WCDP December Monthly Meeting: Keeping Trump off the ballot in November
Saturday, December 2, 9:15 am – 12:00 pm
Mark Brewer, former MDP Chair, speaks about efforts in Michigan and other states to keep former president Trump off the ballot in November 2024 on the grounds that he instigated an insurrection against the constitution of the United States. The basis of the legal argument is clause three of the Fourteenth Amendment. Also speaking will be Joyce Olmstead and Chris and Ann Savage, on the subject of food and climate change.9:15: Meet and Greet – Visit with your electeds and WCDP friends old and new, with healthy snacks and strong coffee!
9:45: Party Business
- Justin Hodge, WCDP Vice-Chair
- Washington Update – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell
10:15 – 10:30 Volunteer Appreciation – All the work we’ve accomplished this year is thanks to our amazing volunteers! Thank you!
- WCDP Committee Vice Chairs
10:30-11:00 Food and soil: The keys to our health and planet
- Joyce Olmstead
- Chris and Ann Savage
11:00-noon Keeping Trump off the ballot in November
Mark Brewer, Partner at Goodman Acker, election lawyer, and former Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party.Attend in person:
Washtenaw County Learning Resource Center 4135 Washtenaw Ave Ann Arbor, MI United States
Young Dems Washtenaw
YDW welcomes every Washtenaw County resident between 16 and 36 who is committed to progressive wins. Please join the team to turn out the mighty youth vote in Washtenaw County, from Manchester to Milan, Salem to Sylvan! Sign up to get involved, and come meet us soon!
- Sunday, Dec. 3, 2:00 – 4:00 pm: YDW welcome, socializing, & organizing meeting, Downtown AADL
- Sunday, Jan. 7, 2:00 – 4:00 pm: YDW welcome, socializing, & organizing meeting, Multipurpose Room, Downtown AADL
AND – come meet us at our party on December 17!
All Young Dems in Washtenaw County – that’s 16-36 – are invited to meet and mingle on December 17, 4-7 pm. We hope you can make it – and feel free to invite your friends!
Sign up here to make sure we can feed everybody who comes! Thanks – we hope to see you there!
What have Dems done for you lately?
It’s the law! Thanks to Michigan’s Democratic legislature, Governor Whitmer was able to sign the MI Healthy Climate Plan on Tuesday. The legislation requires utilities to get 100% of their energy from clean sources by 2040 and unlocks billions in federal funding made possible through the landmark environmental legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act (thanks again for your leadership, Dems!). Read more about Michigan Dems’ remarkable work to protect our environment.
More good news – the Biden administration awarded a $31.7 million grant to a Michigan company to convert a shuttered coal plant in Southwest Detroit into one that produces energy-efficient windows for homes and businesses, a project that promises to produce 277 new jobs.
And speaking of jobs – Michigan now has more people back to work than in late 2019, months before the pandemic hit.
Protecting Washtenaw County’s Water
Another great Dem – Evan Pratt, our long-serving Water Resources Commissioner – is an essential leader in a team of volunteers and organizations working year-round to keep our waters clean. Commissioner Pratt spoke briefly at our October membership meeting. Here he is in an interview with WEMU’s David Fair about the “village” of volunteers he helps lead.‘
Meet your representatives ☕
State Representatives Jimmie Wilson, Jr. (District 32) will have coffee and donuts with constituents at the Ypsilanti Senior Center, 1015 Congress St., Ypsilanti, MI 48197, on Saturday, December 9 from 11 am to noon.
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WCDP Mission and Values
The WCDP’s mission is to grow a broad representative base of committed voters, volunteers, and leaders who work together across Washtenaw County to elect Democrats who champion policies that reflect our values. We commit to living these values in our work together and to being a resource for Democratic allies.