The One Dem Minute Film Festival

 

Enjoy and share!
https://onedemminute.com/the-films/

Running for Local Office

If you've ever wondered about local offices--what they are and how to run for them, your chance to find out is coming soon!

Our latest newsletter highlights a non-partisan information session about running for local office, with details about the April 8, 2025 Town Election and its timeline for running. The session will be hosted by the South Hadley Town Clerk's Office and Board of Registrars at 6:00pm on Monday, September 23, 2024 in the Community Room at the South Hadley Public Library.

• SHDTC Updates_Run for Local Office-Issue 59-092024
• Learn how to run for local office in South Hadley
  

Harris-Walz 2024 Lawn Signs

 

Our 18 x 24 coroplast lawn signs are are printed in color on two sides and come with a stand.

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Learn how to run for local office in South Hadley

Monday, September 23, 2024 at 6:00pm
South Hadley Public Library, Canal Street
Now is the time to think about the April 8, 2025 Annual Town Election!
Town Moderator John Hine will be present to speak about Town Meeting and running for a precinct-based Town Meeting Member seat, and information will be available about town-wide offices, how to run for local office, and timelines for running. No pre-registration is needed.

A non-partisan information session hosted by the 
South Hadley Town Clerk's Office and Board of Registrars
For more information: http://www.southhadley.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1052

Tuesday was a good night, but we can't rest yet

Tuesday was a good night for Kamala Harris, who put her opponent on his back foot from the moment she confidently stepped into his space and held out her hand. Things went downhill from there for Trump, who never failed to take whatever bait she goaded him with. The still-prominent story from the *debate* has resulted in huge numbers of online searches for "eating cats" and "eating dogs" and "eating cats and dogs." With that as the lingering soundbite from your debate performance, there's not very far to fall. 

And then today, The Atlantic published a piece by mental health and neuroscience expert Richard A. Friedman about Trump's cognitive decline: Trump's Repetitive Speech is a Bad Sign: If the debate was a cognitive test, the former president failed. 

Keep working toward a good result in November, and vote blue up and down the ballot!

True Confession: I was a down-ballot candidate

Our latest newsletter features a piece from SHDTC member Jim Bosman, who relates his experiences as a down-ballot candidate for the New Hampshire state legislature following the 2016 election. Jim and his wife relocated to South Hadley from New Hampshire, during the pandemic. We first met him via email and Zoom meetings, and he's been a great addition to our local Democratic Town Committee. 

This is paired with a piece by Georganne Greene and Pat Griffin, who started the "Team We the People" local giving circle earlier this summer to support work in New Hampshire by The States Project, which focuses on winning state legislative seats.

• SHDTC Updates_Down-Ballot Candidate-Issue 58-090724
• The States Project: statesproject.org
  
• Team We the People Giving Circle
  

Upcoming Events

Business Meetings
Upcoming business meeting will be at 6:30pm on Thursdays, October 17 and November 19, 2024 in the South Hadley Library Trustee's Conference Room. Our meetings are hybrid-online; participants may attend in-person at the Library or online via Zoom. We typically meet on the third Thursday of the month. To obtain a meeting link, join our mailing list, or for other information about SHDTC, please email: southhadleydemocrats@gmail.com. 

First Fridays Breakfast and Conversation
Plan to join us at an upcoming First Friday gathering! Upcoming get-togethers will be at 8:30am on Friday, October 4 and Friday, November 1, 2024 at Tailgate Picnic in the Village Commons, 7 College Street, South Hadley (www.tailgatepicnicdeli.com). Conversation is casual, participants buy their own coffee/snacks, there is no set agenda, and all are welcome.