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All Aboard: The Training Series – Telling your story and Joe’s
Want to get started in your volunteer role, but feeling rusty? Come limber up with the MDP One Campaign’s “All Aboard!” training at WCDP’s office on Saturday, May 18, 2-4 pm. Register here to attend.
We are thrilled to invite you to our upcoming two-hour training to get you limbered up for the next six months’ worth of democracy-saving work! Learn how to have effective conversations on the phones, at the doors, and with our friends and family about the upcoming election in this fun, interactive session.
We’ll focus on sharing our own story paired with the story of Joe and Kamala. Stories are the most effective way to share our values and share why this election matters, so gather your friends and we’ll see you at this first of the All Aboard: The Training Series! We’re meeting at the friendly and welcoming WCDP office — 418 W. Michigan Avenue in Ypsi. We hope to see you there!
WCDP Special Forum: Democratic candidates for U.S Senate
Sunday, May 19 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Only on Zoom, at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87590310010. Panel participants to include:
- Nasser Beydoun, Business leader, Civic activist, Board Member, Arab American Civil Rights League
- Hill Harper, Lawyer, union organizer, actor
- Elisa Slotkin – declined invitation
- Moderator: Stacie McNulty
Save the Date: WCDP June 1 Meeting
Democratic Candidates for the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners in Districts 5 and 6
Location still to be determined: stay tuned for updates! Agenda to include:
Messaging Michigan’s Clean Energy & Climate Action package – with Peter Sinclair
Our Clean Energy and Climate Action package is a huge win for Michigan and for the planet, making Michigan a national leader with 100% clean energy standard, strong labor provisions, streamlined construction, and lowering utility costs. The law that guarantees farmers’ control over their land, but Republicans are building a campaign arguing the opposite. Learn the facts and how to message them. DemCast Michigan has a great set of informational videos to share on the subject.
Democratic Candidates for the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, District 5
- Justin Hodge, Chair, Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners
- Leah Mills-Chapman
- Ronnie Peterson (invited)
- Moderator: Evan Milan
Democratic Candidates for the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, District 6
- Ryan Hunter
- Ricky Jefferson (invited)
- Kat Layton
- Annie Somerville
- Moderator: Eli Nathans
Join us in person (location pending) or join us on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86235579707Register today to save your spot and get a reminder!
There will be an opportunity for members of the audience to suggest questions.
Become a social ambassador 
A message isn’t a message if it isn’t repeated
The Democratic National Committee is coming on strong with great social messaging tools. Learn how to be an effective social ambassador for Dems. Sign up for an online training to get started. The organizing is national, but the strategy is effective locally – and we need you! You’ll get onboarded to the Reach App and get access to tons of images, videos, and messages you can adapt to your voice.
Trainings are virtual, under an hour, and every couple of days, so give it a whirl.
You are the most trusted messenger in your community, so why not sign up to spread the word!
ICYMI: May WCDP Meeting
On May 4 we held our second candidate forum of 2024, plus a panel on responses to domestic violence in Washtenaw County. We were also joined by US Rep Debbie Dingell & other local elected officials. Catch up at Youtube!
Visibility Volunteers Needed
Thinking about how you can help elect Biden and other Michigan Democrats? We are looking for volunteers to donate a couple of hours to help us at community events within Washtenaw County. Join our Visibility team at a WCDP table or walk with us in local parades. It’s fun, and you don’t need to be a policy expert!
Below is a list of events from May through July where we will have a presence. Click on the form here to identify the community events that might work with your schedule, and we’ll send more information: https://forms.gle/sLxZYbjb285Dnbk66
WCDP Tabling and Parade Calendar
- Ann Arbor Farmers Market. Every Saturday beginning May 4 to October
- Chelsea Sounds & Sights. Select Thursdays in June and July
- Ann Arbor African American Festival. Saturday, June 1
- Ann Arbor Juneteenth Celebration. Saturday, June 15
- Ypsilanti Juneteenth Celebration. Saturday, June 22 – Sunday, June 23
- Milan Pride Picnic. Saturday, June 22
- Ypsilanti July 4th Parade. Thursday, July 4
- Ann Arbor July 4th Parade. Thursday, July 4
- Whitmore Lake July 4th Parade. Thursday, July 4
- Ann Arbor Art Fair. Thursday, July 18 – Saturday, July 20
- Ypsilanti Jazz in the Parking Lot. Saturday, July 20
MDP Membership: Your Voice Needed
This spring and summer Democratics will have local conventions, state conventions, endorsement votes, and more. Everyone who wants to participate has to be an MDP member for at least 30 days!
If you are not yet a member, join the Michigan Democratic Party today to be sure your voice will be heard. You can join for as little as $10/year, or even for free!
Biden-Harris Signs And they are free!
Now available at the WCDP Office: 418 West Michigan Ave, Ypsilanti, MI 48197.
First come, first served! Come see us during office hours: Tuesdays, 4-6; Thursdays, 3-6; Saturdays, 1-3; Sundays, 1-3 (But we will be closed Sat/Sun on Memorial Day Weekend.)
Candidate Partners Wanted
Running for something? Here’s how to
reach 3000 Washtenaw DemocratsDemocratic campaigns can get linked on our website, benefit from our email blasts, join us on social media, and place an ad in our website ‘ad book’ reaching 3,000 Washtenaw County Democrats. This opportunity is open to all Democratic candidates and does not constitute an endorsement from the WCDP.
To sign up, visit our Candidate Partners ActBlue page.
Congressional District 6 Convention
This Saturday, May 11, 11:00 am (registration begins at 9:30) at the IBEW Local 252 Hall, 7920 Jackson Road, Ann Arbor, the 6th CD Convention will convene to elect delegates to the Democratic National Convention.
If you’re an MDP member for at least 30 days, you can help select the delegates who will represent us in Chicago in August!
Meet representatives, candidates, & fellow Democrats
State Representative Jimmie Wilson, Jr. (MI HD 32) will host a Voting Information Town Hall, tonight, May 9, 6:30pm at Ypsilanti Freighthouse, 100 Market Place,, Ypsilanti, to discuss Michigan’s latest improvements for voting & voting accessibility. Special guest Michelle Anzaldi, Township Clerk. https://www.facebook.com/events/966906464835313/
- Thursday, May 9, 7:00 pm, Milan – a Hold the House Party for Rep. Reggie Miller and new candidate Janise O’Neil Robinson. If you can’t make it, please consider a contribution of any size to elect these candidates and hold our Dem margin in the Michigan House. Every penny helps! Thanks!
- State Representative Reggie Miller (MI HD 31) will hold an Elder Abuse Town Hall with Attorney General Dana Nessel: Monday, May 13, 3-4:30 at the Dundee Area Senior Citizen Center, 284 W. Monroe St., Dundee, MI 48131
- Join State Representative Rheingans (MI HD 47) and guests A2 City Council
Members Erica Briggs & Jenn Cornell for coffee at on Monday, May 13 @ 9-10:30 at Sweetwaters Westgate AADL Branch 2503 Jackson Ave, Ann Arbor, Mi 48103
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