Letters to the Editor 101
Letters to the Editor 101 By Stefan Jones WashCo Dems Communication Committee Member For over a century periodicals have provided a forum for readers to publicly express their views. In the age of social media, you might ask why we should even bother to write letters to the editor. There [...]
Understanding your Local Party
PCP? NLP? HDL? Navigating the Democratic Alphabet Soup Midterms are almost here, candidates are emerging from the summer heat with their campaign kick-offs, and you're ready to help your local Democratic Party make the Blue Wave happen. Where to start, though? Like any other organization, the Democratic Party has its [...]
WashCo Dems Op-Ed: Hard Conversations and White Privilege
Hard Conversations and White Privilege By Barbara Glazer, PCP WashCo Dems Black American Caucus, Hard Conversations Facilitator Here in the United States, like it or not, we live in educational, political, financial, and healthcare systems that designed to promote racism and "white privilege." School boundaries delineate segregated schools, and many textbooks [...]
WashCo Dems Op-Ed: Maybe a little contention isn’t a bad thing
A little contention isn't a bad thing By Martita Meier, PCP WashCo Dems Communication Committee, Digital Communications Chair The Democratic party has been undergoing some change throughout the country. I would actually call it an awakening. In our attempt to be a big tent, there are going to be different views [...]
What Happens in a Central Committee Meeting?
The Central Committee meeting takes place once a month, and it is a time for local party members to assemble and conduct party business. Meetings are conducted according to Robert's Rules of Order (11th Ed). Robert's Rules is a form of parliamentary procedure and is a standard guide for conducting meetings and making decisions [...]
WashCo Dems Op-Ed: It’s the Turnout
It's the Turnout By Stefan Jones WashCo Dems Communication Committee Member There's a graphic circulating around social media. It's a bit rude but has an important point. Imagine a pie chart. Three pie slices: Red slice: 62,985,105 VOTED REPUBLICAN Blue slice: 65,853,625 VOTED DEMOCRAT Green slice: 108,856,312 BETTER START [...]
WashCo Dems Op-Ed: Root Causes and Racial Beliefs
Root Causes and Racial Beliefs By Glendora Claybrooks, MHA, GCPM Doctoral Candidate, Public Health Policy WashCo Dems Black American Caucus, Chair People are correct in their beliefs that we are all humans. However, race matters in America because Blacks have not always been considered as humans but personal stock in the [...]
The Washington County Democrats Opinion Editorial
An introduction to the op-ed section of the Washington County Democrats blog We were very excited to introduce our own blog with the launch of our new website in May. We envision our blog to be a source of quality information about the Democratic process here in Washington County, which [...]
WashCo Dems 2018 Summer Picnic Fundraiser
Washington County Democrats have some fun in the sun! We are excited to announce that over 100 people enjoyed the WashCo Dems Summer Picnic Fundraiser on Saturday, July 21st. On a beautiful sunny day at Rood Bridge, the energetic crowd was delighted with the food prepared by Maggie's Buns of [...]
Neighborhood Leader Profile: Karen Reynolds
“The first thing they told me was: ‘Become a PCP and a Neighborhood Leader" By: Rich Siegel Last fall, Karen Reynolds met with members of Emerge Oregon - an organization dedicated to increasing the number of Democratic women leaders in public office. She had decided to become more involved in local [...]