Dear Friends,
Happy New Year!
Join the Friday Power Lunch Season 4 | Episode 1, Eyes Wide Open for Election 2024.
Get ready for advocacy by keeping an eye on what’s going on with the Virginia Grassroots by joining the VGC’s meeting on Sunday, see details below.
Learn How Education Legislation is Developed in Virginia in a webinar presented by Marianne Burk on Monday, 7:00pm.
ALL IN,
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, NOON – FRIDAY POWER LUNCH
Eyes Wide Open for Election 2024: Tools & Rules to Combat the Attack on Democracy
Our two guests are experts on why this election is the most consequential in our nation’s history and will offer insights and tools on what you can do.
- Denver Riggelman (Author, January 6 Committee Investigator, and Former Republican Congressman) will talk about his book “The Breach: The Untold Story of the Investigation into January 6th.”
- Anat Shenker-Osorio (Messaging expert, Podcaster and Founder of ASO Communications) will discuss how activists can respond to the threats against Democracy. Many of the topics she will cover are part of season 3 of her podcast “Words to Win By” launching January 16.
REGISTER FOR THE FRIDAY POWER LUNCH
Sunday, January 7, 6:00pm: Virginia Grassroots Coalition’s monthly meeting.
We have two candidates joining us at 7:00pm – Delegate Briana Sewell, Candidate for CD7 and Delegate Dan Helmer, Candidate for CD10.
Issue Working Groups to Join. These working groups will be following legislation during the General Assembly, issuing calls to action, and providing testimony. If you’d like to join, please email the contacts below.
- Public Education – Marianne Burke, fairfaxindivisible@gmail.com
- Climate and Clean Energy – Sharon Shutler, shutlersharon@gmail.com, Amy Bergner, abbergner@gmail.com
- Families and Workers – Marie Ann Leyko, leyko2530@verizon.net
- Gun Violence Prevention – Kathleen Murray, kamwjm@gmail.com
- Voter Readiness – Kathleen Murray, kamwjm@gmail.com
- Campaign Finance Reform – Nancy Morgan, nancyruthmorgan@gmail.com, Jessica Mott, jmott32@gmail.com
- Good Governance – April Breslaw, april.breslaw@gmail.com
Save the Date for the following Lobby Days in Richmond:
- Network NOVA – January 10th and 11th
- Moms Demand Action – January 11th
- Justice Reform Lobby Day – January 11th
- MLK Jr Vigil (vigil for all Virginia victims of gun violence) & Lobby Day in Richmond – January 15th
- Day for All People with Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy and
- VREA Advocacy Day 2024, January 22
- Democracy Day – Good Governance/BigMoneyOut/UpVoteVA – January 23rd
- Support of Public Education Rally – February 19th
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10
WOMEN ARE IN THE HOUSE CELEBRATION & ADVOCACY DAY– RSVP
- 10:00 am – EMERGE VIRGINIA FUNDRAISER (Truist Building, 3rd Floor at 919 E. Main Street, Richmond, VA)
- 11:00 am – Meet-up with Network NOVA immediately after the fundraiser (3rd floor, cafeteria).
- 12:00 pm –Emerge Virginia,Network NOVA,NWPC-VA, &Virginia NOW are recognized in the House & Senate galleries.
- 1:30 pm – Meet-up at Meriwether’s Cafe Coffee Bar in the new General Assembly Office Building (GOB) to regroup & organize our visits to elected offices to deliver welcome cards. We will walk the halls, meet the staff and let them know that women are in the house!
- 5:00 pm – Head over to the Network NOVA’s Women are in the House Happy Hour at the Richmond Marriott’s Fall Line Kitchen & Bar (500 East Broad Street). RSVP
Thursday, January 11
Moms Demand Action Advocacy Day at the Capitol in Richmond
- 9:00 am – Moms DemandAction Event (Meet up at the Library of Virginia, 800 E Broad St., Richmond, VA 23219) Join Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers and Community Partners from across the state for the annual Advocacy Day at the Capitol in Richmond! We will meet up in the Library of Virginia for a short speaking program then go meet our lawmakers.
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Compliments of Network NOVA & the Virginia Grassroots – When We Vote We Win