Democratic Town Committee
Carlisle, MA
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"Real change, enduring change, happens one step
at a time."
"If you want to be
a true professional, do something outside yourself."
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 3/1933 - 9/2020
Welcome to News and Information
Next CDTC Meeting
What's New? (May 9, 2025)
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Zoom Link for Caucus May 15
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Correction (Nov 4, not May 3) for PA 3 SC Justices ​​​​​
May 15 7:00PM 2025!
CDTC Caucus to Elect Convention Delegates Thursday PM, May 15th
Date: Thursday May 15, 2025
Time: 7:00PM - 7:30PM Registration; 7:30PM Call to order.
Place: All virtual. Click button to enter Zoom meeting.
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This year Carlisle has 5 delegates and 4 alternates, all of whom attend the Convention. Delegates must be registered Democrats in Carlisle. Individuals aged 16 and above who have registered or pre-registered as Democrats in Carlisle by Saturday, March 29th, 2025 may vote and be elected as delegates or alternates during the caucus. You must be at the caucus to be nominated and elected as a delegate.
The 2025 Convention will be Saturday, September 13, 2025 at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, MA. The main business will be to vote on the MassDems party platform. Prior to the Convention will be four platform review/input events. Stay tuned for the dates. ​
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We urge town Democrats to give this convention a try. It is a great place to meet our representatives and members of other DTCs. At past Conventions, the speakers have been known to bring the house down! Stay tuned for more information.
We Welcome Friends - Call to Action!
The Carlisle DTC has both Members and a Friends list. If you want to hear about committee events and seek opportunities to help, join our Friends list by emailing the webmaster (see bottom of page.) We welcome registered Democrats and Unenrolled Friends, meetings are optional We will soon be inviting current Friends to a zoom to get acquainted and review opportunities to help us!
Remaining 2025 Elections
Governors - Spanberger for Virginia
Primary June 17, Election Nov 4. Support Abigail Spanberger who was a US House Rep.
Pennsylvania State Supreme Court Justices
Primary March 29, Election Nov 4. This is a Y/N vote to retain 3 current judges for another 10 year term. In the past this has been pro forma. This year engerized conservatives are attacking all three Democrats who have done much good in PA. Support Christine Donohue, David Wecht, and Kevin M. Dougherty. They have a joint campaign wrt donations: https://www.padems.org/candidates/
You Can Help Elect Democrats in 2026 Starting Now
Ground Game Training and Deployment
Grassroots Democrats, founded in 2019 and associated with Field Team 6, has programs to train volunteers, especially youth, in grassroots work and also deploy them. Some of their programs pay the workers. They need donations.
Postcards - While the GOP Leaders Create Confusion, We Write Voters!
Member Dan S. has ordered 200 m0re postcards for various state elections. This may keep us busy over the summer. I know we aren't used to hard work immediately following a presidential election (if you can call the present office occupant presidential) but this is a critical year.
Stay In Touch with Ed, Elizabeth and Lori
Please continue sending Senators Warren and Markey and Rep Trahan messages and encouragement to continue fighting. A thank you too! Volume and sustained messages give them ammunition. Also add the state officials: the governor and attorney general, links below for full contact information and message outline, but please use a short excerpt of the message that conveys your primary concern. A good message now to our reps is to reassert their legislative prerogative over the executive branch. And maybe they should try bucking up some of their GOP colleagues who are intimidated.​
Support Legal Action
While Congress needs to exercise all their power against the attacks on our government, they are not exactly designed for instant response. In any case, there are legal organizations already working on advancing democracy and barring Trump from illegal and unfair practices. One of our best-connected members has two recommendations. ​Both Democracy Forward and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) have relevant cases in progress. Please read and consider donating to one or both. Thank you.
Susan Crawford, noted for her protection of abortion rights and fair district maps, crushed her opponent despite massive personal funding and boisterous support by Elon Musk!
Results Count - April 1, 2025!
WI Supreme Court Race a Blowout!
Special House Election Results - FL-01 and FL-06
Gratifyingly, the GOP was worried enough about the three House vacancies created by Trump appointments, that they withdrew Elise Stefanik and she retains her seat. That left FL-01 (Gay Valimont) and FL-06 (Josh Weil). The Cook Report ranks both districts as solid red, so it was not a surprise that they both lost decisively and the GOP retains its numbers in the House. But the Democrats showed considerable fight: both candidates improved their performances greatly over the Nov 2025 elections.​
How to Find Any Grassroots Work or Event You Want
Mobilize.us is a website where numerous organizations post events and you can sign up for. Filters describe what you are looking for. Create a mobilize.us account, and it records all your sign-ups.
​In your browser go to the mobilize.us home page
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Click "Filters" in the top menu bar
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In the "Type" box click the right down arrow (wedge), scroll through the choices and click any activity you are looking for, e.g. "text banks" and "phone banks"
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In "Campaign or Organization" hit the down arrow and select all that you think might offer what you want
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At the bottom of all the choices, click "Apply Filters"
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"When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty" is frequently associated with Ruth Bader Ginsberg because it was her response when asked about the Trump administration. But it originated with Thomas Jefferson.
The latest in message fashion merch from TeachersGram - who doesn't love teachers?
Purpose of Democratic Town Committees ​
"Town, ward and city committees are the foundation of Party organization and have the closest contact with the people...Local committees are intended to be working committees, dedicated to the cause of winning elections..." - Massachusetts Democratic Party Charter, Article Two, Section I.