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Support Our National Parks: Sat Rally

Hello CRAGgys! I hope everyone is enjoying these beautiful summer days. I'm sitting outside listening to lapping waves and a distant cicada, and watching a tomato ripen. Please turn out on Saturday to support our amazing National Parks, Keweenaw Historic National Park, Isle Royale National Park, and Pictured

Tuesday notes

Hello CRAGgys! Congratulations to Keweenaw Indivisible, especially the Stronger Together volunteers. Together the community raised over $23,000 to buy out more than $3M of medical debt! Well done! And you can still contribute. Voting Day in Michigan: Tuesday, August 4th * Houghton County has four millages on the ballot (exact

Stronger Together Fundraiser for Medical Debt: Tuesday

Hello CRAGgys! The lake is warm, summer people have arrived, and democracy is still under attack. Your next chance to engage with Copper Country humans supporting our community and pushing back against authoritarian take over is Tuesday, July 29th at the Stronger Together Fundraiser to Wipe Out Medical Debt in

Good Trouble Rally: Thursday

Hello CRAGgys! Finally, it's summer in the UP! Don't forget to include a few minutes to save democracy in your summer plans. Good Trouble Rallies are Thursday, July 17th. Local action groups convene regularly. Some public body meets somewhere every single week; take 30 minutes to

Happy Independence Day

Hello CRAGgys! This week is a good time to review some key elements of the founding documents of the United States, our "Charters of Freedom": the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. Charters of Freedom Here are some of my favorite passages from the

Pro-democracy Potluck: Tues

Hello CRAGgys! Join us tomorrow on the lovely Houghton waterfront to celebrate solidarity. Keweenaw Indivisible Potluck Keweenaw Indivisible is sponsoring a Pro-Democracy potluck. SPECIAL KI General Meeting: 🥘 Potluck Edition 🥘 When: Tuesday, June 24th, 2025 at 6:00 PM Where: East Houghton Waterfront Park (just West of the Super 8 Motel)

REA Annual Meeting Summary

Hello Fellow OCREA Members, Here's my short summary of the members meeting yesterday (not minutes!). A quorum (50) was reached: 54 members attended, proxies brought the number of voters to 61. General Manager Dallas Aho briefly presented the financial reports. He said line losses have decreased from 13.

REA Annual Meeting: Proxy Voting

Hello Fellow OCREA Members, The 2025 annual members’ meeting is Saturday, June 21 at 10 am at the Chassell High School, 41585 U.S. Highway 41, Chassell, MI 49916. Proxy Voting You can assign another member to vote as your proxy. To do so fill out the form below and

Summer!

Hello CRAGgys! Please continue sharing what you're learning, connecting with allies, and passing on tips on local impacts or concerns. NO KINGS recap NO KINGS organizers across the US are thrilled at the turnout of some 5 million demonstrators across the country on Saturday. Joan shared some pictures

NO KINGS

Hello CRAGgys! Please continue sharing what you're learning, connecting with allies, and passing on tips on local impacts or concerns. NO KINGS Saturday, June 14th is NO KINGS Day with marches and actions planned across the country. (but, notably not in Washington, DC, where another event is scheduled;

Monday notes

Hello CRAGgys! Please continue sharing what you're learning, connecting with allies, and passing on tips on local impacts or concerns. Places to engage and topics for this week This week offers many possibilities to express your opinions on current developments. Remember that venues like to lovely Keweenaw Pridefest

Local impacts of MTU Research

Hello CRAGgys! Please continue sharing what you're learning, connecting with allies, and passing on tips on local impacts or concerns. University Research: Local Impact Michigan Tech's research expenditures supported by external grants are over $60 million per year in Houghton. Nearly 80% was from federal sources.

Quick note

Hello CRAGgys! I'm traveling for the next week, so notes will be short. Please continue sharing what you're learning, connecting with allies, and passing on tips on local impacts or concerns. Bridgefest parade Friday, June 13 Keweenaw Indivisible, HC Dems, and the League of Women voters

Big, Bad, Billionaire Bonus, Budget Busting Bill

Hello CRAGgys! I have discovered how to bring back a table of contents, helpful when I run too long. (It only shows up in the browser version, not in email.) Please continue sharing what you're learning, connecting with allies, and passing on tips on local impacts or concerns.

Budget matters

A reprise on why attend local meetings; upcoming meetings; Action: calls; some bits of good news; ongoing events and organizing. Why and how to attend local meetings CRAG started with a plea for people to get out to talk to our local public officials. The crisis in democracy spans the

New Platform for CRAG!

I'm transitioning the CRAG list from Keila to Ghost.

CRAG: Updates May 16

Hello CRAGgy Friends, Welcome new people! (join here) 1. Posting delays 2. The rule of law, federal and local 3. Federal Budget: Medicaid 4. Upcoming Local Township/city meetings CALENDAR 5. Events, meetings, and organizing CALENDAR 6. Notes and housekeeping 7. The Owls are heading out into the world. 8.

CRAG: Actions for Week of May 11

1. Two action items: for this week 2. News 3. Upcoming Local Township/city meetings CALENDAR 4. Events, meetings, and organizing CALENDAR 5. For new CRAGgys: Notes and housekeeping 6. Owls!

Slow week update, May 7

Hello CRAGgy Friends, Welcome new people! (join here) 1. Local meetings updates and plans 2. Tracking this week 3. Good news notes 4. Upcoming Local Township/city meetings CALENDAR 5. Events, meetings, and organizing CALENDAR 6. For new CRAGgys: Notes and housekeeping 7. Owls! “Today, right now—and I mean

CRAG: Quick note, budget proposal: May 3

Hello CRAGgy Friends, Welcome new people! (join here) 1. White House budget outline 2. Upcoming Local Township/city meetings CALENDAR 3. Events, meetings, and organizing CALENDAR 4. For new CRAGgys: Notes and housekeeping 5. Owls! “Today, right now—and I mean right this second--you have the most power you’ll