June 13th Meeting Minutes |

CCRP MEETING

JUNE 13, 2020

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/757573387960319/

GUEST ATTENDEES

CANDIDATES

John McDonald, NYS Assembly 108^th, incumbent 8 years, is primaried by Sam Fein, 2 term Albany County Legislature. John also served 13 years as mayor of Cohoes and is a pharmacist. Legislative focus, climate and challenges of NYS Budget deficient due to COVID-19. https://www.mcdonaldforassembly.com/
Thearse McCalmon, NYS Senate, 49^th, Primary Donovan McRae, incumbent Jim Tedisco. Thearse is not the candidate backed by the democratic party. Her platform focused on diversity and racial justice. https://thearseforsenate.com/
NEW MEMBERS

Tricia Lasky- Columbia County Votes (CCV). Welcome to Tricia. CCV is a progressive group formed after the election of Trump. Major focus of group is contacting 2^nd homeowners to register for voting in Columbia County.

SPEAKERS

MEMBER ISSUES & UPDATES

ADMINISTRATIVE
NoVA 4^th Annual Women’s Summit June 20-30. https://networknova.org/

Schedule (Attachment)

INDIVISIBLE

Textbanking Training- Gail R. Support group started by BI to help members training for text banking. The training is a bit involved but once you are proficient, you may find it easier than phone banking. Contact Gail if you are interested in text banking & support group. grychlew@gmail.com
Payback Project https://www.paybackproject.org/
Sign up- new campaign protect the election results https://www.protecttheresults.com/
GROUP ACTIVISM

BI/BMVH-Turn’Em Blue at Night June 23, July 7 6pm grychlew@gmail.com Turn’Em Blue in the Morning June 30 9:30am kitchentabletime@gmail.com
PS-Census Phonebanking, Wed. June 17 4:30pm.

https://www.mobilize.us/civilrights/event/278073/ Coordinator: Hillary Medina-Loveless, medinaloveless@civilrights.org (Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights) AND Joe Biden phone banking, Thursday, June 25, 5pm https://www.mobilize.us/joebiden/event/278186/

CW-Next meeting, Sunday, June 14,2020 5-7pm.
CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT Norlite Update (Attachment)

DEMOCRACY/INFORMATION INTEGRITY/VOTING/CENSUS

Voting-Primary early voting has started. Tom Goodfellow statement. (Attachment)
Voter Suppression-Pressuring Companies to give paid day off on election day. CCRP action? continuing discussion
Census-See PS event under group activism.

HEALTHCARE/WOMEN’S RIGHTS Pandemic—Extreme caution during racial justice protests-wear masks, try to maintain distance, don’t shout.
IMMIGRATION
INCOME INEQUALITY/CRIMINAL JUSTICE/GUN VIOLENCE BLM, CCRP action?

continuing discussion.

CCRP ELECTION DIRECTION 2020

CAMPAIGNS

Michelle Hinchey Virtual Fundraiser-Marta host, June 22, 2020 7pm. https://secure.actblue.com/donate/hinchey0622
Joe Seeman Facebook BLM Town Hall with Thearse McCalmon & her daughter, Kini McCalmon https://www.facebook.com/events/578905036163733/

Continued request for phonebankers.

ENDORSEMENTS Update
WEBSITE Addition to Candidate list (Attachment)
PROMOTION

Flyer (Attachment)
Assignments-review (Attachment) Mary will come up with standard descriptive language for the promotional assignments and expectations for campaigns communicating with Jed.
MEDIA