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	December 2018
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2 Chanukah begins at sundown Chanukah begins at sundown December 2, 2018 from sundown of this day till nightfall on the 8th following day See more details •	3 East Whiteland/Charlestown Democrats (zone 13) East Whiteland/Charlestown Democrats (zone 13) December 3, 2018 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm 209 Conestoga Road, Frazer, PA 19355 The East Whiteland/Charlestown Democrats (zone 13) normally (with some exceptions) meet on the first Monday of the month, 7 p.m., at the East Whiteland Township Building, 209 Conestoga Road, Frazer, PA 19355. Contact: Jerry Pyne East Whiteland Charlestown Zone 13 - Zone Leader 610-256-7963 [email protected] https://eastwhitelanddems.com/ See more details NOT Northern Chesco Democratic Committee = zone 11 NOT Northern Chesco Democratic Committee = zone 11 December 3, 2018 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm 1158 Rapps Dam Rd., Phoenixville, PA replaced by party; see Dec. 9 See more details • •	4 Zone 1 monthly meeting Zone 1 monthly meeting December 4, 2018 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm 351 West Schuylkill Road, Pottstown, PA Zone 1 (Coventry, Vincent, East Nantmeal, Warwick) monthly meeting is on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm – 8pm Please join us for pizza and cake to celebrate all of the hard work and successes we had this year. Coventry Mall Community Room 351 West Schuylkill Road, Pottstown, PA 19465 More info: [email protected]. See more details •	5 CCDC Events Committee CCDC Events Committee December 5, 2018 7:00 pm 37 S High Street, West Chester PA CCDC Events Committee: 7pm at the office at 37 S High Street, West Chester. The committee meetings will be held the first Wednesday of every month. More info: [email protected] See more details •	6 West Chester U. College Dems West Chester U. College Dems December 6, 2018 7:15 pm - 8:15 pm 50 Sharpless St., West Chester PA 19383 West Chester U. College Dems Every Thurs. except vacations at 7:15, Business and Public Management Center (BPMC) 116, 50 Sharpless St., West Chester PA 19383. More info: Jake Rosenberg, [email protected] See more details •	7 Pearl Harbor attack, 1941 Pearl Harbor attack, 1941 December 7, 2018 See more details •	8
9	10 Human Rights Day Human Rights Day December 10, 2018 annual observance worldwide, commemorating the adoption and proclamation of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Dec. 10, 1948. See more at http://www.un.org/en/events/humanrightsday/ See more details Zone 1 monthly meeting Zone 1 monthly meeting December 10, 2018 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm 351 West Schuylkill Road, Pottstown, PA Jan. 2019 meeting postponed from Jan. 1. Zone 1 (Coventry, Vincent, East Nantmeal, Warwick) monthly meeting is on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm – 8pm Coventry Mall Community Room 351 West Schuylkill Road, Pottstown, PA 19465 More info: [email protected]. See more details Hate Crimes discussion Hate Crimes discussion December 10, 2018 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm 82 Upper Gulph Road Strafford, PA 19087 A Citizen’s Perspective 2018 @ Tredyffrin Library 582 Upper Gulph Road Strafford, PA 19087-2052 December 10 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Three nationally publicized hate crimes in one week:  Pipe bombs sent to 14 key Democrats and their prominent supporters  Two African-Americans murdered near Louisville … after the suspect was unable to get into a predominantly African-American church  11 Jews murdered, and 6 people injured at a Pittsburgh synagogue Hate crimes have increased for the last 4 years in the 10 largest US cities…even as the overall crime rates have decreased. We are seeing an increase in bigotry in society that is more frequently mainstreamed and more publicly manifest. Please join us as we discuss the evils of hate, how it is being unleashed on society and what can and should be done. The session will start at 7:30pm, but we have the room starting at 7:00pm, so, please come a few minutes early for some casual discussion. Please feel free to share this invitation broadly—all are welcome. We hope you can join us…and bring a friend or two. Any questions, please contact Jerry Henige, [email protected], 610 341-0756 See more details • • •	11 Melissa Shusterman (PA House 157) / environment issues Melissa Shusterman (PA House 157) / environment issues December 11, 2018 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 193 Bridge St, Phoenixville PA 19460 WHAT: Meet and Greet with State Rep Melissa Shusterman WHEN: Tues 12/11, 6-8pm WHERE: The Fenix Bar, 193 Bridge St, Phoenixville PA 19460 RSVP here to join us: https://pennenvironment.webaction.org/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=680 PennEnvironment is hosting a meet-and-greet with newly-elected Representative Melissa Shusterman (PA House 157) at the The Fenix Bar on Tuesday, 12/11 at 6pm. Constituents will have the chance to meet their new State Rep, hear about her environmental priorities for next session, and show her that her constituents care about protecting Pennsylvania’s environment and climate. More info: Jess Cadorette PennEnvironment C: 610-717-6680 [email protected] See more details CANCELED Willistown/Malvern (Zone 16) Meeting CANCELED Willistown/Malvern (Zone 16) Meeting December 11, 2018 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm 1 E. First Ave, Malvern PA No regular Willistown/Malvern (Zone 16) Meeting this month. More info: [email protected] See more details ChesCo Young Dems gathering ChesCo Young Dems gathering December 11, 2018 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm 37 S. High St., West Chester PA Chester County Young Democrats gathering. Usually the second Tuesday of the month, 7:00 p.m. At CCDC headquarters, 37 S. High St., West Chester PA More info: https://www.facebook.com/chescoyoungdems/ Contact: [email protected]. See more details • • •	12 Central Chesco Dems (Zone 10) Central Chesco Dems (Zone 10) December 12, 2018 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm 750 Pennsylvania Drive, Exton PA Meets monthly, 2nd Wednesday of month (except December). Uwchlan, Upper Uwchlan, East & West Brandywine, and West Pikeland. All Dems welcome. Contact: [email protected] See more details •	13 OxGrove Dems (Zone 3) monthly meeting OxGrove Dems (Zone 3) monthly meeting December 13, 2018 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm 280 Pennock Bridge Rd, West Grove, PA OxGrove Dems (Zone 3) monthly meeting 7 p.m., in room B137, Technical College High School, Pennocks Bridge Campus, 280 Pennock Bridge Rd., West Grove All Committee People and Committee Chairs highly encouraged to attend. All registered Democrats in Zone 3 are welcome. Zone meetings of the OxGrove Democratic Committee normally take place on the second Thursday of each month. Let Zone Leader Russ Phifer [email protected] know if you plan to come and receive the agenda. The mission of the OxGrove Democratic Committee is to recruit and elect qualified Democratic candidates and support them in advancing progressive Democratic platforms. Zone 3 represents Democratic voters in 20 precincts over 15 municipalities in Southern Chester County: Atglen (Borough), East Nottingham (Township), Elk (Township), Franklin (Township), Highland (Township), London Grove (Township), Londonderry (Township), Lower Oxford (Township), New London (Township), Oxford (Borough), Penn (Township), Upper Oxford (Township), West Fallowfield (Township), West Grove (Borough), West Nottingham (Township). WEB SITE: http://www.oxgrovedems.org/. FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/oxgrovedems/ See more details Bradford Dems social meetup Bradford Dems social meetup December 13, 2018 7:00 pm 1548 Shadyside Rd., West Chester, PA 19380 Bradford Dems social meetup at Righteous Tap House in West Bradford at 1548 Shadyside Rd., West Chester, PA 19380. 2nd Thursday of every month at 7pm at the same location. So if you can't make our meetings on Tuesdays or if you want to talk in a relaxed atmosphere about our current political climate, come and join us. More info: [email protected] Check out the Bradford Democrats website http://bradforddems.org/ and Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/BradfordDemocrats for updated Meeting and Candidates Information, School Board and Township News See more details West Chester U. College Dems West Chester U. College Dems December 13, 2018 7:15 pm - 8:15 pm 50 Sharpless St., West Chester PA 19383 West Chester U. College Dems Every Thurs. except vacations at 7:15, Business and Public Management Center (BPMC) 116, 50 Sharpless St., West Chester PA 19383. More info: Jake Rosenberg, [email protected] See more details Kennett Area Democrats (CCDC zone 8) meeting Kennett Area Democrats (CCDC zone 8) meeting December 13, 2018 7:15 pm - 8:45 pm 801 Burrows Run Rd., Kennett Square (This meeting will be moved, TBA) Kennett Area Democrats (CCDC zone 8) meeting. Zone 8 is composed of Avondale, East Marlborough, Kennett Square, Kennett Township, London Britain, New Garden, Newlin, Pennsbury, Pocopson and West Marlborough. KAD Meetings for 2018, are (except Nov. and Dec., TBA) the second Thurs. in the Kennett Township Bldg., 801 Burrows Run Rd., Kennett Square: Doors open at 7pm, meeting begins at 7:15pm. For more info see http://www.kennettdemocrats.org. See more details • • • •	14 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting December 14, 2018 Anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown CT: December 14th 2012. 20 children and 6 adults killed by a fatal combination of mental health problems and access to guns. See more details Christina Sappey victory party Christina Sappey victory party December 14, 2018 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 700 Folly Hill Rd., Kennet Square PA 19348 WHEN: Friday, December 14th from 6p - 8p WHERE: Galer Estate Vineyard & Winery, 700 Folly Hill Rd., Kennett Square PA 19348 RSVP: Please email [email protected] See more details • •	15 Campaign announcement: Josh Maxwell for Commissioner Campaign announcement: Josh Maxwell for Commissioner December 15, 2018 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm 2 N. High Street, West Chester, PA 19382 Official campaign announcement by Josh Maxwell for Chester County Commissioner, 3 p.m. Saturday Dec. 15, at the Historic Chester County Courthouse, 2 N. High Street, West Chester, PA. Hot chocolate and holiday cookies will be supplied. See more details •
16	17 Phoenixville Democrats (zone 19) Phoenixville Democrats (zone 19) December 17, 2018 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm 601 Center St., Phoenixville Phoenixville Democratic Committee Meeting (zone 19) 3rd Mondays, 7pm – 8:30pm Monthly meeting of the Phoenixville Democratic Committee. If you have questions or are a non-committeeperson interested in attending, please contact us at [email protected]. At Episcopal House, 601 Center St., Phoenixville. See more details •	18	19 West Goshen Dems (zone 18) West Goshen Dems (zone 18) December 19, 2018 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm 1025 Paoli Pike, West Chester West Goshen Dems (zone 18) meet at 7 PM, in the West Goshen Township Building,1025 Paoli Pike, West Chester, on the 3rd Wednesday of every month. All Dems welcome. More info and agenda from [email protected] See more details CANCELED Tredyffrin Township Dems CANCELED Tredyffrin Township Dems December 19, 2018 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm No Dec. meeting of Tredyffrin Township Democratic Party. More info: [email protected]. See more details • •	20 Easttown Dem Committee = zone 15 Easttown Dem Committee = zone 15 December 20, 2018 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm 566 Beaumont Road, Devon, PA Monthly meeting of the Easttown Township Democratic Committee (zone 15), third Thursday of the month, 7:30 p.m. Are you energized? All registered Democrats of Easttown are invited to attend. Easttown Township Municipal Building 566 Beaumont Road, Devon, PA More info: [email protected] See more details •	21 CCDC office closed CCDC office closed December 21, 2018 See more details •	22
23	24 CCDC office closed CCDC office closed December 24, 2018 See more details NOT West Chester Borough Dems meeting NOT West Chester Borough Dems meeting December 24, 2018 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm 37 S. High St., West Chester PA Monthly WC Dem meeting, normally the Monday of the week the CCDC exec committee meets, except no WCDem meeting in July and December. All Dems welcome. In the CCDC office, 37 S. High St., West Chester PA. More info: Jim Salvas, WCDem chair, [email protected] See more details • •	25 CCDC office closed CCDC office closed December 25, 2018 See more details Christmas Christmas December 25, 2018 (national holiday) See more details • •	26 CCDC office closed CCDC office closed December 26, 2018 See more details Kwanzaa (to Jan. 1) Kwanzaa (to Jan. 1) December 26, 2018 First day of Kwanzaa, which lasts from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, honoring the culture and traditions of African people and their descendants. See more details NOT CCDC Zone Leader meeting NOT CCDC Zone Leader meeting December 26, 2018 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm 400 Montgomery Ave, West Chester, PA 19380 next in january See more details NOT CCDC executive committee NOT CCDC executive committee December 26, 2018 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm 400 Montgomery Ave, West Chester PA next in January See more details • • • •	27 CCDC office closed CCDC office closed December 27, 2018 See more details NOT East Goshen Democrats (CCDC zone 17) NOT East Goshen Democrats (CCDC zone 17) December 27, 2018 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm 1580 Paoli Pike, West Chester, PA East Goshen Democrats (CCDC zone 17) will have no December meeting. more info: [email protected] See more details • •	28 CCDC office closed CCDC office closed December 28, 2018 See more details •	29
30 Holiday Party East Whiteland/Charlestown Democrats Holiday Party East Whiteland/Charlestown Democrats December 30, 2018 3:30 pm - 7:30 pm RSVP to [email protected] and ask location. Suggested donation $20.19 per person. See more details •	31 CCDC office closed CCDC office closed December 31, 2018 See more details •