Democratic Town Committee
Carlisle, MA
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"Real change, enduring change, happens one step
at a time."
"If you want to be
a true professional, do something outside yourself."
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 3/1933 - 9/2020
We Welcome Friends - Call to Action!
The Carlisle DTC has both Members and a Friends list. If you want to hear about committee events and seek opportunities to help, join our Friends list by emailing the webmaster (see bottom of page.) We welcome registered Democrats and Unenrolled Friends, meetings are optional; you just need to be interested in working with us. We want to hear what action you'd like to take. Also see our Facebook feed at the end of this page.
Key 2025 Elections!
If you thought it was all about 2026, it's a little early as primaries are fair distance off. However, there are important races down ballot, and we've examined state level races: Governors, State Supreme Court justices, Secretaries of State and Attorneys General. Read the research. Three races really stand out:
Governors
Virginia: Primary June 17, Election Nov 4. Support Abigail Spanberger who was a US House Rep.
State Supreme Court Justices
Wisconsin: Election April 1. Support Susan Crawford to protect abortion rights and fair district maps.
Pennsylvania: Primary March 29, Election May 3. This is a Y/N vote to retain 3 current judges for another 10 year term. In the past this has been pro forma. This year engerized conservatives are attacking all three Democrats who have done much good in PA. Support Christine Donohue, David Wecht, and Kevin M. Dougherty. They have a joint campaign wrt donations: https://www.padems.org/candidates/
You Can Help Elect Democrats in 2025 Starting Now
Ground Game Training and Deployment
Grassroots Democrats, founded in 2019 and associated with Field Team 6, has programs to train volunteers, especially youth, in grassroots work and also deploy them. Some of their programs pay the workers. They need donations.
Postcards - While the GOP Leaders Create Confusion, We Write Voters!
Member Dan S. will be lining up postcards again this year. He ordered 244 postcards for Susan Crawford, the WI Supreme Court candidate. They are large and require a letter stamp, but the provider says they have been successful in California. And they have all been claimed! Stay tuned, there will be more.
Phonebanking - Practice Now for Fight Ahead
Join Grassroots Democrats to phone voters in WI for Susan Crawford. Read more about what they have done above.​
Phonebanking with Field Team 6
FT 6 would be a first for us. They are texting Sundays 11 AM to 1 PM Eastern time for Susan Crawford. Let us know how you like it.
Stay In Touch with Ed, Elizabeth and Lori
Please continue sending Senators Warren and Markey and Rep Trahan messages and encouragement to continue fighting. A thank you too! Volume and sustained messages give them ammunition. Also add the state officials: the governor and attorney general, links below for full contact information and message outline, but please use a short excerpt of the message that conveys your primary concern. ​
Support Legal Action
While Congress needs to exercise all their power against the attacks on our government, they are not exactly designed for instant response. In any case, there are legal organizations already working on advancing democracy and barring Trump from illegal and unfair practices. One of our best-connected members has two recommendations. ​Both Democracy Forward and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) have relevant cases in progress. Please read and consider donating to one or both. Thank you.
How to Find Any Grassroots Work or Event You Want
Mobilize.us is a website where numerous organizations post events and you can sign up for. Filters describe what you are looking for. Create a mobilize.us account, and it records all your sign-ups.
​In your browser go to the mobilize.us home page
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Click "Filters" in the top menu bar
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In the "Type" box click the right down arrow (wedge), scroll through the choices and click any activity you are looking for, e.g. "text banks" and "phone banks"
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In "Campaign or Organization" hit the down arrow and select all that you think might offer what you want
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At the bottom of all the choices, click "Apply Filters"
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"When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty" is frequently associated with Ruth Bader Ginsberg because it was her response when asked about the Trump administration. But it originated with Thomas Jefferson.
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Purpose of Democratic Town Committees ​
"Town, ward and city committees are the foundation of Party organization and have the closest contact with the people...Local committees are intended to be working committees, dedicated to the cause of winning elections..." - Massachusetts Democratic Party Charter, Article Two, Section I.