U.S. History Trivia Booth

JC Dems hosted a trivia game at the big “Red, White and Blue BBQ” event on Friday July 4, 2025. Much fun was had by all! Many participants stopped by to challenge themselves and many prizes were awarded! The thunderstorms didn’t stand a chance!

Thank you to all the volunteers who signed up and those who didn’t and showed up anyway! As far as we know, the only photo made was near the end of the day, but one of the times I showed up there were at least 6 people participating and 5 volunteers. Lots of laughter and interest. One volunteer reported hearing, several times from several different people, “It is so good you are doing this!”

People standing near and sitting at a table under a canopy. Sign in front advertises a U.S. and Constitutional Trivia Game that awards prizes for correct answers.



Community Listening Session in Casper

Check it out. Natrona Dems and others are holding a listening session in Casper on August 19, 2025 at 6:30pm. Read more here.




Free Digital Download!

Heidi, chair of CCDP, has created and shared free digital downloads for post cards.

Check ’em out! There are two versions.

That page has instructions. Like, the digital download is intended to fit well using Avery Product #8387. Easy to find at office supply stores and “big box” stores.

https://www.avery.com/products/cards/8387

As of 30 minutes before posting this, Top Office in Sheridan has a few hundred of the blanks for this size card, although they are a different, discontinued, product. And can order #8387.

Cheers!




May Day

Illustration in woodcut print style. Left panel shows a worker and is labeled 8 hours for work. Middle panel is someone sleeping, labeled 8 hours for rest. Right panel is people relaxing on a boat, one reading a newspaper. It is labeled 8 hours for what we will.I don’t know the origin of this poster. I do believe it is old. 100 years? 144 years? If I had more time for “What We Will” maybe I would do some research.

For now, here’s a link to a post on Medium written in 2017 on some of the history around the 8-hour workday.




Rallies and Protests

Democratic Parties exist, primarily, to help Democratic candidates get elected to public office. Of course we are just groups of individuals. Every individual has a rich and varied background. We are not all the same, but we are all worthy of care and we deserve to be treated equally, given equal opportunities. Et cetera.

You may have noticed a lot of protests and rallies happening around the country and even our state. While we celebrate the freedom of speech, we aren’t the folks behind these events. Here’s a list of some of the groups you might see organizing events like those.

nvunheard.org
fiftyfifty.one
womensmarch.com
mobilize.us
pol-rev.com
theblop.org
indivisible.org
findaprotest.info
answercoalition.org

And, of course you can search the interwebs for other events and organizations with duckduck.go.




Peaceful Protests?

@enby_therapist

This is a really important conversation that needs to be shared #handsoff #fypシ

♬ original sound – Lee Tepper, LISW-S




Movie Postponed

Unfortunately, due to weather and utilities outages, the screening of “9 to 5” scheduled for this evening will be cancelled. It will be rescheduled for a future date. Watch this space and our other normal online media for more information as it comes to light. Right now we believe the fun evening will be held next Tuesday, March 25, 2025.




LTE Opposing HB0046

County Party chair Heidi Kennedy wrote a Letter to the Editor of the Gillette News Record which was published on Jan 21, 2025.

You can find the entire letter and the content of the Bill on the Campbell County Dems website HERE.




What to do now???

Aren’t happy with the current Republican Party in Wyoming? Disappointed (or appalled) by the allure of bigoted legislators seem to have for many Wyoming voters? Here’s an easy 3-step process that is the best chance at holding a firm space for inclusive government (and citizenship) in Wyoming:

Step 1: Don’t remain a Republican.
Is this virtue signaling? Sure! Because you have virtues, and values, that matter. By removing yourself from that party, by changing your party affiliation, you send a clear signal to that party that what they’re doing is not okay. Maybe you won’t be able to vote for the least-evil of their candidates in the Primary. Election data from recent years has made it clear that’s not a winning strategy. But you do you! If that is a game you still want to play, there is time to change back later, but…
Step 2: Don’t change back.
Let them fight their way to the bottom over there, and while they’re doing it…
Step 3: Run for office. As a Democrat.
That’s it. Sure, there are lots of noisemakers out there telling you to be a Republican. But there are lots of noisemakers out there telling you to be a fascist, and you don’t sign on to THAT party do you?

This is what you can do. If you’ve already done Steps 1 and 2, you’re 2/3rds of the way there! Feel free to get in touch to see how we can support your Step 3.




Don’t Worry. Be Here For Good

Like WyoDems have learned over the past several years (decades?), one of the best ways to stop worrying is to, simply, act.

No matter what happens on Election Day, there is good work to be done. If you are worried taking action will put you at risk, your local County Democratic Party will surely be a safe place for you. There is much to be done, even for introverts!

Maybe the video below will motivate you. Perhaps it will rub you the wrong way. These things can be very personal. Still, I hope everyone reading this has the opportunity to watch the video and seriously consider Adam’s words.

I worry a lot. I overthink things a lot; which is just another way of saying “I don’t know”. If you find yourself worrying today, or tomorrow, about the future, please get in touch and let’s talk about some ways we can get ourselves off the metaphorical couch and be here for good.

Have a great Election Day, and I’ll see you on the other side.

–Greg

Adam Conover