It's happened again! COVID-19, now in the form of the Delta variant's relentless spread, has forced us to hold September's Third Sunday meeting virtually on Zoom. In-person potlucks will have to wait at least another month.
Sorry! But to make up for it, next Sunday night's meeting will host three speakers:
More details on the speakers and an agenda to come in the next few days.
An additional speaker from the statewide Democratic Coordinated Campaign may also join us for a brief pep talk.
The Sunday meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m., and depending on the level of interest, might run as late as 8:30.
To register for the meeting, click here.
Remember, in a Zoom meeting you may come late, leave early, or come and go quietly without being rude. At least, that's the way this meeting's host sees it. With the options to mute yourself, turn your mic or camera on and off, and participate by Chat on the side, it gives you flexibility you can't get in an in-person meeting. For tips on how to make Zoom more friendly, reply to this email with your request.
EARLY VOTING IS UNDERWAY at the Greene Co. Registrar's office!
Terry McAuliffe, Candidate for Governor - Click here for more information.
Hala Ayala, Candidate for Lt. Governor - Click here for more information.
Mark Herring, Candidate for Att. General - Click here for more information.
Sara Ratcliffe, 58th District, House of Delegates Candidate - Click here for more information.
More info: Virginia Elections 2021
Info. on Registering or Voting on Nov. 2nd - Click here.
It's not just that we need to win, we need to win BIG.
Let's tell the Republicans we've had enough of their dragging us backward.
The choices are clear: Democrats are the only candidates to keep Virginia moving forward. It's a DATE...see you November 2nd!
The U.S. Senate stands in the way of passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. Changing the Senate filibuster rule is essential for passage.
The U.S. Senate includes the two senators from Virginia who have been reluctant to change, much less abolish the filibuster. It is necessary to change the filibuster--a mere procedural rule that is not in the Constitution--because the filibuster allows just ten Republicans to scuttle any bill even if all Senate Democrats vote for it.
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the bill, and it is now going to the Senate where it will die if the filibuster exists in its present form.
Contact info for our two senators--Mark Warner and Tim Kaine--is found below, but first . . .
To understand the importance of the filibuster and how to defeat it, read the transcript of an interview Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! conducted with Ben Jealous, president of People for the American Way. (Or, if you prefer sight-and-sound and have the bandwidth, you can watch Amy interviewing Ben Jealous in the video at the bottom of this message.)
Tell these senators it's time to change the filibuster to allow passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, or else let our democracy slip away--perhaps for good.
Contact information for the two Virginia senators:
Mark Warner:
Comment at: https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=ContactPage
Phone: 202-224-2023
Tim Kaine
Comment at: https://www.kaine.senate.gov/contact/share-your-opinion
Phone: 202-224-4024
Last but not least--supporters of the Voting Rights Act believe President Biden can overcome the logjam in the Senate by persuading (as in: twisting the arms) of two recalcitrant Senate Democrats who are still resisting the call to save democracy. To contact the White House and ask the President to lean on these senators, submit comments at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/
"Democracy is not a state, but an act." - John Lewis
Greene County's Sara Ratcliffe is running as the Democratic candidate against the 20-year conservative incumbent, Republican Rob Bell in the 58th District race this year. The district includes all of Greene County and parts of Albemarle, Fluvanna, and Rockingham counties.
After more than 30 years in public service, Sara believes, the good people of the 58th District deserve better than Rob Bell: Someone who is willing to listen and provide real solutions for our district. An elected official who will work hard to seek new ways to meet these changing times–rather than someone bringing stale ideas and outdated thinking. Bringing 3 decades of experience in sound public policy and a lifelong commitment to public service, Sara will fight for all of us to build a better 58th.
As the sole candidate to declare as a Democrat in the 58th District, Ratcliffe will face Rob Bell on November 2nd, 2021.
Click Here for SARAH'S LATEST MESSAGE
Sara's Website: https://saraforva.com/
To help Sara with her campaign, contact her:
email- info@saraforva.com phone- 434.327.7154
Meet the New Chair of the Virginia Young Democrats Rural Caucus,
Carrson Everett. He is here to help any young Democrat (age 36 and younger) living in a rural area get involved, form a group with like minded young people who want to improve our government, and identify needs in your community. Contact Carrson with questions...ideas....anything Democrat related!
More about Virginia Young Democrats Rural Caucus
There is more going on in our community and state wide than you might think....What's next with the Greene Co. Dems? State and Local Issues? Our Congress? Elections?........
DO NOT MISS! There's lots of information here that is updated frequently....a great source for Greene Dems, and local, state, and national topics!