• To join on Zoom (note that this link is the same for every monthly meeting, it does not change): 
  • https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82260666788?pwd=V3Rma01wcXkva09NNVlLZXU3WXNmUT09
  • Meeting Id: 822 6066 6788
  • Passcode: 341691
• Please join the Facebook event to help spread the word: https://www.facebook.com/events/6124224770943659

• To join on Zoom (note that this link is the same for every monthly meeting, it does not change): 
  • https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82260666788?pwd=V3Rma01wcXkva09NNVlLZXU3WXNmUT09
  • Meeting Id: 822 6066 6788
  • Passcode: 341691
• Please join the Facebook event to help spread the word: https://www.facebook.com/events/6124224770943659

• To join on Zoom (note that this link is the same for every monthly meeting, it does not change): 
  • https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82260666788?pwd=V3Rma01wcXkva09NNVlLZXU3WXNmUT09
  • Meeting Id: 822 6066 6788
  • Passcode: 341691
• Please join the Facebook event to help spread the word: https://www.facebook.com/events/6124224770943659

February 2023 Monthly Meeting

Possible Location Change

You may have heard that there was small fire at the Royal Oak Senior Center. This might prevent us from having our meeting there this Saturday, Februrary 4th at 10am.

Our preference is to meet at the Senior Center if that is possible. We will find out tomorrow. If we cannot meet at the Senior Center we will attempt to meet at the Royal Oak Library. If their auditorium is already booked, then our emergency backup location is Fifth Avenue, 215 W. 5th Street in downtown Royal Oak. In sum, we definitely will meet Saturday, February 4th at 10am, but we will not know where until sometime tomorrow.

Our guest speakers will be from "No Future Without Today," a group of student survivors from the Oxford school shooting.The group is pressing for gun control in our state legislature. Find out how you can help.

• Saturday, February 4th, 2023
• 10:00am (44th District Judge applicants will be available starting at 9:30am)
• (probably) Royal Oak Senior Center 3500 Marais, Royal Oak, MI 48073
• (possibly) Royal Oak Public Library, 222 E. 11 Mile Road, Royal Oak MI (inside Friend's Auditorium
• (possibly) Fifth Avenue, 215 W. 5th Street, Royal Oak MI
• To join on Zoom (note that this link is the same for every monthly meeting, it does not change): 
  • https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82260666788?pwd=V3Rma01wcXkva09NNVlLZXU3WXNmUT09
  • Meeting Id: 822 6066 6788
  • Passcode: 341691
• Please join the Facebook event to help spread the word: https://www.facebook.com/events/6124224770943659

Other meeting highlights:

• 6 persons interested in being appointed to the vacant judge position on the 44th District Court will be at the meeting starting at 9:30am. These individuals are seeking support and endorsements from club members. Please come at 9:30am if you are interested in meeting these judicial candidates. Their questionaire responses are pinned to the top of our club Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/GRODC
• Jim Ellison, our former state representative, will brief us on his new position as Chief of Older Adult Services for Oakland County.
• Winners of our club scholarship award will be announced and presented with their checks.
• We will also hear from local elected officials and candidates.

Start each meeting with a song?

We're thinking about starting each meeting with song. You may remember we had a club choir before the covid lockdown; this would be a little different, an "everyone" sing-along. Please complete this brief survey if you are interested in helping to get this started: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSccZp0KGbhgT7Y5246OmXOPgzm96hzLzgBPSePytkra9SMErQ/viewform

Next Month

Join us at our March 2023 meeting where our guest speaker will be Kimber Bishop-Yanke of Kids Empowered.

Join the Royal Oak Area Democratic Club for our June Monthly Meeting. Come learn how you can get involved this election cycle, meet like-minded neighbors, and get great information about November's election!

Our guest speaker will be a representative from Rank MI Vote (www.rankmivote.org). Rank MI Vote is a Michigan-based volunteer-run non-partisan non-profit organization dedicated to educating the Michigan public about and placing before voters electoral reforms that increase the range of choice on the ballot and produce fairer outcomes. Rank MI Vote is hoping for Royal Oak to be the next Michigan city to pass this initiative - let's find out how!

Although we encourage mask-wearing for our indoor meetings, we will continue to offer a hybrid option:
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• Zoom Link:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82260666788?pwd=V3Rma01wcXkva09NNVlLZXU3WXNmUT09
• Meeting ID: 822 6066 6788
• Passcode: 341691
• Dial In: (312) 626-6799
• Facebook Event: https://fb.me/e/2adBcTRlt

Our March guest speaker will be Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. There will be so much to discuss regarding redistricting, voting rights, and her upcoming re-election. You won't want to miss this one!  
 

• Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82386785089?pwd=SW51b0FjOTFsazN5L1BLMWd0eGFidz09 
• Meeting ID: 823 8678 5089 
• Passcode: 370622 
• Facebook Event: https://fb.me/e/2gqUXChGA    

February Monthly Meeting
Join us for our February Monthly Meeting. We will be spending time unpacking the new maps that have been drawn for Michigan and discussing the implications of the new districts fir Royal Oak and Clawson.  If you've been meaning to sit down and make sense of them - this is the meeting for you! The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission adopted its Chestnut Congressional, Linden state Senate, and Hickory state House plans. You can search your home address at the top of each map to see the new borders.  

Join here:

• Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82260666788?pwd=V3Rma01wcXkva09NNVlLZXU3WXNmUT09 
• Meeting ID: 822 6066 6788
• Passcode: 394096
• Dial In: (312) 626-6799

Join us for our first Monthly Meeting of 2022. Our guest speaker will be representatives from Moms Demand Action to discuss common sense gun reform and policy. Moms Demand Action is a grassroots movement of Americans fighting for public safety measures that can protect people from gun violence. They work to pass stronger gun laws and work to close the loopholes that jeopardize the safety of our families. (https://momsdemandaction.org/)

As always, we will be joined by our elected officials for updates about local politics and important upcoming news.

PLEASE NOTE: We will continue to hold our monthly meetings via Zoom. We feel that it is the right decision for everyone's health and safety. Thanks for your patience as we adapt to the changing COVID guidelines.

Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 820 7097 5795
Passcode: 394096

Join us for our December Monthly Meeting. Our guest speakers will be board members from The Royal Oak Community Coalition. ROCC is a grass-roots 501c3 organization seeking to create sustainable systems that curb illegal access and reduce use of alcohol, nicotine, and other drugs. Substance abuse is a complex social and health problem that requires community wide solutions.

As always, we will be joined by our wonderful elected officials for updates about local politics and important upcoming news.

PLEASE NOTE: We will be returning to Virtual Meetings for November and December. We feel that it is the right decision for everyone's health and safety. Thanks for your patience as we adapt to the newest COVID guidelines!

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Meeting ID: 832 8942 9678
Passcode: 232844