Theme of the Week:
Coronavirus
Post a sign on Social Media:
“Black Lives Matter”
“Tourists Wear a Mask!”
“Help Those in Need”
“Stop Food Insecurity”
“Social Distance”
“Stay Six Feet Apart”
“Healthy Dems Unite”
Listen to Democratic Prospectives Radio Podcasts each week on Progressive Talk Radio on KAZM AM
Check out their website for podcasts of previous shows.
https://verdevalleyindependentdemocrats.org/
Theme of the Week:
Coronavirus
Post a sign on Social Media:
“Black Lives Matter”
“Tourists Wear a Mask!”
“Help Those in Need”
“Stop Food Insecurity”
“Social Distance”
“Stay Six Feet Apart”
“Healthy Dems Unite”
Listen to Democratic Prospectives Radio Podcasts each week on Progressive Talk Radio on KAZM AM
Check out their website for podcasts of previous shows.
https://verdevalleyindependentdemocrats.org/
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Pre-registration Zoom Link:
http://bit.ly/VerdeValleyDemocrats
DORR Breakfast
Join 10 minutes early if you’d like to chat with other attendees!
DEMOCRATS TO DISCUSS “Campaign Updates from the Candidates”
AT DORR BREAKFAST at HOME, September 17, 10:00 am
The Democrats of the Red Rocks (DORR) Breakfast at Home will host “Campaign Updates from the Candidates” on Thursday, September 17th at 10:00 am on zoom. The zoom link is available on the DORR website https://democratsoftheredrocks.org/index.html.
Guest speakers will report on national, state, and county campaigns and election issues. Tom O’Halleran, incumbent and Democratic nominee for the US House of Representatives, will address the national elections and provide updates from the nation’s capital. Matt Ryan, incumbent and candidate for Coconino County District 3 Supervisor, and Donna Michaels, candidate for Yavapai County District 3 Supervisor, will share information on local issues across both Coconino and Yavapai Counties. David Lujan, Director of the Arizona Center for Economic Policy, attorney and former member of the Arizona House of Representatives, will speak on Arizona Proposition 208, the Tax on Incomes Exceeding $250,000 for Teacher Salaries and Schools Initiative. The Proposition is on the November ballot.
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 community members. To help members keep informed about important issues during these challenging times, we are running monthly breakfast meetings by ZOOM. The DORR office is located at 105 Roadrunner Drive in Sedona. For more information please call 928-212-1357 or visit https://democratsoftheredrocks.org/index.html.
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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 visit: http://democratsoftheredrocks.org
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Theme of the Week:
Coronavirus
Post a sign on Social Media:
“Black Lives Matter”
“Tourists Wear a Mask!”
“Help Those in Need”
“Stop Food Insecurity”
“Social Distance”
“Stay Six Feet Apart”
“Healthy Dems Unite”
Listen to Democratic Prospectives Radio Podcasts each week on Progressive Talk Radio on KAZM AM
Check out their website for podcasts of previous shows.
https://verdevalleyindependentdemocrats.org/
Theme of the Week:
Coronavirus
Post a sign on Social Media:
“Black Lives Matter”
“Tourists Wear a Mask!”
“Help Those in Need”
“Stop Food Insecurity”
“Social Distance”
“Stay Six Feet Apart”
“Healthy Dems Unite”
Listen to Democratic Prospectives Radio Podcasts each week on Progressive Talk Radio on KAZM AM
Check out their website for podcasts of previous shows.
https://verdevalleyindependentdemocrats.org/
Theme of the Week:
Coronavirus
Post a sign on Social Media:
“Black Lives Matter”
“Tourists Wear a Mask!”
“Help Those in Need”
“Stop Food Insecurity”
“Social Distance”
“Stay Six Feet Apart”
“Healthy Dems Unite”
Listen to Democratic Prospectives Radio Podcasts each week on Progressive Talk Radio on KAZM AM
Check out their website for podcasts of previous shows.
https://verdevalleyindependentdemocrats.org/
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Pre-registration Zoom Link:
http://bit.ly/VerdeValleyDemocrats
DORR Breakfast
Join 10 minutes early if you’d like to chat with other attendees!
DEMOCRATS TO DISCUSS “Campaign Updates from the Candidates”
AT DORR BREAKFAST at HOME, September 17, 10:00 am
The Democrats of the Red Rocks (DORR) Breakfast at Home will host “Campaign Updates from the Candidates” on Thursday, September 17th at 10:00 am on zoom. The zoom link is available on the DORR website https://democratsoftheredrocks.org/index.html.
Guest speakers will report on national, state, and county campaigns and election issues. Tom O’Halleran, incumbent and Democratic nominee for the US House of Representatives, will address the national elections and provide updates from the nation’s capital. Matt Ryan, incumbent and candidate for Coconino County District 3 Supervisor, and Donna Michaels, candidate for Yavapai County District 3 Supervisor, will share information on local issues across both Coconino and Yavapai Counties. David Lujan, Director of the Arizona Center for Economic Policy, attorney and former member of the Arizona House of Representatives, will speak on Arizona Proposition 208, the Tax on Incomes Exceeding $250,000 for Teacher Salaries and Schools Initiative. The Proposition is on the November ballot.
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 community members. To help members keep informed about important issues during these challenging times, we are running monthly breakfast meetings by ZOOM. The DORR office is located at 105 Roadrunner Drive in Sedona. For more information please call 928-212-1357 or visit https://democratsoftheredrocks.org/index.html.
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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 visit: http://democratsoftheredrocks.org
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DORR Breakfast
Join 10 minutes early if you’d like to chat with other attendees!
DEMOCRATS TO DISCUSS “Campaign Updates from the Candidates”
AT DORR BREAKFAST at HOME, September 17, 10:00 am
The Democrats of the Red Rocks (DORR) Breakfast at Home will host “Campaign Updates from the Candidates” on Thursday, September 17th at 10:00 am on zoom. The zoom link is available on the DORR website https://democratsoftheredrocks.org/index.html.
Guest speakers will report on national, state, and county campaigns and election issues. Tom O’Halleran, incumbent and Democratic nominee for the US House of Representatives, will address the national elections and provide updates from the nation’s capital. Matt Ryan, incumbent and candidate for Coconino County District 3 Supervisor, and Donna Michaels, candidate for Yavapai County District 3 Supervisor, will share information on local issues across both Coconino and Yavapai Counties. David Lujan, Director of the Arizona Center for Economic Policy, attorney and former member of the Arizona House of Representatives, will speak on Arizona Proposition 208, the Tax on Incomes Exceeding $250,000 for Teacher Salaries and Schools Initiative. The Proposition is on the November ballot.
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 community members. To help members keep informed about important issues during these challenging times, we are running monthly breakfast meetings by ZOOM. The DORR office is located at 105 Roadrunner Drive in Sedona. For more information please call 928-212-1357 or visit https://democratsoftheredrocks.org/index.html.
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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 visit: http://democratsoftheredrocks.org
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Let’s Talk Politics
Have a political or legislative issue on the mind or just want to talk about current events? This is your opportunity to share and hear from others.
Let’s Talk Politics
When: Feb 25, 2021 08:30 AM Arizona
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0udu6sqzosE9PuBHROQaDL22BCqYoyrzaA
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Lattes with the League
All Northern Arizona League members are invited to join our Flagstaff members to discuss current political events, actions to take, and activities of the League.
Lattes with the League
February 25,2021 9-10:30 AM Arizona via Zoom
This Month’s Film:
Two of our DORR board members co-host a happy hour Zoom discussion each month on a select political film. Just watch the film before the discussion, grab something to eat and drink, and be ready to discuss! We’ll send you some questions to think about before the discussion. Contact [email protected] for more information and ZOOM invite.
We are celebrating the Golden Globes and Black History month by viewing One Night in Miami for our next DORR political film group. Available free on Amazon Prime here.
Regina King’s directorial debut, One Night in Miami is a fictionalized account of before and after the Cassius Clay/Sonny Liston fight on February 25, 1964, when Clay’s upset victory earned him the World Heavyweight championship. After the fight, Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir), Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge), Cassius Clay (Eli Goree) and Sam Cooke ( Leslie Odom Jr) gather at the Hampton House motel. Based on a play by Kemp Powers, the film shows the private behind the public as the four icons discuss racism, freedom, and social justice.
The film received three Golden Globe nominations, one for its director, one for best actor in a supporting role for Leslie Odom Jr. who plays singer Sam Cooke, and for best original song recognition for “Speak Now.” Regina King is the second black woman to receive a Golden Globe nomination in the best director category.
Political Book Club
March 27 – Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson – 496 pages
Currently, meetings are held via Zoom from 1:00 until 3:00 pm (MST). The only requirement to join the discussion is that each participant has read the book. The standard format consists of each person giving a brief (1-2 minute) statement concerning the book’s overall impressions and implications. This segment is followed by group questions and discussions of the material.
Join Zoom Meeting
Democratic Perspective Radio – KAZM 780AM
Listen to Democratic Prospectives Radio Podcasts each week on Progressive Talk Radio on KAZM AM
http://www.kazmradio.com/
Live streaming on KAZM780AM in Sedona at http://ww.KAZMradio.com.
Click on “Listen Live” at the top.
Podcast available a bit later in the day
KAZM Podcasts from previous weeks
LWVNAZ Members and Supporters:
Our goal with the monthly newsletter is to provide you with a quick snapshot of our monthly events and activities all in one place. Hope you enjoy it!
We are providing information that the League is sponsoring as well as information about events that you might find of interest. Feel free to share this information with anyone you think would benefit from this information!
Message from the President
Winter greetings!
This month we continue our integration of the Greater Verde Valley and Flagstaff League chapters. Flagstaff members and friends, consider signing up for Book Club, Let’s Talk Politics, or a Voter Education Program.
Greater Verde Valley members, are you thirsty for more political discussions? If you want to speak your mind regarding politics and hear what is happening, consider joining Thirsty Thursdays or Latte with the League with our Flagstaff members in addition to Let’s Talk Politics.
On February 4th we held the first session of our new Diversity Equity Inclusion series (DEI). Look for new programs highlighting gender, African-American, Latinx, and Native American issues in the coming months.
Last, we have just launched our new website at LWVNAZ.org and will be building it out over the coming months. This website has all our event and zoom sign up information in one place, along with membership and donation information. Take a look!
Stay healthy and safe!
Lynn
Lynn Zonakis
President – League of Women Voters Northern
Please check out of website for activities: LWVNAZ.org
Request to Speak, RTS, is an easy program created by the State of Arizona to let our voices be heard. Join us by contacting the AZ Legislature to let them know which bills we support and oppose. Our voices will be heard regarding education, the climate/environment, democracy reform/voting, economic justice, healthcare, and immigration. Though this AZ state access is called Request to Speak we will be armchair activists and speak through our online actions. Please join us by signing up for RTS.
Contact:
Toby
[email protected]
Democratic Perspective Radio – KAZM 780AM
Listen to Democratic Prospectives Radio Podcasts each week on Progressive Talk Radio on KAZM AM
http://www.kazmradio.com/
Live streaming on KAZM780AM in Sedona at http://ww.KAZMradio.com.
Click on “Listen Live” at the top.
Podcast available a bit later in the day
KAZM Podcasts from previous weeks
LWVNAZ Members and Supporters:
Our goal with the monthly newsletter is to provide you with a quick snapshot of our monthly events and activities all in one place. Hope you enjoy it!
We are providing information that the League is sponsoring as well as information about events that you might find of interest. Feel free to share this information with anyone you think would benefit from this information!
Message from the President
Winter greetings!
This month we continue our integration of the Greater Verde Valley and Flagstaff League chapters. Flagstaff members and friends, consider signing up for Book Club, Let’s Talk Politics, or a Voter Education Program.
Greater Verde Valley members, are you thirsty for more political discussions? If you want to speak your mind regarding politics and hear what is happening, consider joining Thirsty Thursdays or Latte with the League with our Flagstaff members in addition to Let’s Talk Politics.
On February 4th we held the first session of our new Diversity Equity Inclusion series (DEI). Look for new programs highlighting gender, African-American, Latinx, and Native American issues in the coming months.
Last, we have just launched our new website at LWVNAZ.org and will be building it out over the coming months. This website has all our event and zoom sign up information in one place, along with membership and donation information. Take a look!
Stay healthy and safe!
Lynn
Lynn Zonakis
President – League of Women Voters Northern
Please check out of website for activities: LWVNAZ.org
Request to Speak, RTS, is an easy program created by the State of Arizona to let our voices be heard. Join us by contacting the AZ Legislature to let them know which bills we support and oppose. Our voices will be heard regarding education, the climate/environment, democracy reform/voting, economic justice, healthcare, and immigration. Though this AZ state access is called Request to Speak we will be armchair activists and speak through our online actions. Please join us by signing up for RTS.
Contact:
Toby
[email protected]
Monthly September through May series ,
“Preserving the Wonder”
will be held on the second Wednesday of each month
September through May.
Link: https://keepsedonabeautiful.org/about-ksb-2/
Events: https://keepsedonabeautiful.org/news-events/
Democratic Perspective Radio – KAZM 780AM
Listen to Democratic Prospectives Radio Podcasts each week on Progressive Talk Radio on KAZM AM
http://www.kazmradio.com/
Live streaming on KAZM780AM in Sedona at http://ww.KAZMradio.com.
Click on “Listen Live” at the top.
Podcast available a bit later in the day
KAZM Podcasts from previous weeks
LWVNAZ Members and Supporters:
Our goal with the monthly newsletter is to provide you with a quick snapshot of our monthly events and activities all in one place. Hope you enjoy it!
We are providing information that the League is sponsoring as well as information about events that you might find of interest. Feel free to share this information with anyone you think would benefit from this information!
Message from the President
Winter greetings!
This month we continue our integration of the Greater Verde Valley and Flagstaff League chapters. Flagstaff members and friends, consider signing up for Book Club, Let’s Talk Politics, or a Voter Education Program.
Greater Verde Valley members, are you thirsty for more political discussions? If you want to speak your mind regarding politics and hear what is happening, consider joining Thirsty Thursdays or Latte with the League with our Flagstaff members in addition to Let’s Talk Politics.
On February 4th we held the first session of our new Diversity Equity Inclusion series (DEI). Look for new programs highlighting gender, African-American, Latinx, and Native American issues in the coming months.
Last, we have just launched our new website at LWVNAZ.org and will be building it out over the coming months. This website has all our event and zoom sign up information in one place, along with membership and donation information. Take a look!
Stay healthy and safe!
Lynn
Lynn Zonakis
President – League of Women Voters Northern
Please check out of website for activities: LWVNAZ.org
Request to Speak, RTS, is an easy program created by the State of Arizona to let our voices be heard. Join us by contacting the AZ Legislature to let them know which bills we support and oppose. Our voices will be heard regarding education, the climate/environment, democracy reform/voting, economic justice, healthcare, and immigration. Though this AZ state access is called Request to Speak we will be armchair activists and speak through our online actions. Please join us by signing up for RTS.
Contact:
Toby
[email protected]
Join us on the third Thursday of each month. Check the DORR website for more information. Democratsoftheredrocks.org
Thursday, August 17, 10am (Arizona) is our next “Breakfast” meeting via Zoom
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PO Box 1165 Sedona AZ 86339 928-212-1357
Office: 105 Roadrunner Dr, Suite 2A, Sedona AZ
Office currently open on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 11-2pm
Greetings film fans, We’d like to keep with awards season, but shift this time to Minari (Amazon), just awarded the Golden Globe for best foreign language film. Directed by Lee Isaac Chung and drawn from his own experiences as a child, Minari is the story of a Korean family who moves to Arkansas, via California, in search of the American dream. New York Times film reviewer A.O. Scott wrote that “Chung’s touch is careful and precise. Everything is weighed. Nothing is wasted.”
If you want a pairing, Ellen Kamerling suggests House of Sand and Fog (Amazon), based on the 1999 novel by Andre Dubus III. The film is the story of a conflict between an Iranian immigrant family and an American woman over a Californian coastal house. Also a character study, Roger Ebert wrote “Like great fiction, House of Sand and Fog sees into the hearts of its characters, and loves and pities them.”
Let’s meet Friday, March 19 at 5:00 on zoom. We look forward to a rich conversation about immigration, equity, economics, dreams, and wherever else the films lead us.
DORR’s political film club is hosted by DORR board members Mik Jordahl (Attorney) and Frankie Riemer (Professor). To sign up, send an email to [email protected] and ask for the Zoom invitation. If you signed up for any of our previous films, your name is already on our list for the invite.
We’ll send a zoom invite a few days before the discussion. Just watch the film/s before we meet, grab something to eat and drink, and be ready to discuss!
Democratic Perspective Radio – KAZM 780AM
Listen to Democratic Prospectives Radio Podcasts each week on Progressive Talk Radio on KAZM AM
http://www.kazmradio.com/
Live streaming on KAZM780AM in Sedona at http://ww.KAZMradio.com.
Click on “Listen Live” at the top.
Podcast available a bit later in the day
KAZM Podcasts from previous weeks
LWVNAZ Members and Supporters:
Our goal with the monthly newsletter is to provide you with a quick snapshot of our monthly events and activities all in one place. Hope you enjoy it!
We are providing information that the League is sponsoring as well as information about events that you might find of interest. Feel free to share this information with anyone you think would benefit from this information!
Message from the President
Winter greetings!
This month we continue our integration of the Greater Verde Valley and Flagstaff League chapters. Flagstaff members and friends, consider signing up for Book Club, Let’s Talk Politics, or a Voter Education Program.
Greater Verde Valley members, are you thirsty for more political discussions? If you want to speak your mind regarding politics and hear what is happening, consider joining Thirsty Thursdays or Latte with the League with our Flagstaff members in addition to Let’s Talk Politics.
On February 4th we held the first session of our new Diversity Equity Inclusion series (DEI). Look for new programs highlighting gender, African-American, Latinx, and Native American issues in the coming months.
Last, we have just launched our new website at LWVNAZ.org and will be building it out over the coming months. This website has all our event and zoom sign up information in one place, along with membership and donation information. Take a look!
Stay healthy and safe!
Lynn
Lynn Zonakis
President – League of Women Voters Northern
Please check out of website for activities: LWVNAZ.org
Request to Speak, RTS, is an easy program created by the State of Arizona to let our voices be heard. Join us by contacting the AZ Legislature to let them know which bills we support and oppose. Our voices will be heard regarding education, the climate/environment, democracy reform/voting, economic justice, healthcare, and immigration. Though this AZ state access is called Request to Speak we will be armchair activists and speak through our online actions. Please join us by signing up for RTS.
Contact:
Toby
[email protected]
Dr. Sharon Megdal, Director of the Water Resources Research Center at the University of Arizona, will speak on complex water issues in our region and efforts to address them on Monday, March 22, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM via ZOOM. She notes, “These problems are too big for easily identifiable and/or ‘standard’ solutions and may reflect underlying societal or political issues. There are often differing viewpoints as to the causes and/or potential pathways to mitigating the challenges.” Co-sponsors for this event include OLLI at Yavapai College, Friends of the Verde River, Keep Sedona Beautiful, and Northern AZ Climate Change Alliance.
Dr. Megdal received her advanced degrees in Economics from Princeton University. Her work at the University of Arizona focuses on water management, policy, and governance in water-scarce areas of the world, in the Middle East as well as Arizona. She currently serves as Board President of the International Arid Lands Consortium, as well as Board Member of the American Water Resources Association.
This Voter Education Program is free and everyone is welcome. To register and receive the ZOOM link, please send an email to [email protected] or REGISTER HERE
The League of Women Voters Northern Arizona (LWVNAZ) is a nonpartisan, political organization, neither supporting nor opposing candidates or political parties at any level of government, but always working on vital issues of concern to members and the public. We encourage informed and active participation in government, and work to influence public policy through education and advocacy. LWVNAZ is an organization fully committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in principle and in practice. Membership and participation is open to all individuals.
For more information about the League of Women Voters programs, inquire by email to [email protected].
The Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) is meeting March 23rd at 9:00 am. The meetings are open to the public. The link to the meeting is https://youtu.be/ZyUt8nuRFi4.
The Commission just selected an Executive Director, and is in the process of hiring staff and becoming fully operational. They have a new website at https://irc.az.gov/, but it is not fully built out yet.
The link to view the agenda is https://irc.az.gov/sites/default/files/meeting-agendas/3.23.21%20IRC%20Agenda.pdf. One of the agenda items is to discuss options for securing legal counsel. They can continue with representation from the Attorney General’s Office or “hire legal counsel, that is already procured, from the Attorney General’s Outside Counsel List” or continue with the RFP/procurement process. The second and third options have not been clearly explained to the public. Also yet to be decided is whether the Commission hires one law firm, or one law firm to protect Democratic interests and another law firm to protect Republican interests.
If you would like to submit public comments, this link, https://forms.gle/Ganu5pFv2v9rekUT8 will be activated shortly after 9:00 am, and remain open until just before the meeting adjourns.
Arizona’s Independent Redistricting Commission is re-formed every ten years to produce Congressional and Legislative districts. Prop 106, passed in 2000, gives them the authority to produce new maps “independent” of the State Legislature. They are mandated to start with a clean slate and produce maps that:
- Comply with US Constitution
- Comply with the Voting Rights Act
- Are of equal population
- Are geographically compact and contiguous
- Respect communities of interest
- Use geographic features, city, town and county boundaries, and undivided census tracts
- Are competitive
This year’s Commission is made up of two Democrats, two Republicans and one Independent. Commission members are:
Erika Schupak Neuberg, Chair (Independent)
Derrick Watchman, Vice-Chair (Democrat)
David Mehl, Commissioner (Republican)
Shereen Lerner, Commissioner (Democrat)
Douglas York, Commissioner (Republican)
Just 50 days after taking office, President Joe Biden passed the American Rescue Plan, delivering $1.9 trillion in pandemic relief to American families. This historic legislative package provides much-needed relief to millions across the country.
Ann Heitland, Chair of the Coconino County Democratic Party, and the newly-elected Chair of the Arizona Democratic Party Chair Raquel Terán invite you to a virtual Town Hall to answer your questions on how we are fighting for Arizonans. Democratic leaders like Rep. Greg Stanton, Rep. Ruben Gallego, Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, and Rep. Tom O’Halleran will be available to talk about this legislation that will help Arizonans get on the other side of this pandemic.
Join them on Tuesday, March 23 at 5:00 p.m. to learn how the American Rescue Plan is putting money in pockets and shots in arms. RSVP via Mobilize
to secure your seat at our virtual Town Hall!
“Democracy is not a spectator sport,” Barack Obama.
Thirsty Thursday
All Northern Arizona League members are invited to join our Flagstaff members to discuss current political events, actions to take, and activities of the League.
Thirsty Thursday
March 25, 2021 5-6:30 PM Arizona via Zoom
Political Book Club
March 27 – Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson – 496 pages
Currently, meetings are held via Zoom from 1:00 until 3:00 pm (MST). The only requirement to join the discussion is that each participant has read the book. The standard format consists of each person giving a brief (1-2 minute) statement concerning the book’s overall impressions and implications. This segment is followed by group questions and discussions of the material.
Join Zoom Meeting
Democratic Perspective Radio – KAZM 780AM
Listen to Democratic Prospectives Radio Podcasts each week on Progressive Talk Radio on KAZM AM
http://www.kazmradio.com/
Live streaming on KAZM780AM in Sedona at http://ww.KAZMradio.com.
Click on “Listen Live” at the top.
Podcast available a bit later in the day
KAZM Podcasts from previous weeks
LWVNAZ Members and Supporters:
Our goal with the monthly newsletter is to provide you with a quick snapshot of our monthly events and activities all in one place. Hope you enjoy it!
We are providing information that the League is sponsoring as well as information about events that you might find of interest. Feel free to share this information with anyone you think would benefit from this information!
Message from the President
Winter greetings!
This month we continue our integration of the Greater Verde Valley and Flagstaff League chapters. Flagstaff members and friends, consider signing up for Book Club, Let’s Talk Politics, or a Voter Education Program.
Greater Verde Valley members, are you thirsty for more political discussions? If you want to speak your mind regarding politics and hear what is happening, consider joining Thirsty Thursdays or Latte with the League with our Flagstaff members in addition to Let’s Talk Politics.
On February 4th we held the first session of our new Diversity Equity Inclusion series (DEI). Look for new programs highlighting gender, African-American, Latinx, and Native American issues in the coming months.
Last, we have just launched our new website at LWVNAZ.org and will be building it out over the coming months. This website has all our event and zoom sign up information in one place, along with membership and donation information. Take a look!
Stay healthy and safe!
Lynn
Lynn Zonakis
President – League of Women Voters Northern
Please check out of website for activities: LWVNAZ.org
Request to Speak, RTS, is an easy program created by the State of Arizona to let our voices be heard. Join us by contacting the AZ Legislature to let them know which bills we support and oppose. Our voices will be heard regarding education, the climate/environment, democracy reform/voting, economic justice, healthcare, and immigration. Though this AZ state access is called Request to Speak we will be armchair activists and speak through our online actions. Please join us by signing up for RTS.
Contact:
Toby
[email protected]
On March 30th @ 6:00 PM MST (Arizona time), join us for this special Native Call as we discuss the importance of the upcoming election in 2022 and the impact of the Native vote.
This virtual town hall is the perfect opportunity for everyone to hear from an inspiring Democratic Leader. This month’s special guest is our newly elected DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison.
RSVP Mobilize link: https://www.mobilize.us/azdems/event/380398/
Join Us!
First Thursday of the month!
Check for the time.
May 6th meeting will be at 5pm.
Distanced and masked outside.
In person meeting Pizza will be served.
Contact Mike Cosentino for info.
Mission Statement:
– Verde Valley Yavapai Democrats, affiliate of the Yavapai County Democrats, shall promote the values, messages and principles of the Democratic Party and work to elect Democrats to public office.
Goals and Activities
– Meet once a month either in person or virtually – Educate and inform local Democrats on issues of Yavapai County and Yavapai County Democratic Party.
– Recruit and help train Precinct Committee Persons – To find individuals willing to be elected Precinct Committee Persons to represent the precincts of the Verde Valley Yavapai Democrats.
– Introduce and Promote Democratic Party Candidates – Invite candidates to speak at the monthly meetings and canvass to promote candidates.
Support Local, County, State and National Democratic organizations – Partner with these organizations to promote issues involved.
– Promote awareness of the VVYD – Publish a monthly newsletter; partner with other organizations to register, educate and promote voting; hold special events to promote Democrats.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee Meeting
“Latinx Resilience: At the Border, in the Legislature & Getting out the Vote”
Thursday, April 1, 2021 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. via ZOOM
The second LWVNA DEI Committee meeting will commence with Ms. Alejandra “Alex” Gomez, the Co-Executive Director for Living United for Change in Arizona (LUCHA), speaking about the history of Arizona’s Latinx community through the present, plus some of LUCHA’s current legislative concerns and past legislative successes. Following Ms. Gomez’ presentation, Ms. Amanda Aguirre, President and CEO of the Regional Center for Border Health, Inc. (RCBH), will speak about her journey to the Arizona State Legislature, and critical current state and national legislation impacting the Latinx population within Arizona and the U.S.
Alejandra “Alex” Gomez has dedicated her life to social justice and building community through power grassroots organizing. At LUCHA, Alex helped lead the effort to raise Arizona’s minimum wage and turn Arizona blue in 2020. Rooted in her family’s immigration struggle, she led the DACA organizing efforts and expanded DACA at United We Dream National Network as the National Deputy Organizing Director. She also was a Regional Field Director for Organizing for America.
Amanda Aguirre has been involved in health care and business administration for more than 35 years and has served in her current capacity at RCBH since 1991. In 2003, Ms. Aguirre became the first female and first Hispanic to represent Arizona House District 24 (now Legislative District 4) before serving in the Arizona State Senate from 2006 to 2010. During her Arizona legislative terms, former Senator Aguirre passed significant bi-partisan legislation. In 2006, HB 2526 created a special “Breast Cancer Awareness” license plate, the proceeds of which benefit cancer screening for uninsured women. In 2008 SB 1263 was passed, “Steven’s Law,” requiring that private medical insurers provide Autism Spectrum Disorder service coverage under their insurance plans. This program is free. To register, use https://tinyurl.com/ygbsvkvr . Problems registering? Please email: [email protected].
The League of Women Voters Northern Arizona (LWVNAZ) is a nonpartisan, political organization, neither supporting nor opposing candidates or political parties at any level of government, but always working on vital issues of concern to members and the public. We encourage informed and active participation in government, and work to influence public policy through education and advocacy. LWVNAZ is an organization fully committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in principle and in practice. Membership and participation is open to all individuals.
For more information about the League of Women Voters programs, inquire by email to [email protected].
Democratic Perspective Radio – KAZM 780AM
Listen to Democratic Prospectives Radio Podcasts each week on Progressive Talk Radio on KAZM AM
http://www.kazmradio.com/
Live streaming on KAZM780AM in Sedona at http://ww.KAZMradio.com.
Click on “Listen Live” at the top.
Podcast available a bit later in the day
KAZM Podcasts from previous weeks
Request to Speak, RTS, is an easy program created by the State of Arizona to let our voices be heard. Join us by contacting the AZ Legislature to let them know which bills we support and oppose. Our voices will be heard regarding education, the climate/environment, democracy reform/voting, economic justice, healthcare, and immigration. Though this AZ state access is called Request to Speak we will be armchair activists and speak through our online actions. Please join us by signing up for RTS.
Contact:
Toby
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Live Panel: MANIFESTING HEALTH MIRACLES
With Filmmaker & Special Guests | Apr 8, 4pm PDT/ 7pm EDT
What is possible when we move beyond conventional solutions to illness? We gain the potential to understand the root cause of what has brought about our imbalance and unleash the incredible power we hold within ourselves to spark our innate healing abilities. In this panel, experts Deepak Chopra M.D., Bruce Lipton PhD, Shamini Jain PhD and Paul Mills M.D. join filmmaker Christina Vircillo Bresson and film subject Mark Mincolla PhD as they explore new scientific findings linking mind, body and spirit, and discuss how what we consume, how we think, and how we feel have the power to heal and rebalance. Moderated by ILLUMINATE Senior Programmer, Maia Monasterios.
April’s Film
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Friday April 9, 5 PM
Greetings film aficionados, join us for a stimulating conversation on the war in Bosnia with an International Criminal Court prosecutor of war criminal Radko Mladic. We’re keeping with award nominees. We’ll view “Quo Vadis, Aida?” ($5.99 on Amazon), a Bosnian war drama written, produced, and directed by Jasmila Zbanic and nominated for an Academy Award for best International Feature. In his New York Times review, A.O. Scott called the film “unsparing and astonishing.” https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/11/movies/quo-vadis-aida-review.html Federal Magistrate Judge Camille Bibles will join us for the conversation. Before becoming a Judge, Ms. Bibles prosecuted Bosnian Serb colonel-general Ratko Mladic during her time at the Hague. She is a central figure in the Front Line one-hour episode, “The Trial of Ratko Mladic´,” available at https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/the-trial-of-ratko-mladic/ |