Metuchen Democrats

Indivisible Central Jersey Meeting #3
2017-02-16 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
General meeting to continue developing the direction and organization of our local chapter. Please come join us if you live in the 6th, 7th, or 12th congressional districts where we hope to break up into subcommittees to begin tackling specific areas of interest.
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Speak Out on the Muslim Ban
2017-02-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Fiber Optics Building Auditorium, 100 Bevier Road, Piscataway, NJ, United States
“Speak-Out on the Muslim Ban” Thursday, February 16th from 12 – 1 PM at the Fiber Optics Building in the Easton Hub Auditorium.
Description: There will be speakers from among the graduate students, the faculty, and the administration, with topics varying from the experiences of people affected by the order over these last two weeks, to what policies we can anticipate coming out of the White House in the future.
We hope you can join us to discuss this executive order, the judges and protesters who halted its implementation, and the ways in which we can organize here at Rutgers to continue to promote and protect all academics here on campus. Please RSVP to the aaup@rutgersaaup.org
Directions to building: http://mabec.rutgers.edu/MABEC_Directions.pdf

Save Health Care - Train Event
2017-02-16 10:45 - 12:00 | Metropark Train Station
Work with NJ Citizen Action as we visit with a chartered a train to haul the NJ legislative elite, business executives and news media from Newark to Washington, DC on Thursday February 16.
The Chamber Train will stop at Metropark between 10:45am and noon. Organizers from New Jersey Citizen Action have invited us to participate in a Rally to Save the ACA on the Southbound Metropark Platform.
Before the train arrives, we will share our support for the ACA with riders waiting to board. And once the train pulls in, our presence and signage will show the 1,000+ Chamber Train passengers how passionate we are about our health care.
More information
http://org2.salsalabs.com/o/5699/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=85099

Ask your MoC to Oppose Healthcare Repeal
2017-02-16
Despite not having a plan for a replacement, Congressional Republicans plan to go ahead with ACA repeal, and many are pushing for a faster timeline.
Ask your Member of Congress to host a town hall about the ACA so you can encourage them to oppose repeal.

Oppose Trump's Stolen Supreme Court Pick: Ask Your Senator to Vote NO on Gorsuch
2017-02-16
Oppose Trump’s Stolen Supreme Court Pick: Ask Your Senator to Vote NO on Gorsuch

Vigil for ACA at Rep Lance Office
2017-02-15 16:30 - 18:30 | Rep Leonard Lance Office, 425 N Ave E #2, Westfield, NJ, United States
Meet up with fellow DAM friends at Cai’s at 3:30pm on Wednesday to ride up to Westfield together!
Republicans have started moving on their plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and cut funding for Medicare and Medicaid, with no plan to ensure that 30 million people nationwide – including 1 million here in New Jersey – can keep their health care coverage.
We’re taking action to try and stop this insanity! We’ll be holding candlelight vigils outside the Congressional offices of Congressmen Lance Wednesday 02-15-17 from 4:30pm to 6:30pm.

Join us as we stand up to these threats to take away our health care.

Valentines for Planned Parenthood
2017-02-14 11:30 | Senators Booker's and Menendez's office, 1 Gateway Center, Newark, NJ, 07102, United States
Please bring a Valentine card addressed to each Senator, thanking them for their support for women’s and family health, and asking that they “stay faithful” to Planned Parenthood during the Trump assault on women’s, human and healthcare rights. Bonus points for telling why Planned Parenthood is or has been important to you. Double bonus points for bring cards from your family and friends. We’ll collect cards between 11:45 and 12:15 and prepare a package for delivery to each Senator’s office.

Ask Congressman Chris Smith for a Town Hall
2017-02-14 11:00 | Congressman Smith's Monmouth County Office, 12 Village Center Dr 2nd Floor, Freehold, NJ, United States

Oppose Trump's Cabinet Picks: Vote on Scott Pruitt
2017-02-14
Putting Scott Pruitt— who places private profits ahead of the public good—in charge of the EPA is like putting the fox in charge of the henhouse. Unfortunately, in this case the hens are America’s health and the environment.
Call your Senators and tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on Scott Pruitt for EPA Director.

Oppose Trump's Cabinet Picks: Vote on Rick Perry
2017-02-14
Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Energy, Rick Perry, called for abolition of the department—then famously forgot which department it was—when he ran for President in 2012. He didn’t know the Department of Energy deals with nuclear issues– – not oil and gas– when he expressed interest in the position.
Call your Senator and ask them to vote NO on cloture and NO on Perry for Secretary of Energy.

February Committee Meeting
2017-02-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Mariachi's Restaurant, 413 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ, 08840, United States
Open committee meeting of the Metuchen Democrats.

Forward, Not Back Central Jersey
2017-02-12 15:00 | Pino's, 13 North 4th Avenue, Highland Park, NJ, 08904, United States
Forward, Not Back Central Jersey is hosting this event with Congressman Frank Pallone and Dena Mottola Jaborska to discuss what’s happening in DC and how we can take action on affordable healthcare, the environment, and other pressing causes. Join a huddle & help plan what’s next!

Jewish Rally for Refugees
2017-02-12 11:00 - 12:00 | Battery Park City, New York, NY, United States
President Trump’s recent actions against refugees are an outrage and a betrayal of American and Jewish values.
Join HIAS, the refugee agency of the Jewish community, to demand that America’s doors are reopened to refugees fleeing violence and persecution. In the 1930’s, Jewish refugees were turned away from these shores in their greatest hour of need. Our community must stand up for refugees, and not allow history to repeat itself.
Join us for a powerful community action at Battery Park. Come raise up your voice to protect the Statue of Liberty and all that she stands for and recognize the many people whose lives are at risk if they are unable to find safety here in this country.
Sister actions will be held the same day around the country.
The event will happen, rain or shine!
National co-sponsors (list in formation): American Jewish Committee, American Jewish World Service, Anti-Defamation League, Avodah, Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice, Central Conference of American Rabbis, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Foundation, Hebrew Union College, J Street, Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights, Jewish Council on Public Affairs, Jewish Theological Seminary, Keys for Refugees, Multifaith Alliance for Syrian Refugees, National Council of Jewish Women, New Israel Fund, Rabbinical Assembly, Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association, Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom, T’ruah, Union for Reform Judaism, Uri L’Tzedek, Women of Reform Judaism, Workman’s Circle
Local co-sponsors (list in formation): American Jewish Committee – NY, Anti-Defamation League – NY, Bet Am Shalom Synagogue, B’nai Jeshurun Congregation, Brooklyn Heights Synagogue, Brotherhood Synagogue, Central Synagogue, Community Synagogue of Rye, Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, Congregation Beth Elohim, Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York, Congregation Mount Sinai, Congregation Rodeph Sholom, Congregation Shaare Tzedek, Congregation Tehillah, Darkhei Noam, East End Temple, Educational Alliance, Jewish Congregation of New Paltz, Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, Kolot Chayeinu, Lab/Shul, Mechon Hadar, NCJW – NY, Park Slope Jewish Center, Progressive Temple Beth Ahavath Shalom, Reconstructionist Synagogue of the North Shore, Repair the World NYC, Romemu, Shaarei Tikvah, Society for the Advancement of Judaism, Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester, Temple Israel of Northern Westchester, Temple Emanu-El of East Meadow, Temple Sinai of Roslyn, The Reform Temple of Forest Hills, Westchester Jewish Center, Woodlands Community Temple

MCYD Black Caucus February General Meeting
2017-02-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Middlesex County Democratic Office, 231 Bridge Street Building F, Metuchen, NJ, United States
Join the Middlesex County Young Democrats Black Caucus for our February general meeting. The meeting will take place at MCDO headquarters, 231 Bridge Street, Building F, Metuchen, NJ. Located inside of the Bridge Pointe Business Complex.
Join us on the 9th and find out how you can be apart of something bigger than any one of us.
#theurgencyofnow #thepowerofus #mcydblackcaucus

Day of Protest for Equal Pay
2017-02-09 16:00 - 17:30 | Senator Tom Kean, Jr, 425 N Ave E, Westfield, NJ, 07090, United States
Join us to protest Republican State Senators who either voted no on Equal Pay or didn’t vote at all. We need to tell them that women are watching, we are paying attention, and we demand equal pay.

Stop Conceal & Carry Protest
2017-02-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Rep Rodney Frelinghuysen Office, 30 Schuyler Pl, Morristown, NJ, United States
This is from the Sussex County Chapter of the Brady Campaign to Stop Gun Violence:
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence will be protesting at Rep Rodney Frelinghusyen’s office on Wednesday, February 8th from noon to 1pm. There is a very dangerous bill in committee right now called the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017: This bill would enable a person who can obtain a permit from any state in the nation to carry concealed firearms throughout the country, even in states where the person would otherwise be barred from having guns at all.
If this bill passes, Joe Gunlover carries a gun in Mississippi where he lives and where gun laws are extremely lax. When he comes to visit his family in New Jersey he can bring his gun with him and carry it while he picks up milk at the Stop n Shop.
Join us Wednesday, 2/8 from noon to 1pm. 30 Schuyler Place Morristown

Middlesex County Gun Control Meeting
2017-02-06 19:00 | Highland Park Senior Center, 220 South 6th Avenue, Highland Park, NJ, 08840, United States
Trump got an A+ from the NRA which says a lot.
Join the Middlesex County Chapter of the Brady Campaign & Million Moms for Gun Control on Monday, February 6th at 7pm at the Senior Center in Highland Park.
The agenda for this meeting:

Discuss how we can protect current legislation and how to work closely with our city, state and federal representatives to continue to build stronger regulations and ensure that gun violence prevention is on their radar.
Review ASK program progress and find ways to reach out to our Middlesex County families to increase their awareness about guns in homes.
Brainstorm ways to reach out to the other municipalities in Middlesex County in order to get support for gun violence prevention programs.Hopefully, with an increase in membership, we will have more people willing to work on education and legislation issues as gun violence prevention bills are presented.
Discuss creating an on-going gun give-back program for Middlesex County.

Your voices are critical to making these things happen.

Metuchen Marchers Postcard Party
2017-02-05 10:00 - 12:00, 2017-02-04 10:00 - 12:00, 2017-02-03 19:00 - 20:00 | Cai's, 420 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ, 08840, United States
Metuchen Marchers Postcard Party – Postcards will be provided.
https://www.womensmarch.com/
THE FIRST ACTION
Join your friends as we write postcard to our legislators about what matters most to you – and how you’re going to continue to fight for it in the days, weeks and months ahead.
You can go it alone, or consider inviting some friends, neighbors and fellow Marchers to this events to talk about your experience and fill out your postcards.

Hunterdon County Emergency Rally to Oppose Trump’s Muslim Ban
2017-02-03 08:00 - 17:00 | Flemington Courthouse, 75 Main Street, Flemington, NJ, 08822, United States
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact: Joey Novick 908-892-6859
joeynovick@gmail.com
Hunterdon Emergency Rally to Oppose President Trump’s #MuslimBan
Thursday, February 2nd, 5-6:30 pm – in front of the Historic Courthouse, Main Street, Flemington NJ
During his Presidential campaign, candidate Trump said he supported a ban on Muslims entering the country and registration of Muslim-Americans.
Now, President Trump has made good on his campaign promise and issued an Executive Order banning entry from 7 majority-Muslim countries – Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen – for 90 days, suspending the entire US refugee admissions system for 120 days, and suspending the Syrian refugee program indefinitely. Hunterdon joins the nationwide protest.
What: Hunterdon Emergency Rally to Oppose President Trump’s #MuslimBan
When: Thursday, February 2 – beginning 5 pm
Where: In front of Historic Hunterdon Courthouse on Main Street, Flemington
Speakers include:
Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (LD-16)
Alexa Offenhauer – Hunterdon Anti-Racism Coalition
Alexi Velez – ACLU-NJ
Emam Yaser Elmenshawy – ICHC (Islamic Center of Hunterdon County)
Marie Corfield – Vice President of the Hunterdon County Education Association
Kevin Leach – Senior Class President, Hunterdon Central Regional High School
Statements from:
Rep. Leonard Lance
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman
NJ State Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg
At a rally on Sunday at Dulles Airport, Senator Cory Booker said, “We must stand as witness, we must stand as resistors, we must stand in opposition to what others are trying to do to violate the law, the constitution, and our values…But I’m telling you right now that tomorrow more people will be trying to come into our country….And what frustrates me is that they are being singled out now simply because of how they have decided to pray and their country of origin. That has to be unacceptable to every American.”
The public is invited to attend and show their opposition to this Executive Order of President Trump.

Central Jersey Indivisible
2017-02-01 19:00 - 21:00 | What's The Scoop, 410 Main St, Metuchen, NJ, 08840-1807, United States
Central Jersey Indivisible will be holding a general meeting on Wednesday February 1st from 7pm to 9pm at What’s the Scoop (410 Main Street Metuchen). This is an open meeting to the community where we can all learn about future planning and events.

Meeting 2 – Indivisible Guide
Wednesday, Feb 1, 2017, 7:00 PM
What’s the Scoop410 Main St. Metuchen, NJ
66 Members of the resistance Went

Building on our first meetup last week, organizing around specific areas of concerns, planning actions.

Check out this Meetup →

Senator Menendez & Booker Cabinet Selection Rally
2017-01-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Senator Menendez & Booker Newark District Offices, One Gateway Center, Newark, NJ, 07102, United States
Tuesday January 24th members of MoveOn.org, People’s Action and the Working Families Party are joining allies across the country to rally Democratic and Republican senators with a clear message: “Stop Trump’s #SwampCabinet.” At these rallies, part of the growing #ResistTrumpTuesdays movement, we will tell our senators and the media why Trump’s cabinet is not what America wants or needs.
When:
Tuesday, January 24 at noon (local time)
Where:
Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker’s Newark District Offices
One Gateway Center
Newark, NJ 07102

https://act.moveon.org/event/stop_trumps_swamp_cabinet/6367/signup/?akid&zip&source

Women’s March on Washington
2017-01-21 10:00 - 17:00 | Lincoln Memorial, 2 Lincoln Memorial Circle, NW, Washington, DC, United States
This is the New Jersey chapter for the national Women’s March on Washington.
This is an INCLUSIVE march, and EVERYONE who supports women’s rights are welcome. We are addressing concerns about the name of the march and will have a forum in the coming days to finalize a name. We are committed to intersectional feminism and inclusion:

Women & Girls & Femmes & GNC & GF
Men & Boys
Families
People of Color
Immigrants
LGBTQI Community
Individuals with disabilities
ALL religious communities
Climate Change Advocates
Anyone else who wants to come out in support!

Learn more about the march and its guiding principles
Get a seat on the bus – http://rallybus.net/womens-march-on-washington/

Sign Making Party
2017-01-15 10:00 - 12:30 | What's The Scoop, 410 Main St, Metuchen, NJ, 08840-1807, United States
Join your friends and neighbors for pizza, fun and of course, sign making for the upcoming women’s march Washington, NY, NJ and Philadelphia.
Bring your friends! Bring your families! Bring supplies if you have!
Let’s come together and make sure that our voices are heard!

Julie Roginsky at Cai’s
2016-12-07 19:30 | Cai's, 420 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ, 08840, United States
On Wednesday, December 7, we will be hosting a local post-election event with national Fox News pundit Julie Roginsky. Ms. Roginsky is a regular on “The Kelly File” with Megyn Kelly and is often “outnumbered” by her fellow conservative pundits on the show. Ms. Roginsky plans on speaking to us about her experience as a liberal pundit behind conservative lines and will be available to answer our questions as well. Read more from this WNYC report about Ms. Roginsky which aired during election week.
http://www.wnyc.org/story/outnumbered-behind-enemy-lines-fox-news-liberal-pundit/

Special Forum and Panel Discussion on Criminal Justice Reform in Piscataway
2016-11-22 17:45 - 20:00 | North Stelton A.M.E. Church, 123 Craig Ave, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, United States
Please join U.S. Senator Cory Booker this Tuesday, November 22nd at 6PM, as he hosts a special Forum and Panel Discussion on Criminal Justice Reform in Piscataway, New Jersey. Senator Booker will be joined by panelists in a conversation about criminal justice, mass incarceration, race, faith, and the impact on our communities. Confirmed speakers and panelists at this forum include:

Senator Cory A. Booker, United States Senate
Rev. Dr. Kenneth L. Saunders, North Stelton AME Church
Richard Smith, New Jersey NAACP State Alliance
Hon. Paul Fishman,U.S. Attorney, District of New Jersey
Donita Judge, Senior Attorney at Advancement Project
Jiles Ship, Former National President of NOBLE
Dr. Todd Clear, Professor at Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice
Moderator: Erin Delmore of NJTV NEWS

Please RSVP online at https://www.booker.senate.gov/ ?p=form&id=52 or by calling (973)639-8700. Questions for our panel of distinguished guests can be submitted online via the RSVP link

Election Night Party
2016-11-08 19:00 - 22:00
Party like it matters with your local Metuchen Democrats! C’mon out, have a bite, grab a drink and unwind after a long electoral season! In addition to learning the nearly immediately learning the results of our local races, we expect to include the live national broadcast of the Presidential results and we expect to be projecting a massive electoral map of the United States onto a 144 inch screen that will change as each state result comes in. Ain’t no party like a Democrat party!!
Please be sure to bring some non-perishable food for our local food pantry.

Rock the Vote!
2016-11-08 06:00 - 20:00
Election day is here! Polls are open from 6am to 8pm.
Get out and rock your vote!
Find your voting district

Democratic Community Rally
2016-11-06 10:00 - 11:00 | Cai's, 420 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ, 08840, United States
For the first time, Metuchen has been chosen by the Middlesex County Democratic Organization as one of the “stops” on the Organization’s annual bus tour which is held on the last Sunday before the election. At this event, we will welcome our top County Democratic officials to Metuchen followed by some participants walking in selected neighborhoods throughout the Borough.
Meet the County candidates, enjoy pastries and coffees at Cai’s and meet some new friends!
This is a family friendly event and a great way to include your family in this historic election, while teaching them about civics and politics.
