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2 Duck Race & Candidate Meet and Greet - Upper Chesco Dems Duck Race & Candidate Meet and Greet - Upper Chesco Dems August 2, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Warwick Park, Warwick Township, PA 19465, USA Please join the fight for our Democracy during our 7th ANNUAL DUCK RACE for DEMOCRAY / CANDIDATE MEET & GREET A day of great food, beverages, desserts and an opportunity to meet with our great Candidates. Buy your Ducks today, you don't have to attend to win. 1st Place $250 Prize 2nd Place $100 Prize 3rd Place $50 Prize See more details •	3 Rosemarie Zagarri Rosemarie Zagarri August 3, 2026 2:00 pm - 2:00 pm Hall of Philosophy, Hall of Philosophy Rosemarie Zagarri is Distinguished University Professor and professor of history at George Mason University. A specialist in Early American political and women’s history, she is the author of a numerous articles and several books, including The Politics of Size: Representation in the United States, 1776-1850, A Woman’s Dilemma: Mercy Otis Warren and the American Revolution, and Revolutionary Backlash: Women and Politics in the Early American Republic. She has contributed several amicus briefs to the Supreme Court and is a member of the Brennan’s Center’s Historians Council on the Constitution. She has been a historical consultant for the Statue of Liberty Museum as well as on various digital projects, such the Mapping Early American Elections project and When Women Lost the Vote. A former president of the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic (SHEAR), she is also an elected member of the American Antiquarian Society and the Society of American Historians. (View Full event Description Here: https://www.chq.org/event/rosemarie-zagarri/) See more details Northern Chester County Dems (Zone 11) meeting - Spring City, East Pikeland, Schuylkill Dems Northern Chester County Dems (Zone 11) meeting - Spring City, East Pikeland, Schuylkill Dems August 3, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Northern ChesCo Democratic Committee Meetings (NCCDC = zone 11) Normally meets in person the first Monday eve of each month More Info: For meeting details complete the form at: https://northchescodems.com/contact/ Find us on FB: https://www.facebook.com/northchescodems/ Visit our site: https://northchescodems.com/ See more details West Chester Borough Dems (Zone 9) monthly meeting West Chester Borough Dems (Zone 9) monthly meeting August 3, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm 401 E Gay St, West Chester, PA 19380, USA Monthly WC Dem Committee meeting, normally the 1st Monday of the month except December and July, 7-8:30 p.m. Registered Dems welcome to join the Committeepersons there. Meeting to be held at West Chester Borough Hall, 401 E. Gay St., West Chester More info: Jordan Norley, WCDems chair, jordannorley@gmail.com https://www.westchesterdemocrats.org/ https://www.facebook.com/WestChesterBoroDemocrats See more details “W.E.B. DuBois: Rebel with a Cause” “W.E.B. DuBois: Rebel with a Cause” August 3, 2026 8:00 pm - 8:00 pm See more details • • • •	4 Barack Obama's birthday Barack Obama's birthday August 4, 2026 The 44th president was born August 4, 1961, in Honolulu. See more details Upper Chesco Democrats Zone Meeting Upper Chesco Democrats Zone Meeting August 4, 2026 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm 855 Ellis Woods Rd, Pottstown, PA 19465, USA Monthly Meeting of the Upper Chesco Democrats, normally held on the 1st Tuesday of the month. Time: 6:30 pm Location: East Coventry Township Bldg Address: 855 Ellis Woods Rd., Pottstown For more information upperchescodems@gmail.com See more details Mid-Chester County Democrats (Zone 5) monthly meeting Mid-Chester County Democrats (Zone 5) monthly meeting August 4, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Virtual Monthly meeting of the Mid-Chester County Democrats (MidChesCo Dems, zone 5). Meetings begin at 7:00 pm on the Ist Tuesday of the month. Meetings are virtual. Please contact Bob Hess at hessbobjo@verizon.net for the Zoom link and more information. See more details • • •	5 Brandywine Creek Dems (Zone 7) monthly meeting Brandywine Creek Dems (Zone 7) monthly meeting August 5, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm 674 Copeland School Rd, West Chester, PA 19380 Monthly, in-person Zone meeting of the Brandywine Creek Democrats at East Bradford Copeland Schoolhouse (address below) – first Wednesday of each month unless notified otherwise, 7:00 pm start. For information please contact us at: info@brandywinecreekdems.org East Bradford Township Schoolhouse (across the driveway from East Bradford Township Building), 674 Copeland Road, West Chester, PA See more details Great Valley Dems (Zone 13) Meeting Great Valley Dems (Zone 13) Meeting August 5, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm 209 Conestoga Rd, Frazer, PA 19355 Great Valley Dems (zone 13) normally meet at 7pm on the first Wednesday at the East Whiteland township building, 209 Conestoga Rd, Frazer, PA 19355. See more details • •	6 Voting Rights Act signed, 1965 Voting Rights Act signed, 1965 August 6, 2026 On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, entitled “An Act to enforce the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution, and for other purposes.” See more details Easttown Dem Committee (zone 15) meeting Easttown Dem Committee (zone 15) meeting August 6, 2026 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm 566 Beaumont Rd, Devon, PA 19333 Monthly meeting of the Easttown Township Democratic Committee (zone 15 ) normally on the 1st Thursday. Now meeting in person at the Easttown Township Building, 566 Beaumont Rd., Devon. All registered Democrats of Easttown are invited to attend. Zoom access still available. More info about this meeting: easttowndemocrats@gmail.com/ More about Easttown Dems: https://www.easttowndems.org/ and https://www.facebook.com/EasttownDems/ See more details • •	7	8
9	10	11 Westtown, Thornbury, Birmingham Dems (Zone 6) Westtown, Thornbury, Birmingham Dems (Zone 6) August 11, 2026 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Virtual Westtown, Thornbury, Birmingham (WTB, Zone 6) Democrats recruit and support qualified Democratic candidates at all levels in advancing progressive Democratic platforms in our area and beyond. Our meetings take place on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 PM. Any registered Democratic voter in the region is encouraged to attend. For more info and to receive the Zoom link, contact wtbdemscc@gmail.com See more details •	12 Votebuilder Training Votebuilder Training August 12, 2026 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm 401 Gordon Dr Suite B Exton, PA 19341 Learn how to find voters and run targeted lists in vote builder. Must have current access to votebuilder in order to take the class. Please bring computer or ipad. Visit the Mobilize page for more information and to sign up See more details Western Chester County Dems (Zone 2) Western Chester County Dems (Zone 2) August 12, 2026 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm 4690 Horseshoe Pike, Honey Brook, PA 19344, USA Western Chester County Democrats (Zone 2) WCCD normally meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month. Meetings start at 6:30 PM at The Long Way Home, 4690 Horseshoe Pike, Honey Brook, PA 19344 or virtually (email westernccdemocrats@gmail.com for link). Zone 2 = Boroughs of Atglen, Elverson, Honey Brook, Parkesburg and Townships of Honey Brook, Sadsbury, Valley, West Caln West Nantmeal and West Sadsbury Chair, Elaine Zeisler Website: westernccdemocrats.com: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/westerccdemocrats See more details • •	13 Candidate Meet & Greet Garden Party Candidate Meet & Greet Garden Party August 13, 2026 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm Meet & Greet Your 2026 State & Local Candidates Re-Elect Rep Chris Pielli, PA 156th House Campaign Representatives Invited for: The Gov. Shapiro – LT.Gov. Davis Campaign Rep.Chrissy Houlahan, US Congress, 6th A Garden Party at the home of Robbe Healey in the garden at West Chester location with RSVP wine, beer and a variety of appetizers RSVP for Free Ticket & Address or to robbe.healey@gmail.com Donations to the campaigns are accepted individually: - Checks accepted by each candidate. - Credit Card: Through Act Blue links at each website & at the event. See more details Central Chesco Dems (Zone 10) Central Chesco Dems (Zone 10) August 13, 2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Central Chester County Dems (CCDC Zone 10, including Uwchlan, Upper Uwchlan, East & West Brandywine, and West Pikeland), 2nd Thursday of the month, 7-9 pm. All Dems welcome. Contact Zone Leader michelle.lm.smith@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CentralChesterCountyDemocrats/ See more details OxGrove Dems (Zone 3) monthly meeting OxGrove Dems (Zone 3) monthly meeting August 13, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm virtual OxGrove Dems (Zone 3) monthly meeting, 7 p.m. All Committee People and Committee Chairs highly encouraged to attend. All registered Democrats in Zone 3 are welcome. Let Zone Leader Molly Wood ZL@oxgrovedems.org 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: East Nottingham (Township), Elk (Township), Franklin (Township), Highland (Township), London Britain (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/ Meetings now on the 2nd Thursday of the month. See more details • • •	14	15
16 Brandywine Creek Democrats Summer Picnic Brandywine Creek Democrats Summer Picnic August 16, 2026 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm https://www.brandywinecreekdems.org/event/summer-picnic/ See more details •	17	18 Women's vote ratified, 1920 Women's vote ratified, 1920 August 18, 2026 August 18, 1920, Tennessee, the last needed state to reach 3/4, ratified the 19th amendment, passed by the US Senate on June 4, 1919, giving women the right to vote: "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation." By then, women actually had the right to vote in some or all elections in most states, but still had no voting rights at all in a handful of states, including sad to say Pennsylvania. See more details •	19 Tredyffrin Dems (Zone 12) Monthly Meeting Tredyffrin Dems (Zone 12) Monthly Meeting August 19, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm 1100 Duportail Rd, Berwyn, PA 19312 Third Wednesdays, 7pm, in Tredyffrin Township Bldg, 1100 Duportail Rd, Berwyn, PA 19312. More info: Hans van Mol at vanmolhans@gmail.com. See more details West Goshen Dems (Zone 18) monthly meeting West Goshen Dems (Zone 18) monthly meeting August 19, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm West Goshen Dems (zone 18) meet via Zoom at 7 PM on the 3rd Wednesday of the month. All Dems welcome. More info about the meeting and agenda from admin@westgoshendems.org. More about West Goshen Dems at http://www.facebook.com/wgdems. See more details • •	20 West Whiteland (Zone 14) monthly meeting West Whiteland (Zone 14) monthly meeting August 20, 2026 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm West Whiteland Zone 14 monthly meeting, normally 6:30pm, 3rd Thursday of each month. More info: zone14leader@chescodems.org More about WWhiteland Dems at. https://wwdems.voog.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/westwhitelanddems See more details Kennett Area Democrats (Zone 8) meeting Kennett Area Democrats (Zone 8) meeting August 20, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm 801 Burrows Run Rd, Chadds Ford 19317 Kennett Area Democrats (CCDC zone 8) meeting are on the third Thurs. of the month at 7:00 p.m. usually at the Kennett Township Building at 801 Burrows Run Rd, Chadds Ford 19317. Questions about this meeting: ZL Staurt Lacy kennettdems@gmail.com Zone 8 is composed of Avondale, East Marlborough, Kennett Square, Kennett Township, New Garden, Newlin, Pennsbury, Pocopson and West Marlborough. For more about KAD: https://kennettareademocrats.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/KennettDems/ See more details • •	21	22
23	24 Phoenixville Democrats (Zone 16) meeting Phoenixville Democrats (Zone 16) meeting August 24, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm 193 Bridge St, Phoenixville, PA 19460 Phoenixville Democratic Committee Meeting (zone 16) on 4th Mondays, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, Fenix Room at 193 Bridge Street. If you have questions or are a non-committeeperson interested in attending, please contact us at info@phoenixvilledems.org More about Phoenixville Dems: https://www.facebook.com/PxvilleDems/ See more details •	25	26 Via Zoom CCDC Zone Leader Caucus meeting Via Zoom CCDC Zone Leader Caucus meeting August 26, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Virtual Now Via Zoom 6:00-7:00 pm meeting of CCDC Zone Leaders now usually on 4th Wednesdays (just before Exec Committee). More info: vanmolhans@gmail.com See more details Via Zoom CCDC EC Meeting Via Zoom CCDC EC Meeting August 26, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm virtual Now Via Zoom CCDC executive committee meeting, normally at 7:00 pm on the 4th Wed. of each month. Democrats who wish to attend but are not members of the executive committee may request information from CCDC secretary Vanessa Babinecz, secretary@chescodems.org. See more details • •	27 East Goshen Democrats (Zone 17) monthly meeting East Goshen Democrats (Zone 17) monthly meeting August 27, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm 1580 Paoli Pike, West Chester, PA 19380 and virtual East Goshen Democrats (CCDC zone 17) meets at 7pm on the fourth Thurs. of the month. East Goshen Township Building, 1580 Paoli Pike, West Chester, PA 19380 AND virtual. More info: Clara Thorne, zone leader, eastgoshendemocrats@hotmail.com See more details •	28 "I have a dream march," 1963 "I have a dream march," 1963 August 28, 2026 Officially the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963: 250,000 people gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Chief planner was Chester County native Bayard Rustin. Martin Luther King, Jr.’, gave his famed “I Have A Dream” speech. See more details •	29
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