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Northumberland Dems on hand to support Spanberger, Hashmi, and Jones

NCDC prez Jim Hendrickson was among the 400 Dems who greeted the Span Virginia Bus Tour bus Saturday, June 28 in Williamsburg.

Abigail Spanberger, Ghazala Hashmi, and Jay Jones held high powered, energetic event coalescing everyone there on the importance of making Virginia a democratic state and stopping the Trump agenda in Virginia.

Each and every day, and especially on this tour, Spanberger is sharing her message that she will deliver a more affordable Virginia, safer communities, and better schools to all Virginians when elected.

Learn more about these candidates:

Abigail Spanberger, Dem candidate for governor, with Jim Hendrickson, president of the Northumberland County Democratic Committee

Jim Hencrickson putting the NNK Dems sticker on the Span Virginia Bus Tour bus

Monday, August 4: #50daysofshame protest of Rob Wittman

Join the protest of Rep. Rob Wittman Monday, August 4 from 4-6p at Wittman’s Glen Allen office (4201 Dominion Blvd, Glen Allen and call out Wittman for voting against the best interests of his constituents.

According to the FB event,

“50 Days of Shame” is a campaign designed to spotlight the faces and names of House Republicans, ensuring they can no longer hide from public scrutiny. Our objective is to inform and galvanize the public, holding these representatives accountable for their actions. It is being organized by Indivisible of St. John’s County in Florida. Each state has been assigned a day to take action in person – Virginia’s assigned day is August 4th. Come out to protest the actions (or inactions) of our Representative Robert Wittman.

The organizers are recommending that posters have Wittman’s face and name on them OR signs that say, “Honk if. . . . ” to engage people driving by. Check out sample posters/signs.

We’ve got a Facebook page!

It may have taken us a bit, but we’ve added a Facebook page, @northumberlandcountyvadems, to our online presence.

We will be sharing new content shared on the website, like this, meeting updates, and the like and we would love it if you would like and follow the page and engage. And, of course, share the page with friends and encourage them to like us, too.

June 26: Democratic Dinner

Join in on what is becoming a popular event for Northumberland County Dems Thursday, June 26 at 6:00 pm at Horn Harbor Restaurant (836 Horn Harbor Rd, Burgess).

If you are at the restaurant separately, come by our table at 6:10 for the requisite picture.

Take action on pressing issues before Congress

Every day, sometimes even several times a day, the media reports new policies before or drama in Congress. It’s hard to keep up. And it’s hard to decide what to do when the easier thing is to settle into information and decision overload.

5 Calls is one way to bypass this overload. Once you’ve decided to call your congressman or senator, you’re halfway there. 5 Calls identifies the most pressing issues/votes/hearings of the day, researches and summarizes each issue, determines your elected officials and presents their contact information, and provides a script.

5 Calls makes advocacy manageable. Try using it to take action on the many issues raised at the June 18 Dems meeting. Then, share your successes, challenges, and questions in the NCDC Facebook group.