Nevada County Progressive Alliance Mar./Apr. Newsletter.
Dear Progressive Allies,So much to do. Hope you find something motivating here. I’m planning on posting a lot more often to the Progressive Alliance FB page, so If you missed getting something to me for this newsletter, go ahead and send it to me and I’ll post it there. Also you can request to be a member of that group and Nicole or I can add you. Then you can post your events there directly. Also I’m hearing a lot of good things about this. Here is a new link for Useful Idiots with Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-OKkVxTcgGo34pWUC9CIIw/videos
Wed. Mar. 24th Important NID virtual meeting 9am. The NID Board will consider whether to formally adopt the AWMP (Agricultural Water Management Plan) before submitting it to the California Department of Water Resources by May 1, 2021. Join SYRCL in following this closely. Please click the following to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85399437099
Wed. Mar. 24th 7-8:30 pm Los Angeles Democratic Party zoom Townhall: Healthcare: How do we move California forward. We have a new Single Payer healthcare bill in CA, AB1400 called CalCare. This is an opportunity to hear from the lead author, Ash Kalra, and learn all you want to know. To RSVP and submit questions: www.lacdp.org/lacdppresents
Thurs. Mar. 25th 6pm MineWatchers Community Meeting Learn about: updated timeline — anticipated next steps in the public process, countering Rise Gold’s claims about the impacts to our community, and how to take action. We want to hear from you. Please come with any questions you have. We will have experts who will be on hand to answer questions the best we can. Register in advance for this 3/25 webinar: Registration After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Fri. Mar. 26th 3-5 pm Justice for Sage Crawford, 201 Commercial St. Nevada City. Gather with your community in front of the DA’s office to protest her death and the dysfunctional systems that produced it. Please wear a mask and practice social distancing. Violence will not be tolerated. sponsored by Justice for Sage Crawford and the Peace & Justice Center of Nevada County.
Sat. Mar. 27th 11:45 am -12:45 pm Stop Asian Hate Please join us in expressing support for our local Asian friends and neighbors. We will non-violently speak out against racism and hate crimes. Please bring signs, masks and social distance. Broad St. Bridge, Nevada City
Sat. Mar. 27th 1-3 pm Event by Nevada County Library and California Heritage: Indigenous Research Project Guests: Shelly Covert is the Spokesperson for the Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan Tribe. She sits on the Tribal Council and is community outreach liaison. She is also the Executive Director of the Tribally guided, non-profit, CHIRP (the California Heritage: Indigenous Research Project), whose mission is to preserve, protect and perpetuate Nisenan Culture. Herman Fillmore is the acting Culture/Language Resources Director for the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California Melba Rakow is a Culture/Language Teacher for the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California and Suzan Shown Harjo President of The Morning Star Institute. Poet, writer, lecturer and policy advocate, who has helped Native Peoples protect sacred places and recover more than one million acres of land.Online: us02web.zoom.us
Tues. Apr. 6th 6:30 Nevada County Democrat’s First Tuesday Education Forum.First Tuesday Forum: Obi Kaufmann. April 6th, 6:00 pm. Join the Nevada County Democrats as we host Obi Kaufmann, artist, conservationist, and author of suck books as The California Field Atlas. A frequent guest of the Wild & Scenic Film Festival, he’ll share with us his thoughts on how art can shape policy making, California’s recent environmental legislation, and how to find optimism in the face of climate change.Facebook RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/465679988111222/Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88306000357Wed.Apr. 7th 7:30 Foothills DSA (Democratic Socialists of America) General Meeting. Not a Democratic Socialists of America member? Join here! We’re fighting for real change in our community. We want single-payer health care, a Green New Deal, racial justice, housing for all, and more. We hope you’ll consider being part of our movement.
Sat. Apr. 10th 10 am: The League of Women Voters of Western Nevada County will present a Zoom presentation of the Climate Reality Project. This is a very updated version of Vice President Al Gore’s presentation of An Inconvenient Truth. The issue is now more urgent than ever, and more solutions are available. Presenter Gary White: Gary H. White is a Climate Activist trained by Former Vice President Al Gore and his Climate Reality Project (CRP). Gary’s role with the CRP SF Bay Area chapter is to educate and motivate people in the Bay Area to learn about and address the climate emergency. Mr. White is also the Founder and Group Leader of the San Mateo chapter of Extinction Rebellion. XR uses non-violent direct action tactics to call attention to the increasing severity of the climate emergency and demand an aggressive response by the U.S. government and the business community to limit the damage. This is the Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81940019104Thur.Apr. 15th 3 -5 pm Monthly Occupy Beale AFB Vigil Against Drone Wars and Militarism Sponsored by Nevada County Peace & Justice Center. Corner of So Beale Rd. and Ostrom.
Sat. Apr. 17th CalCare SpeakOut event. All across CA, there will be SpeakOut events in support of AB1400, our new Single Payer healthcare bill also called CalCare. We are hosting one here in Nevada County. We are just working out the details now. If you’d like to know more, be involved in any way, or have a personal healthcare story you’d like to share, please email me at schwinn@sonic.net.
Sat. Apr. 24th 9am World Qigong / Tai Chi Day World Healing Day Pioneer Park watch demonstrations or participate. Free, but any donations will go to Gold Country Senior Center
Apr. 29th – May 2nd California Democratic Party virtual Convention
Ongoing:
The Nevada County Resilience & Innovation Hub 104 New Mohawk Rd, Nevada City, CAMonday Night Round Tables 7pm A think tank for community based projects Tuesday Night Media Roundtable 4-6pm Golden Road TV Show Weekly on Youtube Go to Golden Road & TV on youtube Thursday Health & Wellness Roundtable 7-9pmMore info at 530-362-8264Alliance4ResilientCommunities@gmail.com
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Beale Air Force Base Vigil
Apr 21 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
 This is our monthly vigil at the gates of Beale Air Force Base. We have been doing this monthly for 13 years to remind military and civilian base personnel that their actions promote militarism, imperialism[...]
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Mayday General Strike and Demo–S...
Mayday General Strike and Demo–S...
May 1 all-day
More info to come about the Nevada City Mayday Demo The Mayday general strike is a nationwide labor and political action on May 1, 2026, calling for “No Work, No School, No Shopping” to protest government policies favoring billionaires over workers. The Mayday general strike, organized by groups including Indivisible and the May Day Strong coalition, is part of the broader No Kings movement opposing authoritarian policies and economic inequality in the United States. Scheduled for May 1, 2026, the strike aims to mobilize workers, students, and families across the country to demonstrate collective power and demand a government that prioritizes communities over billionaires. AnneLandmanBlog.com+3 Purpose and Goals The strike is designed as a tactical escalation beyond traditional protests, emphasizing an economic show of force. Participants are encouraged to refuse work, school, and shopping, signaling that ordinary people can challenge systemic power structures. The goals include: naked capitalism+1 Advocating for workers’ rights and economic justice Opposing authoritarian government policies Promoting expanded democracy and community investment Resisting private armies, ICE enforcement, and militarized policing 2 2 Sources Organizers and Support Key organizers include Indivisible co-founders Ezra Levin and Leah Greenberg, who have previously led the No Kings protests, which drew millions nationwide. The strike also has backing from major unions such as the AFT, AAUP, NEA, Starbucks Workers United, and the UE, along with dozens of local labor councils and union locals. These groups are coordinating to replicate the success of the Minnesota General Strike in January 2026, where over 100,000 participants marched and hundreds of businesses closed in solidarity. AnneLandmanBlog.com+3 Scale and Participation The Mayday general strike is expected to involve thousands of cities and towns across the U.S., with coordinated actions including rallies, marches, and walkouts. The movement emphasizes collective action and solidarity, aiming to demonstrate the power of organized labor and community networks in shaping political and economic outcomes. [...]
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