Events for April 18 - July 9, 2023

Thursday, Jan. 20 Join beginning 6:45 pm Doors close 7:10 pm Register in advance for Zoom link Attending via phone? Email us for info Join us next Thursday, Jan. 20, as we formally merge our two committees, the Williamsburg-James City County Democrats and the York-Poquoson Democratic Committee to become the Historic Triangle Democrats. The new name for our merged committee was recommended by an overwhelming 84 percent of our survey responders. We'll also be voting on new bylaws for our merged committee. The caucus is limited to members of our new merged committee (membership form here).  A presentation by Mary McGovern and other organizers of the new Historic Triangle chapter of Standing Up for Racial Justice beginning at 7 pm is open to the public, but non-members will be asked to leave when the presentation is concluded. For more information, read our CALL TO CAUCUS, CAUCUS RULES, and PROPOSED BYLAWS.  

PLEASE JOIN US to hear from DR. JANICE UNDERWOOD, Virginia Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer in Gov. Ralph Northam's administration. Thursday, Feb. 17 - by Zoom or phone Register now for Zoom/phone link: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZIkd... Don't miss this chance to hear from Dr. Underwood, who served as the first cabinet-level Chief Diversity Officer for Virginia, the first position of its kind in the U.S. She has more than 25 years of public service as an administrator, teacher educator, educator and diversity trainer. Our caucus to elect officers for the executive board of the Historic Triangle Democrats is hereby cancelled, since all positions are unopposed.

Join us by Zoom or phone to hear from State Senators Mamie Locke and Monty Mason and Del. Mike Mullin about this year's General Assembly session.

Join us for coffee with special guest Sen. Mark Warner. We'll hear from Sen. Warner about Russia and Ukraine as well as his federal legislative agenda. State Senators Monty Mason and Mamie Locke and Delegate Mike Mullin will also join us. There is no charge for this event but each attendee must reserve a ticket.

Never has electing Democrats been more important -- and with our new redistricting, we need to be better able to reach out to voters. Rural Groundgame has developed some innovative ways to connect with voters in rural areas -- and we can learn a lot from what they've come up with. Join us tonight for a presentation and discussion with Lynlee Thorne, Political Director of Rural Groundgame, an organization that works to help elect candidates in rural areas. Register for meeting here.

Don’t miss Michelle Wooten McFarland’s presentation on the future of reproductive rights at our monthly Historic Triangle Dems meeting on Zoom, Thursday, May 19 at 7 pm. Michelle has worked in Hampton Roads for six years as a reproductive justice advocate to destigmatize abortion care access and reproductive healthcare. Also in her role with Pro-Choice Virginia, Michelle has worked in coalition with the Virginia Reproductive Equity Alliance to help grassroots efforts in the passage of the Reproductive Health Protection Act, which overturned TRAP Laws in Virginia, making Virginia the first southern state to do so. Michelle currently serves as a volunteer staff member for the Hampton Roads Reproductive Justice League, is a member of the Hampton Democratic Committee, Newport News Democratic Committee and is a former 2020 3rd Congressional National Delegate for the Democratic Party of Virginia. Register here to get the Zoom link for our meeting.

June is Pride month, and many  of us want to be good allies, but struggle with pronouns,  gender and sexual orientation concepts. A.C. Tierney, who serves as vice chair for membership for the state party's LGBT+ caucus, will give us a training in how to be a good ally. A.C. is training director for Thrive Virginia, which collaborates with community-based partners to create pathways to self-sufficiency for individuals and families on the Middle Peninsula. Register at https://bit.ly/6-17meeting.  Hope to see you there!

Historic Triangle Dems will be marching in the Yorktown 4th of July Parade this year. Participants may park in the National Park Service Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center parking lot and walk to the starting point, the picnic area at Yorktown Beach, where we'll gather at 8 am. State Sen. Monty Mason and Del. Mike Mullin will join us.  Herb Jones will also be marching in the parade.