Metuchen Democrats

MARCH for Our LIVES
2018-03-24 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Halifax)
MARCH IN MARCH. March 24, THIS SATURDAY – meet at the New Brunswick train station at 8:40 a.m. to walk with us in Newark. questions? middlesexmmm@bradymail.org

March for our Lives-Metuchen
2018-03-24 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Halifax)
Join us as we come in solidarity with the March for our Lives events nationally at MLK Memorial Park (next to the Metuchen Public Library) as we advocate for gun control.
Speakers to include student activists, legislators and educators.
#notonemore

MCDO Social Committee Trivia Night
2018-03-25 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Halifax)
Join us for the annual MCDO Social Committee Trivia Night with host, Woodbridge Mayor John McCormac. There will be prizes for the first placed team, and refreshments will be provided.
Tickets are $25 in advance or $35 at the door (cash not accepted). To rsvp email rsvp@mcdonj.org with your name, email address, home address and number of attendees. You may send checks, made payable to the MCDO, to our office: 231 Bridge Street, Metuchen NJ 08840.
RSVP by March 20th.
For more information please contact Chrissy Buteas at christinebuteas@comcast.net
We hope to see you there!

Lobby Day for Equal Pay and Paid Sick Days
2018-03-26 08:30 - 14:30 (America/Halifax) | New Jersey Education Association, 180 W State St, Trenton, NJ, 08607, United States
Join the NJ Time to Care Coalition and its partners for a lobby day in Trenton on March 26. We will be out talking to legislators and rallying in support of Earned Sick and Safe Days and Equal Pay! Please RSVP at the below link so we can send you more details! http://bit.ly/NJLobbyDay

Spring Fundraising Kick Off
2018-03-27 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax) | The Greek On Main, 419 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ, 08840, United States
You are invited to a very special event – the kick off to the official start of the campaign season for the Metuchen Democrats!
We all know success requires resources of energy, ideas, manpower, and money. We hope you join us to start this exciting journey at our Spring Fundraiser Kick Off event on March 27th from 5pm to 7pm at Greek On Main. We encourage everyone to attend knowing all contributions, large or small, will be the springboard to begin the important work that lies ahead
RSVP: http://evite.me/BsXSahpuYB

Protecting New Jersey Healthcare in 2018
2018-03-27 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Halifax)
With all the uncertainty in healthcare these days, what can we do to be sure that New Jersey residents can find affordable, accessible healthcare?
Join NJ Citizen Action and Westfield 20/20 for public educational forum aimed at safeguarding and expanding affordable, accessible healthcare in New Jersey.

April General Meeting A Renewable Energy Future for NJ
2018-04-07 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Halifax) | Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville, 2688 Main St, Lawrenceville, NJ, 08648-1701, United States
Please join us on Saturday April 7th, 1-3 pm, for discussion + an “action hour” with special partners Food & Water Watch and ReThink Energy NJ. The topic? NJ’s energy future and pipeline battles.
-How can we get NJ back on the path toward reduced greenhouse gas emissions and renewable, clean energy?
-How can NJ build its energy future WITHOUT building more pipelines?
-What can local residents do to stop the construction of the PennEast pipeline, the Williams-Transco pipeline, and the Franklin gas compressor station?
-How can we build an energy future that is not only environmentally friendly, but also environmentally just?
Ed Potosnak (League of Conservation Voters), Patty Cronheim (ReThink Energy NJ), and Junior Romero (Food & Water Watch) will help us answer these questions.
Then, attendees will have the opportunity to work on various action items, such as supporting relevant bills in the state legislature. We’ll provide the materials and information, you provide your constituent voice! (*if you’d prefer to contact your representatives by phone or email, be sure to bring a cell phone or other device that can connect to wi-fi).
Location: Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville, 2688 Main Street (Route 206), Lawrenceville, NJ, 08648)
Reserve your space through Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-renewable-energy-future-for-new-jersey-tickets-44021703099
(Due to the “March for Our Lives” marches on March 24, we have moved our March 24th meeting to April 7. We hope you will join an event on March 24 in support of commonsense gun laws.)

FLIP NJ07 Trivia Night
2018-04-12 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Halifax) | Pino's Gift Basket Shoppe and Wine Cellar, 13 N 4th Ave, Highland Park, NJ, 08904, United States
FLIP-THE-HOUSE Trivia Night: Fundraiser for NJ7 Democrat
Help defeat Leonard Lance in 2018 to send a Democrat to Congress from NJ07 to resist the Trump agenda!
JOIN FORWARD NOT BACK AND INDIVISIBLE CENTRAL NJ FOR A NIGHT OF TRIVIA FUN!
Admission price is a $25 donation per person through Swing Left. Contributions go to the winner of the NJ7 Democratic primary to challenge Lance and help take back Congress!
Donate here to get your name on the guest list:
https://swingleft.org/fundraise/fnb_nj7
Bring your friends. Form a team in advance or join one once you’re there. Compete for prizes! First and second place winners and BEST TEAM NAME!
GIVE $50 to be a SILVER sponsor!
GIVE $100 to be a GOLD sponsor!
Thursday, April 12, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
Pino’s Gift Basket Shoppe and Wine Cellar
13 N. 4th Ave. Highland Park
Learn more about us and the event at ForwardNotBackCNJ.org and https://www.facebook.com/ForwardNotBackCentralNJ/
Swing Left District Funds are pots of money that we’re raising now for the eventual Democratic nominee in each Swing District. We want to make sure our candidates hit the ground running in general election. And that means handing them a big check at a critical moment in their campaigns! This is how we take back the House and finally put a check on Trump.

Tax Day Rally! #RepealTheTrumpTax
2018-04-15 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Halifax)
Last year only one of New Jersey’s Representatives turned his back on his constituents to help the wealthy and well-connected by voting for Trump’s tax bill. The numbers speak for themselves. Tom MacArthur voted for:
– More than $1.5 trillion in tax cuts for millionaires and big corporations
– 92 million middle-class families seeing tax hikes
– 83% of the tax benefits from the TrumpTax going to the top 1%
– 53% of all Americans will get a tax increase
– 13 million Americans losing health care
On the anniversary of last year’s historic tax march, join the people of NJ’s 3rd Congressional District as we come together once again to express our outrage and to demand that Congress #RepealTheTrumpTax.
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Disclaimer: By choosing to attend this event, you are committing to participate non-violently and in accordance with the law, to work to de-escalate confrontations with others, and to obey the orders of authorized event marshals and of law enforcement. You also acknowledge that you are solely responsible for any injury or damage to your person or property resulting from or occurring during this event, and that you release all event sponsors and organizers (and their officers, directors, employees, and agents) from any liability for that injury or damage.

National Day of Action for Safe Schools
2018-04-20 11:20 - 12:20 (America/New_York)
Enough is enough! We can no longer abide the status quo where our children may be unsafe in our schools, and our communities torn apart by senseless violence. Join in, do something! March, call your legislators, organize, and demand action that ensures the safety and security of our children. This does not mean adding guns in our schools or more security measures – those things do not work. What we need are more counselors in our schools! What we need is time in our classrooms to help our children learn interpersonal communication skills. What we need is the opposite of what has been done thus far!
The date and time for this event corresponds to the 19th anniversary of the 1999 Columbine School Massacre – the first mass school shooting, that should have been the last. Let’s join together and do everything we can to make sure this never happens again.

An Afternoon of Wellness: Relax, Rejuvenate, Renew
2018-04-29 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Halifax) | Otto Kauffman Community Center, 356 Skillman Rd, Skillman, NJ, 08558, United States
An afternoon of wellness and positivity focused on mindfulness practice, improved creativity, problem solving, deep state of peace and well being.
Our members are working diligently to bring about meaningful change and every day brings new challenges. It is important to avoid “Activist Fatigue.” This special event is dedicated to you, exploring your strengths and resources to navigate the challenges of life and engaged citizenship.
Please feel free to bring your pre-teens and teens.

Campaign Kickoff
2018-06-10 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
