The June meeting will take place Wednesday, June 18. It will still be held at the library.
There’s a new date because Thursday, June 19 is Juneteenth and the library will be closed.
The National Museum of African American History and Culture naturally has an abundance of resources about Juneteenth. Here are just a few:
Northumberland County Dems joined in the Wittman Robbed Us Protest Saturday, June 7 in Henrico, adding to the tons of voters from across CD1. As the Henrico Dems put it on Facebook, “Folks came from across VA-01 to make some noise, raise some hell, and let Rob Wittman know- his votes have consequences.”
They added, “So. Many. Honks. New friends were made, numbers exchanged, and plans hatched. This is how we flip this district: together, loudly, and unapologetically. And don’t worry, this won’t be the last time we take up space outside his Henrico office.”
What prompted this protest? Again, from the Henrico Dems (on Facebook):
Rep. Rob Wittman just voted yes on the House GOP’s appalling budget bill, an extremist wish list that reads like a blueprint for cruelty. It slashes Medicaid, guts SNAP, defunds education and climate programs, and protects tax breaks for billionaires and giant corporations. And Wittman didn’t just support it. HE CELEBRATED IT!.
This isn’t fiscal responsibility. It’s political sadism wrapped in a spreadsheet.
While working families struggle with childcare costs, housing, and healthcare, Rob Wittman is focused on protecting yachts from taxes and punishing the poor for being poor. He voted for a budget that would leave seniors without care, kids without meals, and communities without critical services, all while pretending he’s doing it for your benefit.
Wittman likes to talk about “Virginia values.” Apparently, those values don’t include compassion, integrity, or economic sanity.
He had a choice. He chose cruelty. He didn’t blink. He didn’t flinch. He chose cruelty. That’s who he is.
There are several things you can do to prepare for the Flag Day Rally. Social media post drafts and artwork will hopefully make your prep easy as can be.
There are also some sign ideas included here for good measure.
Oh, and get a refresher on Flag Day from Wikipedia.
Spread the word about the event with friends, family, strangers, neighbors.
Text version 1:
Join other supporters of democracy at the Flag Day Rally Saturday, June 14, 10:00 am -Noon at the Historic Middlesex County Courthouse in Saluda (behind the current courthouse, 73 Bowden St.) to celebrate democracy and remind those in elected office that we are America.
We’ll be showing our support for the flag and the United States of America as a democratic republic. There will be speakers, chants, marching, and collegiality.
Event details are on the Northumberland County Dems website.
Everyone is welcome: Independents, Republicans, Democrats, unaffiliated.
Text version 2:
Join me at the Flag Day Rally Saturday, June 14, 10:00 am -Noon at the Historic Middlesex County Courthouse in Saluda (behind the current courthouse, 73 Bowden St.) to celebrate democracy and remind those in elected office that we are America.
We’ll be showing our support for the flag and the United States of America as a democratic republic. There will be speakers, chants, marching, and collegiality.
Event details are on the Northumberland County Dems website.
Everyone is welcome: Independents, Republicans, Democrats, unaffiliated.
Feel free to use the sign ideas. Or (and?!!!) download the art.
Primary Day is Tuesday, June 17. Volunteers are needed to distribute information to voters.
The tents at each of the five voting precincts across the county are staffed much of the day while the polls are open (6:00 am – 7:00 pm). Volunteers work in two-hour-ish shifts.
If you are interested in volunteering, contact NCDC President Jim Hendrickson via email.
Victims’ rights advocate and Virginia mass shootings expert David Cariens will launch his new memoir Outrageous: Investigating Mass Shootings Saturday, June 7 from 1:00 – 3:00 pm at Great Fortune Restaurant (443 North Main St, Kilmarnock). Cariens will do a brief reading from the book at 1:30 pm.
All are invited to attend; no reservations are required.
Cariens combines personal experience—the mother of his oldest grandchild was killed during the Appalachian School of Law rampage in 2002—and a deep knowledge of gun violence and gun reform in the United States. Cariens also considers the mental health drivers of mass shooters and the policy failures of public and private institutions to propose solutions.
All profits, after taxes and expenses, go to three charities. One third goes to The Haven, a shelter for battered women in honor of Angela Dales, the mother of my oldest grandchild. One third goes to the Michael Pohle Scholarship Fund. Michael was killed in the German class at Va. Tech. One third goes to St. Jude Children’s Hospital in memory of Kate Nixon who was murdered during the May 31, 2019 Virginia Beach Municipal Building shooting.
