Our Caucuses
The Sumner Dems are committed to offering opportunities of involvement to all. Caucuses provide a way to connect with affinity groups and focus on issues that directly impact what you are passionate about!
Is there a caucus missing from this list that you’d like to see started? We’re always willing to help kick off a new one - reach out with your idea and let’s chat!
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This caucus is for all those who care about education - whether a teacher, a past teacher, a future teacher, or someone who just cares about supporting education-related issues! The caucus will focus on issues that largely affect education and educators.
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The SCDP has a commitment to improving the lives of our elders by encouraging them to stay engaged in life and also by identifying unmet needs and supporting solutions.
The Elder Caucus is a group of volunteers of any age who will identify priorities and plans of action to benefit elders age 65 and up. Here are a few initial ideas of things we might consider:
1) Brief training about ageism that lulls our elders into deciding they are used up and should spend their remaining years watching television. The alternative includes living a healthier and more satisfying life for decades to come; this would include service to others, at least part of the time. This assists in fighting the feeling of being cast aside and purposeless. It would help renew the sense of personal agency that our society strips away as people age.
2) Encouraging and assisting activism among elders. This might include phone banking, poll watching, and intergenerational activities such as tutoring, reading stories, or sharing life experiences from 70 years ago.
3) Another possibility would be shooting videos encouraging people to vote for budgets and agencies that support our elders featuring real elders - not paid actors!
4) Assisting elders with setting up letter-writing and phone-calling campaigns to our county, state, and federal representatives.
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The LGBT+ caucus will focus on issues that primarily affect our LGBT+ community members. It is open to all (members of the LGBT+ community and allies). Launch meeting coming in July - sign up for our newsletter to be the first to know!
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The Sumner Dems Women’s Caucus focuses on issues that largely impact women - while recognizing that issues that affect women also affect the greater world at large. It is open to all who identify as women or who wish to support issues that primarily affect them.
The acting mission statement of the women’s caucus is as follows:
“The Sumner County Democratic Women’s Caucus connects with the community through the lens of women’s issues.We create a safe, inclusive space where women can grow in understanding, find their voice, share their story, and take confident action.
By championing women's rights as universal rights, we hold leaders accountable, lower barriers to political participation, and cultivate a movement where every woman recognizes her value, her rights, and her power to shape a better future.“
Email: scdpwomenscaucus@gmail.com
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The SCDP Youth Caucus is for those aged 16 to 35 in alliance with the Young Dems of America guidelines.
“SDYC is committed to creating an affirming and accepting environment centering young voices as they vote, run, and engage in politics.”
Email: youngdemssumner@gmail.com
Instagram: youngdemssumner
