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SUMMARY:[VIDEO UP] WCDP March Monthly Meeting: Why is rent so high in Washtenaw County? And what are Dems doing to help?
DESCRIPTION:Video up!  See below ⬇️  or watch on Youtube 📺 \nMeeting schedule\n9:15 – 9:45 — Social Time – get to know your Democratic neighbors and enjoy breakfast treats!\n9:45 – 10:30 — Party business:  \n\nWhat we’re doing\, how you can be part of it\nUpdates from state & local electeds\nDC Update from Congresswoman Debbie Dingell\nOpportunities to serve on township boards\, and on city and county commissions across Washtenaw County\, with Democratic activists and electeds Lonnie Scott and Eric Roberts \n\n10:30 – noon: Why’s rent so high in Washtenaw County? And what are Dems doing to help? \n\nPanel Chair: Zack Farah – Chair\, Ann Arbor Renters Commission\nJennifer Hall – Executive Director Ann Arbor Housing Commission\nCynthia Harrison – Ann Arbor City Council\nJason Macijewski (invited) – County Commissioner\, District 1 (representing both Chelsea and Dexter)\nCarrie Rheingans – MI Representative\, HD47 (representing Western Washtenaw and Jackson County)\nJustin Yuan – McKinley Tenants Association & Ann Arbor Tenants Union
URL:https://www.washtenawdems.org/calendar/wcdp-march-monthly-meeting-rent-so-high/
LOCATION:Washtenaw County Learning Resource Center (WCLRC)\, 4135 Washtenaw Ave\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48108\, United States
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SUMMARY:[VIDEO UP] WCDP February Monthly Meeting: Equity in Washtenaw County
DESCRIPTION:Video up!  See below ⬇️  or watch on Youtube 📺 \nOn the occasion of Black History Month\,  Washtenaw County Sheriff Jerry Clayton and other leading Black elected officials spoke about equity in Washtenaw County\, accomplishments\, and work remaining. \n9:15: Meet and Greet \n9:45: Party Business\nTheresa Reid\, WCDP Chair\nWashington Update – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell\nRemarks from WCDP leaders\, local elected officials\, and candidates \n10:15-noon Black History Month Program\nPanelists:\nWashtenaw County Sheriff Jerry Clayton\nState Representative Felicia Brabec (33rd House District)\nState Representative Jimmie Wilson Jr. (32nd House District)\nWashtenaw County Board of Commissioners Chair Justin Hodge\nWashtenaw County Board of Commissioners Vice Chair Caroline Sanders\nWashtenaw County Commissioner Crystal Lyte \nThe panel was moderated by Chris Watson
URL:https://www.washtenawdems.org/calendar/wcdp-february-monthly-meeting-equity-in-washtenaw-county/
LOCATION:Washtenaw County Learning Resource Center (WCLRC)\, 4135 Washtenaw Ave\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48108\, United States
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SUMMARY:[VIDEO UP] WCDP January Meeting: The Literacy Crisis in Washtenaw County caused by Poverty and the Pandemic: How we all can help
DESCRIPTION:Video up!  See below ⬇️  or watch on Youtube 📺 \nOf the 3\,000 third grade students in Washtenaw County whose English Language proficiency was tested in the 2022-23 school year\, half were found not to be proficient or only partially proficient. See https://www.mischooldata.org/grades-3-8-state-testing-includes-psat-data-proficiency/ But even this statistic fails to capture the magnitude of the challenge. Significant numbers of students are one\, two\, or even three years behind grade level in the elementary years. These figures are higher in the economically most under-resourced parts of the county and among African-American students\, students with disabilities\, and students who have experienced homelessness. \n\n\nThe inability to read adequately can cripple a person’s future possibilities\, and greatly increases the likelihood of many kinds of trauma and negative life outcomes. A person’s path should not be determined in fourth grade.\nPanelists: \n\nSharin Buddin\, Executive Director\, Family Learning Institute\nBetsy Durant\, Executive Director\, Children’s Literacy Network\nDarryl Johnson\, Executive Director\, Mentor2Youth\nKelly Mickel\, Principal\, Erickson Elementary School\, Ypsilanti Community Schools\nErnesto Querijero\, Program Director\, Books for Kids\nKallista Walker\, Founder\, Our Community Reads
URL:https://www.washtenawdems.org/calendar/wcdp-january-monthly-meeting-the-literacy-crisis-in-washtenaw-county-caused-by-poverty-and-the-pandemic/
LOCATION:Washtenaw County Learning Resource Center (WCLRC)\, 4135 Washtenaw Ave\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48108\, United States
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SUMMARY:[VIDEO UP] WCDP December Monthly Meeting: Keeping Trump off the ballot next November
DESCRIPTION:Video up!  See below ⬇️  or watch on Youtube 📺 \nOn Saturday\, December 2\, the WCDP held a meeting and program featuring Mark Brewer\, former MDP Chair\, speaking about efforts in Michigan and other states to keep former president Trump off the ballot in November 2024 on the grounds that he instigated an insurrection against the constitution of the United States. Also speaking were Joyce Olmstead and Chris and Ann Savage\, on the subject of food and climate change. \n9:15: Meet and Greet \n9:45: Party Business \n\nJustin Hodge\, WCDP Vice Chair\nWashington Update – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell\nFinancial Disclosure Legislation Update – Representative Carrie Rheingans\, Michigan House District 47\n\n10:15 – 10:30  Volunteer Appreciation \n\nWCDP Committee Vice Chairs\n\n10:30-11:00    Food and soil: The keys to our health and planet \n\nJoyce Olmstead\nChris and Ann Savage\n\n11:00-noon     Keeping Trump off the ballot in November \n\nMark Brewer\, Partner at Goodman Acker\, election lawyer\, and former Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party.
URL:https://www.washtenawdems.org/calendar/wcdp-december-monthly-meeting-keeping-trump-off-the-ballot-next-november/
LOCATION:Washtenaw County Learning Resource Center (WCLRC)\, 4135 Washtenaw Ave\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48108\, United States
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SUMMARY:[VIDEO UP] WCDP November Monthly Meeting: Schools Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Video up!  See below ⬇️  or watch on Youtube 📺 \nResponding to Disruptive Behavior in Schools: a Panel Discussion of the Washtenaw Equity Partnership Final Report Recommendations\nThe WCDP held a member meeting with a program on the Washtenaw Equity Partnership Final Report Recommendations. \n9:15: Meet and Greet\n9:45: Party Business \n\nTheresa Reid\, WCDP Chair\nWashington Update – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell\n\n10:15 Program\nPanelists: \n\nAlma Wheeler Smith\, Washtenaw Equity Partnership Chair\, Former State Legislator\nS. Joy Gaines\, Attorney\, Washtenaw Equity Partnership Working Group member\nTamala Bell\, Ann Arbor teacher\, Vice President\, Ann Arbor Education Association\nJennifer Lawrence\, Attorney and parent\, Ann Arbor Eberwhite Elementary School students\nChe Carter\, Principal\, Ann Arbor Huron High School Principal\, Washtenaw Equity Partnership Working Group member\n\nWashtenaw Equity Partnership\, Findings and Recommendations on Washtenaw County’s Criminal Legal System\, Section 4.8\, School Approaches to Disciplinary Issues\, pp. 123-6. See https://www.washtenawequitypartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/WEP-Report-2023-FINAL.pdf
URL:https://www.washtenawdems.org/calendar/wcdp-november-monthly-meeting-schools-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:Washtenaw County Learning Resource Center (WCLRC)\, 4135 Washtenaw Ave\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48108\, United States
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SUMMARY:[VIDEO UP] WCDP October Monthly Meeting: Housing & Homelessness Crisis Potential Solutions and County-wide Responses
DESCRIPTION:Video up!  See below ⬇️  or watch on Youtube 📺 \nFor further information about the Affordable Housing crisis in Washtenaw County see: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/bf43a42c68ec45539908236f6c63e35b. When you click the link a login screen may pop up\, but you can just close that. \nOn Saturday\, October 14th\, the WCDP held a meeting to discuss the housing and homelessness crisis\, potential solutions\, current efforts\, plans to address the crisis across the county and what we as concerned residents can do to help. \n\n\n9:15:  Meet and Greet \n\n\n9:45: Party Business \n\n\n\nTheresa Reid\, WCDP Chair\nWashington Update – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell\nWashtenaw Resilience Srategies Presentation by Evan Pratt\, Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner\n\n\n\n10:30 Program \n\n\nPanelists: \n\n\n\nJennifer Hall\, Executive Director Ann Arbor Housing Commission\nJustin Hodge\, Chair Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners\, representing Ypsilanti Township\nCaroline Sanders\, Vice Chair Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners\, representing Pittsfield Township\nAnnie Somerville\, Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners\, Chief of Staff for Senator Jeff Irwin and former Ypsilanti City Council person\nChris Watson\, Ann Arbor City Council\nRhonda Weathers\, Executive Director of SOS Community Services\n\n\n\nThe panel was moderated by Kathy Wyatt.
URL:https://www.washtenawdems.org/calendar/wcdp-october-monthly-meeting-housing-homelessness-crisis-potential-solutions-and-county-wide-responses/
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