News from the Skagit County Democrats
Posted on March 23rd, 2025
Skagit County Democrats Action Newsletter for March 24, 2025
DEMOCRATIC EVENTS
1. NEW – 40th Legislative District Telephone Townhall, Wednesday, Mar 26, 6:30pm – 7:30pm, Dial-in 855-756-7520 then enter PIN: 120185#
Attending will be State Senator Liz Lovelett, Representative Debra Lekanoff, and Alex Ramel. " We will have translation services for Spanish speaking individuals."
2. NEW – The Skagit County Democrats Membership AND Central Committee Meeting will be Saturday, Apr 12, 10:00am, in a HYBRID MEETING – – – via Zoom OR In-Person – C2C Community Center, 224 Stewart Road, Suite 230, Mount Vernon
Zoom attendance requires pre-registration. Click Here for the registration link. The Meeting Agenda will be posted prior to the meeting in accordance with our bylaws.
3. Important Information for Candidates!
The Skagit County Democrats Endorsements Committee has begun meeting, and we encourage all prospective candidates to apply for endorsement in order to get access to Votebuilder, campaign contributions, and other Skagit Democrats' resources. For more information, please click the link here. If you have any questions, please contact the Endorsement Committee at endorsements@skagitdemocrats.org.
(Hold till May 28)
4. NEW – Links of the Week
The Links of the Week provide in-depth pieces and resources the Editor has found to be relevant, insightful, and thorough on important issues of the day.
- Judge overturns Washington natural gas measure approved by voters
- The alarmingly high stakes in an easy Supreme Court voting rights case, Louisiana v. Callais
- Do face masks work?
- Enough states ratified ERA. Does that mean it's the law of the land?
- Unpacking claims that US dropped from 1st to 24th in education worldwide since 1979
- A look at the real reasons behind soaring egg prices
COMMUNITY EVENTS
1. NEW – Board of County Commissioners Public Hearing on Countywide Planning Policy Updates, Tuesday, Mar 25, 10:00am, Skagit County Commissioners Hearing Room at 1800 Continental Place, Mount Vernon
"The Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing and will be taking possible action to adopt the 2025 Countywide Planning Policy updates . . . The purpose of the amendments is to bring the Countywide Planning Policies into consistency with new Growth Management Act Requirements prior to Skagit County and the cities and towns within Skagit County adopting their comprehensive plans. The 2045 population, employment, and housing allocations for the county are also included in the proposed amendments." Click Here to read the full press release.
You may watch the meeting in person or watch live streaming of the meeting through Skagit 21 TV and remotely through your telephone or from your computer, tablet or smartphone with this Zoom link or by calling: 1 (253) 215-8782; Passcode: 14357.
2. NEW – 43rd Annual SICBA ((Skagit/Island Counties Builders Association) Home Show, Mar 28, 29, 30,
Free Friday 12:00pm – 6:00pm – Saturday 10:0am – 6:00pm – Sunday 10:00 – 4:00pm, Skagit County Fairgrounds, 501 West Taylor Street, Mount Vernon
3. NEW – The 2025 Tulip Festival officially begins Tuesday, Apr 1
Click Here for Tulip Festival information.
4. NEW – The monthly Planned Parenthood rally is Saturday, Apr 5, 11:00am – 12:00pm, on the sidewalk in front of the Mount Vernon Health Center, 1805 East Division Street, Mount Vernon
Bring your signs, your friends, and your family.
5. Rebuilding the Anti-Nuclear Weapons Movement Together, Friday, Apr 11 & Saturday, Apr 12, 9:00am – 5:00pm daily, Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Avenue, Seattle
"The Washington Against Nuclear Weapons Coalition of which the Skagit group No More Bombs is a coalition member, is hosting a unique two-day conference in Seattle titled Rebuilding the Anti-Nuclear Weapons Movement Together, April 11 and 12.
This conference is a one-of-its kind opportunity to learn about the arms race and Washington State’s role in it. Washington State is incredibly invested in the military and nuclear arms industry and could be a primary target in a nuclear conflict. (Read this KUOW report “The secret world of nukes in Washington state”.) There was once a strong anti-nuke movement here and nation wide. Skagit County became a Nuclear Free Zone in 1985 with 62% of Skagit County voters approving it. And remember the ‘Magic Skagit Music Festival’ that paid to fight a nuclear power plant in Hamilton? We need to rebuild the nuclear disarmament movement during these dangerous times.
One of the conference keynote speakers, Dr. Ira Helfand, is a Nobel Peace Prize winner, founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility, and a founding partner of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, (ICAN), the organization most responsible for the UN International Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, (TPNW). There will be workshops, panel discussions and more.
Conference registration is at: https://tinyurl.com/NoNukePNW." Click Here for additional information.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Coffee & Cards, Wednesdays, 10:00am – 12:00pm, Skagit County Democrats Headquarters, 2021 East College Way, Suite 104, Mount Vernon
Coffee and Cards meets on Wednesdays from 10:00am – 12:00pm. This is the group that was previously led by Carol Sullivan and is now led quite capably by Judy Farrar and Judith Chilcote. The group is a way for us to express ourselves about issues of importance to us all.
We will write messages of encouragement and support to people who are making positive contributions as well as messages of concern and opposition to people who are negatively impacting our world – this includes legislators on the local, state, and federal level as well as CEOs of corporations and other people having a significant impact in our world. We will share ideas for people to write to and issues to address.
Postcards and stamps will be provided, but we ask that people bring money to cover the cost of the postcard stamps which are currently $.56. Coffee will be provided or bring your own. As Carol always reminded us, “We are stronger together.” Our office is located at 2021 East College Way, Suite 104, Mount Vernon, 360-336-1555."