On Saturday, May 20, we Zoom with a deep-Blue woman who’s cracked the code on winning in deep-Red, rural districts. Everyone said she’d lose, but Chloe Maxmin’s won both State House and Senate seats in deepest red Maine — districts kinda like Benzie County.
So please join us in person, at Headquarters, for some warm fellowship, hot coffee, homemade breakfast treats, and a virtual visit with Chloe Maxmin and learn about her common-sense approach to getting Red folks to Go Blue.
You can also join us from home by registering right now with our Zoombot. The coffee may be virtual but the online conversation and camaraderie are genuine!
Keira and Paul saw Chloe speak a few weeks ago at that Democratic Rural Summit up at The Soo. Here’s what Keira had to say:
“Chloe was determined, focused, energetic, level headed, and compassionate. She’s determined to change the world and to not accept stodgy old political beliefs. She’s focused on doing the hard work, not the glamorous work. She’s level headed in realizing the hard person-to-person work necessary to win.”
And, oh, did we mention that she’s an author? Her book, Dirt Road Revival, tells the story of her journey. To get your copy, call The Bookstore in Frankfort (231.352.9720) and ask them to order you a copy. Or buy it online from this web site, which bless them, donates money to local bookstores, But do it soon–Chloe will be with us in less than two weeks.
So…please mark your calendar, order that book, and, if you’re joining from home, sign up with the Zoombot now, please, while you’re thinking about it.
May 21, 3 pm: It’s LGBTQ Time in Benzie
No need to dwell on how cruel the growing attacks on LBGTQ youngsters are. What’s more important is to figure out what to do about it.
Well, here’s some good news: Benzie Dem Susan Wenzlick is, in fact, doing something about it. She’s teaming up with St. Philip’s Episcopal Church to start a support group for LBGTQ peeps, their parents and friends, and anyone else who wants to better understand, ally with, and support our young friends and neighbors.
Susan joins our May 20 meeting to talk about what she, St. Philip’s, and community members are up to and get input about what how to create a strong support network for LBGTQ community members. And thank you, Susan and St. Philip’s, for moving on this. The time is right.
County Commissioners Making Plans…
County Commissioner Karen Cunningham, the only Democrat on Benzie’s County Commission, just gave us a heads up: This Tuesday’s 1:30 PM commissioners work session will do some goal-setting.
That sounds benign, but Karen is concerned that the commissioners are into their privatization thang again. We’ll spare you the bureaucratic details, but commissioners recently cut the amount money The Maples can spend on capital improvements, even though voters approved the millage for exactly that by more than two to one.
Whether they publicly admit it or not, most commissioner really do want to privatize pretty much anything they can. That contradicts Benzie voters’ will, not to mention Democrats’ valuing of public ownership of crucial things like health departments, senior centers, and bus systems.
Karen would love to see you at Tuesday afternoon’s work session, at the County Government Center, in Beulah, at 1:30. Admittedly, it will be a slog, but there are comment sessions at the open and (likely) 4:30 close. It’s a great time to remind commissioners of how their constituents are voting pretty much every time this comes up, and why public ownership is not just a good idea…it’s a must for good governance.