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June 2017 Newsletter + June 2017 Newsletter CALENDAR OF EVENTS Inside This Issue Calendar of Events 1 June 1 Executive Committee, 2:00pm, NCDCC Conference Annual Democratic Gala & Auction Flyer 2 Room, at 138 New Mohawk Rd., Nevada City First Tuesday Educational Forum Flyer 3 June 1 Communications Committee, 4:00pm – 6:00pm, NCDCC NCDCC Candidate Workshop Flyer 4 Conference at 138 New Mohawk Rd., Nevada City NCDWC Flyer 5 June 3 Democratic Women‘s Club, 9:00am, 151 Union Square, Grass Valley Bridgeport Bird Walks 6 June 3 NCDCC Annual Gala & Auction, Saturday.5:00pm, at We Are Not Enemies 7-8 Love Building, Condon Park, 600 Minnie St., Grass Real Life Examples From Denmark 8-9 Valley So-Called Healthcare 10-11 June 6 First Tuesday Educational Forum, 5:30pm, at Peace The Healthcare Crisis 11-12 Lutheran Church, 828 West Main St., Grass Valley. First Tuesday Forum Summary 13 June 7 Candidate Recruitment and Support Committee, 5:00pm – A Southern Trip Travel Lessons 14 7:00pm at 138 New Mohawk Rd., Nevada City Shattered Book Review 15-16 June 14 Political Outreach Committee, 1:00pm – 3:00pm, at 138 CDP Convention Information 17 New Mohawk Rd, , Nevada City CDP Convention Photos 18-23 June 15 By-Laws Committee, 3:00pm, NCDCC Conference LaMalfa Watch 24 Room, at 138 New Mohawk Rd., Nevada City Take Part In Local Government 25 June 15 NCDCC, Conference Room (downstairs) 6:00pm, NCDCC Conference Room, at 138 New Mohawk Rd., RESULTS Workshop 25 Nevada City Opinion Editorial Instructions 26 June 16 Volunteer & Headquarters Committee, 1:00pm – 3:00pm, Pinterest 26 at 138 New Mohawk Rd. , Nevada City Facebook Instructions 27 June 26 Fundraising Committee, 10:00am – 12:00pm, at 138 New ―Someone Said‖ 27 Mohawk Rd. , Nevada City Cartoon 28 Cartoon 29 AFFINITY GROUPS: How To List Your Up Coming Events 30 Newsletter Information 30 June 10 League Of Women Voters, 10:00am, Peace Lutheran Visit Us On Facebook 30 Church, 828 West Main St., Grass Valley. Contact [email protected] June 29 RESULTS Advocacy Workshop, 7:00pm – 8:30pm, NCDCC 19002 Dog Bar Rd., Grass Valley. Contact Lisa Scliff at Peter Minett, Chair [email protected] Nancy Eubanks, 1st Vice Chair June Brady Campaign, Call 530-432-2171 or e-mail nd [email protected] Margie Joehnck, 2 Vice Chair June Indivisible Gold Country, weekly on Monday, 1:00pm, M. Joanne Bodine, Controller Helling Library, 980 Helling Way, Nevada City – check Neil Bodine, Recording Secretary facebook page Diane L. Emmett, Corresponding Secretary June NC Indivisible Dems for Progress, contact Chris Hawkins Diane L. Emmett, Newsletter Editor at [email protected] 1 of 30 Back To Home Page 2 of 30 June First Tuesday Educational Forum Tuesday June 6, 2017 Presents Heidi Hall – My Transition from Candidate to Supervisor Heidi Hall worked in state government for years before deciding to run for Congress against Republican Doug LaMalfa. Although she did not win, she took many lessons with her when she decided to run for District One representative on the Nevada County Board of Supervisors. Unlike her opponent, Heidi made no secret of the fact that she was a registered Democrat, although the seat was nonpartisan. Last June, she won the election after a hard-fought, grass roots, volunteer-driven campaign. She was sworn in as a member of the Board of Supervisors in January 2017. At the next First Tuesday Educational Forum presented by the Nevada County Democrats, Heidi will discuss her experience in transitioning from political campaigning to governing and the lessons she has learned in her journey from hardscrabble politics to making decisions that affect all constituents regardless of political persuasion. How difficult has the transition been? What has most surprised her? What has most frustrated her? What is it like to be in a closed session with the Board? What is the interaction like among the Board members? How do disagreements get resolved? Find out in this informative and exciting presentation. June 6, 5:30 pm Peace Lutheran Church, 828 West Main Street, Grass Valley Pizza & salad provided. Beverages available. For more info click on: http://nevadacountydemocrats.com/ or call 530-265-3367 (265-DEMS) Back To Home Page 3 of 30 CANDIDATE WORKSHOP June 24, 2017 Our Candidate Workshop will be held again on June 24th. If you are thinking about being a candidate or wanting to be able to help candidates win, don‘t miss this workshop. The first one we did in April received much positive feedback-great information, great format, and great food, as one attendee summed it up. This one a repeat of the same program updated by some of the feedback we got. It will be on June 24th in the cafeteria room at 138 New Mohawk Rd. Nevada City, 95959. The workshop covers basic campaign tools-timelines, finances, skills needed, pitfalls- as well as a better understanding of the role the Democratic Party plays in the process. We‘ll open registration at 8:30 am so you can get the continental breakfast and your materials and be ready to start the workshop at 9 am. It will end by 3 pm. Reservations are required and can be made by going to our website, NevadaCountyDemocrats.com. Deadline to register is June 19th. Space is limited. Call Margie Joehnck, 748-5146 for more information. https://secure.actblue.com/donate/workshop?refcode=m24 Back To Home Page 4 of 30 This June 3rd at 9 am we will have our monthly Nevada County Democratic Women’s Club Meeting at a NEW LOCATION 151 UNION SQUARE IN GRASS VALLEY There is an also an entrance on Mill Street. Speaker will be Jessica Holcombe running for District 1 representative against LaMalfa The Executive Board will be sworn in for the year When: June 3rd at 9 am 151 Union Square Downtown Where: Grass Valley What to bring: Yourself and a friend $15 for Breakfast or $5 for coffee and speaker RSVP to: Shanti Emerson , 530-575-2891 Back To Home Page 5 of 30 Back To Home Page 6 of 30 WE ARE NOT ENEMIES On March 4th, 1861, facing the possibility of civil war, Abraham Lincoln delivered his first inaugural address in which he appealed to ―the better angels of our nature.‖ ―We are not enemies, but friends.‖ he said. ―We must not (emphasis mine) be enemies.‖ The country didn‘t listen. I am a retired documentary film-maker, educator, and disabled Vietnam veteran. I am dismayed at the fractured states of America and I‘m searching for answers. Today we are on the brink, not of a civil war, but rather a war on civility. Too many view the other as ―enemy,‖ from the President who sees journalists as ―enemies of the people,‖ to a fractured, impotent political system, to those who have lost friends whose views they cannot countenance Viewing the opposition as the enemy shuts off rational discourse. Having enemies invites the language of attack. Name-calling removes the humanity of the opposition. In some this descends into hatred, sometimes to the point of violence, as witnessed so recently in Berkeley Surrounded by enemies, some seek strong ―leaders‖ to protect them. These get their power from fear. Despots and politicians have for centuries used fear to consolidate their power. Create enemies and people will follow, even into poverty, even into war. Putin, Erdogan, Kim Jong-un, and Duterte are present examples of a long line of bad people misleading good people. Meanwhile, in our country, too many public officials sow seeds of discontent to reap voter loyalty. Too many well-paid media mavens are elevated to the level of apostles. On the street, social media is a war zone of insults hurled into the ether with impunity, anonymity, and immunity. When citizens hate each other we become our own enemy in the proverbial house divided against itself. The need to be right is so strong we will sacrifice anything for our honor. This false honor is hostile and selfish. Honor requires being honest, not being right. Honesty requires making room for differences and respecting those we disagree with. So it‘s about The Citizen, not The President. There are responsibilities to citizenship. We must, as the gospel hymn tells us, ―Wade in the water…‗cause God‘s gonna trouble the water.‖ With polarization at its highest point since the Civil War, how do we calm the water? Start with civility. Civility is not a zero-sum game where your gain depends on my loss. We all gain when we sit down to reason with one another. When was the last time you changed your mind because someone had yelled at you? When was the last time you sat across the table from someone with whom you disagreed on some fundamental issue, and listened? Why should we respect people who don‘t share our views? Because people are much more than their politics. Before we are opponents, we are neighbors who share a community. We all want our streets clean and safe. We all want our children to learn and play in safety. We all want the local food bank, hospital, or PTA to succeed. The things that we hold dear bind us as citizens, not enemies. Our children. Our families. Our communities. Our institutions. Our great, grand, hugely blessed country. Continued On Next Page Back To Home Page 7 of 30 So I ask, can we live with the fact that we are neighbors with different views? Tension is part of living in a free society. We must argue, criticize, and debate like a great ship, constantly correcting its course but sure of its destination.
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