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...
Category: Genesee County Democratic Party
What It Means to be a Precinct Delegate
“Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn’t mean politics won’t take an interest in you.” Pericles, Circa 495-429BCE. True now just as much as it ever was. We are at a critical point in our country where all of our values and institutions are under attack: healthcare, religious freedom, environmental...
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...
Senate Bill 98: Promise Zone in the City of Flint
"The Genesee County Democratic Party would like to convey our support for Senate Bill 98, which was recently passed by the Senate and has been referred to the House Committee on Education Reform. Senate Bill 98 authorizes the creation of an 11th Promise Zone in the City of Flint. Promise zones across the State of Michigan have...