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October Meeting--Oct. 21, 7 pm
Special guests: Sen. Gary Peters and Tom Kelly
Oct. 21, 7 pm-8:30 pm
Virtual--see Zoom details below.
Join us for our last membership meeting before the 2020 Election!! Senator Gary Peters and Tom Kelly, head of the Michigan for Biden campaign, will be joining us for our final push before November. Hope you can join us for this important meeting!!
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Sign & Volunteer Fall Fest!
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2020 AT 2 PM – 4 PM
49889 Pelham Ct, Canton, MI 48187-2169
Come join us to meet some amazing candidates, pick up a yard sign or two, explore the various volunteer opportunities with the club -- or just to enjoy a nice, fall afternoon with like-minded friends!
Day of Action--Saturday, Sept. 26
Join us for a Day of Action!
- Saturday, September 26, 2020 10 AM – 1 PM
- Meet at Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea, Canton
Hello Volunteers,
We are ready to lit drop! Our Day of Action is this Saturday, September 26th from 10am to 1pm. Please meet us at Sweetwaters Cafe at 302 N Canton Center Road to get your door hangers and assigned households. Please wear a mask. Bring a friend(s) if you can. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Mary Griffith at marygriff52@gmail.com. Thank you!
We also request that volunteers download the MiniVan app on their phones if they haven't already.
Canton Democratic Club School Board Candidate Forum
Tuesday, Sept. 1, 7 pm
Join event with Plymouth Democratic Club. Please see our Facebook Event here for the sign up and more info:
August Meeting --Aug. 19, 7 pm (Virtual)
Dr. Peter Kim--Detroit 1967: Civil Unrest and Black Lives Matter
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Our featured speaker will be Dr. Peter Kim on “Detroit 1967: Civil Unrest and Black Lives Matter”
Dr. Kim, who teaches an Honors seminar on Detroit history and culture at Henry Ford College-Dearborn, will discuss local factors that contributed to the 1967 civil unrest in Detroit. The talk is intended to shed light on recent civil unrest and protests against racial injustice.
Dr. Peter Kim received his doctorate in English at Wayne State University with cognates in critical theory and cultural studies.
We also will be inviting our primary winners to say a couple words and let us know how we can help them win in November.
June Meeting--Virtual Candidate Forum
Wednesday, June 17, 7-8:30 pm on Zoom
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Invited Candidates:
Michigan House District 20:
* Matt Koleszar (incumbent)
Michigan House District 21:
* Ethan Petzold
* Ranjeev Puri
Wayne County Commissioner:
* Melissa Daub (incumbent)
Canton Township Supervisor:
* Anne Marie Graham-Hudak
Canton Township Clerk:
* Michael Siegrist (incumbent)
Canton Township Treasurer:
* Dian Slavens (incumbent)
Canton Township Trustees (4 spots available):
* Sommer Foster (incumbent)
* Steven Sneideman (incumbent)
* Jack Bird Jr.
* Kate Borninski
* Tania Ganguly
* Robb Grandon
* Gary Hotycki
Elections matter-- especially local ones! All candidates will have an opportunity to introduce themselves, but we would like to spend a little more time on those that have a primary race. Please forward any questions, for any of the candidates, to us via direct message or you can email us at cantondemclub@gmail.com
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May Meeting
Please join us for our May Meeting virtually! May 20, 7 pm.
Our guest speakers will be:
State Representative Matt Koleszar, who will give us an update from Lansing. https://housedems.com/koleszar
Dr. Preeti Malani, Chief Health Officer and a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Michigan, who will be giving us an update on COVID-19 in Michigan. https://president.umich.edu/leadership-team/direct-reports/preeti-malani/
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy, https://www.waynecounty.com/elected/prosecutor/biography.aspx
We are very excited to hear from them and If you have any questions for any of the speakers, please email us at cantondemclub@gmail.com.
We also will be holding some important membership votes, including nominating/voting on our open board seats. If you have a nomination for the board, please email us at cantondemclub@gmail.com.
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April Meeting--Virtual
We miss our members! Hope you can all join us for our April meeting, via Zoom.
We will be getting updates from Congresswoman Haley Stevens and our State Representative Kristy Pagan. If you have questions for either of them, please email them to cantondemclub@gmail.com before Wednesday night (i.e. before April 15).
The details of the meeting: Topic: Canton Democratic Club Membership Meeting Time: Wednesday, Apr 15, 2020 7:00PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Thanks to everyone who joined this meeting!
CDC Monthly Meeting - Wed. February 19, 2020 - 7-8:30pm
Legislative Update from State Sen. Dayna Polehanki
Race and Inequality with Professor Alford Young, Jr.
Race and Inequality with Professor Alford Young, Jr.
Before her election to the state legislature, Sen. Dayna Polehanki was a leader in the classroom.
She is a two-time Teacher of the Year award winner and has almost 19 years of experience in the classroom.
As a public school teacher and small business owner, Polehanki understands how policies affect our ability to prepare students for college, skilled-trades training and good-paying jobs. She is a champion for better investment in public schools and roads, as well as policies that lower prescription drug prices and that protect our air and water.
Race and Inequality with Professor Alford Young, Jr.
Race and Inequality with Professor Alford Young, Jr.
Race and Inequality with Professor Alford Young, Jr.
Professor Young has pursued research on low-income, urban-based African Americans, employees at an automobile manufacturing plant, African American scholars and intellectuals, and the classroom-based experiences of higher-education faculty as they pertain to diversity and multiculturalism.
Canton Dems January Meeting - 1-15-20 - 7-8:30pm
Special Guest Speaker: Andrea Hug, Director of the Plymouth-Canton Community Literacy Council (CLC
Special Guest Speaker: Andrea Hug, Director of the Plymouth-Canton Community Literacy Council (CLC
Special Guest Speaker: Andrea Hug, Director of the Plymouth-Canton Community Literacy Council (CLC
Andrea Hug will be giving a presentation about the Community Literacy Council (CLC). The CLC provides free English tutors to adults (18 & older), who speak English as a 2nd language. The CLC is in need of volunteer tutors in Canton, where English is a 2nd language to 20% of the population.
Mission Statement
Providing adults with basic reading, writing and communication so they may participate in their community and reach their fullest potential in life.
P-CCS Core Executive Team Members
Special Guest Speaker: Andrea Hug, Director of the Plymouth-Canton Community Literacy Council (CLC
Special Guest Speaker: Andrea Hug, Director of the Plymouth-Canton Community Literacy Council (CLC
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P-CCS Members will provide information on the school bond issue on the ballot in March 2020.
Canton Dems UofM/MSU Pregame Bowling Social
Additional Information
Join us for a fun night of bowling with your friends at the Canton Democratic Club before the big MSU/Michigan game. Support your favorite team or just come to hang out, bowl, and eat pizza. Please RSVP because we need a headcount to reserve lanes.
The suggested donation is $10.
Location
When: Friday November 15, 2019
8pm-11pm
Where: Super Bowl Lanes, 45100 Ford Road, Canton, Michigan 48187
October Monthly Meeting - Wed., October 16, 2019 - 7pm
Special Guest Speaker - Lori Carpentier, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Michigan
The Canton Democratic Club is pleased to announce Lori Carpentier, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan (PPAM) and Planned Parenthood of Michigan (PPMI) will be our speaker at our October meeting.
Before being named CEO in 2005, Lori Carpentier also was Director of Education, Director of Patient Services, and Vice President of Medical Affairs. She led PPAM through five mergers to become one statewide affiliate in 2016, with 20 health centers, nearly 65,000 patients and serving another 17,000 with educational programming. Carpentier advocates for access to quality reproductive health care and represents the public policy interests of Planned Parenthood patients and supporters across the state. A leading expert in Michigan on women’s reproductive health care, she has testified before Congress and the Michigan State Legislature.
Nationally, Carpentier served on numerous task forces and workgroups for Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Since becoming CEO, she served as a member and is now Chair of 416 Holdings, Inc. (the parent company for Afaxys Pharmaceuticals), and is the liaison between Planned Parenthood’s Affiliate Chief Executives Council and the Medical Directors Council. Carpentier also currently serves on the national Planned Parenthood Action Fund Board of Directors as an affiliate CEO representative.
Carpentier, who began her career with PP as a medical assistant in 1985, earned a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Michigan State University with a concentration in Adolescent Sexuality.
Canton Democratic Club - Annual Pasta Dinner
Guest Speaker: Heaster Wheeler - Asst. Secretary of State & former-Executive Director NAACP Detroit
Guest Speaker: Heaster Wheeler - Asst. Secretary of State & former-Executive Director NAACP Detroit
Guest Speaker: Heaster Wheeler - Asst. Secretary of State & former-Executive Director NAACP Detroit
Emcee: Lori Goldman - Founder of Fems for Dems
Guest Speaker: Heaster Wheeler - Asst. Secretary of State & former-Executive Director NAACP Detroit
Guest Speaker: Heaster Wheeler - Asst. Secretary of State & former-Executive Director NAACP Detroit
Guest Speaker: Dr. Abdul El-Sayed - Founder of Southpaw Michigan and 2018 Gubernatorial Candidate
Guest Speaker: Heaster Wheeler - Asst. Secretary of State & former-Executive Director NAACP Detroit
Guest Speaker: Dr. Abdul El-Sayed - Founder of Southpaw Michigan and 2018 Gubernatorial Candidate
Friday, Sept 20, 2019 - 6:30 pm - 9 pm
Canton Democratic Club 2019 Pasta Dinner will be held at Fellows Creek Golf Club and Banquet Facility at 2936 S. Lotz Road in Canton on September 20, 2019 from 6:30-9:00pm.
M/C: Lori Goldman - Founder, Fems for Dems
Special Guest Speakers:
Heaster Wheeler, Asst. Secretary of State and former NAACP executive director.
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, physician, epidemiologist, public health expert, and progressive activist. He is the Chair at Southpaw Michigan, as well as a Senior Fellow at the Governing Institute.
SILENT AUCTION & 50/50 RAFFLE:
The Canton Democrat Club will be holding a Silent Auction.
(items can be purchased with check or credit card, no cash)
50/50 Raffle Drawing - Cash Accepted
TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets at the Door:
Tickets are available for purchase at the door by Check or Credit Card. No Cash will be accepted at the door.
Tickets by Mail:
Tickets can be purchased by mail by check. (must be received by September 15th)
Send Check to Canton Democratic Club, P.O. Box 871064, Canton, Michigan 48187
June Meeting - Environmental Forum
Wednesday June 19, 2019 - 7pm at the Canton Township Municipal Building, 1150 S. Canton Center Rd., Canton, MI 48188
The Environmental Forum will be Moderated by State Representative Kristy Pagan
Guest Speakers include:
Andrew Sarpolis - Organizing Representative, Beyond Coal Campaign, Sierra Club
Andrew Sarpolis is an advocate with the Sierra Club who strives to implement fact-based, beneficial, and effective public policies which benefit the environment, labor, and public health through the construction of grassroots movements. He has a wide gamut of experience in issues spanning from labor (Southeast Michigan Jobs Community Co-Chair) to environmental justice (NAACP North Oakland Branch Climate Co-Chair) to human rights (Vice Chair of the Michigan Coalition for Human Rights).
Andrew advises organizations on grassroots strategy, with a focus on the environment. He has organized events which drew over a thousand people (the most notable were the Detroit March for Justice and the sulfur dioxide public hearings in southwestern Detroit).
Andrew's current project is mobilizing local, grassroots momentum in towns and cities to support adopting targets for 100% renewable energy. He has already recruited the municipal leaders of West Bloomfield Township, Brownstown Township, Ferndale, Royal Oak, East Lansing, Grand Grapids, Kalamazoo, Traverse City, and Ann Arbor to sign the pledge.
Sean McBrearty -- Campaign Organizer, Clean Water Action
Sean learned the importance of protecting drinking water and our environment from a young age, growing up in a community devastated by perennial droughts and poor water and air quality in California’s central valley. He worked briefly as a firefighter before leaving California to attend school at Franciscan University in Ohio, where he studied History.
Sean started out as a canvasser, became a Field Manager, then Senior Field Manager, and became the Canvass Director of the Lansing Office in July of 2013. Sean spent 2 and a half years as the Lansing Canvass Director before moving into his current role as a Program Organizer based in our Lansing office, where he leads our work on pipeline safety, infrastructure, and water issues.
Regina Strong -- Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy’s Environmental Justice Public Advocate
Regina is the former Michigan Director for the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign and brings an extensive background in advocacy and public affairs to her new role. She previously served in a variety of leadership roles, including as the executive director of Community Development Advocates of Detroit.
The executive order creating the Office of the Environmental Justice Public Advocate also established The Interagency Environmental Justice Response Team which will include the departments of Agriculture and Rural Development, Civil Rights, Health and Human Services, Natural Resources, and Transportation, as well as the Public Service Commission and Michigan Strategic Fund. As the Environmental Justice Public Advocate, Strong will serve as chair of the Response Team.
Andrew Nowicki -- Chair, MDP Environmental CaucusMichigan Democratic Party Environmental Caucus
Andrew is an environmental activist with a particular passion for Michigan wildlife. He aims to build awareness of the natural world by hosting animal presentations, nature walks, and writing about environmental issues across the state.
The MDP Environmental Caucus' mission is to develop an exchange of action between the public and the Democratic Party for the betterment of Michigan's environment and support green energy issues. We encourage our members to develop and support legislation around these issues.
Sean Hammond -- Deputy Policy Director, Michigan Environmental Council
Sean helps MEC build and maintain relationships with lawmakers, stay abreast of new bills and legislative committee activities, and keep the organization's member groups informed about developments at the Capitol. In terms of policy, Sean covers transportation, mining, recycling and solid waste and contaminated sites.
A native of Potterville, Mich., Hammond comes to MEC with experience working in the Legislature and state agencies. He held a legal externship with Michigan's Senate Majority Policy Office, where he provided Republican lawmakers with policy analysis and legal memos on proposed legislation. He also has interned with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the office of Attorney General Bill Schuette and with state Sen. Rick Jones (R-Grand Ledge), who was then serving in the House. Hammond is a 2014 graduate of the Michigan State University College of Law and a member of the State Bar of Michigan.
Janis Bobrin - President, Michigan League of Conservation Voters
Before stepping down in 2012, Janis served 24 years as the Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner. She was re-elected to the position five times and has been applauded for advancing sustainable storm water practices and increasing public education efforts around water stewardship in the County.
As an officer with the Michigan Association of County Drain Commissioners, she worked to ensure that water quality protection and environmental resource management became integral parts of Drain Commissioners’ jobs in Michigan. Before becoming Water Resources Commissioner, Janis worked as an Environmental Planner and Manager of Water Quality Programs for SEMCOG (Southeast Michigan Council of Governments).
In addition to serving on the MLCV Board, Janis is currently serving as one of Ann Arbor’s representatives to the Huron River Watershed Council Board and Executive Committee. She is also a citizen member of Washtenaw County Parks Commission, and serves on other non-environmental nonprofit Boards. She holds a Masters Degree in Urban Planning from the University of Michigan.
The Environmental Forum will be Moderated by State Representative Kristy Pagan