by MCDC | Jul 1, 2016 | 2016 General Election, 5th District, Action Alerts, Events, Madison County, Quote of the Day, Video, Virginia
Please join us in the parade in Stanardsville on July 4th. The parade will go on, rain or shine. We will be assembling in front of the High School, in parade spot 46 (the numbers are in chalk on the road), starting at 9:00 am. The parade starts at 10:00 am. Main...
by MCDC | Jun 27, 2016 | Action Alerts, Equal Rights, News, Racism
Transcript: “Now, this award, this is not for me. This is for the real organizers all over the country. The activists, the civil rights attorneys, the struggling parents, the families, the teachers, the students that are realizing that a system built to...
by MCDC | Jun 23, 2016 | Civil Rights, Equal Rights, Gun Reform, News
At the height of the civil rights movement, before he could even dream of becoming a congressman from Georgia, Lewis trekked cross-country as one of the original 13 Freedom Riders. He was chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. In Alabama, he...
by MCDC | Jun 21, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Gun Reform, News
Following the worst mass shooting in modern American history, 56 senators blocked critical gun safety measures that would have kept guns out of the hands of people on the terror watch list. #Republicans won’t allow guns at their own National Convention in...
by MCDC | Jun 20, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Events, Immigration Reform, Virginia
“Yesterday, I was incredibly honored and proud to be elected as the first Iranian and Muslim-American from Virginia to serve on the Democratic National Committee! I can’t begin to express how humbled and thankful I am for the support I received not only...
by MCDC | Jun 19, 2016 | 2016 General Election, 5th District, Events, Madison County, Virginia
The Madison County Democratic Committee congratulates the Democratic Party of Virginia for a successful convention in Richmond yesterday. We’re especially pleased that the most progressive platform in party history was overwhelmingly approved by the majority of...
