Guest Blogger, Bobbie Walton, is a member of the Genesee County Democratic Party & the Democratic Women’s Caucus, political activist, & progressive. I recently viewed a lecture by a professor on the faculty at the University of Houston. Brené Brown, feminist and author, caught my attention and held it. She was talking about women being brave...
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The Case for Expanded Medicare
Guest blogger, Pegge Adams, is a former Genesee County Commissioner and a graduate of Central Michigan University (BS, MA) with most of her pre-retirement years spent in various areas of education. She is a lifelong resident of Genesee County as well as a card-carrying Democrat and Precinct Delegate for over a decade. I began...
Access to Healthcare Saves Lives
Nicole Derusha-Mackey is the third vice-chair of the Genesee County Democratic Party and the founder and current chairperson of the Equality Caucus of Genesee County. A lifelong resident of Genesee County, Nicole has worked on numerous political campaigns, ranging from local millage renewal to US Congressional campaign; and as a legislative aide for State...
*ALERT* Anti-Prevailing Wage Signature Gatherers
Guest Blogger, Nancy Wickman, has been a precinct delegate in Clayton Township since 2014 and is also a member of the Genesee County Democratic Party’s Policy Committee. She is retired from the Michigan Department of Human Services where she was a member of UAW Local 6000. ***ALERT*** You might encounter people working for National...
Social Media & Activism
Guest Blogger, Jia Ireland, is a two time graduate from the University of Michigan-Flint and lifelong Flint resident. She is involved in the Flint community regarding water rights, civic engagement, and politics. Jia is a Millennial who votes and is a proud card carrying Progressive Liberal Democrat. Social media is a part of many people’s...
Our Healthcare Rally
A message from Keith Flynn, who is the Co-Chair for the Genesee County Democratic Party’s Policy Committee, about this past Saturday’s Healthcare Rally. Thank you to everyone who came out to show their support this past Saturday and made the GCDP rally against Trumpcare a huge success! Here are a few of the news...
Obamacare Saves Lives!
Guest Blogger, Jia Ireland, is a two time graduate from the University of Michigan-Flint and lifelong Flint resident. She is involved in the Flint community regarding water rights, civic engagement, and politics. Jia is a Millennial who votes and is a proud card carrying Progressive Liberal Democrat. I am saying, “Obamacare” because it is...
Doing Everything Right but Winding up in Bankruptcy Because of Medical Expenses
Written by Guest Blogger, Bobbie Walton, a member of the Genesee County Democratic Party, political activist, & progressive. As a parent, I admired my son and his wife when they used good judgment before they decided to have a child. They were both employed as teachers, they had bought a nice house on a little lake,...
Pt. 2 – How Do You Begin to Resist?
So how do you begin? How do you resist? What does your activism look like? It can be hard to figure out what to do. So many people are frustrated with the results of the election, or the way things are changing. But what can you do about it? One of the first things...
Pt. 1 – Why I Fight
I have been asked to talk about my path to progressiveness and activism. I know many of you have been activists for far longer than I have, with stories to match, but I think we can recognize ourselves in other’s stories and learn how our differences can make us stronger. In retrospect, I’d say...