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As the campaign for the Fair Share Amendment ramps up with the upcoming November 8th vote, opponents of the campaign are getting active online. The issue is: their messaging is filled with misinformation meant to dissuade working people and voters from voting YES on Question 1. The guide attached will show you how to recognize misinformation and how to refute untrue claims about the campaign on social media, plus how to get in touch with the campaign team, what kinds of misinformation you should respond to, and where you can find more resources. For more info on this misinformation project, contact campaign Digital Director maia@fairsharema.com or @maiacatalpa on Twitter.

Hey Digital Volunteers, this is Marcel from Question 1’s digital team. I’m going to be candid with you—as the campaign comes to a close, we really need your help bringing home a win in these last NINETEEN DAYS. The Question 1 team and all of our wonderful volunteers have talked to hundreds of thousands of Massachusetts voters these past few months but the work isn’t finished yet. Before the election, we need more volunteers to help knock doors and call voters (and, if you’re already textbanking, keep up the good work!). We're getting into GOTV and we are filling *thousands* of shifts for canvasses and phonebanks. We need all the help we can get—including recruiting folks into these shifts. So drop CANVASS AND GOTV LINKS in the replies to our tweets/Facebook comments: the whole events feed from the website, the link to the event you're going to, the link to an event close to you even if you won't actually be there! We need to pull out *all the stops* to shift people over the next 3 weeks and get them on the doors and phones. It's go time! YOUR efforts now will be what wins this campaign for everyone in Massachusetts! Cross the finish line with us by checking out of our most important volunteer opportunities.

Now that we're all on the same team - working to get the Fair Share Amendment (Question 1) passed - We'd love to get to know you better! Take a moment to say hi to the rest of our community in the comments. You can also read below to learn about own Digital Organizing staff and Fellow. Some information that would be great to include might be: - Preferred Name and Pronouns - What part of Massachusetts you're from - What excites you about the Fair Share Campaign - How you think the campaign can impact something you're interested in. We can't wait to hear from you!

Hello! Welcome to the Fair Share Amendment Digital Volunteer Group! In this group you'll be able to: connect with other volunteers across the state Get tons of helpful resources, links and media supporting the campaign Attend optional monthly virtual meetings to discuss experiences, share ideas / strategy and foster a deeper community among other digital volunteers Get Access to Campaign factsheets, resources and event updates. Now that you’re officially a part of the campaign, we have a few asks of you - these should take less than 5 minutes, and we’ve formatted it into an easy to run through checklist! Follow us on all your favorite Social Media platforms! (FB, TikTok, Twitter, Instagram) Pledge to vote for the Fair Share Amendment if you haven’t already Share your story for supporting the Fair Share Amendment on Soapboxx. Once again, we're so excited to have you on the team. Before you leave the member area of the site, be sure to look through the other forum posts - they're full of really helpful information and resources! Also - be sure to introduce yourself to the other volunteers in the "Introduce Yourself" thread. We're still in the process of building out our digital volunteer group, so if you have any questions or suggestions on how to improve, please feel free to reach out to: Maia - Maia@fairsharema.com Marcel - Marcel@fairsharema.com

1. No Spam / Advertising / Self-promote in the forums We define spam as unsolicited advertisement for goods, services and/or other web sites, or posts with little, or completely unrelated content. Do not spam the forums with links to your site or product, or try to self-promote your website, business or forums etc. Spamming also includes sending private messages to a large number of other volunteers. DO NOT ASK for email addresses, phone numbers or other personal Information 2. Do not post copyright-infringing material Providing or asking for information on how to illegally obtain copyrighted materials is forbidden. 3. Do not post “offensive” posts, links or images Any material which constitutes defamation, harassment, or abuse is not allowed. Material that is sexually or otherwise obscene, racist, or otherwise overly discriminatory is not permitted on these forums. This includes user pictures. Please use common sense while posting. This forum is for volunteers interested in getting Question 1 to pass. 4. Do not cross post questions Please refrain from posting the same question in several forums. There is normally one forum which is most suitable in which to post your question. If you don't see a post that's good for what you'd like to post - Let us know! We'll help you create a new thread. 5. Do not PM users asking for help Do not send private messages to any users asking for help. If you need help, make a new thread in the appropriate forum then the whole community can help and benefit - or reach out to the campaigns digital organizing staff - Maia, Marcel, Billy or Jesse. 6. Remain respectful of other members at all times All posts should be professional and courteous. You have every right to disagree with your fellow community members and explain your perspective. However, you are not free to attack, degrade, insult, or otherwise belittle them or the quality of this community. It does not matter what title or power you hold in these forums, everyone is expected to follow this rule. This is a living document and may be updated in the future to address community needs. Have a question or need Support? Contact: Maia@FairShareMa.com

Here is your first *official* campaign digital action. We're expanding our storytelling program into stories about public transit—the MBTA, WRTA, MVRTA, and any other regional public transit you take (or that you want to see created with $2 billion in sustainable revenue—East West rail, anyone?). The ask is to tell your own story, in 90 seconds or less, about what you use public transit for, why you value it, and what you want to see for transit with the revenue from the Fair Share Amendment. Tell us: what's your public transit story? If you've already sent us a story, but haven't done one on public transit yet—I really encourage sending in another! This is a very wild time for Massachusetts public transit and whether or not you had to jump out of an Orange Line train last week, your personal connection to transit + transportation is part of the bigger movement for decent transportation for everyone. When your stories are published, you'll get an email encouraging you to share them on social media (and tag us @fairsharema!) Storytelling and narrative is a key part of the campaign, and I'm excited to see what you come up with!

Hey There Digital Volunteers! As you know, The Fair Share Campaign has kicked into high gear as there are less than 4 weeks until election day! We’re in the home stretch - and getting so close to passing Question 1! As Election day approaches, we need your support now more than ever. One way digital volunteers can support the campaign is by signing up to textbank starting next week! To start off, on Tuesday, October 18 @6pm, we're holding a text banking meeting. If you want to textbank but have not text-banked before or haven’t been trained to text-bank for Question 1 specifically, the meeting is required so you can make your account and get fully trained on the program. So join us Tuesday at 6! If you’re already supporting The Fair Share Amendment by text banking, you are invited (but not required) to join us at 6:30pm to discuss our NEW texting script, which is different than our existing script. You'll have a chance to see and try the script on Monday/Tuesday and bring questions on Tuesday evening. Links and Training Dates: New Texters Training (required for new texters) - Tuesday 10.18 @6:00pm (RSVP) Existing Texters signup form (optional) - Tuesday 10.18 @6:30pm (RSVP) Feel free to get in touch with Maia (maia@fairsharema.com) beforehand with any questions. See you Tuesday, texters new and old!