NAN Voter Brigade

What Is the NAN Voter Brigade?

The NAN Voter Brigade is a nationwide organizing and voter-protection initiative of National Action Network. We are building teams in communities across the country to make sure eligible voters are informed, engaged, supported, and prepared to exercise their right to vote.

From the March on Washington to the Voter Brigade

Watch: Rev. Al Sharpton at the Lincoln Memorial, August 28, 2026

On August 28, Rev. Al Sharpton stood at the Lincoln Memorial and made clear that the March on Washington would not be the end of the movement. It would be the beginning of the next phase. Rev. Sharpton has called for Civil Rights Voter Brigades to organize across America, with trained people on the ground helping communities exercise and protect their right to vote. The message is simple: We marched in Washington. Now we organize at home.

The Voter Brigade Is Going City to City

Rev. Al Sharpton is taking the call to defend the vote directly into communities across the country through rallies, organizing meetings, clergy gatherings, and Voter Brigade mobilizations. Each stop brings together local NAN chapters, clergy, elected officials, civil rights organizations, community leaders, young people, and residents ready to organize. Each stop is designed to do more than hold a rally. We are recruiting. We are training. We are organizing. We are building the Voter Brigade.

Detroit, Michigan

Detroit · Oct 27

Detroit got both in one afternoon. At the Northwest Activities Center, NAN National Lead Facilitator Susan Hearn led the AI Fluency Workshop, and when the class let out the room became a Voter Brigade. Rev. Al Sharpton took the podium alongside the Save America Movement to rally Detroit to register, confirm their status, and cast a ballot during Michigan's early voting period. Earlier that day he stood with Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II at Wayne County Community College for Vote Safe Michigan.

Detroit Recap Vote Safe Michigan Join the Michigan Brigade

"From the ballot box to the future of technology, we're organizing, educating, and mobilizing our communities."

Detroit Gets BothAI Class + Brigade · Oct 27 Vote Safe MichiganLt. Gov. Gilchrist · Oct 27 AI Fluency TourEvery stop · Request a city Legal Night · Oct 29Voting Rights & Election Protection

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta · Oct 25

Rev. Al Sharpton delivered the Sunday sermon at historic Big Bethel A.M.E. Church on Auburn Avenue, then led a nonpartisan Voter Brigade Rally in the same sanctuary, helping Atlanta residents confirm their registration, find an advance voting site, and make a plan to vote before Georgia's advance voting period closes. Steps from an early voting site at Candler Park, he joined AFT President Randi Weingarten and Congressman Hank Johnson for the Vote Safe Georgia effort.

Big Bethel Recap Candler Park Recap Join the Georgia Brigade

"People marched, went to jail, and gave their lives for our right to vote. We cannot honor their sacrifice with words alone. Faith without works is dead. Let's put our faith to work."

Houston, Texas

Houston · Sept 13

Rev. Al Sharpton brought the Voter Brigade message to Houston as the national organizing campaign begins moving from the March on Washington into communities across America.

Join the Texas Brigade Get Involved Locally

In Houston, Rev. Sharpton brought "The Next Mile" message to a packed sanctuary of clergy, community leaders, and residents, launching the Voter Brigade organizing campaign as the movement carries from the March on Washington into communities across America.

Rallies & Mobilizations

The Movement Needs You

You do not need to be an elected official, attorney, activist, or longtime NAN member to make a difference. You need to be willing to serve your community.

Join the Voter Brigade Email List

Not ready to volunteer yet? Stay connected. Receive Voter Brigade updates, rally announcements, training opportunities, voter-registration deadlines, early-voting information, Election Day alerts, volunteer opportunities, messages from Rev. Al Sharpton, and NAN voting-rights updates.

Help Make This Election Safe and Fair

Voting should never be an act of fear. Every eligible American deserves the opportunity to approach the ballot box without intimidation, unnecessary barriers, or interference. The Voter Brigade is committed to peaceful, lawful, organized civic engagement. Our volunteers are being organized to:

We will work with community organizations, clergy, legal partners, and election-protection resources to help voters understand their rights and identify the proper resources when concerns arise. We are not going to allow fear to silence the vote.

Help Us Put Organizers on the Ground

Building a national movement requires resources. Your support helps fund volunteer training, voter-registration materials, community organizing, transportation to polling locations, phone and text outreach, digital voter education, printing and signage, community rallies, organizing meetings, youth outreach, clergy mobilization, Election Day operations, volunteer materials, voter-assistance resources, and communications infrastructure.

Find Your Local NAN Chapter

National Action Network has chapters and organizers across the country. Use the chapter directory to find NAN leadership in your area and connect with your local Voter Brigade.

Voter Brigade Resources

A resource center to help you and your community register, prepare, and protect your vote. These link to official and nonpartisan election resources.

Downloadable toolkits are being finalized and will be posted here.

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