Metuchen Democrats

D.I.R.E Meeting
2017-02-23 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Reformed Church of Highland Park, 19 S 2nd Ave, Highland Park, NJ, 08904-2238, United States
Event Source: InterFaith Rise
InterFaith Rise is helping form a rapid response team in Middlesex County. Thursday, February 23rd, is the first meeting of D.I.R.E. It will be held at 12 noon in the Reformed Church in HP parlor. You can call in at 605-475-4850 code 5897 if you are interested in hearing our conversation but cannot attend.
Sign up information in the website link below: http://www.direteam.org/
D.I.R.E is a rapid response team that is local to Middlesex County but part of a network of Rapid Response Teams being planned in partnership with Faith In New Jersey.
The goal of D.I.R.E is to run interference between ICE and its Enforcement & Removal Operations in our communities.
We will…

form text/app systems for communicating emergencies while they are occurring.
create an ‘army’ of concerned citizens who will rush to places of crisis to bear witness, take video and offer support to victims and families.
Inform the news media immediately if ICE is hurting members of our community.
push for towns to use their NIXEL systems to inform communities of ICE/ERO action in their neighborhoods.
encourage school boards, municipalities etc…to adopt Sanctuary City resolutions that disconnect them from the work of ICE/ERO.
create a media, social media nightmare for the President in the aftermath of any raid or detention of a resident in our community.
speak truth to power.
push our legislators to introduce real immigration reform based on the Senate bi-partisan plan from 2012.
work with attorneys to seek legal responses to the Executive Order.
accompany immigrants to scheduled appointments with ICE.

Recess Resistance: Immigrant Rights Day of Action
2017-02-23 11:00 - 15:00
As our members of Congress return home for the recess, join us to oppose Trump’s deportation machine and its corporate beneficiaries, and call for an end to ICE Raids that divide our families.
•11am: Action at Elizabeth Detention Center, 625 Evans St, Elizabeth, NJ a privately run immigration detention center where 300 immigrants are held awating deportation proceedings. Call for and end to raids and private detention centers.
•1:30pm: Rally at Congressman Lance (R-07) office 425 North Avenue East, Westfield, NJ to demand he call for an end to immigration raids.
The Trump Administration has escalated raids on immigrants and their families over the past weeks. Hundreds of immigrants from across New Jersey and the East Coast are detained in the Elizabeth Detention Center, a nerve center in the deportation network and privately owned detention center.
COSPONSORS: American Friends Service Committee, Faith in New Jersey, Make the Road Connecticut, Make the Road New York, Make the Road Pennsylvania, SEIU 32BJ, Wind of the Spirit, Working Families Alliance NJ, New Jersey-Delaware Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild.

Citizen's Town Hall in New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District
2017-02-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Frances Demasi Middle School, 199 Evesboro Medford Rd, Marlton, NJ, 08053, United States
Constituents of the NJ’s third congressional district are invited to be a part of a citizens’ town hall, organized by fellow constituents and co-sponsored by New Jersery Citizen Action and South Jersey NOW – Alice Paul Chapter.
In the tele-town hall that Congressman Tom MacArthur hosted on Monday Feb 13th, he was asked by a constituent why he refuses to hold an in-person event so that his constituents can be seen and heard by their representative. His response included accusations of paid protesters and people from outside the district being brought in to hijack and disrupt town halls. And because of the nature of a telephone town hall, or a radio call-in show (like the one he has scheduled for Thursday Feb 23rd), his constituents do not have the opportunity to follow up on his responses. The Congressman knows that there are a lot of people in his district who have expressed interest in an in-person event, but he knows that if he meets his constituents face-to-face, he can be called out on responses like the ones he gave at the tele-town hall. And he lacks the evidence needed to support such claims.
We, the constituents of District 3, deserve an opportunity to speak with our congressman. We want to show him that we are peaceful, respectful, intelligent, informed, and concerned. We are not agitators brought in from outside the district, and we are certainly not being paid to participate in democracy. We are the people who live in this district, and he is supposed to represent us.
So, Congressman MacArthur has been invited to attend a town hall organized by his constituents. We need to show him how much we care about what Congress is doing. We need to show him that the people he represents are not to be feared, we are to be respected and valued. We deserve to be seen and heard. And we have questions that deserve to be answered.
Everyone who attends will have the opportunity to submit a question to the congressman. There will be an opportunity to ask your question live at the town hall or to write you question down. All written and spoken questions will be delivered to Congressman MacArthur’s Marlton office on March 1st.
The event organizers are prepared for an event with or without the participation of the Congressman. But we hope that he comes. So please show your interest in this event, and let us know if you are planning on coming. SHARE THIS EVENT! Tell your friends, co-workers, and neighbors that their presence is needed. Whether you have a question prepared or not, we need you to show up so that the Congressman sees just how many people feel like his avoidance of his constituents is unacceptable.

What would you like to share with your Congressman? Passaic County
2017-02-22 19:00 - 21:00 | United Food & Commercial Workers Union, Local 464A – 245 Paterson Avenue – Little Falls, NJ 07424
For details, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/what-would-you-like-to-share-with-your-congressman-passaic-county-tickets-31933980395

Congressman Leonard Lance (R-7) Town Hall
2017-02-22 19:00 | Raritan Valley Community College, 118 Lamington Rd, Branchburg, NJ, 08876, United States
Congressman Leonard Lance (NJ-07) today announced he will host his 41st in-person town hall meeting on Wednesday, February 22 beginning at 7:00pm at Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg.
During the town hall meeting, Lance is expected to discuss the important issues facing Congress and the American people. He will take questions and share his views on issues like strengthening the economy, tax reform, border security, international affairs and repealing and replacing Obamacare.
Additionally, members of Lance’s staff will be available to assist residents who are experiencing difficulties with federal agencies such as the IRS, Social Security Administration, Veterans Affairs, the State Department or any other federal agency.
Facebook Event
https://www.facebook.com/events/417701088572129/

NJ-4 Town Hall with Rep. Chris Smith
2017-02-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Monmouth County Library, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan, NJ, United States
Congressman Smith has refused to host a town hall so constituents have organized one for him. Please join us February 22 at 6pm at the Monmouth County Library
NJ-4 Town Hall with Rep. Chris Smith

The meeting will be held Wednesday, February 22, 2017 from 6-8PM at the Monmouth County Library, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan, NJ 07726 (where Smith met with the Alzheimer’s Association). Rep. Chris Smith has been invited to attend a nonpartisan public meeting to address his constituents’ concerns about health care. Questions will be shared with him before the meeting.The goal of the town hall is to provide a platform for members of the 4th District to express their concerns about the Affordable Care Act (ACA). According to research from the Kaiser Family Foundation, more than 50,000 people in the 4th District stand to lose coverage if the ACA is repealed.
A medical professional will explain potential impact on the healthcare field; the audience will share stories and questions; and an expert will explain the recently released proposal to replace the ACA.
You do not need to submit a question or concern to RSVP.

Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeCuBrCqwVN6B5JYEBR6iysqIDnkzuwZbZT2HV8fCR4bX4iZQ/viewform?c=0&w=1

Craft Beers for Pap Smears!
2017-02-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Flying Fish Brewing Company, 900 Kennedy Blvd, Somerdale, NJ, 08083, United States
Enjoy some craft beers at the Flying Fish Brewing Company to help support Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey! Tickets are just $25 per person (checks can be made payable to Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey). Proceeds will go to help protect access to lifesaving cancer-screenings, STD testing/treatments, and birth control.
We are also collecting item donations for Camden County Women’s Center! For a list of what to bring, please check out → https://sites.google.com/a/njaconline.org/camden-county-women-s-center/get-involved

What would you like to share with your Congressman? Morris County
2017-02-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Jam-e-Masjid Islamic Center – 110 Harrison Street – Boonton, NJ 07005
For details, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/what-would-you-like-to-share-with-your-congressman-morris-county-tickets-31933882101

Resistance Tuesday - Menendez & Booker
2017-02-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Senators Booker's and Menendez's office, 1 Gateway Center, Newark, NJ, 07102, United States
Source: https://act.moveon.org/event/resist-recess/7491/signup/?akid=&zip=&source=
Will you join fellow constituents and attend a Resistance Recess action?

Come express your thanks to our Senators for their resistance and urge them to keep standing up to Trump, Bannon, and a corrupt administration of hatred.

Rally to Protect the Pines!
2017-02-21 11:30 - 14:00 | New Jersey State House, 125 W State St, Trenton, NJ, 08608, United States
On Tuesday, join us for a rally and protest at the Statehouse in front of Governor Christie’s office. We’re telling him to protect the Pinelands and stop trying to push through dangerous pipelines like South Jersey Gas. We stopped the SJG pipeline once, defeated it a second time, and now we need to beat them a third time! In 2014, the Pinelands Commission voted down this same proposal because it violated the Comprehensive Management Plan. Even though the facts and the application have not changed, the Christie Administration is still strong arming the Pinelands Commission to move forward with this application.
The Pinelands Commission is meeting on Friday, February 24th and that’s why we’re rallying on Tuesday to show them that the people of New Jersey oppose this pipeline and they need to deny it! Join us for a rally at the Statehouse in Trenton on Tuesday to make say that we oppose the SJG Pipeline and are standing up to protect the Pinelands!
WHEN: Tuesday, February 21st at Noon
WHERE: Steps of the Statehouse in Trenton, NJ
CONTACT: toni.granato@sierraclub.org

Emergency Action: Denounce ICE Raid in Elizabeth!
2017-02-20 17:00 - 18:30 | 42 Broad St, Elizabeth, NJ 07201-2206, United States
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EMERGENCY ACTION: This week, ICE conducted a raid here in Elizabeth.
We are a city of immigrants. We will not stand for this. We need your support URGENTLY.
Stand with MRNJ, local clergy, and allies to denounce the raids in our community and threaten to separate families and destroy the fabric of our communities.
Join us MONDAY at 42 Broad St, Elizabeth, NJ.
On Friday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers conducted a raid in Elizabeth, NJ attempting to arrest a mother while her young child was present. Elizabeth Police Department officers assisted the ICE operation. It’s time to stand together as a city to oppose ICE raids and to make sure our police officers protect us – not work for ICE. Join us for a rally on Monday at 5pm to denounce the raids!
Este viernes pasado oficiales de ICE hicieron una redada en Elizabeth, NJ intentando arrestar a una madre mientras her young child was present. Oficiales de la policia de Elizabeth asistio a inmigracion. Ahora tenemos que unirnos como ciudad para oponer las redadas y asegurar que nuestra policia nos protege – y que no trabajen para ICE. Unete Lunes a las 5pm a la marcha!
MARCHA DE EMERGENCIA: Esta semana hubo una redada de ICE en Elizabeth, NJ. Nosotros somos una ciudad de inmigrantes. No toleramos redadas que pretenden separar nuestras familias.
Únete a una marcha a las 5pm el LUNES en 42 Broad St para denunciar las redadas junto con Se Hace Camino NJ, clérigos, aliados y más.
Gracias por su apoyo.

Not My President's Day - Rally
2017-02-20 12:00 - 16:00 | Trump International Hotel, 1 Central Park West, New York, NY, United States
If you would like to go to this event in NYC, we have a group taking the train from Metuchen Station at 9:58 AM.
Donald Trump is literally our President, but figuratively, he has attacked every value New Yorkers embody and does not represent our interests. We will be staging a rally at Columbus Circle to protest the un-American policies of the current White House:
– He plans to cut federal funding to our state in an attempt to turn us against our immigrant population, funneling money away from important public institutions.
– He wants to use our tax money to build a wall that no one wants.
– He attacked our Muslim communities and instituted an Islamophobic religious ban.
– He approved a pipeline that threatens to destroy sacred lands.
– His administration opposes a woman’s right to choose and purged the White House website of information pertaining to police brutality and LGBTQ rights.
– His party doesn’t take climate change seriously and undermines our state’s efforts to combat it.
Donald Trump stands against the progress we have worked hard to enact. He does not represent our interests. He was voted in by a minority of the American public but governs as if there’s no resistance. But there is — and on February 20th, we will honor previous presidents by exercising our constitutional right to assemble and peacefully protest everything Donald Trump stands for.
There is a congressional recess on February 20th that aligns with President’s Day. Let’s rally while our federal representatives are back in town and remind them who they represent.
#IMPEACH
#RESIST
#NOTMYPRESIDENT
This is a peaceful demonstration. It is a rally, not a march.
Location: Trump International Hotel – 61st St & Central Park West.
Time: 12pm – 4pm

What would you like to share with your Congressman? Sussex County (seating 2)
2017-02-19 21:30 - 23:00 | Sparta VFW Post#7248 – 66 Main Street – Sparta Township, NJ 07871
For details, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/what-would-you-like-to-share-with-your-congressman-sussex-county-seating-2-tickets-32009054945

What would you like to share with your Congressman? Sussex County (seating 1)
2017-02-19 20:00 - 21:30 | Sparta VFW Post#7248 – 66 Main Street – Sparta Township, NJ 07871
For details, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/what-would-you-like-to-share-with-your-congressman-sussex-county-seating-1-tickets-31933636366

Congressman Frank Pallone (D-6) Town Hall - Asbury Park
2017-02-18 14:00 - 16:00 | Westside Community Center, 115 Dewitt Avenue, Asbury Park, NJ, United States
Meet with Congressman Frank Pallone (D-6) at his Town Hall in Asbury Park.

#F17 Strike Big - Shop Small Metuchen
2017-02-17 15:00 - 19:00 | Cai's, 420 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ, 08840, United States
Join your DAM friends at Cai’s from 3pm to 7pm as we join the national #F17 Strike Event. In Metuchen, we’re putting a hometown spin on this national event and encourage you to Strike Big & Shop Small.
Activities at Cai’s
(1) Free Salsa Dance Lessons with suggested donations to the ACLU
(2) Pick up a Call for Action card with legislative contacts
(3) Make some calls and do some phone banking with your DAM friends
(4) Learn more about DAM and visit with your fellow DAM-mers

General Strike Against Trump Rally - NYC
2017-02-17 14:00 - 17:00 | Washingon Square Park, West 4th & MacDougal Street, New York, NY, United States
WORKERS AND STUDENTS OF THE NATION UNITE!
We will assemble at Washington Square Park to stand together in solidarity and protest during the National General Strike against the new administration.
WE DEMAND
1. No Ban, No Wall. The Muslim ban is immoral, the wall is expensive and ineffectual. We will build bridges, not walls.
2. Healthcare For All. Healthcare is a human right. Do not repeal the ACA. Improve it or enact Medicare for All.
3. No Pipelines. Rescind approval for DAPL and Keystone XL and adopt meaningful policies to protect our environment. It’s the only one we’ve got.

4. End the Global Gag Rule. We cannot put the medical care of millions of women around the globe at risk.
5. Disclose and Divest. Show us your taxes. Sell your company. Ethics rules exist for a reason and presidents should focus on the country, not their company.

Fridays With Frelinghuysen
2017-02-17 11:00 - 12:00 | Rep Rodney Frelinghuysen Office, 30 Schuyler Pl, Morristown, NJ, United States
NJ 11th For Change’s “Fridays With Frelinghuysen” on February 3 at 11 a.m., February 10 at 11 a.m., and February 17 at 11 a.m., all located at 30 Schuyler Place, Morristown, NJ 07960.
Organizers from NJ 11th for Change will meet at the nearby Starbucks first, then walk over to Frelinghuysen’s office as a group at 11:15.

Indivisible Central Jersey Meeting #3
2017-02-16 19:00 - 21:00
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.
BRING DONATION FOR FOOD PANTRY

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!
