January 1, 2026

Newsletter



Mission:

We are a community organization that

stimulates and promotes

democratic values.


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Calendar:

January 1-4: Headquarters Closed

Januiary 3: Rally

January 5: Headquarters Reopens

January 6: Light in the Darkness Remembrance

January 7: Discussion Group

January 8: Guys in Blue Lunch

January 10: Program--ACC Candidates at Quail Creek

January 10: Brindis Social

January 14: Discussion Group

January 17: Rally

January 19: Headquarters Closed (MLK Jr Day)

January 21: Discussion Group

January 22: Guys in Blue Lunch

January 22: Women in Blue Luncheon

January 24: Meet the LD19 Candidates

January 28: Discussion Group

Programs

Change for Change


Have some loose change? We'll have a collection bucket at each program meeting for your coins which will be used to augment our fundraising efforts. Help us keep our office open and support Democratic candidates!


Events


LET’S GET SOCIAL!


Saturday, January 10th, 1 pm

at Brindis

No Host


Buy a drink, a snack, or lunch and know you’re talking to a friendly group.

 

If you plan to attend, please RSVP by text to Judy Knape at 616-808-1799 by Thursday before the social.


Women in Blue Luncheon

Thursday, January 22 at Coyote Grill

4201 S Camino Del Sol

11:30 am


$30 cash or check payable to GVD. Please RSVP to

Lois Connell HiLoConn@yahoo.com

by January 15th

Menu:

Fried Fish Tacos

Caesar Salad (with or without chicken)

Thai Howler Salad (with or without chicken)

Classic Burger (with or without cheese) and fries

Vegetable Coyote

Beverage and cookies


Kristin L. Roush, Ph.D. will be our guest speaker. She is a retired private practice psychologist and college psychology professor. She received the Distinguished Faculty Award for her teaching innovations.


Remember, if you cannot attend, please cancel your RSVP or you will be responsible for the cost.


WEAR BLUE!!!


Discussion Group


Join the Discussion Group each Wednesday, 10 - 11:30 am in Room 203 for open discussion on current events.


Guys in Blue Lunch

Thursday, January 8th, Noon

Arizona Family Restaurant


The Guys in Blue meet the 2nd and 4th Thursdays at noon at the AZ Family Restaurant with everyone going Dutch.


Please RSVP to

George McGaughey 

georgemcgaughey1@gmail.com



More information on speakers soon.

Action Alerts!

Next Green Valley Rally


Saturday, January 3, 2026

9 - 10 am


Bring your signs and voices to protest the actions of this Administration. Signs will also be available for purchase at the SE corner.



Please remember: 

  • Refrain from engaging with those attempting to disrupt or distract. Our goal is to always have peaceful protest.
  • Be safe when crossing the street and watch for traffic which sometimes comes very close to the curb.
  • Stay off the medians.
  • No parking in the Walgreen's lot--you may use the church's parking lot.
  • Sunscreen, hats, water are essential.

Bring non-perishable food items for the Sahuarita Food Bank

to the rallies!


-If you see someone in distress at the rallies-

There will be 4 volunteers with orange vests, one on each corner, Ask one of the orange-vested volunteers to call for help.


HELP NEEDED!

We could also use some additional help on Saturdays – selling hats, shirts, signs, etc.

Meet us at Headquarters by 8:30 am to load up our materials.

SATURDAY CISCOMANI PROTESTS

1636 N. Swan Road

9 am every Saturday

Sponsored by LD18 Democrats

SAVE OUR VA


Veterans for Peace and Southern Arizona Community Activists are holding protests every Friday from 7-8:15am to show support to VA workers. S 6th Ave, Entrance.

One of the easiest things you can do to help candidates get elected is to sign their nominating petition. All candidates, incumbents and challengers, must get the support of registered voters by way of a nominating petition. Fortunately, for Arizonians, those signatures can be submitted online through the E-QUAL website.

 

You will need either your driver’s license or your voter registration number, and the last 4 digits of your social security number. 


Note that new candidate petitions are added from time to time. If you have already signed, please check back to see if there are new petitions available for you to sign.  Here is the link: https://apps.azsos.gov/equal/


For candidates running under Clean Elections, you may contribute $5 towards their campaign on the same website.


Petitions are also available at GVD Headquarters.

Resources


A good place to go for all Tucson-area events is the Take Action Tucson calendar:

https://www.takeactiontucson.org/


LD18: https://ld18dems.org/events/


ITAA (Indivisible Tucson Action Alliance):

https://www.indivisibletucson.org/itaa-events.html


Blog for Arizona


indivisible.org


moveon.org


fiftyfifty.one 


5calls.org



womensmarch.com


Reliable news sources from the Democrats of Red Rock


The Daily Blueprint on YouTube

Headquarters

Donations can be dropped off from 10-2 Monday-Friday


Headquarters Volunteers Needed


HQ needs a few more staff to work two hours per week, 10-noon or noon-2, beginning in January. Text 616-808-1799 if you are interested.

Now accepting new and renewed memberships. Memberships are valid from now through 2026.


GV Dems Headquarters open M-F, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. | 190 Continental Rd., Suite #208, Green Valley, AZ 85622 | 520-838-0590 | greenvalleydemocrats@gmail.com |

https://greenvalleydemocrats.org

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