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On Sunday, July 12th at 4pm The Gathering Place at RVA Around the Table (155 Junction Drive). Our special topic for the July 12th meeting is immigration rights with a focus on the Latino community. It will be a panel discussion with special guests: Monica Sarmiento (Executive Director, Virginia Coalition for Immigration Rights), Juan Santacoloma (Multicultural Outreach Specialist, Chesterfield County School District), Lyons Sanchezconcha (Executive Director, Sacred Heart Center), Alex Guzman (Hanover County resident and member on the Governor’s Latino Advisory Board), and Carla Bustillos (President of the Democratic Latino Organization of Virginia).

There will be NO meeting in May so we can all have a much-needed day off for Mother’s Day. Instead, we’ll have a joint social event with Drinking Liberally on Thursday, May 28th at 6:30pm at Mexico Restaurant in Mechanicsville (7162 Mechanicsville Tpke). Please join us for a fun evening with like-minded friends talking politics. Appetizers are on the HDC! And, of course, non-alcoholic beverages are always an option. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to hvademocrats@gmail.com so that we can plan accordingly.

Hanover Dems will be hosting an ICE Observer Training at our April 12th General Meeting, 4:00 pm at The Gathering Place, 155 Junction Dr, Ashland.
The training will be conducted by Janet Eddy and other members of Indivisible Central Virginia. They will have packets with whistles to give out. Anyone interested in attending the training is welcome to join us!

Join us at our next meeting on February 8th to hear from Pat Hunter-Jordan, Hanover NAACP President. We will also be discussing the Redistricting proposition. Our monthly general meeting is at 4pm at The Gathering Place at RVA Around the Table at 155 Junction Drive in Ashland.

Happy New Year to all! Congrats to our new Chair Wendy Brooks and gratitude to our departing Chair Rachel Levy. Be sure to come to our next meeting on January 11th to see Wendy at the helm and to hear from Matt Butler and Chris Pearson from New Virginia Majority about the National Popular Vote. As usual, our monthly general meeting is at 4pm at The Gathering Place at RVA Around the Table at 155 Junction Drive in Ashland.

There will be no monthly meeting of the Hanover Democratic Committee in November. Instead, we will join at 2 p.m. on Nov. 15 to acknowledge our members, our candidates, our volunteers and our accomplishments at our Annual Post-Election Celebration.

Our featured speaker on. Oct. 12 will be Prof. Lauren C. Bell, James L. Miller Professor of Political Science and Associate Provost and Dean of Academic Affairs at Randolph-Macon College.