Calendar & News
Events Calendar
Sept-Oct 2026
Flip the Vote Party/Info Night
Tues., Sept. 22, 7:00 pm
Hood River Library Downstairs Meeting Room (502 State St.)
Hosted by Sarah Bellinson:
An engaging and inspiring event with a short presentation by a Flip the Vote volunteer, open discussion, and a chance to connect with like-minded people who care deeply about our democracy.
Wine and snacks will be served!
PLEASE REGISTER/RSVP HERE; please DONATE HERE if not able to attend
More info: www.flipthevote.org
HRC Dems Monthly Meeting
Thurs., Oct. 8, 6:30-7:30 pm
Hood River Library (502 State St.)
Meet in the downstairs meeting room. Arrive early for social time (6-6:30pm).
Bring your favorite snack to share.
Hybrid access: Sign up here to get the zoom link.
News
The midterm general election is November 3, 2026. The Trump administration is attempting to restrict mail-in voting prior to the election (Executive Order 14399). Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read has said that Oregon’s vote-by-mail election will proceed as planned. All eligible Oregonians will receive their ballots by mail. We urge voters to USE DROP BOXES if at all possible to return your ballot. If using the US Postal Service, mail ballots back AT LEAST a week prior and don’t rely on timely mail delivery.
Oregon Legislators Enact Protections for Immigrants - Oregon lawmakers advanced several bills this session aimed at strengthening protections for immigrants and limiting federal immigration enforcement in sensitive spaces such as schools and hospitals. The legislation responds in part to the Trump administration’s rollback of prior federal protections.
Chop Wood, Carry Water: a political activism newsletter by Jess Craven that comes out 5 days a week. Subscribe to receive a short, encouraging email in your inbox each weekday (except Wed.) telling you how you can make a difference by taking 5-7 minutes worth of EASY actions. The almost weekly Sunday "Extra! Extra!" editions contain a long list of hopeful news, Democratic accomplishments, and all the “blue wins”. August 30 “Extra! Extra!” edition:
A new state law took effect in New York stopping local cops from signing cooperation agreements with ICE agents.
A judge struck down Texas’s ban on drag shows, telling people offended by them “just don’t go.” Bravo!
Volunteer teachers from UTLA have paired with the grassroots group Unión del Barrio to patrol their neighborhoods before school, documenting federal immigration vehicles and training other adults to get students to class safely.
Three Stars and Stripes journalists who were fired by the Pentagon sued the Department of Defense in federal court, arguing their dismissals were illegal and violated their first amendment rights to free speech.
Under Mayor Mamdani, NYC is expanding its free doula program and will reach thousands more expectant mothers.
Meta will pay up to $17.1 billion in a landmark settlement over social media addiction claims.
A federal judge rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s ‘miscarriage of justice’ claims and her bid for prison release.
A private arbitrator has ordered The Washington Post to rehire the opinion columnist Karen Attiah, who was fired in September over her social media posts about the assassination of Charlie Kirk. It also ordered the company to compensate her with back pay.
In a pilot program set to roll out in three states (TBD), Costco is teaming up with the nonprofit insurance provider SCAN Health Plan to streamline health care access for older adults.
A federal judge upheld a pause on border wall construction at Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge in Alamo, Texas for allegedly “interfering and altering the property, canals and related irrigation infrastructure.”
Canada’s prime minister announced the largest clean energy investment in North American history. It’s a package of hydropower, onshore wind and transmission projects aimed at meeting electricity needs while also exporting power to Massachusetts and New York.
A new coalition of more than 600 public, private, and nonprofit-sector organizations is joining together to save monuments from Trump’s destruction and stop his administration from dismantling the National Historic Preservation Act.
A federal judge temporarily blocked Ohio from requiring proof of citizenship when registering to vote at motor vehicle offices.
For nearly a month, the key force standing in the way of Trump’s border wall project in southeast Arizona has been a person (not always the same one) sitting in a 200-year-old tree. So far, they’re succeeding.
The Middlesex County District Attorney's office has dropped criminal trespassing charges against two anti-ICE protesters, just days before the beginning of a trial. Activists had said they planned to use the court case to highlight detention conditions inside ICE’s New England field office.
And much more!