EVENTS CALENDAR

Join Us!

Come together at Mary’s house to make your sign
for the Women’s March.

Wednesday, January 15 at 1:00 pm
Bring materials or share materials.
We’ll have sign board, tape, rulers, markers and  sticks for handles.

You’ll be ready for the Women’s March on Saturday, January 18.
Bring a friend or neighbor.

Act On climate Change Now!

Climate Change: What’s Gender Got to Do with It?

How Women will Lead Us to a More Sustainable Future

January 16, 11:30-1:30

Dr. Frances Julia Riemer is Professor of Educational Foundations and Associate Faculty/former Director of Northern Arizona University’s Women’s and Gender Studies Program.
An educational anthropologist who has conducted ethnographic research in the US, Africa, and Latin America, she focuses on change and issues of equity and access, gender, development and sustainable communities, and cultural difference and the social organization of community, school, and workplace.
Dr. Riemer is the author of Working at the Margins: Moving off Welfare in America, co-editor of Qualitative Research: An Introduction to Methods and Designs, and editor of Front and Back Stage of Tourism Performance: Imaginaries and Bucket List Venues, as well as author of book chapters and articles in a range of journals and texts. She is a Fulbright Fellow affiliated with the University of Botswana, and recipient of a National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship, an Elva Knight Research grant, an Arizona Board of Regents Innovation Fund for Learner-Centered Education grant, and a Spencer Dissertation Fellowship for Research Related to Education.

Dr. Riemer’s current research and writing projects investigate the gendering of niceness, first generation college students and study abroad, women’s handicrafts as economic development in the Global South, and community-based natural-resource management in southern Africa.Northern AZ Climate Change Alliance mission is to educate and empower people to take action now against the negative impact the climate crisis is having on our planet. NAZCCA is a grassroots, non-partisan, non-profit 501c3 organization.
NAZCCA.ORG

Open to all. Olli Registration Not Required.

Meet and Greet three 2020 Democratic Candidates!

On Thursday, January 16, you will have an opportunity to meet three outstanding 2020 candidates for the Arizona Corporation Commission.

Bill Mundell, Shea Stanfield and Anna Tovar are excited to meet and casually chat with you during this informal gathering. All three are running Clean Elections campaigns and need your support. Voting Democrats into office in 2020 is crucial to the quality of life for Arizona residents.

AZ Corporation Commission Candidates Meet-and-Greet
Thursday, January 16th
1:00 PM
Old Town Red Rooster Cafe
201 N Main St, Cottonwood, 86326

The restaurant will be open for business so please join us for lunch. Old Town Red Rooster has generously supported the Democrats in Cottonwood so please return the favor by dining there often. THANK YOU JIM AND THE STAFF AT RED ROOSTER!

Hosted by the Yavapai Democratic Party-Cottonwood

Our mailing address is:
P.O. Box 1716
Cottonwood AZ 86326
Phone 928-485-1199

Join us!

Sign Making Party at Keep Sedona Beautiful, KSB
Thursday, January 16 at 1:30.

360 Brewer Road, Sedona
Email: Toby at WomensMarchSedona@gmail
For questions and to RSVP

We’ll have sign boards, tape, markers, sticks for handles,
rulers, glue.
Or bring your own to use and share.
Make a sign for the Sedona Women’s March on
Saturday, January 18, 2020
Bring a friend or neighbor!

Guaranteed to be productive and fun!

 4th Annual Sedona Women’s March

THIS SATURDAY, at 1pm.

Where to park for the March:
Parking is available behind the Art Barn at the Sedona Art Center and at the City municipal lot. Access the City lot by taking Jordan Road to Schnebly Road. Once you park, walk to Wayside Chapel. There are stairs or an elevator there that bring you right down to 89A, across the street from the Sedona Arts Center. It is close, easy, and accessible. See you at the march!
Rally:
An exciting rally will follow the march. Guest speakers include Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, Sedona Mayor Sandy Moriarty, Flagstaff Mayor Coral Evans, Retired Army Colonel Felicia French, musical acts, and more. Refreshments will be available.

The rally will immediately follow the march back at the plaza behind SAC, where we started.
SEE YOU SATURDAY!

JOIN US!!!

—-It’s coming soon —-
DORR ANNUAL MEETING AND POTLUCK

Come join us for good food, good friends
and great speakers!

Sunday January 19, 4 – 7 PM
St Andrew’s Episcopal Church
100 Arroyo Pinon Dr, Sedona

Speakers:
Katie Hobbs – Secretary of State
Felicia French – candidate for AZ Senate, LD6
Coral Evans – candidate for AZ House, LD6
Anna Tovar – candidate for AZ Corp Commission
and others!

This is a potluck event, no admission.
We are asking everyone to bring a dish.
We could use:
Appetizers
Main Courses (vegan, vegetarian, or not)
Salad or veggies
Side dishes
Deserts
So we can plan accordingly, please RSVP to
[email protected]
or text gayle at 248-840-9434
with number of people and type of dishes.
Looking forward to seeing you there!!!

Annual membership renewal time is here… renew at the Meeting, go to our website or look for an email coming soon.

Join us and learn about the critical issues affecting our world.
Visit DORR’s website at www.democratsoftheredrocks.org for more info!

Democrats of the Red Rocks
P.O. Box 1165 Sedona AZ 86339 928-212-1357
Office: 105 Roadrunner Dr, Suite 2A, Sedona AZ Hours: M-F 11 AM – 2 PM

FOOD + FRIENDS

Liberal Ladies No Agenda Lunch Club – Join Us!
Ellen Ferreira & After The March Verde Valley
When: Tuesday, January 21 at 12:00
Where: Contact – [email protected]

Spaces are still available for the Issue and Candidate Forum Workshop on Saturday, January 25, 2020 in Camp Verde.  Registering voters is an important part of the League’s mission BUT providing opportunities for voters to hear the candidates running for elective office in local, county, state and national races is equally as important!  If you are interested in being a forum moderator, a forum timekeeper, a forum helper or a forum organizer this workshop is for you!  

Meeting of the AZ State Committee.

Yuma, AZ

Plenary meeting 1-4

Political Book Club

“White Fragility”

by Robin DiAngelo

1:00pm-3:00pm

LWV member’s home.

Call Barbara at 649-0135 for location
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Come have Coffee (or Tea) with
Terry Goddard
On Saturday, January 25th, Terry will be in both Prescott and Cottonwood! Come have a cup coffee (or tea) on us at one of the following locations. Hear Terry speak and have a chance to chat with him. Maybe you could bring a friend who doesn’t know about us and hopefully they will volunteer to carry a petition. While all of you are doing an incredible job it would be great to get even more volunteers on board. Spread the word. I hear Terry’s bringing coffee mugs to give out (just don’t know how many).

The Porch:
226 N. Montezuma St. in Prescott (it’s that big building that says “American Warehouse” on the front of it).
10:00am to 11:00am

The Red Rooster Cafe:
901 N. Main St, Old Town Cottonwood
1:00pm to 2:00pm

Teachers, school workers, and friends of teachers
Join Us to meet Felicia French
She is running for AZ State Senator
Karen McCleelland who is on the School Board
Want you to meet and greet Felicia French.
This non-fundraiser is designed for you to get to know the
candidate for AZ Legislative Senate Seat.
If you like to socialize, learn, and share light refreshments
please
RSVP and get the location-  Karen  [email protected]

Join Us at a House Party for Felicia French & Coral Evans on
Wednesday, January 29, 2020

RSVP
Frances Julia Riemer
928.774.4168
[email protected]

Colonel (ret.) Felicia French, candidate for AZ State Senate LD 6, is a third-generation Arizonan who served 32 years in the U.S. Army and Arizona National Guard, rising from private to Colonel.

Felicia was a Medevac helicopter pilot, State Equal Employment Officer, and Senior Medical Adviser. In addition to being a mom, Felicia is a nurse, an educator, a sustainability scientist, and an activist with the Sierra Club. She volunteers with her local Search and Rescue, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), and as a hospice nurse. Felicia earned a B.S. in Nursing and an M.S. in Sustainable Solutions from Arizona State University, and an M.S. in Systems Management from the University of Southern California.

Felicia is an experienced, qualified, and committed public servant whose top priorities are to improve public education, expand access to quality, affordable healthcare, and make government more accountable, by strengthening local controls.

Learn more about Felicia French at frenchforaz.com

Coral Evans, candidate for the State House, is a social, non-profit, and public policy entrepreneur who believes
in the concept of thrive-ability as it relates to individuals, neighborhoods and communities. She has over 25 years of extensive, applied experience and knowledge in the design, development, implementation, management, assessment and evaluation of initiativesand programs crafted to assist diverse populations experiencing the systemic effects of poverty.

First elected to office 2008, Coral served
two terms (eight years) as a Councilmember prior to her election as Mayor of the City of Flagstaff in 2016. She was re-elected Mayor in 2018. At the legislature Coral will fight to restore education funding- at all levels, protect our beautiful public lands, and local control.

“Learn more about Coral Evans at coralevansaz.com”

This is Honest Arizona!
We’re holding a Health Care Town Hall 🏩 in Flagstaff on Monday, 2/3 at 6:30 PM!

Congressman Tom O’Halleran and Flagstaff Mayor Coral Evans will be there to talk about access to affordable health care, protections for pre-existing conditions, and lowering drug costs. Join us!

Concerned about the state of health care in Arizona? So are we! Come hear from your elected officials on how they’re standing up for your health care in Arizona and join Congressman Tom O’Halleran and Flagstaff Mayor Coral Evans We’ll talk about the fight for health care, the Affordable Care Act, lowering drug costs, and how you can fight against efforts to make health care more expensive and harder to access.
TICKETS ARE FREE, but we’ll have food and drinks available so getting a ticket is required!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/flagstaff-health-care-town-hall-tickets-89649838079?aff=efbeventtix&fbclid=IwAR2XJ7c_Uej17B8m6SneUvnPDukBHdPVT12-g6EvrdnQYAN3eiRmMOj9BR0
Sponsored by Advancing Arizona

Tuesday, February 4, 2020
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM

https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=826+N+Main+Street+%2C+Cottonwood%2C+az%2C+86326%2C+us

It’s time for ACTION!
We’ve been collecting signatures, talking with people, and organizing. NOW we’re ready to request that the City of Cottonwood develop a Climate Action Plan.
We are, also, requesting that the City declares a Climate Emergency, as over 1300 local governments in 25 countries have done and committed to action to drive down emissions at emergency speed.

Canvass with Swing Left!

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Meet at DORR office 15 minutes early to pick up your materials.
Canvass, buddy, or driver. (A buddy’s job is to accompany the canvasser.)

Be there!!!!

Canvass with Swing Left!

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Meet at DORR office 15 minutes early to pick up your materials.
Canvass, buddy, or driver. (A buddy’s job is to accompany the canvasser.)

Be there!!!!

Feb. 10, 2020

Arizona Capitol Museum celebrations mark the 100th Anniversary of 19th Amendment Statehood Day

PHOENIX – February 14 is Statehood Day in Arizona and marks the beginning of the Arizona Capitol Museum’s year-long celebration of the 19th Amendment Centennial. Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs will officially unveil a new museum exhibit, Women’s Suffrage Centennial, presented by the Arizona Questers, at 2 p.m.

The Arizona Capitol Museum Guild and 48 Arizona Women are sponsoring a related presentation. At 3 p.m., Dr. Mary Melcher will present “Frances Munds: An Exceptional Arizona Leader,” which highlights this famous suffragist’s life and role in Arizona politics.

“Statehood Day reminds us that Arizona women like Frances Munds led the way to gain the vote in 1912, eight years before the 19th Amendment was included in the U.S. Constitution,” Joan Clark, Arizona Capitol Museum Guild board member said.

The event is open to the public and media.

What: 19th Amendment Centennial Kick-Off Event

When: Statehood Day February 14, 2020
2 p.m. Opening Ceremony: Women’s Suffrage Centennial Exhibit
3 p.m. Presentation: “Frances Munds: An Exceptional Arizona Leader”

Where: Arizona Capitol Museum History, Senate Chambers, 3rd Floor
1700 W. Washington
Phoenix, AZ 85007

Join Us!

Valentine’s Day Fundraiser for
Holli Ploog & Kathy Kinsella
Friday, February 14, 4-6

Call for location  and to RSVP
[email protected]

It’s going to be sooo sweet.
Bring your spouse, significant other,
and/or a friend. All welcome!

Hi Friend,

As a supporter of our French for Arizona campaign, I wanted to share some exciting updates from January.

I was recently endorsed by Arizona List and AZNOW! Organizations in our state, working to elect women who share their commitment to advance women’s rights.

Marching in both Payson’s and Sedona’s 4th annual Women’s March reminded me that 2020 marks 100 years since the passage of the 19th Amendment. Despite many hard-won gains, women still don’t have guaranteed equal rights protection under our constitution. That’s one of the reasons I’m running for state Senate in Legislative District 6, to continue the fight for women’s equality.

On Valentine’s Day, I will be joining Mayor Coral Evans, the first African-American woman of color to hold that office in Flagstaff, for an Arizona List-hosted “I Love the Arizona Constitution” event. We will be celebrating the fact that Arizona gave women the right to vote in 1912, before the 19th Amendment.

Please join us Friday, February 14, at the Weatherford Hotel’s Gopher Hole Pub, for this special celebration.

While I’m proud to stand with organizations that prioritize equity, justice and fairness, my position is in stark contrast to our current state legislators. They’ve repeatedly sponsored and voted for discriminatory laws that hurt Arizonans.

Most recently, on the opening day of the Regular Session of the Legislature, the current state Senator of LD 6 introduced a bill that would increase the risk of teen pregnancy, sexual violence, and STDs, by blocking parent-approved access to age-appropriate education before the 7th grade. In the same bill, she proposed striking the term “homosexual” from all school sex education materials!

When the latest budget proposal is barely a drop in the long drought of Arizona’s education funding, and the state still hasn’t come close to restoring education funding to pre-2008 recession levels—It’s long past the time to create an accountable government that works for ALL of us.

Legislators, like my opponent, have not made a dent in our overcrowded, understaffed classrooms. On her watch as chair of the Senate Education Committee, Arizona has fallen to 46th for student funding and 49th for teacher pay. It’s no wonder AZ has the nation’s worst teacher turnover rate, and a quarter of our teaching positions are currently unfilled!

Our kids, educators, and school support staff deserve better!

Thank you again for your support, Toby. I hope you will continue to invest in the real solutions needed to move Arizona forward.

Make a Contribution
Gratefully,

P.S. If you live in Legislative District 6, and have not already signed my ballot petition, please add your name today.
Sign the Petition

Meet and Greet
Donna Michaels:

Wednesday, February 19, 10 am meet
Donna Michaels,
Candidate for Yavapai County Supervisor District 3,
At 990 S Alta Mesa Dr., Cornville.
Refreshments and coffee provided.

Call Jan Graham at 928-634-7563 to RSVP.

Celebrate 100 years – LWVGVV Luncheon

Program: Women Power the Vote
Speaker: Secretary of State Katie Hobbs
Poco Diablo Resort – Sedona – 1752 Hwy 179

Secretary of State Katie Hobbs
to Speak at League of Women Voters Greater Verde Valley
Centennial Celebration!

The League of Women Voters Greater Verde Valley (LWVGVV) Women Power the Vote Luncheon will feature Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs. This event will be held at 11:30 am on Thursday, February 20, at Poco Diablo Resort, 1752 Rt. 179, Sedona.

“We are pleased to have Secretary Hobbs join us to celebrate the founding of the League by Carrie Chapman Catt, 100 years ago!” said Angela LeFevre, Acting President of the League of Women Voters Greater Verde Valley.

Secretary Hobbs will discuss the importance of fair elections and election security. The Secretary is the second highest ranking elected official in the State.

Noted local historian, Janeen Trevyllian will take the stage to portray Carrie Chapman Catt (Founder, League of Women Voters) and present the story of the League’s formation.

Women from the Verde Valley who are seeking political office in 2020 will also be recognized.

The luncheon cost is $25. Tickets can be purchased at: https://lwvgvv.brownpapertickets.com

The League of Women Voters envisions a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge and the confidence to participate. The League of Women Voters encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy. The League of Women Voters does not support or oppose any political party or candidate.

For more information about League of Women Voters programs send an email to [email protected] or Like Us on Facebook @lwvgvv.

John Lutes

Please join us for the 2020 Kickoff Party and Fundraiser
RSVP
Sunday February 23
Yavapai County Board of Supervisors
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2-4pm
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St Michael’s Hotel •Marina Ballroom
205 W. Gurley Street, Prescott

​What is the Board of Supervisors?
The board is similar to a city or town council, with a jurisdiction including the entire county and all unincorporated areas.
County government in Arizona is an arm of the state government.

Its authority is provided by both the state constitution and the state legislature.
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Supervisors are elected from the five county districts to four-year terms, and provide oversight of the County Administrator and the various county departments.

The Supervisors have the final say over county departmental budgets, set the property-tax rate and calculate all other county tax rates. The board also gives final approval for all zoning and use permits in the county’s unincorporated areas.

John Lutes is running for the District One seat, covering from Prescott to the county’s western and southern borders and including Bagdad, Yarnell, Congress and parts of Wickenburg and Peoria.
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CORNVILLE –

A public meeting is set to take place Tuesday, Feb. 25
on the site of a proposed large planned area development.
Eric Borowsky of Scottsdale will host a 1 p.m. public input meeting at his Spring Creek Ranch property,
The location is off State Route 89A between Page Springs Road and Oak Creek Valley Road.

**NEW DATE

Let’s Talk Politics,

8:30a-10:00am

Creative Life Center – Art Cabin

on 333 Schnebly Hill Road, Sedona

February 29: Political Book Club –
“Winners Take All” by Anand Giridharadas
1:00p-3:00pm at a member’s home.
Call for info 649-0135 or [email protected]

March 28: Political Book Club –
“How Democracies Die” by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Zimblatt
1:00p-3:00pm at a member’s home.
Call for info 649-0135 or [email protected]

Global Strike

Meeting:

Sedona City Council monthly meeting
4:30

Email your Sedona City Council
Ask them to commit to reducing greenhouse emissions and track progress publicly with other cities around the world by joining the Global Covenant of Mayors!!

Check out the website for email addresses.
sedonaaz.gov