For those who are unable to attend the Strategic Planning Meeting, we still want your input. Please complete this survey before Saturday, Feb. 18 so that ICDP Officers can review your responses and add them to the collective wisdom of the organization.
Strategic Plan
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A: Very very helpful so momentum isnt lost.
A: Yes
A: I think state, local/county and even US Congressional Reps and US Senators would go a long way. If we heard what they needed from them it could be useful to supporting them and also hearing what their priorities are in Congress to relay to the people.
A: It would be nice to have a location that serves food and drinks.
A: 6 p.m.
A: Third Wednesday of the Month
A: 1.) Expand majorities in the state legislature.
2.) With Elissa Slotkin running for US Senate, we must replenish the bench and advance candidates that WILL win.
3.) Push legislation to outlaw bans on books.
A: The idea of what gets people together is hard. My time is precious and harder to share and schedule.
A: I’d do the hour before or after. Probably hour before is best.
A: Yes
A: low priority unless really good speaker. We do have lots of elected officials, most of whom would be good speakers. Think Lansing and East Lansing City Council as ones we don’t see much.
A: low priority
A: 6:30 p.m.
A: Later in week and later in month generally opens schedule up.
A: Second Wednesday of the Month
A: As a party building exercise I’d set a goal of recruiting candidates for half the elected offices in the County. We need to grow our presence in rural areas and they need to know we care about them. This has been a decades long goal. The newly apportioned legislative districts really beg us to be much more aggressive in fielding candidates in less populated area.
A: History of the Ingham Dems & example Debbie Stabenow from member to School Bd … Alan Fox …
A: Yes
A: Yes
A: Keep them to 20 minutes and then questions. Also spotlight members and their interests so we get to know each other. A 5 minute Ingham Dem History would be interesting – lots of interesting people. Mary Kay for example worked to prevent a Highway going right through the center of MSU …
A: Being visible and spending money in the community is GOOD.
A: 5:30 pm
A: Can we do it on ZOOM once in a while?
Second Wednesday 5:30 or 5:45 pm
A: Second Wednesday of the Month
A: Register people to vote at all events ALL YEAR.
Get elected officials to help too.
Fill up the precinct delegate lists for elections.
Hold BIG EVENTS and make it known so we have bigger events than the MAGAS.
Thank YOU.
A: 1. Build and maintain a registry of election volunteers, by category of interest, to empower organized unpaid local citizens to do practical things in their neighborhoods in towns throughout the county – between elections, so they will be known influencers between votes.
2. Recruit and hold workshops to train volunteers to apply for or run for party precinct positions, non-partisan local positions, and local and county elected and appointed boards. Builds a trained and organized bench.
3. Work with local businesses owned by Democrats or progressives to collaborate on supporting mutually beneficial progressive issues.
A: It seems that committees should be meeting prior to the monthly meetings so that they can update the broader group at the monthly meetings, but I am not a regular attender so that should be taken into consideration in this comment. I am the 8th person to complete this survey (if I understand the graphics correctly) and I am a minimal attender. I hope to boost my attendance going forward as many of you are doing great work!!!
A: Yes
A: 1. Finding common ground with independents and left center republicans.
2. Draw focus and education to the core middle class actions taken over the past 2 years to improve our core society.
3, Accentuate the actions taken to improve the conditions of our less benefited citizens and the contrast to those who have done so well. Build coalitions to improve life for those at middle class and below. The rest of us are doing pretty good!
A: Yes