Take Action!

In our latest newsletter, SHDTC member Abby Jaffe reports on Field Team 6 and Movement Voter Project (MVP), two organizations that have produced good results. Field Team 6 focuses on registering more new Democrats, while MVP's support of grassroots groups helps voter turnout. With just over 6 months to the November election, now is the time to take action!

• SHDTC-Updates-Take Action_Issue 53-042624
• Register Democrats. Save the World.
  www.fieldteam6.org
• Invest Now. Win in November
  movement.vote
  

Earth Day 2024

In this Earth Day issue, Senator Ed Markey reflects on the challenges our world faces, and how President Biden and the Green New Deal have been making a difference.

• SHDTC-Updates-EarthDay_Issue52-042224
• The White House, Presidential Actions:
  A Proclamation on Earth Day, 2024
  
• Earth Day 2024 Global Theme: Planet vs. Plastics
  
• History of Earth Day: www.earthday.org/history
• History of the EPA: www.epa.gov/history
  

Upcoming Meetings and Events

Business Meetings
Our next regular business meeting is Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 6:30pm in the South Hadley Library Trustee's Conference Room. The meeting will be hybrid-online; participants may attend in-person at the Library or online via Zoom. No business meetings are scheduled in May or June. 

First Friday Breakfast and Conversation
Plan to join us at an upcoming First Friday gathering! We'll be getting together at 8:30am on May 3, and June 7, 2024 at Iona's Kitchen, 20 Main Street, South Hadley Falls (www.ionaskitchen.com). Conversation is casual, there is no set agenda, and all are welcome! 

 

SHDTC Mini-Golf Classic on May 18th!
The South Hadley Democratic Town Committee's 2024 Mini-Golf Classic Fundraiser will take place from 10am to 2pm on Saturday, May 18, 2024 at Stony Falls Miniature Golf and Country Creamery at McCray's Farm in South Hadley. Plan to come with family and friends for Mini-Golf --or just come and enjoy visiting outdoors with local Dems and candidates for office. Tickets for mini-golf and ice cream are available at the door, ($12 adult, $6 age 12 and under) and include unlimited play during tournament hours and a small dish or cone of McCray's homemade ice cream. For details and information about hole sponsorships: SHDTC Mini-Golf Classic.

SHDTC Resolution on Gaza

On March 21, 2024, members of the South Hadley Democratic Town Committee voted in favor of a Resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. For the full text, see:

• SHDTC Updates-Resolution on Gaza_Issue 51-032224

Reorganization Meeting

Members are asked to attend a very brief online reorganization meeting on Thursday, April 4 at 6:30pm via Zoom for a recorded vote per MassDems rules on the slate of officers presented and confirmed by voice vote at our March meeting.

The Appeal of Autocrats

 

In our latest newsletter, SHDTC member and psychiatrist Ken Jaffee reflects on the continuing appeal of autocrats.

• SHDTC Updates-The Appeal of Autocrats_Issue 51-030524
• Merriam-Webster Thesaurus: Autocrat
  www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autocrat
• Protect Democracy: Authoritarian Threat Index
  protectdemocracy.org/threat-index