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Carlisle, MA
"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
Welcome to News and Information
Next CDTC Meeting
What's New? (Feb 1-3, 2026)
Caucus: Feb 27, 7:00
Mar 9, "Growing the Committee"
Help the Country: Actions Now
Local Recurring Demonstrations
These not only communicate your message, but they show others what they can do too. Google to see interesting protest sign ideas.
Please! Be aware that ICE is not granting you all the rights you are supposed to have, like capturing video. De-escalation training is available in Concord Feb 15, 2-4, sponsored by Reclaim Our Democracy. The guide, Know Your Rights, also has pointers to legal help if you need it.
Stay In Touch with Ed, Elizabeth and Lori, ICE, ICE, ICE!
The most urgent need to contact our Congressional representatives now is to urge them to rein in ICE and the Department of Homeland Security. They have exceeded their mandate. As of this writing (Feb 1) DHS funding is still stalled in the Senate. Even when approved, but there will still much-needed legislative work that should be done to get these organizations within the scope of the law. They all know this, but it doesn't hurt to tell them what we support and how much we appreciate their work.
2026 Regular Elections, November 3
All 435 districts will elect US House Reps and 33 Senate seats. Presently the GOP holds the House 219 - 213 with 3 vacancies, and the Senate 53 - 47 (including 2 Independents caucusing with the Democrats.)
Highest Leverage Races - Coming Soon
2026 Special Elections
Ballotpedia lists three upcoming special elections to fill US House vacancies, two chances to flip, and one to hold. The two flips are the seats of Marjorie Taylor Green, House GA-14 on March 10, and Doug LaMalfa, House CA-01, Aug 4. The hold is Mikie Sherrill NJ-11, on April 16. (Mikie resigned to become governor.)
Other Ways to Help Elect Democrats in 2026
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 - We Write Voters!
Starting around 3/26, we will be writing News Boosting Postcards to combat disinformation and make sure voters in Georgia, Iowa, Maine, Michigan and North Carolina learn how harmful the Trump/GOP agenda is for them. These states have very competitive Senate elections this November. Contact danscholten9@gmail.com for more info. Stay tuned.
Find Any Grassroots Work You Want
mobilize.us is the shopping mall of events. Most of our grassroots opportunities list here and mobilize provides a common interface for you to sign up for work. Get an account and you can easily get a list of all that you are signed up to do via mobilize.
The quickest way to find what you want: Go to mobilize.us, then
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Click the Filters button in the top tool bar
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Select the type(s) of event e.g. "text banking"
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Select date range and all the campaigns you might be interested in.
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Click Apply Filters
Carlisle DTC Activity - November 2025
The committee donated to:
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Abigail Spanberger's gubanatorial campaign in VA
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The trio of judges seeking retention on the PA supreme court
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The Merrimack Valley Food Bank
We are pleased to note that all the candidates won their November elections, as well as Zohran Mamdani for NYC mayor, 25 flips from GOP seats in state legislatures, supermajority in the NJ Assembly, and expanded majority in Virginia.
The CDTC is discussing methods by which they can grow. If you have ideas, contact Vice Chair
Francis Tacardon. Readers are encouraged to forward the link to our website to your friends and let them know they are welcome to attend our meetings, usually in person or via zoom.
We Welcome Friends
Facebook Feed
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.
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.