April MeetingJoin us at our next Windems meeting on Wednesday, April 14th at 6:30 pm for the following presentation and discussion:
GSP Progress Report: Inside the NH State House What’s happening at the State House this year? Join Granite State Progress for an overview of major bills of interest and the key players, followed by a discussion of opportunities for advocacy and accountability. This overview includes actions taken by the Governor, Executive Council, Senate, and House, and select Commissioners. Presenter: Leah Cohen, Media and Digital Organizer for Granite State Progress. |
Use this link to register - you will be sent the Zoom link to attend.
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Windems Mission Statement Project
Click to view the current draft. The revision process will be discussed at the March meeting.
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March Meeting
Biennial Caucus for the purpose of
Electing Officers and Delegates
Guest Speaker Larry Drake
Chair of the Rockingham County Democrats
Please welcome new officers Valerie Roman as Chair (former Vice Chair),
Kenna McLeod as Vice Chair, Cathy Souter as Secretary
and returning officer Karen Clark as Treasurer.
Delegates elected are Kristi St. Laurent, Ellen McCahon, Jim Bull and Jennifer Stitt.
Kenna McLeod as Vice Chair, Cathy Souter as Secretary
and returning officer Karen Clark as Treasurer.
Delegates elected are Kristi St. Laurent, Ellen McCahon, Jim Bull and Jennifer Stitt.
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Town Election, Tues March 7th
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Gerrymandering in NHThe yellow district is NH Executive Council District 2, stretching from the seacoast to the western edge of the state and down to the Massachusetts border.
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Citizens Petition on the Windham Town WarrantIt is too late to establish an independent redistricting commission for this year, so this is a way to let our local delegation know we want a fair process and we are watching!
Thank you for voting to support this call for fair and transparent redistricting! |
Wednesday, January 20th 6:00pm Windham Town Common
On inauguration day evening a candlelight vigil, “Standing Together,” was held on the Windham town common. We stood together for love of country, for the values that we hold most dear, and for our commitment to listen and work with each other for the common good. Hosted by the Windham Democratic Town Committee, all citizens of our community were welcome and the parking lot was filled with overflow parking at the church. The event featured a song sung by Grace & Kristi St. Laurent, a message from Pastor John Seiders of the Presbyterian Church and a call and response led by Ellen McCahon to indicate a renewed commitment to work together respectfully to solve common problems.
The vigil was held drive-in style and broadcast via FM transmitter due to COVID precautions. Participants tuned in from their cars. The vigil ended with a collection of the LED candles in each car in order to place them on the Common as a sign of the renewed commitment to Stand Together With and For Integrity into the future!
Many thanks to the volunteers who helped put the event together. The estimated participation was approximately 50 people including public and volunteers.
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Many thanks to Tony Roman for sharing his survey and statistics knowledge with us at the January meeting. |
The Windems December meeting featured Emmett Soldati. Check out his website if you missed his presentation.
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The Windems and Salem Dems Welcome Emmett Soldati! Our December meeting will be shared with Salem as we welcome Emmett to share his hard-earned perspectives on politics and New Hampshire. Check out his website emmettsoldati.com/ and this recent Letter to the Editor.
This event will be held online. To get the Zoom link email Kristi@windems.org or to to the Windems Facebook Event page. |
May's meeting featured Liz Tentarelli, President of the New Hampshire League of Women Voters. She filled us in on voting rights legislation in NH and provisions for absentee ballot voting for the Fall elections. You can find the NH League of Women Voters online www.lwvnh.org.
Many thanks to our April guest speaker, Attorney Maggie Goodlander for speaking on her experiences with SCOTUS and her perspective on the current and future courts - with some voting rights issues thrown in! It was a great discussion with a good turn-out. Thanks to all who participated.
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December Meeting
The December Meeting featured
Executive Council candidate Mindi Messmer.
•Former NH State House Representative, Rye and New Castle. •Scientist/Advocate. •Co-Founder New Hampshire Safe Water Alliance. •Science-based policy resulting in environmental protections on air and water.
•Successful record of fighting for her constituents and all of New Hampshire.
November MeetingAuthor and activist Adam Eichen spoke regarding not only the crises impacting our democracy, but real and practical solutions to strengthen it and protect voting & elections. We were joined by the Salem Dems for this special topic.
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October WindemsAbout 25 people met up at Club14 to hear from Mike DiTommaso of the Raymond Dems & Admiral Joe Sestak, Presidential candidate. Thanks to Club14 for having us!
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The September meeting was attended by over 25 people. The topic was gerrymandering and voter suppression with speakers from Open Democracy. Check out their informative website. |
What you may have missed
