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200 Marched the Bridge Saturday, Annual Spring Fling May 3rd!

200 Marched the Bridge Saturday, Annual Spring Fling May 3rd!

HCDP News for April 22nd

Houghton County Dems
April 22, 2025

HCDP News for April 22 2025

Spring Fling May 3rd

JOIN US AT THE 63RD ANNUAL SPRING FLING BANQUET AND FUNDRAISER

DINNER, AWARDS, AND SILENT AUCTION

Don't wait 'til the last minute - buy your tickets today!

(It helps us make sure we’ve properly planned for everyone.)

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE!
$55 PER PERSON / $45 FOR STUDENTS AND SENIORS

“The Idea that MAGA Owns Rural America is a Lie”

MAGA doesn’t own Rural America says David Pakman, the host of his own progressive, independent video podcast with over 3 million subscribers. He made the statement in this item’s headline in a recent video highlighting the enormous crowds coming out to see Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in deep red parts of the country.

IT’S TRUE! — and we here in Houghton County are part of the proof. Literally hundreds of you, your friends, and your neighbors, have come out to participate in the successive local protests and marches of the last few months. We are meeting the moment and making our voices heard right here in the rural Upper Peninsula.

WE ARE HERE, WE ARE STRONG, AND WE ARE NOT GOING AWAY!

MAGA may have a history of being boisterous, but ours is the message that’s now resonating around the country. On Saturday, the 250th anniversary of the battles at Lexington and Concord — the first battles of the Revolutionary War, that made George III the last King of America — 200 of you showed up for the No Kings march organized by AWAVE and the HCDP.

Thank you to all who turned out for the No Kings march on Saturday

Carrying patriotic flags and signs

Ours was one of 700 protests nationwide

Marchers on the Bridge

Our march was one of more than 700 being held this past Saturday across the nation, in cities and towns big and small. 50501, the group loosely organizing the marches, was expecting millions across the country to turn out, after over 3 million nationwide were estimated to have attended the Hands Off! protests on April 5th.

Thank you to all of you who turned out for this march, and the other local marches and protests organized this year by AWAVE, Yoopers for Ukraine, Keweenaw Indivisible and Keweenaw Against the Oligarchy!

BE PROUD OF WHAT WE TOGETHER ARE DOING! LET’S KEEP MEETING THE MOMENT!

[The map above is sourced from We (the People) Dissent. The map and a list of all the known protest locations from this past Saturday can be found here.]

POTLUCK AND MONTHLY MEETING WEDNESDAY MAY 7TH

Join us for our monthly meeting at 7 PM on Wednesday May 7 at the Super 8 in Houghton.

Potluck starts at 6 PM. Bring a dish to share if you can, or just stop in and enjoy some quality time with your fellow Dems before we settle down to business at 7.

Remote attendance is available by Zoom. Click here at 7 PM Wednesday to attend by Zoom.

Membership in the Houghton County Democratic Party is encouraged, but not required, to attend meetings. We welcome all Houghton County residents who support progressive Democratic government to attend our meetings and events and also to become involved.

SECOND BERGMAN(LESS) TOWN HALL SCHEDULED TONIGHT

FEISTY & KEWEENAW INDIVISIBLE

Local citizen Bill Fink is organizing another town hall for Rep. Jack Bergman, since he can’t seem to organize one himself.

The second Town Hall is scheduled for tonight, Tuesday, April 22nd from 6:30 PM to 10 PM. The Keweenaw Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (KUUF) at 604 Bridge Street in Houghton will again be the venue. If you are not able to attend in person, Zoom will be available to view the event.

Below is a video of highlights from the last town hall, as posted to Keweenaw Indivisible’s YouTube page.

“Watch and listen to the concerns of everyday citizens of the Copper Country as they speak truth to power and share their stories, their pain, their anger, but also their hopes, their strength, and their solidarity with one another.

On April 22, 2025, FEISTY(R) will host another Town Hall for Bergman at the Keweenaw Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Houghton, MI, from 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM Eastern during the Congressional in-district work week. Jack Bergman has been invited, but will he show up?”

From the description on the KI video page

REMINDER - YOOPERS FOR UKRAINE

YOOPERS FOR UKRAINE

Reminder that Yoopers for Ukraine holds a weekly Walk for Ukraine every Wednesday at 5 PM. Meet at the base of the Lift Bridge in Houghton.

SAVE THE DATES!

HOUGHTON COUNTY DEMOCRATS — SUMMER EVENTS

June 7: Keweenaw PrideFest Tabling (Calumet Colosseum)
June 13: March in Bridgefest Parade (Hancock/Houghton)
June 13-14: Bridgefest Tabling (Houghton)
July 4: March in South Range 4th of July Parade
July 12: March in Strawberry Festival Parade (Chassell)
August 16: Pastyfest Tabling (Calumet)
August 21-24: Houghton County Fair Tabling (Hancock)
August 31: (Tentative) HCDP Community Picnic

More information will follow about marching, and opportunities to staff the HCDP Information Table at some of these summer events!

MDP Legacy Dinner

The Michigan Democratic Party will hold the Legacy Dinner, the party’s annual Ball and fundraiser, at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer, State Party Chair Curtis Hertel, and many elected leaders from across the state will be in attendance. The night’s special guest is Illinois Governor JB Pritzker.

Tickets, starting at $250 for Bronze seating, are available via ActBlue.

Governmental & Community Meetings

TUE APR 23

The Houghton City Council meets at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Meeting Agenda can be found in the Searchable Document Center of the Council's website.

This newsletter is paid for with regulated funds by the Houghton County Democratic Party, and is not authorized by any candidate or candidate committee.