Chair Jamie Harrison will be talking directly to Arkansas Democrats on Tuesday evening. I hope you’ll zoom in and listen, get excited, and continue the work to support, recruit, and elect more Democrats in Arkansas.

More info and the link to purchase tickets are below! 

School board elections are coming up across the state - please check with your County Clerk to see what voting options are available for you and be sure to grab a friend and head out to VOTE! 

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Stay strong and safe!

Gracie Ziegler

AFDW President

gracieziegler@gmail.com

479-466-2735

Upcoming AFDW Events

• The discussion of “The Sum of Us” will be June 16th at 6 pm. Read at your leisure and share your copy with others if you can. 
• During that time, we'll also have a shareout from the National Convention for those that could not attend. The NFDW Convention will bring with it a new slate of national NFDW officers, amended bylaws, and strategic initiatives - it's an exciting time for the organization. 

DNC Chair Jamie Harrison in Arkansas (virtually)! 

Join the Democratic Party of Arkansas, along with DNC Chair Jaime Harrison, for a virtual chat about how Democrats are organizing across the state.

Arkansas Democrats are invited to join by reserving General Admission tickets priced at $50. The link to view will be included with your ticket purchase receipt. Participants will be invited to submit questions for the event to be answered by Chair Harrison and Chair Gray.

VIP Admission starts at a $1,500 Finance Council Membership and will include an invitation to a VIP reception that will last 30 minutes with Arkansas DNC Committeeman Dr. Jay Barth as moderator and Chair Jaime Harrison fielding questions.

The NFDW National Conference will be held virtually - the deadline to register has been extended.

Behind the Scenes!
We need your help to track data, organize information, and support the information that needs to be shared. 

COMMITTEES OF AFDW

• Rules, Resolutions, and Revisions - review the Bylaws annually and make recommendations to the Executive Board 
• Programming - works to plan programming throughout the year and the AFDW annual convention every August
• Fundraising -  planning and  implementing fundraising events
• County auxiliary expansion - shall work with counties not yet affiliated to kick off affiliation and monitor progress, reporting, start-up, etc.
• Candidate recruitment - as simple as asking your friends and neighbors to run for office and helping them get the tools they need to move forward with filing

Additional work being done by volunteers

• Organize Data - we're making it easier to contact different committees and groups. Can you help with some data entry work? 
• Communications - Share and Create Content - we want to make sure no matter where you are online or not, you can get up-to-date information from AFDW. We need members to share from our Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts to their own pages and groups to help signal boost and amplify.
  • Just click that SHARE button anytime you see new material. 
  • Share the information when you're talking to your friends on the phone or safely if you are gathering with friends or family. 
• Register Voters - it's never too early to register to VOTE. Be sure to ask everyone you know if they are registered and ask them to confirm their voter information is still accurate. You can do this by visiting VoterView.