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CONGRESSMAN HUFFMAN ADDRESSES FULL HOUSE!We had an informative and exciting exchange with our special guest Congressman Jared Huffman at our April 4 monthly meeting. After lauding MVCAN for its broad and successful grassroots work, he asserted that MVCAN is the multigenerational counterpart to the activist students of Parkland! Jared fielded spontaneous questions from our members for forty minutes. We were rapt as he addressed a wide range of issues and delivered insightful and well-informed answers. He made clear that MVCANs contribution to the new political climate, along with other groups, was making a big impact on the political landscape, especially on the electoral map. Thanks also to our County Supervisor, Kate Sears, who gave an exciting overview of Drawdown Marin the innovative county-wide plan to reduce environmental impacts. Kudos also to Chris Lydon, our meeting organizer and MC. |
COME CELEBRATE EARTH DAY!Celebrate Earth Day with art, music and talks about protecting mother earth! Hear Good Earth co-founder Mark Squire speak about sustainable agriculture and witness the debut of the Art Float for Social Change! (see below) The MVCAN Eco-Warriors will be enthusiastically co-sponsoring with Democracy Cafe and Tam Makers at our first-ever MV Earth Day Celebration, taking place at Tam High School. EARTH DAY CELEBRATION Sun, April 22, 2 pm - 5 pmTam High School Student Center 700 Miller Avenue, Mill Valley RSVP Here (Tickets free of charge) MVCAN Eco Team will be involved in the following activities:
With all these action packed events, we urgently need MVCAN volunteers to make sure it all runs smoothly. Our Eco Warrior team is calling on MVCAN members to jump in and help on the day of the event. Can you help? Please email Jenny or Marilyn at: jennifers.tomkins@gmail.com or mprice@the-acorn.com. Thank you! |
HELP CREATE AN ART FLOAT FOR EARTH DAYWould you like to help build, paint or host our Art Float for Social Change this month? We are creating this parade float at Tam High School, with a growing team of community members and high school students. We will present the float on Earth Day, Memorial Day and Fourth of July parades in Marin. Our volunteer team builds the float on Thursdays, 4 to 9pm -- and Saturdays, 10am to 4pm, through the end of April. We work at Tam Makers, in the Tam High School Wood Shop, Room 416 at the top of the campus (see directions). You can help in many ways: make art posters or signs, build float parts, paint them, assemble and set up the float, perform short songs, speeches or poems, take photos and videos, promote and host our shows. Take a look at our photos then sign up here to join us! For more information or questions, email: float@tammakers.org |
DISTRICT ATTORNEY CANDIDATES FORUM IN MARIN CITY SPECIAL MVCAN SPONSORED EVENTHear from and question your Marin County District Attorney candidates. The powerful post of District Attorney is open for the first time in many years. Lets participate and find out about which candidates reflect our progressive values regarding justice, immigration, and incarceration. DISTRICT ATTORNEY CANDIDATES FORUM This event is sponsored by ISOJI in partnership with Mill Valley Community Action Network and Indivisible Sausalito with support from the Marin City Community Services District. |
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PHONE and TEXT BANKINGWe've been hosting big crowds at our text/phone banks since February. We have an experienced, seasoned group of phoners and texters, who also welcome many new volunteers who benefit from the expertise of our leaders, who are always on hand to train. Thanks for all the hard work of our determined volunteers! We're energizing Democrats in red states and districts across the country! We have a few upcoming opportunities to build on our momentum and call or text voters to VOTE THEM OUT! Below is a list of our upcoming events. Please register at the link to make sure you can participate. For all our phone and text banks and training, you need to bring your charged cell phone AND your laptop, iPad or tablet, along with earbuds with a mic. PHONE AND TEXT BANK IN SAUSALITO Sat. April 7 - PHONE/TEXT BANK, 2:30PM - 4:30PM Join us to call and text voters in Swing States and flippable Districts! PHONE AND TEXT BANK IN SAN RAFAEL We'll be calling all the flippable California Congressional Districts. We'll be calling for the Special Congressional Election for AZ-08, to replace Republican Trent Franks--to be held April 24; we'll also offer calls to CA-10 and CA-21. For more information about dates and phone/text banks, see here. MVCAN is co-hosting this phone/text bank at Marin Democrats' new headquarters on 4th St. in San Rafael! The office is at 1344 4th St. (at D) in San Rafael and will be open Wed. - Sun.12:00PM - 6:00PM. PHONE AND TEXT BANK IN CORTE MADERA Please join us at Jan's home in Corte Madera to call for the Special Congressional Election for AZ-08, to replace Republican Trent Franks--to be held April 24. Please click here to register and get more details/directions. |
CIVIL RIGHTS NEWS: SUPPORT IMMIGRANTS AT RISK OF DETENTION AND DEPORTATIONTo support our immigrant communities in very difficult and uncertain times, the MVCAN Civil Rights/Immigration team is working together with the Canal Welcome Centers Marin Rapid Response Network. "Thanks to MVCAN for all the great support," said Olivia Beltran from the Canal Welcome Center. "A few weeks ago we saw ICE activity in Marin. Parents became so fearful they kept their children home from school." Read More. HOTLINE cards are being distributed with concise directions for folks to follow should they encounter immigration officials. Some members of the Civil Rights/Immigration team are now trained by Marin Rapid Response Network to become Legal Observers to help monitor ICE activity. When ICE activity is reported, trained Legal Observers will be deployed to a specific area within Marin County to "document" the situation. You do not need to have a legal background or be bilingual to become a Legal Observer. WE NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS! |
REPORT BACK FROM SF ROCK THE CONGRESSThe Rock the Congress conference on Mar 24 in San Franciscos Balboa High School, was an all day series of workshops, speakers and networking with activists from all over the Bay Area. We all sometimes get singularly focused on our own activities, so Rock the Congress gave activists an opportunity to lean in, learn, and share with great people we've never met. Congressman Eric Swalwell spoke about how we can elect great Democrats to office. |
ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO ROCK THE CONGRESS IN NAPAIf you missed the ROCK THE CONGRESS in San Francisco last week, you will have another chance to join in at the NAPA ROCK THE CONGRESS on Sun, April 15th. Come and listen to Becky Bond, advisor to Bernie Sanders, Donnie Fowler, co-founder of Dem Labs, Heather Hargreaves, EVP at NextGen America, and Mike Thompson, Congressman from CA-5. ROCK THE CONGRESS IN NAPA Great speakers, great food, breakout sessions for everyone from the newest volunteer to seasoned group leaders. Meet like-minded, energetic progressive activists, learn from them, establish relationships that are helpful in the political fights but also sometimes ripen into real friendships. Tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/rock-the-congress-napa-valley-uniting-progressives-to-win-in-2018-tickets-42945606465 |
MVCAN SHOWS UP FOR MARCH FOR OUR LIVESAt San Francisco Civic Center on March 24th dozens of MVCANers gathered to honor the students protesting for gun safety. Many of us marched along with the fabulous Marin-based Freedom Singers and sang all the way down Market St. |
AIRLIFT.FUND: WHERE YOUR MONEY CAN MAKE THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCEThanks to our wonderful sponsors Liz Schumacher, Marissa Wertheimer, and Jenny Tomkins. See airlift.fund |