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Meeting – February 27

Next meeting will be on Thursday, February 27 at 7:00 PM at the Danvers Library.

Please be aware that the meeting room has been changed to the Classroom Conference Room. This conference can be accessed by entering through the same door as for the Gordon Room and going through the children’s room or from the main entrance and taking the elevator downstairs.

Just a quick reminder that our next meeting will be held in the Class Room conference room on the 27th.

Our last meeting took place on January 8th, and as a refresher, you can review the minutes here: January Meeting Minutes.

We are pleased to welcome Diann Slavit as our guest speaker. Diann is an immigration attorney who represents immigrants and refugees seeking asylum. She also served as a delegate at the 2024 Democrat Convention and will bring valuable insights to our discussion.

I am currently finalizing the meeting agenda. A lot has happened since our last gathering, so if you have suggestions for discussion topics or would like to be included on the agenda as a speaker, please reach out to me at lou@danversdemocrats.org or 978-304-2714.

As always, this will be a hybrid meeting, and the agenda and Zoom link will be shared before the meeting.

Maria and I plan to be at the library at 6:30 if anyone wants to come by early and chat before the meeting. There will be light refreshments.Looking forward to seeing you all there!
Thanks everyone.lou@danversdemocrats.org

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Ken Martin Elected DNC Chair

Today, Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Chair and Association of State Democratic Chairs (ASDC) President Ken Martin was elected as the new Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) with overwhelming support from DNC members on the first ballot. In his acceptance speech, newly-elected Chair Martin committed to holding the Trump administration accountable, uniting and charting a new path for the Democratic Party, and fighting for working families. 

“The Democratic Party is the party of working people, and it’s time to roll up our sleeves and outcompete everywhere, in every election, and at every level of government — and I look forward to working with this next generation of leadership to build a Party to unite America,” said DNC Chair Ken Martin. “Today’s elections mark a new chapter in DNC leadership, and Donald Trump and his billionaire allies are put on notice: we will hold them accountable for ripping off working families, and we will beat them at the ballot box.” 

New DNC Chair Martin campaigned on a promise to implement a new framework at the DNC: Build to Win, Build to Expand, Build to Last. Here’s what that looks like:

  • Build to win by expanding our vision and infrastructure. This means funding parties in all 57 states and territories, meaningfully investing in youth empowerment and mobilization, ensuring there is Democratic infrastructure in every ZIP code, and organizing year-round.
  • Build to expand by going on offense everywhere, contesting every race, and embracing our responsibility to support Democrats running at every level.
  • Build to last by planning, organizing, and implementing a 10-year strategy to align the infrastructure, partnerships, and people we need to win. We must listen to voters and be willing to dig deep and recenter the Democratic agenda to reestablish who we are in the eyes of American voters.

Background on DNC Chair Ken Martin

Ken Martin has served as the Chairman of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party since 2011 — making him the longest serving Chair in the 75-year history of the DFL. 

Ken made the DFL what it is today — an all-day, year-round party dedicated to organizing communities, empowering the grassroots, electing progressive candidates, and improving the lives of Minnesotans.

Given his success as the DFL Party Chairman, Ken was elected by his peers across the country to serve as the President of the Association of State Democratic Chairs in 2017, where he works with state and local party committees to build permanent, long-lasting political infrastructure so they can elect candidates from the school board to the Oval Office.

Before his election as Chairman, Ken spent two decades working for progressive candidates and causes. He played key leadership roles on various campaigns, including Dayton for Governor in 2010, Hatch for Governor in 2006, Kerry for President in 2004, Humphrey for Secretary of State in 2002, and Gore for President in 2000. Ken led the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment campaign in 2008, which dedicated funding to the arts, environment, conservation, and parks and trails in Minnesota. It is the largest conservation finance measure in the nation to ever become law.

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MLK Jr Day of Service Food Drive – January 20

The DanversDems hosted our annual MLK Jr. Day of Service.  This year we held a food drive for our Danvers People to People Food Pantry. We had a very significant amount of donations of food, diapers, personal items and cash.

Thank you to Paul from the Food Pantry for meeting us in the early morning to clear and salt the stairs and for letting us stay inside the pantry on this very cold day.

Thanks to everyone who donated. As always, Dems show up and are very generous.

Thanks to Liz Brennan for running this event.

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