EVENTS CALENDAR

Please join us with a sign, water bottle, appropriate dress, and maybe an umbrella for shade to protest the inhumane conditions faced by refugees. We will pass out candles for you to light in your home at sunset.

Corner Democracy

July 12, Friday

3-4pm

89A and Coffeepot Drive

MASS MOBILIZATION

Please share this far and wide.

Please follow at the event page: Lights for Liberty

#Lights4Liberty #DontLookAway #EndTrumpsDetentionCamps

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We are a coalition of people, many of whom are mothers, dedicated to human rights, and the fundamental principle behind democracy that all human beings have a right to life, liberty and dignity. We are partnering with national, regional and local communities and organizations who believe that these fundamental rights are not negotiable and are willing to protect them.

On Friday July 12th, 2019, Lights for Liberty: A Vigil to End Human Detention Camps, will bring thousands of Americans to detention camps across the country, into the streets and into their own front yards, to protest the inhumane conditions faced by refugees.

Across this country, we have witnessed acts against people fleeing persecution many of us thought we would never see in modern times.

At Trump’s human detention camps, teen mothers and babies are held outdoors in “dog pounds.” We have witnessed the sick and elderly confined to “icebox” rooms for weeks at a time. Unbelievably, children as young as 4 months are taken from their parents, medicine is confiscated, and medical care withheld, and LGBTQ and disabled individuals are held in solitary confinement.

“The Trump administration’s immigration policies and detention camps meet the United Nations’ definition of genocide and crimes against humanity,” said Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin, lawyer, activist and organizer. “Congress is refusing to stop the president and his policies. We cannot allow these atrocities to be perpetrated in our name.”

Perhaps most terrifying, refugees are beginning to be moved onto military grounds, where there will be a complete lack of oversight from the media, lawyers, and human rights monitors. Many of us thought we would never see anything like this in modern times.

“Now is the time for every person to stand up and say, ‘We will not accept this!’ No more hesitating. No more denial. No more fear. We need to be bold, and loud, and unrelenting. That’s the only way we can stop this,” said Kristin Mink, activist and organizer.

Lights for Liberty seeks to create this event in solidarity and allyship with communities most impacted by the abuse of our immigration system. We seek to work in solidarity with grassroots organizations both new and historic, those who are well-funded and on shoe-string budget. We are moved to mobilize with anyone: moms, dads, and people of moral conscience who cannot stand to see families and communities destroyed.

Simply put, our country is at a tipping point.

EVENT DETAILS

On July 12th, Lights for Liberty will shine a light on the horrific abuses of the Trump administration in human detention camps.

People will begin arriving at 7pm local time at locations around the nation. At five main locations, legislators, activists, and organizers will speak until 9pm.

At 9 pm local time, at every detention camp (there are more than 200+ and at least one in every state), and in cities, towns, and homes around America, a silent sea of candles will light up the nation.

El Paso, Texas, where migrants are being housed in outdoor conditions under a bridge with no running water for months at a time, is the anticipated site of the main Lights for Liberty vigil. Legislators, activists, organizers, and members of impacted communities are expected to speak.

Other key events are planned in:

Homestead, FL, at a migrant child detention facility that has caused mass abuse and neglect;

San Diego, near the point of entry site from Tijuana;

New York City, at Foley Square, where hundreds of migrants are processed through detention a day;

and Washington, DC, in front of the Capitol building, to demand action from Congress to end human detention and impeach the President.

Details of exact vigil locations will be announced in the coming days.

We welcome all individuals and organizations who support an end to human detention camps to participate in a main or local event. Please email us at [email protected] if you or your organization is interested in sponsoring or supporting an event in your area.

These events are being funded entirely out of the pockets of our organizing team. We have no sponsors and will not be asking for any financial contribution for these events.

We will invite the public to directly contribute to organizations supporting migrant refugees on the donations page of our website.

This moment has the opportunity to be a turning point in our nation’s history, a moment in which we bring these camps out of the shadows, stop America’s rapid slide into unspeakable horror, and demand that our country stand up for the values it strives to uphold.

We invite you to stand beside us on the right side of history on July 12th.

For more information please visit our website: www.lightsforliberty.org

And in the interim, from now until the end of this administration and its horrific policies, we invite you to light a candle in our window to keep vigil for all those still held in Trump’s detention camps, and all those persecuted, marginalized and harmed by this administration.

For a press release with all the details shared above, go to https://bit.ly/2Isbf1S .

#DontLookAway #Lights4Liberty #EndTrumpsConcentrationCamps

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PLEASE GET THE WORD OUT

NOTICE: Tomorrow, SUNDAY JULY 14TH, 2:30 pm Outlaw Dirty Money petition training, signing and notarizing at the Democrats of the Red Rocks office, 105 Roadrunner Dr. Suite 2A, Sedona.

 DORR Breakfast _ Join US!!!

MINING IN NORTHERN ARIZONA
DISCUSSION AT DORR BREAKFAST, July 18

Democrats of the Red Rocks will hold a discussion about mining in Northern Arizona at its breakfast on Thursday, July 18, 8AM at Olde Sedona Restaurant, located at 1405 W State Route 89A.

Mining in Arizona has received a growing amount of attention as controversial practices like fracking – technically hydraulic fracturing – and helium extraction have moved into the area.

Fracking is a deep well drilling process that extracts oil or natural gas via horizontal drilling that extends from the vertical bore and pumps fluid into the well at extremely high pressure powerful enough to fracture surrounding rock to create fissures and cracks through which the oil and gas are extracted.

Helium is a rare element removed from trapped gas deposits. It forms as a byproduct from the decay of heavier elements, such as uranium, and must go through an involved separation process before it can be refined and made commercially available.

DORR will discuss issues of land management, environmental concerns, and public safety related to modern mining. Guest speakers will be Joe Costion, Chair of the Coconino Community College Construction Technology Department and Bill Pierce, mining engineer and 2018 candidate for AZ State Mine Inspector.

Costion has been Dept. Chair at Coconino County Community College for over ten years and initiated its Sustainable Building Program and its Alternative Energy Program.

Pierce has been an advocate of work place safety in mines since 1985. He is an engineer with over 40 years of experience and is certified by the Mine Safety Heath Administration, OSHA certified, and has trained with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in workplace safety.

The speakers will appear as part of DORR’s critical issues breakfast series held on the third Thursday of the month. The organization presents different issues at each. All breakfasts are open to the public. There is a $15 fee to cover the cost of breakfast.

DORR is an all-volunteer Democratic Club for Sedona, the Village of Oak Creek, the Verde Valley, and surrounding communities that welcomes all independent-minded citizens. The DORR office at 105 Roadrunner Drive in West Sedona is open weekdays from 11AM-2PM. Information is available on how to register to vote and on candidates running for office. Walk-ins are welcome. For more information, please call 928-212-1357 or visit: http://democratsoftheredrocks.org

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DORR Breakfast

July 18, Thursday

Olde Sedona Bar and Grill
1405 89A
Sedona

Mining, Fracking and uranium in AZ

Bill Pierce, Candidate for Mine Inspector 2020 will be there.
Grand Canyon Trust also invited – waiting to hear who can be there.

Be there!!!

The City of Sedona has been working with other cities and towns to persuade the State Legislature to change the short term rental statute to allow more regulation of short term rentals. One of our State Representatives, Bob Thorpe, is planning to hold a community discussion on Short Term Rentals here in Sedona. Thorpe has scheduled the community discussion for Wednesday, July 24, 3:00 at the Council Chambers in City Hall. This is Thorpe’s meeting, not a City meeting, and at this time I have no idea of what Thorpe has in mind. For those of you who are concerned one way or another with Short Term Rentals, you might try and attend that meeting and make your feelings known.

Join Us!

We’re going to try to avoid the heat and monsoon storms by meeting on the Corner from 9-10am. Bring a sign and dress accordingly.

Dear League Members and Friends,
If you’re interested in learning more about the issues, people and politics of our country, the League of Women Voters Greater Verde Valley Book Club might be a great way to start. The only requirement is that you read the book! Discussions take place the last Saturday of each month, 1-3PM, at a member’s home. Everyone gets to comment on the book and then we move into general discussion of themes, issues, etc. Below is the selection list and dates for January thru August 2019. Contact Barbara Litrell, LWV Book Club Coordinator, if you have questions or want to be added to the Book Club email list.

“How the Right Lost Its Mind” by Charlie Sykes 288 pages

Yavapai County Democratic Picnic
Felicia French for AZ Senate and Coral Evans for House LD6 and Eva Putzova for CD1 will be speaking as will the candidates for CD4 and LD1 yavdem.org to RSVP $20.00

JOIN US!!!!!

Come to the corner of 89A and Coffeepot in Sedona.
Bring a sign that represents an issue
Or use one of our signs.
Time: 9-10
Avoid the heat by bringing water, a hat, umbrella, etc.
Stand up for what you believe in!
See you there!

Blue Bench training by Arizona Democratic Party and the National Democratic Training Committee in Phoenix. 9 to 4:30 Training for Campaign volunteers, managers and candidates traindemocrats.org or azdem.org for more information FREE

LWV Board Meeting
2-4pm
Yavapai County Building, 2nd floor, Cottonwood

Join Us!
League of Women Voters
Celebrate 90 years of Women’s Right to Vote.
Screening of film “The Empowerment Project”, reception and conversation at the Mary D Fisher Theater
Sedona
6 pm

Coconino County Democratic Party
Monsoon Picnic
Potluck
11 to 1
Bushmaster Park, Flagstaff
ccdem.org for more information
FREE

Attend the Pow Wow Etiquette On August 24th at 1:00 PM

A Special Offer to Prescott Indivisible

Manuel Lucero, Executive Director of the Prescott Pow Wow, is holding a special training for people interested in understand the etiquette and best practices to be present at Powwow’s. This training is being done in anticipation of the Prescott Pow Wow, that coincides with the Neighborhood Summit for Equity September 20 – 22.

The training will take place at 1:00 pm on the afternoon of Saturday August 24th and will be at the Prescott College Fanon Center.

The entrance to the Fanon Center is best found in the parking lot behind the Launch Pad Teen Center at the corner of Grove and Sheldon.

Please RSVP on the volunteer form prescottindivisible.org/volunteer to so we can have a sense of how many people are coming.

We will be offering a shuttle service to the Pow Wow on Saturday and Sunday in a collaborative effort to bring more people out to this great event. We will need some of our etiquette volunteers to help inform our shuttle riding guests on Pow Wow etiquette.

                      Mark Kelly
                       U.S. Senate  

You’re invited to a reception for Mark Kelly!

Come help us welcome Mark for the first event in Cottonwood at a reception in support of the Mark Kelly for Senate Campaign!

The reception will take place Wednesday, August 28th and will run from 5:30 – 7:00pm in Cottonwood — address provided upon RSVP.

Space is limited so reserve your tickets today! To RSVP please click this link: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ctwd-ledbetter082819
Or contact Lidia Diaz Fong at [email protected].

Thanks so much for your support and we look forward to seeing you in Cottonwood!

– Team Kelly

Paid for by Mark Kelly for Senate
Mark Kelly for Senate
3104 E Camelback Rd.
# 924
Phoenix AZ 85016 United States

Dear League Members and Friends,
If you’re interested in learning more about the issues, people and politics of our country, the League of Women Voters Greater Verde Valley Book Club might be a great way to start. The only requirement is that you read the book! Discussions take place the last Saturday of each month, 1-3PM, at a member’s home. Everyone gets to comment on the book and then we move into general discussion of themes, issues, etc. Below is the selection list and dates for January thru August 2019. Contact Barbara Litrell, LWV Book Club Coordinator, if you have questions or want to be added to the Book Club email list.

August 31st
“How the Right Lost It’s Mind”
by Charles J. Sykes

September 28st
“Predisposed: Liberals, Conservatives and the Biology of Political differences”
by John Hibbing, Kevin Smith, John Alford
NOTE: Discussion of book will be Friday, October 11, 10AM with the author John Alford present at the LWV luncheon.
Contact Barbara 649-0135

Ignite the Justice!

Stop the deportation and inhumane treatment of people.
Stop the deportation of gravely ill children.

Hosted by: Arizona Jews for Justice
and
National Council of Jewish Women

Begins at 9am

You may want to attend this important City Council meeting in Flagstaff about the ERA on September 3, at 4:30 . Please attend and speak up as to why Flagstaff should join the other AZ cities and towns in support of a resolution to encourage our AZ Legislature to ratify the ERA. We want AZ to be the 38th and final state to ratify it!!!!

New Member Gathering
5-7pm
Light supper served
RSVP – for location
or
[email protected]

This year is the inaugural Old Town Cottonwood Food Truck Wine Fest! Join us for interactive and live art, TOP Chef’s Farm A GoGo, The Agenda, and Copper State Pizza, plus TOP Winemakers Pillsbury Wine and DA Vines. And then sweeten this up with Gayle’s Chocolates, PLUS Desert Hot Tub Club and Becky Dalke performing, and what an evening we are going to have!

NAZCCA Sedona/Corner Democracy activists will be Holding Climate Corners at intersection of Upper Red Rock Loop Road and 89A on Monday September 16 and Tues, Wed., Sept. 17 and 18,
from 7:15-8:30.
Our large banner will read
#Youth Climate Strike Sept 20.
Large Sign will read
#Global Climate Strike
These signs will direct people to the web sites for more info, including information of the events in Flagstaff, our closest event location.
Other Climate crisis, pro action signs are encouraged!

NAZCCA Sedona/Corner Democracy activists will be Holding Climate Corners at intersection of Upper Red Rock Loop Road and 89A on Monday September 16 and Tues, Wed., Sept. 17 and 18,
from 7:15-8:30.
Our large banner will read
#Youth Climate Strike Sept 20.
Large Sign will read
#Global Climate Strike
These signs will direct people to the web sites for more info, including information of the events in Flagstaff, our closest event location.
Other Climate crisis, pro action signs are encouraged!

NAZCCA Sedona/Corner Democracy activists will be Holding Climate Corners at intersection of Upper Red Rock Loop Road and 89A on Monday September 16 and Tues, Wed., Sept. 17 and 18,
from 7:15-8:30.
Our large banner will read
#Youth Climate Strike Sept 20.
Large Sign will read
#Global Climate Strike
These signs will direct people to the web sites for more info, including information of the events in Flagstaff, our closest event location.
Other Climate crisis, pro action signs are encouraged!

LWV Board Meeting
2-4pm
Yavapai County Building, 2nd floor, Cottonwood

Join us ! sunrise movement.org

On Friday, Sept. 20, people from 150 countries around the world will host a youth-centered global strike to bring awareness to climate change. Flagstaff is one of eight locations in Arizona officially scheduled to participate.

The nonviolent event was started by 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, who sparked a worldwide school climate strike after she called for a “school strike for the climate” outside the Swedish parliament building last year.

Local supporters are expected to gather on the Flagstaff City Hall lawn 10 a.m. Friday to demand that action be taken to stop global climate change. The event will also feature speakers, music and dancing.

The Flagstaff Unified School District Governing Board passed a resolution during its Aug. 27 meeting to recognize students’ rights to participate, as well as to increase its efforts to reduce the district’s environmental impact.

sunrise movement.org  

Arizona Democratic Party State Committee Meeting.

Caucus meetings in the morning
Plenary meeting in the afternoon

Arizona Democratic State Committee Meeting is Saturday, September 21, 8:45 am to 4:00 pm at Prescott Mile High Middle School, 300 S Granite Street, Prescott AZ. The State Committee is the governing body of the Arizona Democratic Party. Membership in the State Committee consists of persons elected within the Party structure, as provided by Arizona State Statute. The Arizona Democratic Party takes pride in making certain all regions and all communities are represented in the State Committee. State Committee Members are voted into office by their precinct committeemen of their legislative district, every two years.

LWVGVV will be having voter registration at this event that we are supporting:

The Sedona Film Festival is proud to partner
with Unify Sedona: A Rainbow Alliance and
PFLAG Sedona/Verde Valley to present
THE LAVENDER SCARE

Narrated by Glenn Close and featuring the voices
of David Hyde Pierce, Cynthia Nixon, Zachary Quinto
and T.R. Knight

With a pre-film reception and post-film discussion!

One show only:
Sunday, Sept. 22 at 7 pm

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Tickets are now available!

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The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with Unify Sedona: A Rainbow Alliance and PFLAG Sedona/Verde Valley to present the premiere of “The Lavender Scare” on Sunday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.

Come early for a pre-film reception hosted by Unify Sedona, and stay after the film for a Q&A and community conversation.

“The Lavender Scare” is narrated by Glenn Close and features the voices of an all-star ensemble cast, including David Hyde Pierce, Cynthia Nixon, Zachary Quinto and T.R. Knight.

With the United States gripped in the panic of the 1950s Cold War, President Dwight D. Eisenhower deemed homosexuals to be “security risks” and vowed to rid the federal government of all employees discovered to be gay or lesbian.

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Over the next four decades, the longest witch-hunt in American history, tens of thousands of government workers would lose their jobs for no reason other than their sexual orientation.

But the mass firings have an unintended effect: they stirred outrage in the gay community, helped ignite the gay rights movement, and thrust an unlikely hero into the forefront of the LGBTQ rights movement.

Partly based on the award-winning book by historian David K. Johnson, “The Lavender Scare” illuminates a little-known chapter of American history, and serves as a timely reminder of the value of vigilance and social action when civil liberties are under attack.

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“I am grateful to the men and women who shared their personal stories on camera — not just the employees who lost their jobs, but the officials who carried out the government’s policies as well. Without their honest and thoughtful insights, this film could never have been made,” said director Josh Howard.

“A gripping, nimbly assembled documentary … vivid, disturbing and rousing.” — Los Angeles Times

“Fascinating and horrifying — and timely.” — The New York Times

“An essential and absorbing documentary.” — Variety

“A film that should be essential viewing.” — The Hollywood Reporter

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This special Sedona premiere of “The Lavender Scare” is co-presented by Unify Sedona: A Rainbow Alliance and PFLAG Sedona/Verde Valley. There will be a community discussion and Q&A following the screening. You are invited to come early for a pre-film reception in the theatre courtyard.

CLICK HERE to see a trailer of “The Lavender Scare” and to order tickets online.

Film runtime is 75 minutes.
Showtimes:
THE LAVENDER SCARE
Sunday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m.

CLICK HERE to order online now.

Call the Film Festival office at 928-282-1177
to order your tickets by phone.

Visit our office at 2030 W. Hwy. 89A, Suite A3 in West Sedona

Mary D. Fisher Theatre
2030 W. Hwy. 89A in West Sedona
$12 per person
$9 Film Sedona Members
Box office opens at 3:00 p.m. daily on show days.

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Voter Education Program
Outlaw Dirty Money
and
The National Popular Vote Compact

In parternship with OLLI

Join us!!!

Twitter Training is available at the DORR Office
on September 26
2-4pm

Contact Toby!
[email protected]
for registration and to receive your
Twitter training instructions which will tell you how to sign up for your Twitter handle. FUN!!
we will offer help to all!!

Dear League Members and Friends,
If you’re interested in learning more about the issues, people and politics of our country, the League of Women Voters Greater Verde Valley Book Club might be a great way to start. The only requirement is that you read the book! Discussions take place the last Saturday of each month, 1-3PM, at a member’s home. Everyone gets to comment on the book and then we move into general discussion of themes, issues, etc. Below is the selection list and dates for January thru August 2019. Contact Barbara Litrell, LWV Book Club Coordinator, if you have questions or want to be added to the Book Club email list.

August 31st
“How the Right Lost It’s Mind”
by Charles J. Sykes

September 28st
“Predisposed: Liberals, Conservatives and the Biology of Political differences”
by John Hibbing, Kevin Smith, John Alford
NOTE: Discussion of book will be Friday, October 11, 10AM with the author John Alford present at the LWV luncheon.
Contact Barbara 649-0135

Join Us!

LWV Political Book Club

“Predisposed: Liberals, Conservatives, and the Biology of Political Differences” by John Hibbing, Kevin Smith, and John Alford.

NOTE:The author John Alford will be present.

Location at a member’s home.
Contact Barbara Litrell [email protected] 9286490135

The Biology of Political Differences

John Alford PhD, Author of Predisposed: Liberals, conservatives and the Biology of Political Differences.

Poco Diablo – luncheon

11:30-1pm

John Alford speaks on Biology and Politics at League Lunch, October 11, 2019
“Liberal or Conservative…Is it Genetic?” is the topic of a special luncheon hosted by the League of Women Voters Greater Verde Valley on Friday, October 11, Noon-2PM, at Poco Diablo Resort, 1752 Hwy 179, Sedona, announced Kathy Kinsella, President. The featured speaker is John Alford, Ph.D., author of the book, “Predisposed: Liberals, Conservatives, and the Biology of Political Differences.” The luncheon cost is $25 and is open to the public.

According to Kinsella, “The League of Women Voters seeks to promote dialog about issues among all members of our community regardless of political party affiliation. The more we can talk to and understand each other, the more we can find common ground and move forward together.”

According to Alford, “Liberals and conservatives consistently differ in everything from occupational preferences to leisure pursuits to sensitivity to disgust, as well as personality traits, moral foundations, personal values, culinary choices, and preferences for music, art, cars, humor, poetry, fiction, and neatness. So what does this have to do with politics? Bedrock political orientations–our knee-jerk gut reactions–naturally mesh with a broader set of orientations, tastes, and preferences because they are all part of the same biologically rooted inner self.”

John R. Alford is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at Rice University in Houston, Texas. His early published work was mostly in the area of elections and voting behavior with an emphasis on the US Congress, but his interests have always been eclectic, and he has published in areas as diverse as coal mine safety and pronatalist policies in Eastern Europe. Professor Alford’s current research focuses on the biology of political behavior, including neuroscience and genetics. This work has been supported by several grants from the National Science Foundation, and published in prominent journals including Science and the American Political Science Review, and has been featured in forums as diverse as The New York Times and Forbes, as well as Fresh Air and the Rush Limbaugh show.

Reservations are required. $25 includes lunch. RSVP before October 7 to Barbara Litrell, 649-0135 or [email protected].

Neighborhood Program
Canvassing Dates
Every other Sunday

October 13, 3:30-6pm
October 27, 3:30-6pm

West Sedona/Uptown/Chapel
Meet at DORROfffice: 105 Roadrunner Drive Ste. 2A
Contact Sedona Coordinator: Cathy, 928.220.5391

Village of Oak Creek
Meet at Oak Creek Expresso, 6500 Az-179
Contact: VOC Coordinator: Judy 720.217.5131

Minivan Help Line
Jeremy: 917.653.4969

Join Us!

LWV

Board Meeting

2-4pm
Yavapai County Building
2nd Floor
Cottonwood