ICYMI Video of the Oct 27 Meeting | “The Truth: What Our Educators Do” with MEA President Grace Leavitt

At the Oct 27, 2022 meeting, the Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) welcomed Grace Leavitt (she/her), president of the Maine Education Association, who represents nearly 24,000 active and retired educators—teachers and support professionals—in our public preK-12 schools, community colleges, and universities, as well as students who are studying to become teachers. Grace shared “The Truth: What Our Educators Do” with a very engaged crowd. Please enjoy the video below and scroll further to review shared links and to read the latest announcements.

Our next meeting will be on Thursday, Nov 17 (the third Thursday instead of our regular fourth Thursday). It will be HYBRID: via Zoom or at the American Legion in Damariscotta. We’ll host Maine Public’s chief political correspondent and statehouse bureau chief Steve Mistler in person for an election recap. Sign up for the Zoom link here. Pre-registration is not required to attend in person but will help us plan and you will receive reminders and the Zoom link in case you can’t make it in person at the last minute.

Note: Portions of this video have been edited so that participants could speak freely and to remove any LCDC business that should not be made public.

Announcements & Resources Shared During the Meeting

Autumn Mahoney shared these resources in the Zoom Chat:
-MEA Endorsements List (1 R, a few Us): https://maineea.org/endorsed-candidates/
-Mills-LePage Side by Side from MEA: https://maineea.org/mills-lepage/
-Taking Advocacy Action with MEA: Sign up for Under the Dome Newsletter: https://maineea.org/take-action/
-Free materials for educators, founded by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor: https://www.icivics.org/

Campaign Update:

Get Out The Vote (GOTV)
Lincoln County is one of the state leaders in the number of GOTV shifts we’ve filled, with about 75% of our target shift number met. Great work! We still have about ~50 more shifts to fill. If you haven’t already signed up, please do that and share this link with 3 people in Lincoln County! https://www.mobilize.us/mainedems/event/518275/

Not sure what GOTV is? Read our primer here: https://lincolncountydemocrats.com/get-out-the-vote/

Our Campaign Leader Kelli Whitlock Burton also announced these new web pages and encouraged everyone to share:

-We Can Get There from Here (with loads of Dem accomplishments!) https://lincolncountydemocrats.com/get-there-from-here/
-What’s on the Ballot in 2022? We asked Lincoln County voters to share what issues are important to them this year. Watch our new video series here: https://lincolncountydemocrats.com/2022-whats-on-the-ballot/