Cristina Groeger, Victory Captain, Victory Coach, Slack Mod
Cynthia Cano, Call Team
Cynthia Talmich, Super volunteer
Damiaan Gallegos, Surrogate
Damien Gu, Victory Captain, Slack Mod, Text Team, Call Team
Dan Molloy, volunteer
Dan Watson, Victory Captain, Text Team
Daniel Denvir, Call Team
Daniel Hafner, Text Team, Call Team
Daniel Segal, Call Team
Dave Ciolino-Volano, Text Team, Call Team
Deanna Eachus, Victory Captain, Call Team
Denis Recendez, Victory Captain, Slack Mod, Text Team, Call Team
Denise Chaikin, Call Team
Dev Blackburn, Victory Captain
Diane Morgan, Victory Captain
Donna Kapa, Victory Captain, Slack Mod
Dottie S McWhiney, Victory Coach, Activation Coach
Elizabeth Quiroga, Victory Captain
Elizabeth Rose, Victory Captain, Call Team
Ellen E Edge, Call Team
Elliott Tomaro, Slack Mod, Text Team, Call Team, Precinct captain for Iowa caucus
Eric Goldman, Call Team
Estee Chandler, Call Team
Felix Lau, Text Team, Call Team
Frances Sepulveda, Text Team
G L LeBlanc, Text Team
Gail Dalmat, Text Team
Gene Knaff, canvass
Georgia Davenport, Victory Captain, Text Team
Gerard Dalbon, Text Team, Call Team
Gina Robinson Ungar, Victory Captain, Call Team, Bernie 2020 Staff
Grace Jensen, Text Team, Call Team
Grayson Lanza, Victory Coach
Gregory Michael Bartucca, Text Team
Hale Maurice, Victory Captain
Hannah Epperson, Call Team
Hassan Abraham, Victory Captain
Heather Peppard, Victory Captain, Text Team
Helen Furr, Text Team
Henry Levine, Text Team, Call Team
Herb Tarbous, Victory Captain, Donor, Progressive Candidate
Ian Soroka, Victory Captain
Issa Haddad, Text Team
Izzy Meckler, Victory Captain
Jack Ori, Text Team, Call Team
Jack R. Lebowitz, Text Team
Jami West, Text Team
Jane Jefferson, Canvass Volunteer
Jaqueline Coppage, Volunteer
Jasen Johns, Call Team
Jason Small, Victory Captain
Javaher Nooryani, Call Team
Javier Ruiz, Surrogate
Jay Deshpande, Text Team, Call Team
Jeanette Rocuant, Text Team, Canvass Host Organizer
Jeanne Blake, Text Team, Call Team
Jeff Mikkelson, Victory Captain
Jeffrey Ono, Text Team
Jennifer Cobra, Text Team
Jennifer Moorman, Call Team
Jeremy Siegman, Text Team, Call Team
Jesse Esteves, Text Team, Call Team
Jesse Hadden, Text Team, Call Team
Jessica Lewis, Slack Mod, Text Team, Email team
Jessica Stephens, Text Team
Jessica Vandett, Victory Captain, Slack Mod, Text Team
Jevon Cutler, Text Team, Call Team
Jim Langford, Victory Captain, Call Team
Joanne Allen, Victory Captain
Joe Berry, Call Team
Joel Hertzog Solow, Text Team, Call Team
John Williams, Text Team, Call Team
Jon Vacura, Text Team
Jonathan Lars Washburn, Victory Captain
Jordan Smith, Text Team
Joseph Logan, Call Team
Joshua Temple, Call Team
Joshua Trupin, Text Team
JP Easton, Call Team
Kai Ortiz, Campus Corps Leader
Kandice Elisa Abdul Kader, Call Team
Kara Severson, Text Team, Adv ID Text Team
Karen Stevens, Victory Captain, Call Team
Kari Khoury, Victory Captain, Volunteer San Joaquin County For #Bernie2020
Karl Packer, Text Team
Kassandra Smith, Call Team
Kate Ferguson, Text Team
Kathryn Lewandowsky, Victory Captain
Kayla Boyd, Text Team
Kayleigh Smith, Victory Captain, Text Team, Call Team
KD Tolliver, Text Team
Kelsey Ledgerwood, Text Team
Kiandra Plummer, Victory Captain
Kristine Gallagher, Victory Captain
Larinda Nomikos, Call Team
Lars Petticord, Text Team
Laurel Kornfeld, Call Team
Leah Jo Carnine, Victory Coach
Leah Perkel, Victory Captain
Lei Shi, Victory Captain, Victory Coach, Activation Coach, Slack Mod, Bernie 2020 Staff, Surrogate
Levon Siler, Victory Captain, Advanced Call Team
Liane Wilson, Text Team
Lori Boydston, Victory Captain, Call Team
Manzer Hasan, Victory Captain
Mara Fritsinger, Call Team
Margaret DeReus, Text Team
Maron Soueid, Victory Captain, Call Team
Mary Huck, Call Team
Mary Shoff, Call Team
Matthew Marton, Victory Captain
Matthew McFeely, Call Team
Matthew Menzel Musselman, Organizer with Doctors for Bernie
Maura Garin, Text Team, Call Team
Max Rubenacker, Text Team
Megan Levin, Text Team, Call Team
Melissa Garriga, Call Team
Mia Addis, Text Team, Call Team
Michelle Meyer, Advanced Call Team
Mike Ferguson, Advanced Call Team
Molly Crabapple, Call Team, Surrogate
Monica Leaviff, Call Team
Nadia Saah, Call Team
Nancy Kricorian, Victory Captain, Victory Coach
Nat Froiland, Text Team, Call Team
Nathan Webster, Text Team, Call Team
Nayely Cruz Hernandez, Call Team
Nena LaConti, Victory Captain
Nita Lynch, Victory Captain, Slack Mod, Advanced Call Team, Call Team
Noah Wolf, Text Team, Call Team
Noelle M Seguin, Victory Captain, Social media team
Olivia DiNucci, Victory Captain, Advanced Call Team, Call Team, Bernie 2020 Staff
Omar Ghosheh, Text Team
Paige Livingston, Text Team
Peter Marks, Bernie 2020 Staff
Philip Yaure, Call Team
Ram Shourie, Call Team
Rebecca Vilkomerson, Activation Coach, Slack Mod
Rebecca Wolfersberger, Call Team
Richard Azierski, Text Team, Advanced Call Team
Samuel Tunick, Bernie 2020 Staff
Sara Abiboutros, Text Team, Call Team
Sarah Gray, Call Team
Schaeffer Mallory, Victory Captain, Victory Coach
Shelby Shoup, Advanced Call Team, Call Team
Simran Nanda, Victory Captain, Text Team, Call Team
Sitharthan Sriharan, Victory Captain
Stephanie Boers, Victory Captain, Text Team, Advanced Call Team, Call Team
Stephen Hausler, Text Team
Stephen Poland, Victory Captain
Stephen Scapelliti, Victory Captain, Slack Mod
Syed M Shoaib, Victory Captain
Taliesin Carter, Victory Captain, Text Team, Call Team
Tammy Jagels, Victory Captain, Call Team
Tanya Hendricks Cobb, Text Team
Ted Pauly, Call Team
Teri Gidwitz, Victory Coach, Slack Mod, Text Team
Tess Raser, Slack Mod, Call Team
Thomas Thompson, Call Team
Thuy Phan, Text Team, Call Team
Timothy Zhu, Slack Mod
TM Mawn, Activation Coach, Text Team, Advanced Call Team, Call Team, Bernie 2020 Staff
Toni Jo Syring, Text Team
Tracy Tolman, Slack Mod, Text Team
Valerie Duhl, Victory Captain
Viven Toft, Text Team
Wes Holing, Text Team, Call Team
Wes Urry, Call Team, Canvas
Weston Roberts, Victory Captain
Wietske Medema, Victory Captain
Will Dean, Text Team, Vanguard
Will L Kempner, Call Team
William Martin, Text Team
William Schweitzer, Call Team
William Ward, Victory Captain
Yoey Reytikh, Text Team, Call Team
Zoe Stahl, Victory Captain, Call Team

[Our apologies, the number of signatures we have received has exceeded Medium’s capacity.]

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