I’m not going to lie. It has been a helluva couple of days. On Friday, May 1, I was at Laborfest in Jacksonville. It was an event sponsored by the Unified Campus Workers of Jacksonville State University. There were some friends from the Communication Workers of America there, and a lot of people from the town came by to say hello. We were there to support organized labor, but the main topic of conversation was the Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais, which struc

On Tuesday, April 28th, Doug and Louise Jones will be at the Jim & Shirley Justice Center in Anniston to meet with voters. Get your questions and thoughts ready, Jones wants to hear from everyone, including those not in the Democratic camp. “We can build the Alabama we've always deserved. Let's make Alabama the state we all know it can be.” "For too long, we have been a house divided in many ways, and politicians have played on that and divided us further. For too long, po

On Tuesday, April 28th, Doug and Louise Jones will be at the Jim & Shirley Justice Center in Anniston to meet with voters. Get your questions and thoughts ready, Jones wants to hear from everyone, including those not in the Democratic camp. “We can build the Alabama we've always deserved. Let's make Alabama the state we all know it can be.” "For too long, we have been a house divided in many ways, and politicians have played on that and divided us further. For too long, po

Thursday, April 16th, the Calhoun County Democrats will host candidates Everett W. Wess for U.S. Senate; Will Boyd for Governor of Alabama, and Darryl Perryman for Lt Governor. Join likeminded individuals for a pitch-in-pot-luck dinner and hear from candidates running for office and asking for your vote and support. The upcoming elections are crucial - We must get to know our future leaders -Be an 'educated' voter and be a supportive voter. The meeting location is CalCoDem H

The Bomb Iran song was recorded by Vince Vance & the Valiants in 1980. Forty six years ago. Consider writing a piece for the newsletter. There's enough going on - that it should be easy to pick a topic. These days, it isn't always good news - but if you have a good news story - bring it on! We want to reach as many people as we can with as much 'news,' opinion pieces, etc as possible. Have an upcoming event you'd like to share? Send it on! The newsletter reaches about

J oin us for a pot-luck-pitch in dinner followed by the Candidates! A pot-luck-pitch-in dinner on Thursday, March 19th at 6 pm, CalCoDem HQ, 812 Noble Street. Please bring a dish to share with others. Most importantly - bring yourself and a friend or two to meet candidates vying for your vote. The candidates will speak and take questions from the audience. Other candidates in the audience will be introduced. The Calhoun County Democrat March meeting will feature the follow

URGENT - PLEASE contact YOUR legislators at the numbers below OR use tools like the 5 Calls app at https://5calls.org/ to express YOUR views . See details below. Remind legislators that the voters are watching closely and will be voting in November. The US House of Representatives is set to vote this Thursday on whether to allow the president to declare war through the War Powers Act . This decision could reshape the balance of power between Congress and the presidency

The February CalCoDem Meeting - For starters, the Calhoun County Democratic Party enjoyed a great pitch-in pot-luck meal! Chair Sheila Degan Gilbert welcomed all present and introduced the individuals who qualified for positions on the Calhoun County Democratic Executive Committee; followed by the State Democratic Executive Committee candidates. Introducing the Calhoun County Young Democrats - Trevor Stewart , a member of the newly formed group - Calhoun County Young Demo

Meet Lee McInnis! Take a long look at his credentials and his plans to move Alabama ahead. Then join us on Thursday, February 19th at 6 pm, the Jim & Shirley Justice Center, 812 Noble Street, Anniston for a pot-luck meal followed by a question-answer session :) Bring a dish to share with others if you are able - otherwise, come and bring a friend :) Lee graduated from Homewood High School and Auburn University, where he earned his BA in communications. After college, Lee j

SAVE February 14th, Valentines Day, from 11 am til 1 pm to be a part of the Human Billboard on Quintard Avenue in Anniston honoring Renee Good and Alex Pretti! These two young people died at the hands of ICE/Border Patrol officers within days of each other. ICE OUT! Please sign up for the Rally on the national link at https://mobilize.us/s/C6uOSM Let's make a 'Human Billboard' that stretches from Mid Anniston to Oxford, lol! Please come out in support of our HUMAN RIGHTS w

This should really worry us. No, it should scare us to death. Trump broadcasts what he plans to do next and we say aloud or to ourselves, 'he can't do that. It's against the law.' Afterwards, we shake our heads and say "I can't believe he did that." And so on. Now he's broadcasting that he wants to 'nationalize the voting.' President Donald Trump said Monday that Republican lawmakers should nationalize voting — claiming a power explicitly granted to states in the U.S. Con

Please sign up for the Rally on the national link at https://mobilize.us/s/C6uOSM SAVE February 14th, Valentines Day, from 11 am til 1 pm to be a part of the Human Billboard on Quintard Avenue in Anniston honoring Renee Good and Alex Pretti! These two young people died at the hands of ICE/Border Patrol officers within days of each other. ICE OUT! Watch the short YouTube video invitation below. Then read a little about Pretti and Good, how they died and what their families

Click on the link below and read the January Calhoun County Democratic Newsletter! Lots of news you won't find elsewhere :) https://ed482b89-654a-4f29-9f73-d379476e09f4.usrfiles.com/ugd/ed482b_68a3e699ae6b4efe834116040de2d7ce.pdf

Join us at CalCoDem HQ, 812 Noble Street, The Jim & Shirley Justice Center for a pot-luck pitch-in dinner at 6 pm followed by our speaker, Jack Plunk! See ya’ll Thursday at 6 pm! Jack Plunk will be our guest speaker! Jack is a local community leader and activist and has held jobs that gave him insight into the operation of local government - city, county and statewide. We begin with a pitch-in pot-luck dinner at 6 pm, followed by our speaker. Please bring a dish to share wi

Join us on Thursday, January 15th at Calhoun County Democrat HQ, 812 Noble Street, Anniston, AL Our speaker is Jack Plunk, who has held several meaningful positions in Anniston. He has also made a positive difference in the direction of the city as the Principal Planner, East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission. Among Jack's comments will be: How Geography determines Destiny Absurd Policies and "Leaders" of the GOP/MAGA The great heritage of the Democratic

Members of the community gathered at Calhoun County Democratic Headquarters on Thursday, December 18, for our annual holiday dinner and guest speaker. The meeting was opened with a Christian prayer by Jim Justice to celebrate Christmas, followed by Lucile Bodenheimer speaking the Jewish prayer for the first night of Hanukkah and lighting the first Hanukkah candle. After a delicious pitch-in dinner, we heard our guest speaker: Dakarai Larriett, seeking the Democratic nominatio

US Senate candidate Dakarai Larriett FROM ALABAMA. FOR ALABAMA. Son of a U.S. Army veteran, successful entrepreneur, longtime community volunteer, Dakarai Larriett is — above all a proud Alabama native, deeply committed to serving the citizens of his home state. During his childhood, his father’s service led the family from Alabama to bases in Washington, California, Oklahoma and Germany. They returned home when Dakarai was in elementary school, and in the 6th grade he enro

US Senate candidate Dakarai Larriett FROM ALABAMA. FOR ALABAMA. Son of a U.S. Army veteran, successful entrepreneur, longtime community volunteer, Dakarai Larriett is — above all a proud Alabama native, deeply committed to serving the citizens of his home state. During his childhood, his father’s service led the family from Alabama to bases in Washington, California, Oklahoma and Germany. They returned home when Dakarai was in elementary school, and in the 6th grade he enro

Up first at 6 pm is our annual THANKSGIVING DINNER! HQ is providing the meat, dressing, gravy, rolls, tea WHO CAN RESIST A GOOD THANKSGIVING MEAL? Especially an ‘early’ one! Join Calhoun County Democrats on Thursday, November 20th at 6 pm at the Jim & Shirley Justice Center, 812 Noble Street in Anniston. Bring a favorite dish to share with others if you can. If you can't bring something this time - come anyway – there’s ALWAYS plenty of food! Dinner will be followed by our

Hey everyone, we hope you enjoy the newsletter and learn some things that affect us daily! Some good, others not so good :( ALSO: PLEASE help with the Annual Food Drive! We have had very few donations. This year in particular - many of our friends and neighbors need help more than ever. Please bring non-perishable food items to HQ next Wednesday from 10 am til 4 pm OR bring them to the November meeting on November 20th at 6 pm. We will have a nice Thanksgiving 'pitch-i