Get ready! The fall partisan primary is on Tuesday, August 11th. It will be a long ballot. Mark your calendars! If you are not going to be able to vote in person, make sure you have made arrangements to vote absentee by mail ballot or in person!!!

A poem for today written in 1935

Langston Hughes wrote “Let America Be America Again” in 1935 to critique the unfulfilled promises of the American Dream amid racial and economic inequality.  Hughes composed the poem during the Great Depression, a period of widespread unemployment and poverty in the United States. While the nation faced economic collapse Hughes reflected on the disparity between the American Dream and the lived reality of marginalized groups, including African Americans, Native Americans, immigrants, and poor white communities. The poem captures the frustration of those who had been systematically denied freedom, opportunity, and equality, highlighting the gap between national ideals and social realities.

Read it out loud to yourself. So pertinent for today.

Read the latest news from the Kewaunee Democrats! Mark your calendars for the annual picnic.

Memorial Day, in the United States, holiday (last Monday in May) honoring those who have died while serving in the country’s armed forces. It originated during the American Civil War when citizens placed flowers on the graves of those who had been killed in battle. The first national observance was in 1868. After World War I, the name was changed to Memorial Day, and in 1971 it became a federal holiday. The day is observed by visits to cemeteries, where flags and other items are placed on the graves of veterans.

Read more and listen to the poignant anti-war song The Green Fields of France.

Free and fair elections are a powerful tool of democracy, even in a backsliding democracy. Key roles locally are our municipal clerks. Let’s recognize how important the Clerk’s role is in ensuring a lawful election.

Keep up to date with the Kewaunee Democrats. Interesting races for state representatives. Mark your calendar for upcoming meetings, parades, picnics, woohoo!

Refreshing our knowledge of logic and reasoning is a good thing to do in today’s world of misinformation and conclusions. Logic is the process for reaching sound conclusions from the given material. An argument, as used in logic, refers to a chain of reasoning. Fallacy is reserved for an error in the reasoning process. Knowing short and appropriate names for common fallacies aids in spotting and denouncing them. See the following article on 5 fallacies in common usage today.

Look up the election results for your municipality!

March ended big, lots more coming in April. Be in the loop, read the April newsletter.

Want to know what Wisconsin Democrats stand for—the platform? Read more and click on the link to the 6-page platform document and/or watch a 3-minute video about the state party.

The Norwegian red hat, originally a WWII symbol of non-violent resistance against Nazi occupation, has been revived in Minnesota as a protest against ICE operations. Read more on how to order the pattern with the donations going to anti-ICE efforts.

Going on vacation? Being confined after surgery? Traveling for work? All reasons to make sure you cast your ballot ahead of the April 7th election day.

Disenfranchisement is coming unless we speak up to stop it. Please read this important information and contact your legislators.

When we can really make a difference is now. Read this newsletter for how you can participate in getting rid of the chaos.

Be on guard for slippery ICE conditions.

For questions email the Coalition for Humanitarian Immigration at 

 kewauneecounty.chi@gmail.com

Read about the upcoming state and local elections and the next Speaking of Democracy event.

Make a 2026 Resolution to vote in every election!

Mark the dates on your calendar.

If you will be gone for work or vacation, be sure to request an absentee mailed ballot or watch for the dates to vote early.

Unless you are indefinitely confined, you need to request to vote by absentee mailed ballot EVERY YEAR.

In addition to the the local training provided by the Coalition for Humanitarian Immigration, The No Kings Coalition, ACLU and Indivisible are sponsoring training to keep you safe and providing ways to act to make your voice heard. Read the following article.