Fix Democracy First – Happy Hour and Legislative Week February 13, 2023 | Benton County Democratic Central Committee

Fix Democracy First – Happy Hour and Legislative Week February 13, 2023

15. February 2023 · Comments Off · Categories: Announcements, Recent Events

TODAY: Democracy Happy Hour @ 5 pm PT –

UFighting Political Gridlock: How States Shape Our Nation And Our Lives w/ David Toscano

Democracy Happy Hour February 15 @ 5 pm PT!

Grab a drink and come hear about the latest democracy news, ongoing efforts to fix democracy, and actions you can take at our weekly Democracy Happy Hour, Wednesdays @ 5 pm PT.

Today's topic for February 15, 2023:
Fighting Political Gridlock:
How States Shape Our Nation And Our Lives
with David Toscano

David J. Toscano served 14 years (2006-20) in the Virginia House of Delegates representing the 57th District. He is the author of, Fighting Political Gridlock: How States Shape Our Nation And Our Lives. David writes and comments upon state issues, both in Virginia and around the nation, through his blog, “Why States Matter”, articles, and books.

Upcoming Topics:

Feb 22nd – Alaska for Better Elections: Impact of Their New Reforms w/ Jason Grenn
Mar 1st – Conspiracy Theories & Their Impact on Democracy

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		My fellow Democrats, I have decided not to accept the nomination and to focus all my energies on my duties as President for the remainder of my term. My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best decision I’ve made. Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year. Democrats — it’s time to come together and beat Trump. Let’s do this.If you’re with us, donate to her campaign here: secure.actblue.com/donate/social-bfp-july-2024-v2 			
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		Violence is never the answer and has no place here in our state and nation.Period. 			
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		The interests of Eastern Washington will not be served by a Trump/Vance administration.You know how people are worried about foreign investors buying up US farmland?There's a shady tech company that helps them do that! It's like Uber for buying US farmland, which upends generations of family farms and their communities. And who's one of its investors, profiting off of every sale?J.D. Vance.(link in comments) 			
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		Don’t fall for the rebranding of Project20-25 to Agenda 47.			
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Party Calendar

	July 2024
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
	1 Pasco City Council Pasco City Council July 1, 2024 @ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM City of Pasco, 525 N 3rd Ave, Pasco, WA 99301, USA See more details •	2 Kennewick City Council Kennewick City Council July 2, 2024 @ 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM City of Kennewick - City Hall, 210 W 6th Ave, Kennewick, WA 99336, USA See more details West Richland City Council West Richland City Council July 2, 2024 @ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Mid-Columbia Libraries, 3803 Van Giesen St, West Richland, WA 99353, USA See more details Richland City Council Richland City Council July 2, 2024 @ 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Richland City Hall, 505 Swift Blvd, Richland, WA 99352, USA See more details • • •	3 Fix Democracy First Happy Hour Fix Democracy First Happy Hour July 3, 2024 @ 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Grab a drink and come hear about the latest democracy news, ongoing efforts to fix democracy, and actions you can take at our weekly Democracy Happy Hour, Wednesdays @ 5 pm PT. See more details •	4 Fourth of July Parade Fourth of July Parade July 4, 2024 @ 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM https://www.pasco-wa.gov/844/Grand-Old-4th-of-July-Celebration The Franklin Democrats are honored to march in the 4th of July parade to celebrate the birth of our wonderful county. We'd love to have you marching with us. Here's more details: https://www.pasco-wa.gov/844/Grand-Old-4th-of-July-Celebration See more details Ag and Rural Caucus Better Practices Ag and Rural Caucus Better Practices July 4, 2024 @ 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Online https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88689149657?pwd=R3dXbFRpYVUyeGVhb3ErTFI0QXlpZz09 See more details • •	5	6
7	8 Pasco City Council Workshop Pasco City Council Workshop July 8, 2024 @ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM City of Pasco, 525 N 3rd Ave, Pasco, WA 99301, USA See more details •	9 Field Tactics 101 Field Tactics 101 July 9, 2024 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM https://www.mobilize.us/ndtc/event/631377/ Join the National Democratic Training Committee on Tuesday, July 9th from 1-2 pm ET for a free virtual live training on Field Tactics 101, designed to help you get across the finish line on Election Day. As you prepare, NDTC will equip you with the skills to help lead your campaign to victory. We're here to help, so join us to learn the following: Review the role of Field in securing electoral victories Discuss the most common field tactics used on political campaigns Introduce strengths and weaknesses of specific Field tactics Highlight the impact of layering multiple Field Tactics See more details Kennewick City Council Workshop Kennewick City Council Workshop July 9, 2024 @ 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM See more details • •	10 Fix Democracy First Happy Hour Fix Democracy First Happy Hour July 10, 2024 @ 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Grab a drink and come hear about the latest democracy news, ongoing efforts to fix democracy, and actions you can take at our weekly Democracy Happy Hour, Wednesdays @ 5 pm PT. See more details •	11	12 Tri-City Democrats Meeting/Potluck Tri-City Democrats Meeting/Potluck July 12, 2024 @ 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM For current location please visit https://www.facebook.com/TriCityDems/ See more details •	13
14	15 Building Equity-Centered Volunteer Teams Building Equity-Centered Volunteer Teams July 15, 2024 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Shalom UCC at 505 McMurray, Richland Join the National Democratic Training Committee on Monday, July 15th from 1-2 pm ET for a free virtual live training on Building Equity-Centered Volunteer Teams, designed to help you get across the finish line on Election Day. As you prepare, NDTC will equip you with the skills to help lead your campaign to victory. We're here to help, so join us to learn the following: Discuss the importance of diversifying volunteer capacity Introduce ways to grow inclusive volunteer communities Review effective volunteer team management practices See more details Benton County Executive Board Benton County Executive Board July 15, 2024 @ 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Round Table Pizza, 1435 George Washington Way, Richland, WA 99354, USA See more details Pasco City Council Pasco City Council July 15, 2024 @ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM City of Pasco, 525 N 3rd Ave, Pasco, WA 99301, USA See more details • • •	16 Kennewick City Council Kennewick City Council July 16, 2024 @ 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM City of Kennewick - City Hall, 210 W 6th Ave, Kennewick, WA 99336, USA See more details West Richland City Council West Richland City Council July 16, 2024 @ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Mid-Columbia Libraries, 3803 Van Giesen St, West Richland, WA 99353, USA See more details Richland City Council Richland City Council July 16, 2024 @ 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Richland City Hall, 505 Swift Blvd, Richland, WA 99352, USA See more details • • •	17 How to Recruit & Train Volunteers How to Recruit & Train Volunteers July 17, 2024 @ 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM https://traindemocrats.org/vlt-details/148/0717-wed-6-pm-et-how-to-recruit-train-volunteers/ Online Join the National Democratic Training Committee on Wednesday, July 17th from 3-4 pm PDT for a free virtual live training on How to Recruit & Train Volunteers, designed to help you get across the finish line on Election Day. As you prepare, NDTC will equip you with the skills to help lead your campaign to victory. See more details Fix Democracy First Happy Hour Fix Democracy First Happy Hour July 17, 2024 @ 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Grab a drink and come hear about the latest democracy news, ongoing efforts to fix democracy, and actions you can take at our weekly Democracy Happy Hour, Wednesdays @ 5 pm PT. See more details • •	18 How to Have Meaningful One-on-One Conversations How to Have Meaningful One-on-One Conversations July 18, 2024 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM https://www.mobilize.us/ndtc/event/631380/ Online Join the National Democratic Training Committee on Thursday July 18th from 1-2 pm ET for a free virtual live training on How to Have Meaningful One-on-One Conversations, designed to help you get across the finish line on Election Day. As you prepare, NDTC will equip you with the skills to help lead your campaign to victory. See more details Franklin County Central Committee Meeting Franklin County Central Committee Meeting July 18, 2024 @ 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM I-Hop Off Road 68, Pasco Washington By Zoom Invitation. Contact See more details Ag and Rural Caucus Policy Briefing Ag and Rural Caucus Policy Briefing July 18, 2024 @ 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Online https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88689149657?pwd=R3dXbFRpYVUyeGVhb3ErTFI0QXlpZz09 See more details • • •	19	20
21	22 Pasco City Council Workshop Pasco City Council Workshop July 22, 2024 @ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM City of Pasco, 525 N 3rd Ave, Pasco, WA 99301, USA See more details •	23 Richland City Council Workshop Richland City Council Workshop July 23, 2024 @ 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Richland City Hall, 505 Swift Blvd, Richland, WA 99352, USA See more details •	24 How to Have Successful Volunteer Recruitment Conversations How to Have Successful Volunteer Recruitment Conversations July 24, 2024 @ 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM https://www.mobilize.us/ndtc/event/631382/ Online Join the National Democratic Training Committee on Wednesday, July 24th from 1-2 pm ET for a free virtual live training on How to Have Successful Volunteer Recruitment Conversations, designed to help you get across the finish line on Election Day. As you prepare, NDTC will equip you with the skills to help lead your campaign to victory. See more details Fix Democracy First Happy Hour Fix Democracy First Happy Hour July 24, 2024 @ 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Grab a drink and come hear about the latest democracy news, ongoing efforts to fix democracy, and actions you can take at our weekly Democracy Happy Hour, Wednesdays @ 5 pm PT. See more details • •	25 NDTC Expert Q&A: Winning Together with Labor Communities NDTC Expert Q&A: Winning Together with Labor Communities July 25, 2024 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM https://traindemocrats.org/vlt-details/151/0725-thurs-1-pm-et-ndtc-expert-qa-winning-together-with-labor-communities/ As we get closer to Election Day, campaigns and Democratic leaders should be doing the crucial work of connecting and collaborating with labor communities. In order to elect pro-labor champions (like yourself or others you are supporting!) across all levels of government, our expert panelists will explore strategies and share insight on how you can effectively collaborate with labor communities and meet your goals together. See more details 8th LD Central Committee Meeting 8th LD Central Committee Meeting July 25, 2024 @ 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Richland Public Library, 955 Northgate Dr, Richland, WA 99352, USA See more details Democratic Central Committee Meeting - General Meeting Democratic Central Committee Meeting - General Meeting July 25, 2024 @ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Zoom Meeting (See link in email from the Chair) See more details • • •	26 West Coast Zoom Phone Bank West Coast Zoom Phone Bank July 26, 2024 @ 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM https://events.democrats.org/event/637107/ Online Join us to make calls to voters to elect Vice President Kamala Harris and Democrats up and down the ballot! See more details •	27 Online Engagement Training \| Part 1: Mapping Your Digital Communities Online Engagement Training \| Part 1: Mapping Your Digital Communities July 27, 2024 @ 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM https://events.democrats.org/event/615101/ Online Join us for the first part of our Online Engagement Training series on how to get started engaging your digital communities and using your voice online. Weâ€™ll go over how youâ€™ll have an impact online this year, how to map your digital communities, and what comes next. See more details West Coast Zoom Phone Bank West Coast Zoom Phone Bank July 27, 2024 @ 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM https://events.democrats.org/event/637107/ Online Join us to make calls to voters to elect Vice President Kamala Harris and Democrats up and down the ballot! See more details Online Engagement Training \| Part 1: Mapping Your Digital Communities Online Engagement Training \| Part 1: Mapping Your Digital Communities July 27, 2024 @ 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Online Join us for the first part of our Online Engagement Training series on how to get started engaging your digital communities and using your voice online. Weâ€™ll go over how youâ€™ll have an impact online this year, how to map your digital communities, and what comes next. See more details West Coast Zoom Phone Bank West Coast Zoom Phone Bank July 27, 2024 @ 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM https://events.democrats.org/event/637107/ Online Join us to make calls to voters to elect Vice President Kamala Harris and Democrats up and down the ballot! See more details • • • •
28	29	30 Features to Boost Your Fundraising Strategy Features to Boost Your Fundraising Strategy July 30, 2024 @ 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM https://share.hsforms.com/16JrESteyQIeptZrw7GTBcAcf2yc Online Learn advanced ways to leverage digital tools and meet your fundraising goals in our new three-part webinar series! With sessions covering our winning features, the staying power of a recurring program, and ways to use your data to drive fundraising, attendees will walk away with an action plan for optimizing their fundraising on ActBlue. See more details •	31 Fix Democracy First Happy Hour Fix Democracy First Happy Hour July 31, 2024 @ 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Grab a drink and come hear about the latest democracy news, ongoing efforts to fix democracy, and actions you can take at our weekly Democracy Happy Hour, Wednesdays @ 5 pm PT. See more details •