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Upcoming Events:
January 14th- Publicity Committee Meeting 6pm
January 18th- Monthly Business Meeting 7pm
January 21st- Publicity Committee Meeting 6pm
January 25th- Forum on PBB 7pm
February 2nd- Coffee with the Dems 9am
February 6th- Dems Book Club 10am
February 15th- Monthly Business Meeting 7pm
February 22nd- Reid-Knox Forum on Climate Change 7pm
To view and take part in our monthly meetings all you have to do is get on your computer and click the link below, which will take you to a computer program called ZOOM. You will click to allow video and sound and then the Host of the meeting will let you into the meeting. Please keep in mind:
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*Use the Chat feature to send messages to the group
*If you have something to add to the meeting get it on the agenda by contacting us at gratiotdems@gmail.com.
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Gratiot County Democrats Meet the Third Monday of Every Month at 7pm via Zoom. Sign in Below! 
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Gratiot County Has a New Book Club!
THE NEXT CHAPTER: A BOOK CLUB Every First Saturday at 10am we meet to talk about the wonderful literature that we've chosen. This group is an open group so if you'd like to join just email us at GratiotDems@gmail.com to sign up and get on the list for our Book Club Discount at Ballyhoo Books, in Downtown Alma! 
Password 405973
February 6th
Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of Tara’s older brothers became violent. When another brother got himself into college, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University. Only then would she wonder if she’d traveled too far, if there was still a way home. “Beautiful and propulsive . . . Despite the singularity of [Westover’s] childhood, the questions her book poses are universal: How much of ourselves should we give to those we love? And how much must we betray them to grow up?”--Vogue 
January 2nd
We rated this book a 4.25 out of 5 for its humorous dive into some heavy subjects such as race divides, poverty, and growing up in South Africa. A Heads Up...
March 6th- The Overstory: A Novel by Richard Powers, Hosted By Nancy Gott April Forum- Date to be determined... Waking Up White by Debbie Irving Other books coming up... Weeds Like Us by Gunter Nitsch, suggested by Damian Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson, suggested by Nancy Gott Democracy in One Book Or Less by David Litt, suggested by Claudia It was great to have a visitor, Claudia Warren, from the Midland County Democratic book club. Happy Reading! The Next Chapter |
Reid-Knox Forum
Jan. 25th 
Passcode for Meeting: 501517
On Monday evening Jan. 25 at 7:00 p.m. we will have the next Reid-Knox Forum focused on the lessons of the last 50 years growing from the PBB Accident in 1973. We will briefly review the history of the accident and then give time to discussing the on-going human health studies and efforts to deal with concerns of people exposed and their descendants. While parts of this story are old, it is as recent as a story on January 3, 2021 describing the new state website that facilitates getting current health information and joining or re-joining the PBB study. We’ll also highlight other ways you can participate by serving on one of the advisory committees for PBB.
Dr. Brittney Fremion a history professor at Central Michigan University will be co-presenting. Brittany runs the PBB Oral History Project. She not only is good at summarizing the oral histories they already have gathered, but invites others who may want to record their experiences with PBB to participate. Brittany and I have done a co-presentation for the state legislature and (a few weeks before COVID restrictions, did a symposium at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. We both serve on the PBB Advisory Board of Emory University which runs the whole PBB health follow-up. Please note, this forum is being conducted jointly statewide through the Northville Public Library. To secure information on how to join the Zoom meeting and to assure you get a reminder three days before the forum, please register by going to: https://northvillelibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/pbb-the-poisoning-of-michigan-with-dr-edward-lorenz/ 
Passcode: 321838
Coffee with the Dems
The first Tuesday of each month with get together to chat up a storm about anything and everything that is going on. This is meant to be a nonjudgmental social event where we discuss the happenings of the world with our favorite beverage and people. Click below to join in! |
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Monthly Business Meeting at
Mondays at 7pm |
Publicity Committee Meeting
January 14th at 6pm |
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Email gratiotdems@gmail.com to sign-up to volunteer!
Email gratiotdems@gmail.com to sign-up to volunteer!
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