a special message from dems101
Newsletter #61 / July 29, 2024
Flash! Lots of counties to announce this week:
Harris County Dems (GA) — Bonneville County Dems (ID) — Nevada County Dems (CA) —Alcona County Dems (MI)
Overall 70 entities have now adopted the Democratic Creed
It’s time for women, and men, to stand up and celebrate .. celebrate and demand. August 26th is the 104th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. That event establishing the right to vote for women was historic, one in a line of historic American moments in our march towards true Democracy, towards the goal of a just society .. as long as it takes.
That century-old concept of fundamental rights is under attack. Dobbs is just the latest example of what has become a relentless assault, an attempt to turn back the clock. The moment to stand up for these rights .. for women’s rights and everyone else’s .. is now, and there is no better opportunity than August 26th, the very symbol of a woman’s basic right to equality.
Whether you stage a small vigil in your hometown, or join a mass demonstration in your state capital, plan to do it now. Organize! Reach out to all the people you know. Get something started. Make plans. This isn’t about politics. This is about Democracy, the fundamental concept that “All people are created equal”. This is about Freedom, Justice, and Opportunity for all Americans, most definitely women. This is about our future, and the time to do it is now.
U.S. Post Office -- Bureau of Engraving and Printing - Composite image made from images at the Smithsonian National Postal MuseumSusan B Anthony 3c 1936 issue<br 6c Woman Suffrage single, 1948 issue 3c Progress of Women Issue
Women Suffrage Issues of the 20th century, issues of 1932, 1948, 1970
