Hi all,

I have thousands of postcards coming from the Blue Wave Postcard Movement! Join me and others interested in active compassion for a Postcard Party for democracy, mental health, and social well-being! 

Postcard Party for Democracy, Mental Health, and Social Well-Being!

Saturday, August 24, 2-5 pm - location provided upon emailing me back (in San Francisco Japantown)

Reply to this email if you are interested!!!! Also specify how many people you can bring! Looking for 20-30 volunteers!

Blue Wave is supplying pre-printed postcards with a pro-democracy message encouraging vote-by-mail or registration in Pennsylvania. They are targeting "low propensity, pro-democracy voters" - especially meaning those from vulnerable and minoritized populations who would be most affected by abusive power or a shift to autocracy.

This is not candidate or issue focused, and Blue Wave is a non-profit, like SF Love Dojo. They are also providing mailing lists and postage (actually I paid for all of the above, but they are supplying the items. If you wish to help support financially, you can donate to my GoFundMe.)

We will sit down and put on the postage and labels, and hand-write a simple one-line message, personalized with your first name.

My goal is to get 20-30 people so we can do 2000 postcards in an hour or so. Let's go!!!!

Voting has been determined a Social Determinant of Health and Mental health by both the AMA and the American Psychiatric Association.

Here are some articles on the subject:

• August is Civic Health Month - Vote-ER
• Recognizing Voting as a Social Determinant of Health Physicians Weekly, June 25, 2024
• Stanicki B, Grade M, Pacheco J, Dugan L, Salerno A, Martin A. Expanding voter registration to clinical settings to improve health equity. Health Serv Res. 2023 Oct;58(5):970-975. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.14218. Epub 2023 Aug 14. PMID: 37580058; PMCID: PMC10480081.
• O’Reilly KB Another question for patients: Are you registered to vote? AMA Blog, September 1, 2022
• And my own article from 2016: What Is Psychological Voter Suppression? | Psychology Today

I hope you can make it out. At the very least it will be a time of conversation and community building. If there's interest, maybe I will do a little teaching or practice of Mindful Self-Compassion skills.

Warmly,

Ravi