July 11, 2026

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What: Dane Dem Meeting Featuring John Nichols

When: Wednesday, July 15, 7 PM

Where: Mt. Horeb Community Center

(107 Grove Street, Mount Horeb)

This Dane Dem event will include keynote speaker John NIchols, executive editor of the The Nation Magazine and associate editor of The Capital Times. He frequently appears as a political analyst on networks like Democracy Now! and MSNBC, and is a founding board member of the media reform organization Free Press. John never ceases to inform and inspire.

In addition To John Nichols, attendees will be be able to hear from the three amazing women running in the Wisconsin 17th Senate District, State Treasurer candidate Dylan Helmenstine and Dane County Sheriff candidates Kalvin Barrett and Jack Ordman will also speak at this event.

ALL ARE INVITED TO THIS FREE EVENT!

You don’t need to be a Dane Dem or Wis Dem member.

MOBILIZE LINK HERE

TWO MORE CANDIDATE CONVERSATIONS ON TAP AT BRIX CIDER

➡️ FRANCESCA HONG TOMORROW

➡️ Hosting these events does not constitute an endorsement by Brix, Main Street Action, or SWWAP. Our goal is to create space for thoughtful civic conversation, and we have invited all gubernatorial candidates to participate in this series.

For the next event we’ll be talking with State Representative Francesca Hong, candidate for Wisconsin Governor, who is competing in the Democratic primary this August. Francesca is a chef, restaurant worker, single mom, and State Assembly representative from Madison.

For this event, we’ll be talking with Mandela Barnes, candidate for Wisconsin Governor, who is competing in the Democratic primary this August. Mandela Barnes is a former Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin and former state legislator from Milwaukee.

➡️ AFTER THIS EVENT HEAD TO THE MOUNT HOREB COMMUNITY CENTER TO HEAR JOHN NICHOLS AT 7 PM. (SEE ARTICLE ABOVE FOR INFO ON THIS EVENT).

🇺🇸 Mt. Horeb Democratic Office Open House 🇺🇸

304 EAST MAIN STREET

MOUNT HOREB

July 18 & JULY 19 

10 AM - 4 PM

We will celebrating the opening of our local Democratic Headquarters with refreshments, music and surprises. Find out how you can help elect progressive champions in November. If you are a musician and would like to perform on the porch, we will have sound equipment and a mic set up.

Mobilize Link - https://www.mobilize.us/wisdems/event/981431/

All Are Invited to Come to the Table

Come to the Table: Community Conversation on Mental Health

Registration: Required. Sign up here. 

Support: Child care will be provided.

How do we support mental health in our communities?



Join us for a free pizza dinner and a meaningful evening of small-group conversation focused on improving mental health in our community!

Attendees will be seated in small groups, each guided by a discussion moderator. Together, participants will explore multiple perspectives, engage in thoughtful deliberation, and work toward shared solutions. Unlike debate—which often centers on persuasion or winning—this conversation will use a deliberative dialogue approach. Participants will consider trade-offs, reflect on competing values, and engage with the complexity of mental health challenges—recognizing that there is no single “right” answer. This format fosters deeper understanding, mutual respect, and collaborative problem-solving.

Following the event, key themes and insights from the discussions will be compiled into a report and shared with the community and local stakeholders to support continued action and conversation.

MOUNT HOREB ART FAIR

The Grand Opening of Mt. Horeb's Democratic Office coincides with the village's yearly Art Festival. There will be plenty of chances to purchase artwork from the artist who created it. It is a chance to celebrate community and the arts. For more information on the event go to:

https://www.mounthorebchamber.com/events/artfair

WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE CONTINUES TO

SHORT CHANGE THE ARTS

Our new voting maps at the legislative level are fair, representative, and NOT gerrymandered. However, these maps will only be in place until 2030 (the next Census). Wisconsin still needs a PERMANENT redistricting process to ensure neither political party can gerrymander our voting maps in the future. But there is a building effort to remake the process of drawing fair district maps. The Fair Maps Coalition will be presenting a road map for districting reform. All are invited to join the conversation.

When: Sunday, July 26 @ 6 PM

Where: Brix cider

(119 S. Second Street Street)

SWWAP newsletters feature a new series of videos highlighting America's first 250 years. The project is spearheaded by Heather Cox Richardson.

 This installment of 250 on 250 features the AIDS quilt project. Reflecting on how the quilt personalized the crisis, the Smithsonian Magazine notes, "It was a new kind of memorial; one that was collectively created and movable and shape-shifting."



🧵 All quilts start with a single stitch. Never doubt that individually and collectively nothing is beyond our reach.

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and those who support us now 💜