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Office Location: 310 N 7th St, Classroom 2
Mailing: PO Box 2361 | Grand Junction CO 81502
Call: 970-549-8544 Email: mesacountydemocraticparty@gmail.com
Past Events:
Meet Ellen Angeles
CD3 Candidate for State Board of Education
Wednesday, May 29 at 6 p.m.
Mesa County Democrats Office
310 N 7th Street #2
Click the image to see Ellen's website
First Friday comes to the MCD office!
Enjoy the arts, food trucks, and the company of other Dems!
Friday, June 7 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Mesa County Democrats office
Old Lowell School, corner of 7th and Grand
Are you ready for a summer road trip? On June 8th, the Colorado Democratic Party will host the first-ever DemWest at the Wine Country Inn in Palisade. Grab a friend and jump in the car to join us for the night or weekend in the beautiful Grand Valley.
Following the success of DemFest and the Obama Gala in Denver, the Colorado Democratic Party is taking the show on the road and bringing the Party out west! (PS: Check out the photo gallery from DemFest and Gala HERE).
It’s been just a month since this incredible event that raised critical dollars to support the work of the party - thank you! From Senator Booker’s amazing speech to karaoke, it was a fantastic night.
DemWest promises more of the same. Come enjoy an evening with farm-to-table local food and local wine with live music! It’s a celebration of being a Democrat on the best slope: the West Slope.
Join the Colorado Democratic Party for an evening of fun, food, and festivities as we prepare and organize for big wins up and down the ballot this fall.
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Honor our Veterans – Honor our Flag
Celebrate Memorial Day
Sunday, May 26 and Monday, May 27
Two days of solemn celebration honor Memorial Day this year in Grand Junction. Events begin at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado on Sunday May 26, and continue on Memorial Day at the Blue Heron Boat Ramp on the Colorado River, and then back to the Cemetery:
Retreat Ceremony: Sunday May 26, 6 p.m.
Flag Retirement and Burning Ceremony: 6:15 at the Cemetery
Veterans Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado
2830 Riverside Parkway
The American Flag will be lowered and retired for the evening
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Wreath Laying Ceremony: Monday, Memorial Day at 9 a.m.
Blue Heron Boat Ramp off Redlands Parkway
Ceremony will include speakers, a gun salute, and singing of the National Anthem. Should last a half hour. You may bring a wreath to honor a veteran!
Formal Memorial Day Observances: Monday, Memorial Day at 10 a.m.
Veterans Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado
2830 Riverside Parkway
Ceremony will include bagpipes, speeches, placing of wreaths, unveiling a new sculpture, and a fighter jet flyover. Should last about an hour; bring seating.
Elect Tom Acker for Mesa County Commissioner
County commissioners often have more impact on our daily lives than other elected officials. Many of us believe we are not well represented by past and present Mesa County Commissioners.
Tom is motivated to elevate the discussion of this powerful three-member group of government decision-makers to promote the best interests of all community organizations and its citizens.
Please join us on Thursday, May 23, 5:30-7:00 PM to learn more about Tom's background and the issues he has
prioritized, as well as listening to your concerns and answering your questions.
Winning this election will be the result of Tom sharing his ideas with his constituents, his committed campaign team,
lots of volunteers, sufficient funds to amplify his message, and getting out the vote. We hope you will help!
Make Tamales
with
La Plaza!
May 19, 4-5 p.m.
Drinking Liberally
Thursday, May 9 at 5 p.m.
Edgewater Brewery in Grand Junction
Drinking Liberally this month features speaker Tom Acker, our Democratic candidate for County Commissioner. Acker is a retired CMU professor who lists campaign priorities including affordable housing, safety and security, access to mental health care, a livable wage, and women's right to healthcare. (click for website)
Food service starts at 5 (order from the menu)
Speaker starts at 6
Featured Speaker: Tom Acker
Candidate for Mesa County Commissioners
Craft beer tasting
Free tree seedlings
Auction for large trees
Hazardous waste recycling
Food trucks
Live music
Mesa County Democrats Booth
and Much More!!!
Sign up for a shift at the MCD booth by clicking here
Southwest Arbor Fest
Saturday, April 27 at Lincoln Park
Cesar Chavez Celebration
Saturday, March 30
Las Colonias Ampitheater
Cesar Chavez Day, held on March 31 each year, celebrates the legacy of one of our country's best-known labor rights activists.
Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta
Chavez was born in 1927 to a Mexican-American family who lived on a homestead in Arizona. But in the great depression, the family lost their farm and moved to California in search of work. Chavez worked as a field laborer until 1946, when he joined the Navy. After that, he married and went back to farm work. But he soon realized that with their low wages, neither he nor any of the other farmworkers would ever get ahead or own their own property. He began organizing to fight against racial and economic discrimination.
Larry Carter (left) and Dan Lochner host the Mesa County Democrats booth at the Cesar Chavez Celebration
Then in 1962 Chavez joined with another prominent organizer, Dolores Huerta, to form the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the UFW -- the United Farm Workers Union. Chavez and Huerta led strikes for workers rights, including the famous California grape strike of 1965 to 1970. Chavez championed non-violent activism, and along with Huerta popularized the slogan "Si se puede," or "Yes You Can." This was later borrowed by Barack Obama, becoming "Yes We Can!" as he campaigned for President. It was President Obama who in 2014 proclaimed March 31 to be a federal holiday celebrating the achievements of Chavez and Huerta. The day is also celebrated as The Chavez-Huerta Day of Service.
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Here at home, our Cesar Chavez Celebration was held on Saturday, March 30 at the Las Colonias Ampitheater, with speakers including Karen McNeill-Miller, President and CEO of the Colorado Health Foundation. There was music and dancing, and information booths including our own Mesa County Democrats, here shown with volunteers Larry Carter and Dan Lochner.
