| |  | TCDP Newsletter: March 2024 | | Democrats Fight For The People | | Statement From Your Chair | Fellow Democrats,
Jack Posobeic, speaking at CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) opened with this: “Welcome to the end of democracy. We are here to overthrow it completely. We didn’t get all the way there on January 6th…” (CPAC Opening)
Contrast those words with another quotation: “There are but two parties now: traitors and patriots. And I want hereafter to be ranked with the latter and, I trust, the stronger party.”
I submit to you that those latter words are as true today as they were when Ulysses S Grant wrote them on April 12, 1861 (after the Confederates opened fire on Fort Sumter).
Now is the time. We must all do all we can to save American Democracy.
I look forward to seeing all of you on March 16 at our County Convention. It will be held from 10 am to 12 noon at the Rogow Room in the Transylvania County Library. Doors open at 9:30.
Meet fellow Democrats, meet our wonderful candidates and hear from one of my heroes, Chaz Beasley.
—Sam | | TCDP County Convention March 16 |  | Special guest Chaz Beasley! (Link to Chaz Beasley’s video introduction)
Local candidates will be present! Help shape TCDP’s course for 2024! Saturday, March 16 10:00 am-12:00 noon —DOORS OPEN AT 9:30 am— Rogow Room, Transylvania County Public Library 212 South Gaston St., Brevard
Register here | Chaz BeasleySpeaker at our County Convention is Chaz Beasley, a two-time North Carolina Congressman from District 92 (part of Mecklenburg County). He flipped the seat to blue in 2016 and held the seat in 2018. In 2020 he ran for lieutenant governor but tied for third place in the Democratic primary. |
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| | Primary Election Results Posted | The unofficial results of the Transylvania County primary are available on the Elections Center website (https://www.transylvaniaelections.org/). Official results will be determined at the Canvass of Primary Election, March 15, 11:00 am, at the Elections Center. | | IN THIS ISSUE… TCDP Chair’s Statement TCDP County Convention Saturday, March 16, 10:00 am, TC Public Library Primary Election Results Are Posted on the Elections Center website Our Local Candidates: Volunteer for a Campaign! Biden Too Old? Malarkey! Book-Banning Comes to Transylvania County “First, Weaken Schools”—A History of GOP’s War on Public Schools Josh Stein Campaign Stop in Brevard Foreign Policy Concerns Pt. 1: Putin and the Nuclear Brink Foreign Policy Concerns Pt. 2: Jeff Jackson on GOP Blocking Aid to Ukraine Foreign Policy Concerns Pt. 3: Biden for President Ad Shows a Strong American President Supporting NATO Democrats Fight for Fair Courts! Anderson Clayton on Women’s Rights Obamacare WORKS. Celebrating Our 2024 Precinct Organization Meeting! Earn Money By Knocking Doors Mark Robinson: Too Extreme for North Carolina Young Progressives’ Brews & Issues Report Silent Auction: Beach House for a Week Get Ready for #B1’s Spring Cleaning Yard Sale SAVE THE DATE
| | Our Local Candidates |  | HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO WORK FOR A CAMPAIGN?
Between now and November, there will be plenty of opportunities for you to volunteer for TCDP and to get involved in many ways to help get Democrats elected. But have you ever wanted to get involved directly with a political campaign? There are three local candidates running for County Commission, three running for the Board of Education, a candidate running for NC House District 119, and a candidate running for NC Senate District 50.
Each of these candidates has opportunities for you to help directly on their campaigns. Depending on your time and talents, there is a job meant especially for you. Contact Doug Harris, candidatecontact@transcodems.com, or any of the candidates to find out more. It's a great chance to see and learn about the process from a different perspective and make a difference at a much closer level. —Doug Harris, Candidate Contact | |  | Biden Too Old? Malarkey! | In a mid-February episode of “The Ezra Klein Show,” New York Times journalist and political analyst Klein said he is convinced that Joe Biden is not too old to “do the job of the presidency.” However, Klein concluded that Biden is politically “too old” to run. (Editor’s Note: Perhaps he wants to revise that opinion after watching the State of the Union address?)
What follows is your chair’s reaction. Biden was elected in 2020. Black voters were key. Take Biden off the ballot, we divide the black vote at best. At worst, they stay home and don’t vote.
If we replace Biden, we give up the power of incumbency. It’s March. 240 days until Election Day. There is NO WAY to find and choose a candidate, organize a solid campaign and raise the money to win what is suspected to be a close election. Biden has his campaign organized, with funds in place. Biden is bringing about 200 million dollars to North Carolina: 11,000 square feet of office space already leased in NC Operatives hired State parties are being integrated as we speak.
This is the ELECTION OF OUR LIFETIME. DEMOCRACY IS ON THE LINE. This is NOT the time to create chaos and confusion. We hear “voters are smart.” They may be smart. But they are uninformed. Examples: This week I’ve had three former Precinct Chairs and a person you have often seen at polling locations ask me about the Dem Primary Ballot. Four of the candidates on the ballot have spoken at our monthly meetings in the last 4 months. I’ve had many many more ask me why local candidates - BOE, BOC, NC House aren’t on the Primary Ballot.
Politics is a dirty word. About 5200 voters in our county likely will not vote!
MY VIEW Biden and the whole Democratic Party behind him need to go on the offensive, by constantly, vividly, drawing the contrast between the two parties. Democrats need to stop apologizing for being Democrats. We need to fight fire with fire. Don’t waste the time between now and the August Convention, which should be a powerful statement of solidarity. When our candidates try to downplay the fact that they are Democrats, we reinforce the Republican message that “Democrats are bad.”
| | And, here’s another piece from New York Times opinion writer Pamela Paul, “Biden Must Win. But How?” Your chair’s conclusion: If we replace Biden, we put Trump back in office. | | Speak Out Against Banning Books! |  | The local Moms 4 Liberty chapter has begun their push to ban books in our public schools! They are starting with Me and Earl and The Dying Girl, by Jesse Andrews, and they’ve already identified books they will target next. They launched this effort by harassing our public school librarians and principals to force them to remove these books. They have not actually read these books to fully understand them, they are simply using websites with lists of books to target without regard for the educational professionals, who work hard every day to ensure our students receive the best education possible! This is not an informed complaint, but a blanket attempt to censor our children's education.
We need to stand up for our educators, our parents, and our students! Removing content one person objects to is an infringement of the rights of every other parent with children in our public schools. Our school curriculum is not dictated by one person, and we should not stand by and let it happen.
Go to the School Board meetings, stand up against censorship, and let’s show our educators that we support them! —Peter Offen, Assistant Chair | | ‘First, Weaken Schools’: A History of the NC GOP’s War on Public Education | More than eight years ago, Washington Post reporter Valerie Strauss produced an article tracking North Carolina Republicans’ systematic undermining of public education. It drew heavily on a paper by James Hogan, then a writer and fundraiser at Davidson College. Hogan had been a high school English teacher and a North Carolina Teaching Fellow. Hogan is now assistant vice chancellor for engagement at Western Carolina University.
Hogan begins: The pathway that brought us here has been paved with underfunded budgets, tactical strikes against public school teachers, fundamental changes in charter school operations, the diversion of public funds to private or religious schools, and the erosion of our hallowed University of North Carolina system. Here’s what’s happened.
The story is from 2015, but it bears repeating and re-reading, because what Republicans set in motion in 2012 is hurtling toward fruition. And it isn’t pretty.
Read the full article. | |  | Josh Stein Campaign Stops in Brevard | North Carolina Gubernatorial candidate and current NC Attorney General Josh Stein spoke to a crowd at the Railroad Depot in Brevard in February, just days before winning the Democratic party primary with nearly 70 percent of the vote statewide (and nearly 85 percent in Transylvania County). |  | Photos: Top row, Josh Stein speaks to the crowd. Lower section, clockwise from bottom left: After the event, District Court Judge Lora Baker met with supporters and gathered signatures for her successful bid to be on the general election ballot; Adam Tebrugge, NC Senate District 50 candidate, spoke with attendees; center, about 200 enthusiastic Dems attended the rally; City Council member Rev. Pamela Holder introduced Stein; TCDP Chair Sam Edney got the crowd riled up. | |  | The Nuclear Risk Putin Represents | IMAGINE THE RIPPLE
EFFECT OF ONE NUCLEAR
WARHEAD ON THE
WORLD — ON WHERE
PEOPLE LIVE, WHAT
THEY EAT, THEIR SENSE
OF SAFETY. | Opinion columnist W. J. Hennigan writes about nuclear threat in “The Brink,” in a recent New York Times issue:
IF IT SEEMS ALARMIST to anticipate the horrifying aftermath of a nuclear attack, consider this: The United States and Ukraine governments have been planning for this scenario for at least two years. In the fall of 2022, a U.S. intelligence assessment put the odds at 50-50 that Russia would launch a nuclear strike to halt Ukrainian forces if they breached its defense of Crimea.
“Moscow has made implicit and explicit nuclear threats throughout the war to scare off Western intervention,” Hennigan admits. But this time, a combination of extraordinary factors made the possibility of Russia using a nuclear weapon “frightening.” For example, “[o]n Oct. 23, [2022,] Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu of Russia made a flurry of phone calls to the defense chiefs of four NATO nations, including Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, to say Russia had indications that Ukrainian fighters could detonate a dirty bomb — a conventional explosive wrapped in radioactive material — on their own territory to frame Moscow.”
“Believing the Russians were building an unfounded pretext for their own nuclear attack, the Biden administration quickly began a multilateral effort with allies, adversaries and nations in between to de-escalate the situation and try to talk Moscow out of it.” Under pressure from the Biden administration and other world leaders, including the Group of 20, Putin stepped back from the brink.
Hennigan goes on to brief us on the terrifying scenario of an actual nuclear catastrophe, and then comes back to the threat Putin made in October, 2022. He writes, “If Mr. Putin dropped a nuclear weapon on Ukraine — a nonnuclear nation that’s not covered by anyone’s nuclear umbrella — what then? If deterrence fails, how is it possible to reduce the risk of one attack escalating into a global catastrophe?”
“And while it may cause sleepless nights in Washington and Kyiv, most of the world has barely registered the threat. Perhaps it’s because an entire generation came of age in a post-Cold War world, when the possibility of nuclear war was thought to be firmly behind us. It is time to remind ourselves of the consequences in order to avoid them.”
Read the whole piece, one of a New York Times opinion series called “At the Brink.” | | GOP Is Blocking Aid to Ukraine. How Can the Aid Bill Pass? — Jeff Jackson | Congressman and NC Attorney General candidate Jeff Jackson’s straightforward reports from the US Congress have earned him hundreds of thousands of social media followers. Here’s his March 1 account of why US aid to Ukraine is stalled, and why it may continue to stall.
Just before we passed our fourth budget extension in the last five months, I spent about 20 minutes talking with three other members of Congress. We were in between votes, and we were standing just off the House floor in the aisle that wraps around the back of the room.
This was our topic: Is there any way a Ukraine bill can pass?
We figured there are three ways it could still happen. First, the Speaker could just bring it to a vote, either as a standalone bill or (more likely) coupled with a southern border bill.
The problem with that is that he’d probably get fired. As I’ve mentioned before, his right-flank simply isn’t going to accept any major bipartisan legislation—and certainly not with respect to Ukraine, for which they are now staunchly opposed to any more defense funding.
Making matters worse, the Speaker is about to use a lot of his remaining political capital with his right-flank by passing a bipartisan budget that they’re going to strongly oppose. If he follows that up by calling for a vote on Ukraine/southern border, I honestly think his right-flank would move to fire him immediately.
“Well Jeff, maybe this time the minority party could provide the votes to save him.”
Ok, let’s game that out. The right-flank tries to fire the Speaker, but this time a handful of votes from the other party save him. Now we’ve got a very conservative Speaker who only has his job by virtue of Democratic votes. Imagine what life is like for him. Absolute rage within his ranks, the entire conservative media ecosystem dedicated to attacking him, and a serious risk of being primaried and ending his whole political career.
Maybe you’d tell him to do it anyway, but I’m just saying, that’s what he’s picturing in his head when you tell him that. He’s picturing political doom.
So let’s call that possibility unlikely. Up next is the super-rare discharge petition. This is a procedural tool designed to go around the Speaker and force a vote on a bill. The catch here is that it takes a majority of members of Congress to agree, which would mean at least a handful of members of the majority party would have to openly side against the rest of their party. Once again, think about what life for those members would become as they are instantly branded as villains within their party’s media ecosystem.
It’s possible that a handful of members of the majority could go to the Speaker and tell him they’re going to join the discharge petition unless he brings the matter to a vote as a way to motivate him - but then again, maybe the Speaker would prefer that they go around him. That would let the vote move forward while letting him claim that he was opposed all along.
The third path we discussed involves tacking Ukraine funding onto another budget bill. I think this has all the problems mentioned above, but it might dilute them a bit because the Speaker could at least claim that it was necessary to accomplish something else that most of them want, like passing a defense budget.
The easy way to think about all this is just: My sense is the Speaker would like to support Ukraine, but hasn’t figured out a way to do that without his political career smashing against the rocks. I believe he’s trying, and part of trying means being publicly wishywashy so as to keep his right-flank at bay until the moment he makes a decision.
One last point: I think we’d be in the roughly same situation even if the old Speaker hadn’t been fired. Maybe worse. He’d probably have less room to maneuver than the new Speaker because he was perceived to be less conservative. None of this is the direct result of the old Speaker being fired—rather, this is what happens when the right-flank is big enough (and motivated enough) to use its veto on virtually every bipartisan bill. It’s been the defining political feature of this Congress, and it just keeps getting applied to different scenarios. | | A Strong American President Backs NATO | Here’s a Biden for President ad you don’t want to miss. As a YouTube commenter put it, “I prefer a president who is an honorable person of integrity who respects the office they hold, the oath they take and the commitments made with our allies across the globe.” | | Democrats Fight for Fair Courts! | | Even as it overturned Roe v. Wade, the US Supreme Court shuttled abortion access back to the states. That alone merits a close focus on the NC State courts. In a follow-up to the State Courts webinar, PCNC Executive Director Tara Romano shared resources so Dems can fight for fair courts. She says:
With my colleagues at Emancipate NC and North Carolina for the People , we had an in-depth and wide-ranging discussion about the importance of our state courts, how they have become so politicized, and how we can take action to protect our democracy and our rights. We wanted to follow up with some additional resources. Lastly, here are ways you can take action to help ensure we have fair courts in NC! commit to learning about the judges on your ballot, including in the primary attend judicial town halls with candidates call candidate campaigns to ask about issues important to you donate/volunteer with judicial candidates you support write op-eds/letters-to-the-editor on the importance of our courts talk to your networks about the importance of the courts
| | Anderson Clayton on Women’s Rights |  | | “I think that in North Carolina, one of the things that we didn't lean into hard enough in 2022 was that issue. I think that we actually spent a lot of time running from it in some ways, especially in rural North Carolina. There's this whole assumption that talking about choice in a rural area, and other in places in our state, is not worthwhile,” she said. “I’m talking about the freedom to own your own body as an issue that can win in rural North Carolina.”
—Anderson Clayton, Chair of North Carolina Democrats, on Women’s Rights | | Obamacare Works. | The Affordable Health Care Act, AKA Obamacare, WORKED. IT IS WORKING.
The former president has vowed to“seriously look at alternatives” because, as he put it, “Obamacare sucks.”
No. It doesn’t. Ask the 21 million who have signed up for health plans through the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces, as the Biden administration announced in January. (While you’re at it, perhaps ask those 21 million people what they’ll do if the former president gets a chance to yank that insurance rug from under their feet.)
The Washington Post Editorial Board published a full-throated endorsement of the ACA on February 18: “Obamacare worked. The nation should double down.” | | 185 At POM; All Precincts Are Organized! |  | More than 180 Transylvania County Democrats gathered February 17 to plan winning strategies for the November General Election and to select officers for county precincts.
“Democrats fight for the people,” Party Chair Sam Edney thundered, and candidates and other speakers echoed themes they will focus on this election year: fully-funded public schools that put our young people’s education and safety first; affordable housing and affordable childcare for working families; and leadership that’s collaborative, responsive, accountable and transparent.
Transylvania County Democrats heard from Mark Burrows, candidate for NC House of Representatives 119; District Court Judge Lora Baker, representing Polk, Henderson and Transylvania Counties; county commission candidates Rik Emaus, Bryan O’Neill, and Joe Smith; and school board candidates Meg Lebeck, David Borman and Sara Green.
One delegate to the meeting commented, “I have participated in Transylvania Democratic Party events since 2002, and have never had such an uplifting experience.” | | Knock Doors for Dems—Earn Money |  | Want to help turn out Democratic voters in North Carolina? Earn $125 or more for each completed door-knocking list, which takes less than three hours on average. Best of all, you can knock doors anytime and anywhere! Sign-ups to knock doors for the general election will start in September. We are the largest direct voter contact organization in the country. We are committed to humanizing political outreach through one-on-one conversations, which are the most effective way to rally Democrats to vote. Since 2015, Progressive Turnout Project has hired and trained more than 7,000 field staff, who have made more than 88 million voter contact attempts. |  |  |  | Mark Robinson: Extremism on Steroids | Mark Robinson is now the Republican candidate for Governor of North Carolina. He won almost 65% of the vote in the party primary, statewide, and 63% in Transylvania County (unofficial results). One wonders if every voter who checked his name knew what he truly stands for. If you want to know the real Mark Robinson, click here for his own words. |  | | Young Progressives: Brews & Issues |  | The Young Progressives met to discuss issues over brews in early February (their next Brews & Issues is Thursday, March 14). They talked up the primary election, canvassing to support Judge Lora Baker’s place on the general election ballot, and precinct organizing.
On local advocacy issues, they discussed: Climate—YP Action Lead, along with Steffi Rausch and Bill Marshall from the Citizens’ Climate Lobby WNC Chapter have been meeting with city leaders about creating a Climate Action Plan. School Board—Young Progressives turned out in large numbers at the School Board meeting on February 5, to protest board member Chris Wiener’s “endowment” proposal to “fund” the schools. They continue to be active on school issues. Ukraine—They launched a call campaign to unblock aid to Ukraine: “We all have a role to play in preventing the outbreak of violent global war. Call our Congressman and Senators and tell them to "put country over party and expedite funding and arming to Ukraine." Rep. Chuck Edwards: (202) 225-6401 Senator Thom Tillis: (202) 224-6342 Senator Ted Budd: (202) 224-3154 When you call our reps, give your full name, the town where you live, the ask (Please support funding and arming for Ukraine, to prevent Russia from expanding its war in ways that would draw US troops into battle), leave your phone number and/or email, and thank them for their time.
COMMUNITY SERVICE: HIGHWAY ADOPTION: The Young Progressives have Adopted a Highway! We will have more details soon, but the Transylvania Young Progressives are the proud stewards of North Broad St/Asheville Highway from near the Walgreens to near the Fujiyama /Tractor Supply entrance! There will be an official "Adopt-A-Highway" sign on this section that says "TRANSYLVANIA YOUNG PROGRESSIVES" and we will engage in one highway cleanup day per quarter, so it will be a community event for supporters and friends, young and old.
VOLUNTEERING:
| |  | | B1 Presents: Spring Cleaning Yard Sale! | Put this date on your calendar, and start gathering your gently-used items to donate to a Spring Cleaning Yard Sale, sponsored by Precinct B1! It’ll be Saturday, May 25, from 8:00 am-2:00 pm, at 64 Rice St., Brevard—near the Farmer’s Market.
Members and friends: Save all those unwanted gifts that aren’t being regifted, and look out for other items you might have for this “spring cleaning” yard sale. Details to follow! | | | Transylvania Dems Headquarters, 227 Rosman Highway, Brevard, is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Check our website, www.transcodems.com, for a full and updated calendar. Just click on the Events tab, or follow the links in each entry for details and updates. NOTE: Public meetings are subject to change. To confirm date, time, and place, visit the website of the organization listed. | Monday, March 11—NAACP’s Moral Monday Witness. For more information, email MoralMonday@transnaacp.org.
Monday, March 11—County Commission Meeting, 4:00 pm in the Commissioners’ Chambers in the Administration Building, 101 S. Broad St., Brevard. For more information, see the Transylvania County government web page.
Monday, March 11—Transylvania County School Board Special Called Budget Work Session, 6:00 pm at the Morris Education Center, 225 Rosenwald Lane, Brevard. For the School Board meeting website, click here.
Monday, March 11—NAACP Monthly Meeting, HYBRID, 6:30 pm. Meet in person at the Mary C Jenkins Community & Cultural Center, 221 Mills Ave., Brevard or attend via Zoom. Members will receive the Zoom link and passcode in the NAACP newsletter.
Tuesday, March 12—Rosman Board of Alderman Meeting, 6:00 pm, Rosman Town Hall, 6 Main St., Rosman. For more information, call the Rosman Town Hall at 828.884.6859 or email at rosmantown@comporium.net.
Thursday, March 14—Transylvania County Board of Elections Meeting and Primary Absentee Board of Elections meeting, 4:00 pm at the Election Center, 150 South Gaston St., Brevard. In addition to its regular meeting—which has been moved to coincide with the Primary Absentee meeting, the Board of Elections will meet to approve applications for absentee ballots for the Primary Election held on March 5, 2024.
Thursday, March 14—Brews & Issues, 6:00 pm, location TBD.
Friday, March 15—Transylvania County Board of Elections Canvass of Primary Election, 11:00 am at the Election Center, 150 South Gaston St., Brevard. | SATURDAY, MARCH 16 Transylvania County DEMOCRATIC PARTY COUNTY CONVENTION! Rogow Room, Transylvania County Public Library, 212 S. Gaston St., Brevard. |  | Monday, March 18—NAACP’s Moral Monday Witness. For more information, email MoralMonday@transnaacp.org.
Monday, March 18—Brevard City Council Meeting, 5:30-7:30 pm, City Hall, 95 W. Main St., Brevard. For more information, click here or call the city at (828) 885-5600. The 2024 City Council meeting schedule is here.
Monday, March 18—Transylvania County School Board Regular Meeting/Work Session, 6:00 pm at the Morris Education Center, 225 Rosenwald Lane, Brevard. The meeting will be livestreamed and will be archived for later viewing at https://www.youtube.com/@tcsnc/streams. (Recent School Board meeting recordings appear under the “Live” tab on the YouTube page.) For the School Board meeting website, click here.
Tuesday, March 19—NO MONTHLY MEETING FOR TCDP! Come to the COUNTY CONVENTION—see entry for Saturday, March 16!
Monday, March 25—Transylvania County Democratic Women (TCDW) Monthly Meeting, 12:00 noon. TCDW meetings are HYBRID. Attend in person at the Large Conference Room in the Community Services Building, 98 E. Morgan St., Brevard (at the corner of Morgan and Gaston). Come early to socialize over lunch (bring your own) if you choose—doors open at 11:30 am. A Zoom link is sent by email to members before the meeting. Email transcdw@gmail.com for the Zoom link if you are not a member.
Monday, March 25—NAACP’s Moral Monday Witness. For more information, email MoralMonday@transnaacp.org.
Monday, March 25—Transylvania County Commission Meeting, 6:00 pm, in the Commissioners’ Chambers in the Administration Building, 101 S. Broad St., Brevard. For more information, see the Transylvania County government web page.
Monday, April 1—NAACP’s Moral Monday Witness. For more information, email MoralMonday@transnaacp.org.
Monday, April 1—Brevard City Council Meeting, 5:30-7:30 pm, City Hall, 95 W. Main St., Brevard. For more information, click here or call the city at (828) 885-5600. The 2024 City Council meeting schedule is here.
Monday, April 8—Transylvania County Commission Meeting, 4:00 pm, in the Commissioners’ Chambers in the Administration Building, 101 S. Broad St., Brevard. For more information, see the Transylvania County government web page.
Monday, April 8—NAACP’s Moral Monday Witness. For more information, email MoralMonday@transnaacp.org.
Monday, April 8—NAACP monthly meeting, 6:30 pm. HYBRID, 6:30 pm. Meet in person at the Mary C Jenkins Community & Cultural Center, 221 Mills Ave., Brevard or attend via Zoom. Members will receive the Zoom link and passcode in the NAACP newsletter.
Tuesday, April 9—Rosman Board of Alderman Meeting, 6:00 pm, Rosman Town Hall, 6 Main St., Rosman. For more information, call the Rosman Town Hall at 828.884.6859 or email at rosmantown@comporium.net.
Monday, April 15—NAACP’s Moral Monday Witness. For more information, email MoralMonday@transnaacp.org.
Monday, April 15—City Council Regular Meeting, 5:30-7:30 pm, City Hall, 95 W. Main St., Brevard. For more information, click here or call the city at (828) 885-5600. The 2024 City Council meeting schedule is here.
Monday, April 15—Transylvania County School Board Regular Meeting/Work Session, 6:00 pm at the Morris Education Center, 225 Rosenwald Lane, Brevard. The meeting will be livestreamed and will be archived for later viewing at https://www.youtube.com/@tcsnc/streams. (Recent School Board meeting recordings appear under the “Live” tab on the YouTube page.) For the School Board meeting website, click here.
Tuesday, April 16—TCDP Monthly Meeting, 7:00 pm, HYBRID. Meet in person at TCDP Headquarters, 227 Rosman Hwy., Brevard, or on Zoom (link to come in the April newsletter).
Monday, April 22—Transylvania County Democratic Women (TCDW) Monthly Meeting, 12:00 noon. TCDW meetings are HYBRID. Attend in person at the Large Conference Room in the Community Services Building, 98 E. Morgan St., Brevard (at the corner of Morgan and Gaston). Come early to socialize over lunch (bring your own) if you choose—doors open at 11:30 am. A Zoom link is sent by email to members before the meeting. Email transcdw@gmail.com for the Zoom link if you are not a member.
Monday, April 22—NAACP’s Moral Monday Witness. For more information, email MoralMonday@transnaacp.org.
Monday, April 22—County Commission Meeting, 6:00 pm in the Commissioners’ Chambers in the Administration Building, 101 S. Broad St., Brevard. For more information, see the Transylvania County government web page.
Coming up … Saturday, May 25—Brevard #1 Spring Cleaning Yard Sale, 8:00 am-2:00 pm, 64 Rice St., Brevard. Yes, you read that right! It’s months ahead, but you can save the date! | | Join the Blue Crew—Make It Monthly! |  | | PAID FOR BY THE TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY | | | | | |
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