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September 7 Mobilization meeting recap
It was a great meeting, well-attended!
Many people were shocked by environmental activist and filmmaker Peter Sinclair’s presentation on Michigan’s Clean Energy & Climate Action package – 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 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; here’s a video of Peter’s presentation; check out the facts at https://www.wind101.info/ and https://www.sun101.org/
 Voter Guide 2024 Distribution  Distributing the Voter Guide is WCDP’s largest and most important get-out-the-vote effort!Starting in Late September we will need a whole lot of volunteers to walk “turfs” – that’s a list of addresses. Each turf takes about 2 hours, depending on the size. You won’t be knocking on doors, and the addresses are for Democratic-leaning voters. Sign up today! https://www.mobilize.us/washtenawdems/event/643579/ |
One Campaign: Winning Up & Down the Ballot!
Washtenaw
- Weekend Canvasses, Saturdays, 10am, Sundays, 1pm, sign up here for Ann Arbor, here for Ypsilanti, and here for Western Washtenaw
- Ann Arbor Office Greeter, Daily, 10am, 1pm, 4pm, 6pm, sign up here
- Ann Arbor Turf Prep + Yard Sign Assembly, Fridays, 4pm, sign up here
- Ypsilanti Office Greeter, Daily, 10am, 1pm, 4pm, 6pm, sign up here
- Ypsilanti Turf Prep + Yard Sign Assembly, Fridays, 4pm, sign up here
Statewide
- Virtual Phonebanking, Mondays/Thursdays 5pm, Saturdays/Sundays 2pm, sign up here
- Using Your Digital Voice, Tuesdays, 5pm, Mobilize link here
- Deconstructing Project 2025 and Inspiring Voters to Fight for their Freedoms, Sundays 4pm, Tuesdays 6:30pm, Mobilize link here
Shop WCDP Merch!
Shop new merch now – in our online store, at the office, and at visibility events. This is just a sampling of the amazing original button and yard sign designs from volunteer Lisa Murphy!
Barns for Harris/Walz!
Do you have a barn, or know of one we could paint on?
Back in 2008, there was an unofficial “Barns for Obama” thing going on. How about “Barns for Harris” this year? The paintable space needs to be on the lower part of the barn that’s visible from the road.
If you don’t have a barn, how about a good location for a really big sign?
A good location might be on a county road between, say, Dexter and Chelsea, or between Chelsea and Manchester, or on main roads into Ypsilanti or Ann Arbor. We’ll make 10 double-sided Harris signs, 4’x6′. With stands and hardware they cost $32 to produce — but we’ll give them away too.
Let me know — Cynthia Lempert, clempert@umich.edu
Seeking Social Media Volunteers using TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X/Twitter!
We’re looking for volunteers to help us promote MIvoter.org, your one-stop shop for personalized voting, candidate, and Dem endorsement info statewide. Check out a working version at MIvoter.org using a Washtenaw County address. We need:
- Volunteers who can help maintain MIvoter.org accounts on FB, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok. A volunteer will get on the accounts twice a day, maybe a total of an hour, to do the basics: post, like, follow, reply, and purge (trolls and the like). Experience posting on these platforms is important, experience using a social media management platform like HootSuite or Buffer a plus. Hope to have a group of several volunteers doing this.
- We’re also looking for volunteers to help us identify pro-democracy social media influencers (individuals and organizations) with lots of followers who can help us reach voters throughout Michigan.
Please contact our volunteer coordinator at volunteer@washtenawdems.org
Please Join Attorney General Dana Nessel to support
Daniel J. Mahoney for MI State Representative House District 46
Saturday, September 21, 3:30 to 5
RSVP for Location
Did you know that the MI 46yh House District covers the ONLY part of Washtenaw County NOT represented by a Democrat? As it stands there is only a one-seat majority in the State House. In 2022 House District 46 was narrowly lost by 2,700 votes. It is critical that we are able to grow the majority in the State House.
Over the past two years we have seen what Democrats can do when we are in power. We codified abortion rights, invested in infrastructure, education and environmental protections. But the majority is far too close for comfort. Thats why we have to flip this seat.
WW Dems Highway Cleanup
September 22, 1:00pm – 3:30pm EDT
Corner of Scio Church Road and M52
The Western Washtenaw Democrats have sponsored a portion of M52 between Chelsea and Manchester for a number of years. A few times each year, we gather up a group of civic-minded volunteers to help us walk along the highway and clean up the myriad bits of trash that collect there.
Come help show our pride in our little corner of this beautiful peninsula we call home, and help us keep the environment in Western Washtenaw County clean. It’s a great way to spend a little time outdoors with friends and family, or to get to know fellow Democrats.
Details and signup: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805054EA4A62AA64-51346880-m522024#/
The Fight for Michigan’s Future is Here
Monday, September 23rd 5:30-7:30pm
UAW Local 898, 8975 Textile Rd.
Trump has increased his vote count in Michigan every time he has run for office. If we want to win Michigan in 2024, we need historic Democratic turnout everywhere!
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and MI House Speaker Joe Tate are joining Representative Jimmie Wilson Jr. to raise the money we need to turn out voters, keep Michigan blue, and help elect Kamala Harris the next President of the United States!
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/solmichfundraiserhttps://secure.actblue.com/donate/solmichfundraiser
Manchester Banter & Brews
Voter Protection: How You Can Help
Wednesday, September 25, 6pm to 8pm
The mission of the Michigan Democratic Party Voter Protection Team is to protect voting rights and help elect Michigan Democrats up and down the ticket! We are recruiting volunteers in all areas of voter protection to ensure that voters can access a ballot and have their votes counted during the 2024 elections.
Join us to hear from representatives with the Michigan Democratic Party’s Voter Protection Team about the many ways you can help ensure the integrity of this year’s election. There are so many opportunities to get involved, so please consider helping!
Come and enjoy some conversation with like-minded people from the area, talking about local, state, and national goings on in the political world – or whatever you like.
- Light Food and Drinks Provided
- Address provided upon RSVP.
RSVP to veliemd91@gmail.com
WCDP Black Caucus Candidate Forum September 28, 9:30 – Noon
The Black Caucus will return from our Summer break with our Non-Partisan candidate forum. September 28, 2024 from 9:30am – 12:00pm with program starting at 10:00am.
More details to come, but you can always get the latest at https://www.wcdpblackcaucus.org/
Candidate Partners Wanted
Running for something? Here’s how to
reach 3000 Washtenaw Democrats
Democratic 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.
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