My regular Thursday night routine is to write the Democratic Dispatch. As I was reviewing my e-mail for information to include, it reminded me of the emotions of this week; I was thinking about what I should say to readers. And then I started hearing about the unfolding deadly situation in Cambridge, Boston and Watertown.
I had been thinking about Governor Patrick’s remarks on Thursday morning. ‘And just as we cannot permit darkness and hate to triumph over our spiritual faith, so we must not permit darkness and hate to triumph over our civic faith. That cannot happen. And it will not.’ We have a primary election on the 30th. Our civic life continues. As I was going into the evening, with Thursday’s service giving us a bit of closure, people seemed to be easing back into life’s routines. On Thursday it was announced that the Democratic candidates plan to resume campaigning Saturday. Now we have what appears to be a related situation still unfolding as I write.
As we go into the weekend, keep community in mind. Spend some time with political colleagues. As activists and friends, take some time to heal together. Ironically, last week I wrote about celebrating activism, friendship and fun. While this is not the time for celebration, it is time for community. Support each other and spend time together at appropriate activities.
Upcoming events on the schedule include: Cohasset Democratic Town Committee Movie Night, GLAD Breakfast, Stoughton DTC Breakfast, Wilmington DTC Scholarship Fundraiser, Meet & Greet with Ed Markey, Yarmouth DTC Meeting with Congressman Steve Lynch, Forum with US Senate Candidates in Roxbury, Waltham Democratic Heroes Brunch, Earth Day Rally and Canvass with Ed Markey, Town Meeting with Steven Grossman, Fundraiser for Suzanne Bump, Worcester Fundraiser for Ed Markey Meet and Greet with Katherine Clark, Luncheon with Cong. Ed Markey, Connolly for Mayor Spring Celebration, Longmeadow DTC Breakfast, John Buckley Breakfast with John Walsh, Groton Democratic Town Committee meeting Mass. Peace Action House Party for Ed Markey, Ipswich DTC Wine Tasting.
Details on the above events are found in the calendar section in Donaghue’s Democratic Dispatch. Subscribe by sending an e-mail to DDemDispatch-subscribe@yahoogroups.com . It is a more or less weekly e-mail newsletter of Democratic events across the state.
As always, if there are special circumstances, use your judgment and check with organizers about scheduled events.
Stay safe,
Kate Donaghue
PS With the primary coming up and other events, I will be relying even more so on Matt, my colleague, to handle e-mails. Especially over the next few weeks, please be sure to use DDemDispatch-owner@yahoogroups.com for submitting events. Once again, thank you Matt!
