EVENTS CALENDAR

Dec
18
Mon
League of Women Voters – Happy Hour @ Vino di Sedona
Dec 18 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Holiday Happy Hour at Vino di Sedona, 4-6PM. Let’s gather to toast the end of our “2017 -Year of Civic Engagement” and the beginning of our “2018-Year of the Empowered Voter”!

Hope to see you! Best wishes to you and your families for a very happy holiday season! Barbara Litrell

Dec
21
Thu
DORR Breakfast
Dec 21 @ 8:00 am

Candidates for various elected offices in 2018 will be featured speakers at the DORR breakfast meeting on Thursday December 21at at 8 AM at the Old Sedona Family Restaurant, Route 89A, Sedona.

Bobby Tyler, current mayor of Holbrook, is running for the Legislative District 6 seat being vacated by current State Representative Brenda Barton who is term-limited.

Jake Bell is running for Arizona Corporation Commissioneer. He is a business analyst and technical writer with an MB from ASU. He has been an author, a TV sportscaster, and a radio news writer. He currently lives in Phoenix.

Bill Pierce will also speak. He seeks the office of AZ State Mine Inspector and is a certified mining engineer with over 40 years of experience in this area. What does a mine inspector do, you may ask? Come to the breakfast and find out.

These candidates will appear as part of DORR’s

critical issues breakfast series held on the third Thursday of the month. Please attend this important breakfast and become educated about the wonderful Democratic candidates who will be running for office in 2018.

Jan
4
Thu
Corner Democracy – Dream Act and Chip
Jan 4 @ 4:00 pm

Corner Democracy is a weekly gathering. Bring a sign with your message of the week and join the progressive meet up to activate your passion for Democracy and sign up voters. See you on the corner of Coffee Pot and SR 89A. Honk your support if you’re driving by.

Why I am targeting the DREAM Act and Chip this week
DREAM ACT
I took this from the Prescott Indivisible group’s email:
“… we must make the Dream Act law so that dreamers are protected from the cruelty of being deported from the only country they have ever known. We have to get Democrats and our Senators to stall a budget bill until the Dream Act is included as legislation.”
LEGALIZE DREAMERS
CHIP
Arizona’s CHIP money will be spent by the end of Jan.
Great info on this at kff.org Kaiser Family Foundation, State Plans for CHIP as Federal Funds Run Out.
“After Arizona froze CHIP enrollment in December 2009, enrollment fell by more than 60% from about 46,900 to 17,600 as of July 2011 (Figure 2).13 Just over four in ten disenrolled children moved to Medicaid due to declines in family income, but many others likely became uninsured.14 The children’s uninsured rate in Arizona grew following the enrollment freeze.15 Over the same period, the waiting list for CHIP grew to over 100,000 children and was continuing to grow at a rate of about 10,000 children per month.”
FUND CHIP

Jan
6
Sat
Save Our Schools Rally @ Arizona Capitol Museum
Jan 6 @ 9:00 pm – 12:00 pm

Save Our Schools is calling on all LWVers! On January 6 we will be kicking off 2018 as the Year to Save Our Schools with an event at the Arizona State Capitol. Bring all of your family and friends – we will march, make posters, hear from keynote speakers, listen to live music, play on bounce houses, and send the state a loud and clear message: We are here to support our public schools! Please spread the word, check out carpool options, recruit friends and coworkers, and plan on joining us! For info contact: Barbara [email protected]

Jan
8
Mon
Indivisible In Sedona Monthly Meeting
Jan 8 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

At this monthly meeting we will discuss ideas for moving forward to elect a Democratic Senator in Arizona and turn Arizona BLUE. Our guest, Steve Williamson will give us advise and tips on how to proceed. Steve is the host of Democratic Perspective which airs on KAZM radio each Monday at 8:15. He is knowledgeable about Democratic candidates running for the Senate in 2018. Please contact Toby at [email protected] if you are interested in attending the meeting.

Jan
11
Thu
Corner Democracy – Dream Act and Chip
Jan 11 @ 4:00 pm

Corner Democracy is a weekly gathering. Bring a sign with your message of the week and join the progressive meet up to activate your passion for Democracy and sign up voters. See you on the corner of Coffee Pot and SR 89A. Honk your support if you’re driving by.

Why I am targeting the DREAM Act and Chip this week
DREAM ACT
I took this from the Prescott Indivisible group’s email:
“… we must make the Dream Act law so that dreamers are protected from the cruelty of being deported from the only country they have ever known. We have to get Democrats and our Senators to stall a budget bill until the Dream Act is included as legislation.”
LEGALIZE DREAMERS
CHIP
Arizona’s CHIP money will be spent by the end of Jan.
Great info on this at kff.org Kaiser Family Foundation, State Plans for CHIP as Federal Funds Run Out.
“After Arizona froze CHIP enrollment in December 2009, enrollment fell by more than 60% from about 46,900 to 17,600 as of July 2011 (Figure 2).13 Just over four in ten disenrolled children moved to Medicaid due to declines in family income, but many others likely became uninsured.14 The children’s uninsured rate in Arizona grew following the enrollment freeze.15 Over the same period, the waiting list for CHIP grew to over 100,000 children and was continuing to grow at a rate of about 10,000 children per month.”
FUND CHIP

LWV Jennifer Epperson Private Reception for members and guests @ Sedona Arts Center
Jan 11 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Women as Birds-Portraits of Power
Artist Talk and Exhibit Tour
Wine and Cheese Reception
Members and guests only
Membership welcome
Sedona Art Center
15 Art Barn Road
Sedona, AZ
Raffle tickets available:
Women as Birds portrait

If you knew when your human life ends you would become a bird,
which bird would you choose?

Yavapai County Democratic Party @ DORR Office
Jan 11 @ 6:00 pm

The next Yavapai County Democratic Party meeting will be held via Zoom video connection at the DORR office next to Olde Sedona Restaurant on Rte. 89a on Thursday, January 11 starting at 6 PM. This will be a pot luck, so bring something if you like.

Featured speakers will be:

Candidates for U.S. Representative:
David Brill
Ana Maria Perez
Mark Rieck
Candidate for Arizona Secretary of State:
Katie Hobbs

Jan
15
Mon
NAZVOA meeting – Venue Change @ Private Home
Jan 15 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Hello NAZVOA Community!

VENUE CHANGE!!!!!! VENUE CHANGE!!!!!! VENUE CHANGE!!!!!! VENUE CHANGE!!!!!!

GOING BLUE!!!
Cathy Rutherford and Roni Jelm
January 15th 6 – 7:30pm
260 COPPER CANYON DRIVE
***1 mile up Mt Shadows, RIGHT on COPPER CANYON, go a short distance to end of cul de sac

This is the year we have an opportunity to turn Arizona BLUE!!! Come and learn how you can get involved in this historic turn over!

CATHY RUTHERFORD chair of ‘Precinct Committee Persons’ and ‘Precinct Activist Efforts’ for the Sedona area
will update you on the candidates and positions in play for the 2018 elections.
She will share data on the Sedona electorate and talk about the tools and strategies
that can be employed locally to combat mid term elections falloff plus more!!!

RONI JELM, DORR Vice President, will talk about DORR’s key contributions and strategies in these efforts! Nathalie and Madeline

Jan
16
Tue
Sign Making Party for March @ Polly
Jan 16 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Join this sign making party. We will provide poster board, markers, and materials to complete a sign that you can carry proudly at the Woman’s March on Saturday, January 20. Contact Polly Cullen for her address and directions to her house. [email protected]

Jan
17
Wed
Political Film Club “Fools on the Hill” – LWV
Jan 17 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

The League of Women Voters invites you to view a movie.
Contact Barbara if you are interested in arranging this wonderful film.
Barbara blitrellAaol.com

Volunteers for the Women’s March @ DORR Office
Jan 17 @ 11:00 pm

Women’s March Sedona organizers will hold a meeting for volunteers who would like to help on the day of the march and rally (January 20.) The organizing meeting will be held at 11:00 AM at the office of the Democrats of the Red Rocks, 1385 Route 89A (next door to Olde Sedona Restaurant.) Organizers are looking for individuals to help with set up/break down, intersection crossing assistance, and drivers to provide transportation for anyone needing assistance.

Jan
18
Thu
DORR Monthly Meeting @ Olde Sedona Restaurant
Jan 18 @ 8:00 am

The next DORR Breakfast will be held on Thursday, January 18th at Olde Sedona Restaurant on 89A in Sedona, across from Wholefoods. 8 AM, $12 per person. Join with like minded people to hear from January Contreras (below) who is a candidate for Arizona Attorney General. Also speaking will be Chief Deputy Dave Rhodes of the Yavapai County Sheriff Department and Capt. Jeff Newnam, head of the Yavapai County Jail, who will speak about a mail-only ballot regarding a tax for a new jail.

LWV Board Meeting @ Yavapia County Building 2nd Floor
Jan 18 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Join us for our LWV-League of Women Voters Board Meeting.
Contact Barbara [email protected]

Corner Democracy – Dream Act and Chip
Jan 18 @ 4:00 pm

Corner Democracy is a weekly gathering. Bring a sign with your message of the week and join the progressive meet up to activate your passion for Democracy and sign up voters. See you on the corner of Coffee Pot and SR 89A. Honk your support if you’re driving by.

Why I am targeting the DREAM Act and Chip this week
DREAM ACT
I took this from the Prescott Indivisible group’s email:
“… we must make the Dream Act law so that dreamers are protected from the cruelty of being deported from the only country they have ever known. We have to get Democrats and our Senators to stall a budget bill until the Dream Act is included as legislation.”
LEGALIZE DREAMERS
CHIP
Arizona’s CHIP money will be spent by the end of Jan.
Great info on this at kff.org Kaiser Family Foundation, State Plans for CHIP as Federal Funds Run Out.
“After Arizona froze CHIP enrollment in December 2009, enrollment fell by more than 60% from about 46,900 to 17,600 as of July 2011 (Figure 2).13 Just over four in ten disenrolled children moved to Medicaid due to declines in family income, but many others likely became uninsured.14 The children’s uninsured rate in Arizona grew following the enrollment freeze.15 Over the same period, the waiting list for CHIP grew to over 100,000 children and was continuing to grow at a rate of about 10,000 children per month.”
FUND CHIP

Immigrants’ Rights and Smart Justice – ACLU Presentation @ Sedona Public Library
Jan 18 @ 6:00 pm

You are invited! Hear what is being done to fight these important issues nationally and locally, and how you can get involved!

Although Joe Arpaio is no longer sheriff of Maricopa County, many people still experience discrimination, hostility, and civil violations because of their real or perceived immigration status.

The American Civil Liberties of Arizona is a leader in the Campaign for Smart Justice, a multiyear initiative at reducing the U.S. prison population by 50%.

Sponsored by Our Revolution Northern Arizona
in cooperation with

DOOR Democrats of the Red Rocks,
Sedona Action Network, Indivisible In Sedona, After the March Verde Valley,
NASWOA, Northern Arizona Voice of Action

Jan
20
Sat
Women’s March Sedona @ Creative Gateways
Jan 20 @ 10:00 am
Womens March Sedona 2018 @ Creative Gatways
Jan 20 @ 10:00 am

SEDONA WOMEN’S MARCH 2018
P.O. Box 4393 Sedona, AZ 86336

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 20, 2017

Contact: Kathy Kinsella

SEDONA TO HAVE ANNIVERSARY
WOMEN’S MARCH ON JANUARY 20, 2018

Organizers of last year’s Sedona Women’s March have announced an anniversary March for January 20, 2018, starting at 10AM. Marchers will gather at Creative Gateways, 45 Birch Blvd. off SR89A (across from Whole Foods) in West Sedona and march to Vino di Sedona, 2575 SR89A, to rally there, on the back patio.

Following last year’s presidential election, 1500 people took part in Sedona’s Women’s March. Collectively, marches, rallies and events that took place around the country represented the largest protest in US history. Since then, there has been a surge of activism that has resulted in new organizations being formed and in a record number of women and progressive candidates running for political office at every level – and winning. In Virginia, women unseated a total of 11 Republican male incumbents in the House of Delegates. In Alabama, Doug Jones defeated Trump-backed Republican candidate Roy Moore.

Political and social activism has grown, notably the “Me Too” movement that has empowered women to speak out about sexual misconduct. As women increasingly recognize the power of their vote, attention is turning to the 2018 congressional mid-term elections, as well as to local and state elections. Every state office will be up for election in Arizona in 2018.

The march and rally will feature speakers from local organizations addressing a variety of issues and encouraging voter turnout. Voter registration information will be available. Box lunches can be pre-ordered by calling the restaurant. The march is open to everyone and signs will be available, although marchers are encouraged to bring their own, on issues that are important to them.

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Womens March Sedona 2018 @ Creative Gateways
Jan 20 @ 10:00 am

Sedona will march in solidarity with the Women’s March 2018.

Jan
21
Sun
Democratic Precinct Committee Persons and Precinct Activists Organizational Meeting
Jan 21 @ 5:00 pm

At this meeting we will work together to create an action plan for winning the 2018 elections!! We will share experiences with what has worked and not worked in the past. We will create a list of the tools needed to do the work.
If you want to get involved and become an active team member for winning back our power, please contact Cathy at [email protected] for meeting details.

“Action is the antidote to despair.” Joan Baez
Your participation is essential to our success!!
We can succeed with everyone’s involvement.

Jan
22
Mon
Voter Education Program @ Yavapai College
Jan 22 @ 12:30 am – 2:00 pm

“The Arizona Voters Corporation Commission: What Voters Need to Know”
Guest Speaker Kiana Sears, M.P.A.

Jan
23
Tue
After the March Meeting @ Yavapai Food Council
Jan 23 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Mark your calendars for and attend our January meeting in 2018. It will all take place at the Yavapai Food Council, 2020 Contractors Road from 10:00-12:00, the fourth Tuesday of the month.

Rep. Tom O’Halleran’s Birthday Celebration @ Olde Sedona Bar and Grill
Jan 23 @ 5:00 pm
Jan
24
Wed
Democratic Women of the Prescott Area
Jan 24 all-day

Democratic Women of the Prescott Area will host a lunch for Maria, Perez, candidate for CD4.

www.Facebook.com/events/391323314635073

Jan
25
Thu
“Let’s Talk Politics” – LWV @ Sedona Community Center
Jan 25 @ 8:30 am – 10:00 am

Come share what’s on your mind about politics today-what keeps you up at night?
This is a great get together. Join us.

Last month we stood up for:
CHIP
DREAMERS

Corner Democracy – Dream Act and Chip
Jan 25 @ 4:00 pm

Corner Democracy is a weekly gathering. Bring a sign with your message of the week and join the progressive meet up to activate your passion for Democracy and sign up voters. See you on the corner of Coffee Pot and SR 89A. Honk your support if you’re driving by.

Why I am targeting the DREAM Act and Chip this week
DREAM ACT
I took this from the Prescott Indivisible group’s email:
“… we must make the Dream Act law so that dreamers are protected from the cruelty of being deported from the only country they have ever known. We have to get Democrats and our Senators to stall a budget bill until the Dream Act is included as legislation.”
LEGALIZE DREAMERS
CHIP
Arizona’s CHIP money will be spent by the end of Jan.
Great info on this at kff.org Kaiser Family Foundation, State Plans for CHIP as Federal Funds Run Out.
“After Arizona froze CHIP enrollment in December 2009, enrollment fell by more than 60% from about 46,900 to 17,600 as of July 2011 (Figure 2).13 Just over four in ten disenrolled children moved to Medicaid due to declines in family income, but many others likely became uninsured.14 The children’s uninsured rate in Arizona grew following the enrollment freeze.15 Over the same period, the waiting list for CHIP grew to over 100,000 children and was continuing to grow at a rate of about 10,000 children per month.”
FUND CHIP

Crisis in Public Education: Teachers and Funding @ Dysart Education Center
Jan 25 @ 6:00 pm

Join the League of Women Voters and 12 other forum cosponsors for a discussion on the crisis in public education. Learn facts, impacts, and what we can do.

Please attend the forum beginning at 6pm at the Dysart Education Center OR livestream the forum beginning on Thursday, January 25, 2018 at 6:30pm.

Live Streaming Link: https://www.facebook.com/LWVAZ/?notif_id=1516718191808232¬if_t=page_user_activity&ref=notif

Jan
27
Sat
AZ Democratic Party Winter Meeting
Jan 27 @ 12:10 am – 1:10 am

The winter meeting will be in Casa Grande. See azdem.org for information. If you are a voting PC, you will receive and invitation from the Party in the mail. If you are a voting PC and need a ride, call Paul at 928-284-6824. If you are a voting PC and do not plan to attend, download a proxy form from azdem.org/state-committee, fill it out, and bring it to the next breakfast.

Political Book Club – LWV @ Call for location
Jan 27 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Read and discuss “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump” by Brandy Lee. Join us!!!!
Call 649-0135

Jan
28
Sun
DORR Annual Meeting @ St. Andrew's Church
Jan 28 @ 4:30 pm

DORR’s Annual Meeting will be held on January 28th, 4:30 PM,at St. Andrew’s Church, Sedona. It will be a pot luck so bring a main dish, salad, or dessert. Please e-mail Jan Graham as to what type of dish you are bringing, at [email protected]. At this meeting, we will be presenting the new Board of Directors and electing them for the coming year. We will also be discussing our plans for the coming year.

This effort will require many volunteers to circulate petitions. You can pick up petitions to circulate at the meeting or contact me after the meeting. https://www.outlawdirtymoney.com/

Terry Goddard, Former Arizona Attorney General will be speaking at our Annual Meeting on January 28. He will be introducing his new initiative drive to Outlaw Dirty money in Arizona. This is a citizen driven initiative campaign to collect enough signatures get this on the November Ballot.

This Constitutional Amendment is intended to secure the right of the People of Arizona to know who is making major contributions to influence the result of Arizona elections, to prevent corruption and provide information Arizona voters need to make informed election decisions. To secure this right, this Constitutional Amendment requires public disclosure of all contributors who give more than $2,500 to influence elections in a two-year election cycle, regardless of legal form and whether their contributions passed through any intermediaries.

We will also be hearing from two of our LD6 Legislative candidates, Wade Carlisle for Senate and Bobby Tyler for House. We need to help them #TURNAZBLUE


The final speaker will be Jevin Hodge (below), Vice Chairman of the Arizona Democratic Party and a very inspiring speaker. Jevin acted as an advisor to President Obama and his administration as to how to best engage younger voters. He is noted as one of America’s leading young agents for change.

Feb
1
Thu
Corner Democracy -CANCELLED
Feb 1 @ 2:03 am – 3:03 am
Feb
6
Tue
Talk Politics & Act!
Feb 6 @ 6:00 pm

This event will be the every first Tuesday of the month, 6 pm, Talk Politics & Act.
At the DORR Office.

Description: A free flow sharing of issues in politics that we care about.
Followed by group suggestions for actions.

Join us to a fun evening of Wine & Cheese as we write postcards to voters in Pennsylvania to encourage voting for the March 13 Congressional election. This is a very important election! Republicans are pumping 1.5 Million into it! A young, progressive democrat is up for election. LET’S TURN PENNSYLVANIA BLUE!
Bring some cheese,crackers and wine to share with 5-6 people.
PLEASE SHARE, BRING A FRIEND…OR TWO!

Feb
7
Wed
Indivisible In Sedona Meeting @ Private home
Feb 7 @ 1:30 am – 3:30 am

Our monthly meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 7, 2018 from 1:30-3:30. We will discuss how to elect a Democrat to the Senate in 2018.

Contact Toby: [email protected]

League of Women Voters @ State Capitol
Feb 7 @ 9:30 am – 3:00 pm

Save the Date for LWVAZ Legislative Day at the State Capitol!

This is a chance for League members to:
a)visit the State Capitol if you have never been there;
b)let our legislators know that LWVAZ is HERE and interested in what they are doing;
c)meet with one or more of the legislators from your district , to let them know what’s important to you.

First gathering:

9:30 am, Historic Supreme Court Chambers; coffee and pastries; Legislative speakers invited to speak on issues important to LWV

On-going: Scheduled visits with legislators, in their offices, with specific talking points

Noon lunch (provided) Back in the Chambers; possible legislative speaker

1:30: Be on the floor in the Chambers, where League will be officially recognized (as being present)

2:00 Meet to debrief

3:00 End

Our Revolution-Talk Politics and Act @ DORR Offfice
Feb 7 @ 6:00 pm

*********IT’S TONIGHT!***********
**********IT’S TONIGHT!***********

**No longer feeling helpless!! This is your opportunity to Act and Make a Real Difference!*****
Free flow conversation about issues of importance followed by important actions we need to take! 6pm.
You are encouraged to attend. No longer helpless, you can do something to contribute and take America back!

Talk Politics and Act
Today 6PM
DORR Office by Olde Sedona Bar & Grill, across from Whole Foods

Feb
8
Thu
Corner Democracy @ Corner Democracy
Feb 8 @ 3:30 am – 4:30 am

Join us on the corner of Coffee Pot and 89A with a sign about love and inclusion.

AZ Elections 18 Event @ El Portal Hotel
Feb 8 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

2018 is the year we elect pro-public education people to represent us in the State Legislature. Join us on February 8, 2018, to celebrate our strength and to gear up for victory in November. Eat good food, drink good wine, and hear more about what we’re planning as the election gets rolling. Location: El Portal Sedona Hotel, 95 El Portal Lane, Sedona.
Working together we can defeat the people who vote to destroy public education – Sylvia Allen and Bob Thorpe – and elect Bobby Tyler, Felicia French, and Wade Carlyle to rebuild and support our public education system.
Check out our website at www.azelections18.com and watch for further emails about February 8, 2018. Bring 5 friends and grow the energy.
Pass this on to everyone else you know who supports public education and wants to be involved in the change. This is the year.

County Democratic Monthly Meeting @ DORR Office
Feb 8 @ 6:00 pm

County Democratic Party monthly Meeting.
Watch via Zoom at the DORR office at 6PM. Bring a dish for a potluck. Speakers are Robert Mark Gordon, Candidate for Secretary of State Jevin Hodge, Vice Chair of the ADP.

Feb
10
Sat
Coconino County Democrats – Meet the candidates
Feb 10 @ 10:00 am – 12:30 pm

February 2018 Roundup

We’re Kicking Off 2018: Fun, Food, & Politics!
Arizona Democratic Party Update

What We’ve Been Up to in January: Lots!
Upcoming Events
Notice to Candidates
Help Needed
Looking for Inspiration?
Interested in joining the work to win in 2018?

Give us a call!
928-214-0393
Facebook
Twitter
Website

Email:[email protected]
Mailing Address:
POB 701
Flagstaff, AZ 86002

Office:
201 E. Birch Ave.
Suite 6
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Our Mission is to protect the American Dream, the American Worker, and the Future of our Children by electing Democrats at the national, state, and local levels
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We’re Kicking Off 2018: Fun, Food, & Politics!

Our 2018 Community Action Kickoff happens at Coconino High School on February 10. Come:
10:00 – 12:30 p.m. Lunch will be available for purchase from the Archuletta food truck service and you’ll be able to take some home to stock your freezer if you choose!

You’ll meet candidates from across the State, you’ll learn about our local activist organizations, and you’ll eat very well thanks to the generous work of the Archuleta family! We need a big turnout to support our candidates who are now in the critical stage of collecting signatures to get onto the primary ballot. We’ll also have petitions to support the ballot initiative to defeat Dark Money.

During the first hour, you’ll have time to chat with Democratic candidates who are seeking your support. Likewise, you’ll have time to chat with members of the local activist organizations. Then, each will have a short, two-minute opportunity to speak to the crowd.

Local non-profits and activist organizations who have so far confirmed they will attend are:

Together We Will Northern Arizona
Democrats of the Red Rocks
Coconino County Diversity Council
Sierra Club
Mom’s Demand Action
Murdoch Center/Southside Community
Safer Arizona Cannabis Legalization Act
Puente
Keep Flagstaff Together
Emily’s List/Arizona List
Outlaw Dirty Money
Flagstaff Needs a Raise – Vote NO To Stop the Pay Cuts
NAU Young Democrats

Candidates whom we expect will be with us, so far, are:

Deedra Abboud – U.S. Senate
Tom O’Halleran – U.S. House of Representatives, CD-1
Steve Farley – Governor
Kelly Fryer – Governor
David Garcia- Governor
Katie Hobbs – Secretary of State
January Contreras – Attorney General
Mark Manoil – State Treasurer
David Schapira – Superintendent of Education
Kathy Hoffman- Superintendent of Education
Jake Bell – Corporation Commission
Sandra Kennedy – Corporation Commission
Bill Mundell — Corporation Commission
Kiana Sears – Corporation Commission
Wade Carlisle – LD 6 Senate
Bobby Tyler – LD 6 House
Felicia French – LD 6 House
Ted Reed – Superior Court Judge
Dan Slayton – Superior Court Judge
Howard Grodman – Justice of the Peace
Coral Evans – Mayor
Austin Aslan – City Council
Paul Deasy – City Council
Alex Martinez – City Council

We expect to have a raucous and exciting time. Come join us!r

Feb
11
Sun
Joan Chittister-Her Story, My Story, Our Story @ St. Andrews Episcopal Church
Feb 11 @ 2:00 pm

Joan Chittister: Her Story, My Story, Our Story a play about the Benedictine nun – turned controversial spokesperson for international peace and social justice will be presented at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church on Sunday, February 11, at 2:00.

The play introduces the audience to two women: Sr. Joan and the playwright herself. Bays has long been fascinated, and influenced, by Chittister, whom she calls “a prophet for our time. By ‘prophet’ I don’t mean a predictor of the future. I mean someone who offers a countercultural voice and says the things that are not easily heard. Sr. Joan charges all of us to ask questions and challenge each other.” Throughout the performance Bays speaks in both women’s voices, moving back and forth across the simple set, literally shifting between the perspectives of Sr. Joan, the public advocate for humanity, and herself, an everyday modern woman searching for her professional and spiritual place in the world.

Chittister has been interviewed by Bill Moyers, Timothy Russert, and Oprah Winfrey among others. She is the author more than 50 best-selling books, a regular blogger for the Huffington Post, and has appeared on 60 Minutes and Meet the Press.
The author and performer is Teri Bays. Bays is a singer, writer, and actor who received her Bachelor’s degree from the Hartt School of Music in CT and has performed leading roles in summer stock, off-Broadway musicals, and NYC cabarets.

Tickets are $20 general admission, $10 for students in advance. They can be purchased at brownpapertickets.com, or at St. Andrew’s between 10am-12:30pm weekdays. At the door they will be $25 and $12.50. Questions, call St. Andrew’s 828-282-4457.

HELP TURN ARIZONA BLUE @ Keep Sedona Beautiful - Pushmataha Center
Feb 11 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

When: February 11th
3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Where: Keep Sedona Beautiful, Pushmataha Center
300 Brewer Road

“If something needs fixing, then lace up your shoes and do some organizing.”
Barack Obama’s Farewell Address

Time to lace up our boots and get to work!!

Everyone who wants to help turn Arizona BLUE in 2018 is invited to a meeting on February 11th. We need you there!!

At this meeting we will roll out the Action Plan for Sedona and Surrounds for activating voters to vote Blue in the 2018 election. We are going to turn our US Senate seat BLUE as well as our state legislative seats!! Participants will also meet in precinct groups to discuss organizing to implement the plan.

For more information email Cathy Rutherford: [email protected].

Feb
12
Mon
Democratic Perspectives @ KZAM AM 780
Feb 12 @ 8:15 am – 9:00 am

Democratic Perspective – Progressive Talk Radio in Sedona and Northern Arizona on KAZM 780 AM every Monday at 8:15 a.m. Hear current local, state, and national office candidates and newsmakers discuss issues such as healthcare, prescription drug costs, poverty, climate change, local environmental, social justice, and a variety of other issues. See our archive of shows at http://verdevalleyindependentdemocrats.org/ or listen to the live stream at http://www.kazmradio.com/talkshows.htm

Keep involved and “Don’t Agonize, Organize!”

Feb
15
Thu
LWV- Special Luncheon @ Sedona Elks Club
Feb 15 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

The League of Women Voters Greater Verde Valley invites you to celebrate the League’s 98th birthday.

Guest Speaker: Francis Riemer, PH.D.
“The Equal Rights Amendment: Unfinished Business”

Dr. Francis Riemer is Associate Faculty and former Director of NAU’s Women’s and Gender studies Program, and professor of Educational Foundations. She is an educational anthropologist who has conducted ethnographic research in the US, Africa, and Latin America. Her research focuses on gender, development and sustainable communities, change and issues of equity and access and cultural and social organizations community, school, and workplace. She is a Fulbright Fellow affiliated with the University of Botswana, recipient of a National Academy Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship, and an Elva Knight Research grant, among other grants and fellowships.
Thursday, February 15, 11:30 AM-1PM
Sedona Elks Lodge, 110 Airport RD, Sedona

$22 includes lunch
Raffle to benefit Voter Education Programs!
RSVP Required: Barbara Litrell 649-0135 [email protected]
www.lwvverdevalley.com

DORR Breakfast – Monthly Meeting @ Olde Sedona Restaurant
Feb 15 @ 8:00 pm

The next DORR Breakfast will be Thursday, February 15th. Featured speakers will be David Shapira and Kathy Hoffman candidates for Superintendent of Public Instruction. Information will be available about Prop 305 ballot initiative to kill vouchers for All in AZ.

Democrats of the Red Rocks invites you to attend our critical issues breakfasts held on the third Thursday of the month. Each breakfast meeting features knowledgeable speakers who will keep us informed of Democratic Party and social issues of the day. The meetings are held at the Olde Sedona Family Restaurant Bar and Grill, 1405 West Highway 89A, Sedona Arizona (unless otherwise noted).

Admission is $12 for DORR members and includes a lavish buffet and gratuity. Pay at the door. Doors open at 8 a.m. The program begins at 8:30 a.m. All are welcome. Join your friends and neighbors and get answers to your political and community questions.

sedonadorr.org

Feb
17
Sat
Vagina Monologues @ Sedona Creative Life Center
Feb 17 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

V-day Sedona Presents The Vagina Monologues

Join Us As We Celebrate The 20th Anniversary of The Vagina Monologues & the Founding of V-Day, the Global Activist Movement to End Violence Against Women and Girls

On Saturday, February 17), 2018, at 7:30pm, V-Day Sedona will present a one-night only benefit performance of Eve Enslers award winning play The Vagina Monologues at the Sedona Creative Life Center.

Over the past two decades, tens of thousands of communities and college campuses have staged V-Day benefit performances of The Vagina Monologues and other artistic works, campaigns & Risings in over 200 countries and territories. V-Day activists have raised consciousness, changed laws to protect women and girls, funded rape crisis centers and domestic violence shelters (often times these much needed funds kept them from closing), educated their communities, and raised well over $100 million in urgently needed funds for groups doing the essential work of ending violence and serving survivors and their families.

Sedona Creative Life Center 7:30-9:30                 
Tickets are $25 – brownpapertickets.com – V-Day Sedona Vagina Monologues – All Proceeds Benefit the Verde Valley Sanctuary

For its 20th anniversary, V-Day is calling on activists around the world to Rise, Resist and Unite. Welcome to V-Season 2018.

Feb
18
Sun
Brill for Congress Kickoff @ Elks Theater Ballroom, 3rd floor
Feb 18 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Join us as we launch our Campaign for Arizona’s 4th Congressional District!

Sunday, February 18, 4-6pm, Elks Theatre Ballroom,
117 East Gurley St (Third Floor), in downtown Prescott.

Music, theatre, inspiration and fun.

https://www.facebook.com/1970959186558453/photos/gm.541889889499921/1981617468825958/?type=3

Feb
19
Mon
Democratic Perspectives @ KZAM AM 780
Feb 19 @ 8:15 am – 9:00 am

Democratic Perspective – Progressive Talk Radio in Sedona and Northern Arizona on KAZM 780 AM every Monday at 8:15 a.m. Hear current local, state, and national office candidates and newsmakers discuss issues such as healthcare, prescription drug costs, poverty, climate change, local environmental, social justice, and a variety of other issues. See our archive of shows at http://verdevalleyindependentdemocrats.org/ or listen to the live stream at http://www.kazmradio.com/talkshows.htm

Keep involved and “Don’t Agonize, Organize!”

Feb
21
Wed
Voter Registration!!! @ Sedona Fire Station
Feb 21 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Wednesday February 21, 2018
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Sedona Fire Station #6
2675 AZ-179, Sedona
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9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
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Please note: No cash or credit cards
will be accepted at
the mobile service location
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Be sure to bring all relevant documents for the service you seek
YAVAPAI COUNTY
ASSESSOR, RECORDER & VOTER REGISTRATION MOBILE SERVICE

In partnership with Coconino County, the Yavapai County Assessor, Recorder and Voter Registration Departments will be providing services to the Sedona area community.

Services will include:
Assessor:
• Apply for an exemption
• Apply for the Senior Value Freeze
• Check property details and values
• File an appeal of valuation
• Change your property tax mailing address
Recorder/ Voter Registration:
• Record Documents: Bring check and original documents that will be recorded on 2/22/2018. Check our website for fee schedule at http://www.yavapai.us/Portals/28/RecordingFees.pdf
• Obtain unofficial copies of prior recorded documents.
• Request official copies of prior recorded documents.
Check above webpage for fees.
• Help in searching for prior recorded documents
• Register to vote/update residential or mailing address
• Register for the Permanent Early Voting List
Please visit our website or call us for details on the above services and programs prior to the event.
www.yavapai.us/assessor 928-771-3220
www.yavapai.us/recorder 928-771-3244
www.yavapai.us/electionsvr 928-771-3248

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power-Political Film Club @ Private Home
Feb 21 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Political Film Club:

“An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power”

Call for the location to view this movie:
Barbara
928.649.0135
[email protected]

Feb
22
Thu
Let’s Talk Politics @ Sedona Community Center
Feb 22 @ 8:30 am – 10:00 am

Let’s Talk Politics

Join a group of people to vent your feelings about the current political climate.

Sedona Community Center, 2615 Melody Lane, Sedona