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Local Groups

Join PauseAI in Your City

PauseAI US has groups across the country, standing up to the companies racing to build dangerous AI. Join us in the fight to protect the world.

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Map of PauseAI US local groups across the United States
PauseAI DC protest PauseAI SF protest outside Anthropic Stop the AI Race march in San Francisco PauseAI protester with sign

What Local Groups Do

Our groups lead local actions across the country. Here’s what that looks like.

Protest

March, rally, and show up at AI companies and government buildings to demand action.

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Meet Your Representatives

Organize to attend town halls, advocate for AI safety legislation, and apply to have PauseAI US help you meet your representatives in person.

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Educate

Hand out flyers, table at events, host movie nights, and help your community understand AI.

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Build Community

Meet like-minded people, share resources, and build the local infrastructure to pause AI.

PauseAI US in Action

From book clubs to marches, PauseAI US groups are building a movement across America.

PauseAI Phoenix book club discussion
PauseAI Phoenix — Book club discussion
PauseAI NYC monthly meetup
PauseAI NYC — Monthly meetup
PauseAI Boise tabling setup
PauseAI Boise — Tabling at a local event
PauseAI NYC movie screening
PauseAI NYC — AI documentary screening
PauseAI SF attendee at community event
PauseAI SF — Community conversation
PauseAI protest outside Anthropic
PauseAI SF — Protest outside Anthropic
Holly Elmore leading protest with megaphone PauseAI volunteer handing out flyers Professor Fithian speaking at rally PauseAI local groups collage

Start a Group in Your City

Our leaders are everyday people who answered the call, and decided to take action on the most important issue of our time. We’ll support you with infrastructure, programming, coaching from our Organizing Director, and nationwide community.

The Highest Impact Action

Meet Your Representatives in Person

One of the highest-impact actions you can take is meeting with your representatives in person and telling them you want to Pause AI.

Apply for a Meeting →

We Met Our Representatives in Washington DC

In April 2026, PauseAI US volunteers traveled from over 18 states to Washington DC to meet with their representatives.

PauseAI Alaska with Senator Lisa Murkowski
PauseAI Alaska with Sen. Murkowski
PauseAI California with Representative Ted Lieu's office
PauseAI California with Rep. Lieu’s Office
PauseAI Virginia with Senator Alsobrooks' office
PauseAI Virginia with Sen. Alsobrooks’ Office
PauseAI Arizona after meeting their Representative
PauseAI Arizona after meeting their Rep.
PauseAI Idaho at Representative Simpson's office
PauseAI Idaho at Rep. Simpson’s Office
PauseAI Virginia at Representative Beyer's office
PauseAI Virginia at Rep. Beyer’s Office
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Congressional Meetings
Over 2 days, we met with 74 congressional offices, advocating for an International Treaty to pause AI development until we know it is safe.

Demonstration on Capitol Hill

We then took our message to Capitol Hill.

PauseAI group on Capitol Hill
Protest sign at Capitol Hill demonstration
PauseAI NYC protest
Protester with child at Capitol Hill

All-Day Training Workshop

PauseAI US empowered our volunteers to speak with their representatives through an all-day workshop covering messaging, materials, and logistics.

PauseCon workshop group photo
Volunteers at workshop
PauseAI Boise at workshop
Sign-making workshop

We Want to Help You Meet Your Representatives

Apply below to have PauseAI US help you meet with your representatives. We will host workshops, provide materials, help schedule the meeting, and connect you with local PauseAI volunteers to attend together. We will be meeting with representatives in home districts from late July to September, and again in Washington DC in September for PauseCon DC 2.

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Your Donation Makes This Possible

Your support provides the infrastructure and organizing that helps concerned citizens lead a national movement.

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