Happy New Year! Jan. 17, 2024 Meeting
Speakers: Club President Ethan Petzold--New Energy Law & Canton Clerk Michael Siegrist--Election Law
- 7 pm
- Canton Municipal Building 1150 S. Canton Center Rd.
Ethan will be doing a presentation on Michigan's new energy law, landmark climate and clean energy legislation that establishes a 100% Clean Energy Standard for Michigan. Canton Clerk, Michael Siegrist will also be speaking about Michiganders' new voting rights that will be implemented this year due to the passage of Proposal 2 in 2022 and new election-related legislation passed by the Legislature in 2023. See you there!
February 21, 2024 Meeting
- 7pm
- 1150 S. Canton Center Rd. (Canton Township Administration Building)
- Lower Level, Freedom Room (not in the board room this month)
- After meeting social meet up at Maverick's.
Jessica Lumbreras from the Michigan Education Association will be our guest speaker this month to talk about the wins for public education and teachers passed in 2023 that will be going into effect in 2024!
Don't forget to renew your membership for 2024!
March 20, 2024 Meeting
Wednesday, March 20, 7 pm
Join us at the Canton Township Administration Building, 1150 S. Canton Center Rd.
Quentin Turner, Program Director for Common Cause MI, will be our March Speaker! He will talk about the work being done on campaign finance and good governance reform in Michigan.
For more about Quentin, please visit this link.
As always, we will have our after meeting social hour at Maverick's.
April 17, 2024 Meeting
Wed. April 17, 7 pm
We have a busy meeting this month with guest speakers Kimberly Thomas (MI Supreme Court Candidate) and Loren Khogali (ACLU of Michigan, a legislative update from Sen. Dayna Polehanki.
- 1150 S. Canton Center Rd. (Canton Township Municipal Building)
- After meeting social hour at Maverick's
May Meeting
- Wednesday, May 15
- 7 pm
- Canton Township Administration Building (1150 S. Canton Center Rd)
- After meeting social hour at Maverick's
Please join us! Our speaker will be Amanda Costello (Organizer at Michigan LCV), speaking about new Energy Consumer Rebates in President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. And we will have a County Commission Update with Commissioner Melissa Daub, and a Congressional Update with Elizabeth Kiss from Rep. Dingell's office.
PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR INFO ABOUT OUR MIX & MINGLE EVENT!
June Mix and Mingle!
Sunday June 2, 2024, 6-8 pm
- Fellows Creek Golf Club and Banquet Facility (2936 S. Lotz Road Canton, MI 48188)
- Enjoy delicious appetizers, mingle with fellow Democrats, meet our local elected officials and candidates, and participate in a 50/50 raffle and silent auction.
2024 Summer Picnic--July 17, 6-8 pm
Join us in Canton's Heritage Park on Wed. July 17 at 6 pm for our annual picnic!
- Heritage Park North Pavilion 1 (Behind Fire Station #1 off Canton Center Rd.)
- Potluck, please sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/cdcpicnic
- Fun with fellow Democrats!
- As a reminder, our next regular meeting will be in August.
August 21, 2024 Meeting
Guest Speaker: Justice Kyra Harris Bolden from the Michigan Supreme Court (joining us virtually)
- 7 pm
- Canton Municipal Building, 1150 S. Canton Center Rd.
More about Justice Bolden:
Justice Kyra Harris Bolden joined the Michigan Supreme Court on January 1, 2023, when she was appointed by Governor Whitmer, making her the first Black woman to serve as a Justice. A graduate of Southfield Public Schools, Justice Bolden chose to remain in Michigan for her studies, receiving her bachelor’s degree from Grand Valley State University and Juris Doctor from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
While serving as a state representative in the Michigan House of Representatives, Bolden advocated for Michiganders as a member of the Judiciary Committee and focused her work on criminal justice reform and crafting and passing bipartisan legislation to protect survivors of sexual violence. Justice Bolden successfully passed pieces of critical bipartisan legislation into law, including the “Medically Frail” Prison Reform package, the revision of the Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation Act, and the “Address Confidentiality for Survivors of Domestic Violence” package.
Justice Bolden has a deep respect for the law and has seen the depth and breadth of law in her years of practice and lawmaking. After becoming a member of the State Bar, Justice Bolden practiced as a criminal defense attorney. She then served as a Judicial Law Clerk in Wayne County’s Third Circuit Court under the Honorable John A. Murphy. As a Judicial Law Clerk, Justice Bolden performed legal research, made recommendations to Judge Murphy on legal interpretation based upon relevant case law, and drafted opinions on a myriad of civil issues. She then practiced as a civil litigation attorney with Lewis & Munday, P.C., in several practice areas before joining the Michigan Legislature in 2019.
Alongside her daily work, Justice Bolden is an active member of her community, serving as a member of the Oakland County Bar Association, Wolverine Bar Association, Straker Bar Association, the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, National Congress of Black Women-Oakland County, and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Justice Bolden has received several awards, including the 2019 Detroit Association of Women’s Clubs, Inc. “Young Women Lifting As We Climb Image Award,” the 2019 African American Leadership Awards “Emerging Leader Award,” a 2020 Michigan Chronicle “40 Under 40 Award,” 2021 “Legislative Economic Development Champion Award,” and the 2021 Michigan Credit Union League “Legislator of the Year Award.”