Sunday Town Halls
March 7: Q&A :with Delegate Jay Jones from 7-8pm
March 14: Q&A with Attorney General Mark Herring from 7-8pm
March 21: Town Hall with Delegate Sally Hudson from 7-8pm
The Virginia People’s Debates
Dozens of racial justice, economic justice, gender justice, climate & environmental justice, and clean government groups across Virginia are coming together to host “People’s Debates” for the three 2021 statewide elections this year.
Our Governor debate is on March 16 at 7PM
Our Lieutenant Governor debate is on March 11 at 7PM
Every statewide Democratic candidate is invited, and most have already confirmed. Interested Democrats can register to watch the zoom events at: VirginiaPeoplesDebates.org, stream on YouTube at tinyurl.com/PeoplesDebateYoutube, and follow along and stream on Facebook at tinyurl.com/PeoplesDebateFB.
Senior Statesmen Meeting: March 10
TIME: 1:30-2:30
TOPIC: US Immigration – The Basics
PRESENTERS: Alyson Ball; moderator is Peyton Williams
Zoom registration is required at
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KUD_9W_KSJmrynepkB4RTw
The link is also posted on SSV’s website: www.seniorstatesmen.org
Audience members will be muted and their video turned off during the candidates’ presentation, but able to submit questions via the Zoom “chat” feature after the candidates have spoken.
Learning More about VA Gubernatorial Candidates
Below are the websites for the five announced gubernatorial candidates:
Jennifer Carroll Foy: https://jennifercarrollfoy.com
Lee Carter: https://carterforvirginia.com/
Jennifer McClennan: https://www.jennifermcclellan.com/
Justin Fairfax: https://m.facebook.com/JustinEFairfax/
Terry McAuliffe: https://terrymcauliffe.com
Learning More about our Local Candidates
This year, we will elect our delegate to the Virginia House, two city councilors, Commonwealth’s Attorney, Treasurer, Commissioner of the Revenue, and Sheriff. The Democratic primary will be June 8, and the General Election will occur November 2.
Please fill out this google form so we can give local candidates contact information and we can all stay up-to-date.
Here the websites for our local candidates who will be running in the Democratic primary in June:
CITY COUNCIL:
Brian Pinkston: www.pinkstonforcouncil.org
Juandiego Wade: juandiegowade.com
Yasmine Washington: https://www.yaswashington.com/
COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY:
Joe Platania: www.joeplatania.com
Ray Szwabowski: https://rayforca.com/
Democratic Breakfast — Info from Feb 20 Meeting
Thank you so much to the panel who presented at the Democratic Breakfast on Saturday, February 20. Rebecca Kendall, Director of the Community Health and Wellness Coalition; Dr. Paige Periello, Adolescent Medicine and Dr. Gabrielle Marzani, Psychiatry discussed the mental health impacts of Covid and shared a lot of great resources.
Here is the recording of the meeting. Passcode: @vMKVp4i
This PowerPoint presentation has many important resources.
