September 17, 2026

WCI Thursday's BLAST September 17th , 2026

Thursday, September 17, 2026

A group of like-minded people here to support one another and uphold our values of inclusion, equity, honesty, accountability, social, and climate justice.

THOUGHTS

“Early Voting is a crucial election protection strategy. Getting people out to vote early is how we exercise our power in a democracy. It is also of crucial strategic significance in a window when you have election deniers who have an entire plan to disrupt the election. The election denier playbook is to stoke chaos and fear and to ultimately create pretext for interventions either at the polls to disrupt voting or to disrupt the counting process.” - excerpt from Leah Greenberg on What’s the Plan How the next No Kings will fight election sabotage.

Important Minnesota Election Dates

Sept. 18 - Absentee ballots become available

Oct. 13 - Last day to register to vote ONLINE. You can still register in-person on election day

Oct. 16 - Early in-person voting begins

Nov. 2 - Last day to vote early in-person

Nov. 3 - Election day

CALENDAR OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

WCI Connections

Annandale, Buffalo, Delano, Monticello,

See below for details

Saturdays, Emmer Do Better Rally, Otsego

September 19, 11:00-noon

Mondays, Buffalo Weekly Protest

September 21, 4:30-5:30

Wednesdays, Sherburne County Detention Vigil

September 23, 3:30-4:30

WCI Community Day in Monticello: Paint and Picnic

Saturday, September 19, 11:00-2:00, West Bridge Park

WCI Member Meeting

Monday, September 21, 6:30-8:30 at Wild Marsh Golf Club, Buffalo

Weekend of Action - Protest, Bridge Brigade, Door Knocking, etc.

October 3-4

Monticello Town Hall with DOUG CHAPIN

Monday, October 5, 5:45 Meet and Greet,

6:00-7:30 :Doug presentation and Q&A

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ACTION

CONTACT YOUR SENATORS or REPRESENTATIVE

Amy Klobuchar: (202) 224-3244 klobuchar.senate.gov

Tina Smith (202) 224-5641 smith.senate.gov

Tom Emmer (202) 225-2331; (763) 241-6848 emmer.house.gov

Hi, I’m a constituent calling from [zip]. My name is ______.

The Senate is expected to vote to open debate on the CLARITY Act, September 15. Keep calling your Democratic US senators to demand they reject this toothless crypto “regulation” bill that would only further enable Trump’s crypto corruption. The CLARITY Act was predicted to sail through the Senate without much resistance, but public outcry about Trump’s $1.4 billion crypto profits (and the bill’s failure to rein it in) toxified it so much that it hit roadblock after roadblock. Now back from the August recess, our senators are taking it up once again -- and we need to keep up the pressure until this bill is dead and buried.

GET OUT THE VOTE: YOUR MOVE FOR THE BLUE

WCI members and friends, get ready to be part of the “Blue Wave.”

Here is a link to this week's Campaign Volunteer Calendar, which includes information about the candidates AND opportunities to DO THE WORK to create the Blue Wave. This information is also sent out weekly on Tuesdays, but we will also link it here to be sure you can find it when you have some time to step up.

Choose your action. Show up. Let’s do this.

Register here for event: not required, but helpful

Weekend of Action & DOUG CHAPIN TOWN HALL

a poster for a political event with Doug Chapin

RALLIES

EMMER MUST GO

OTSEGO RALLY

11:0-Noon

September 19

9201 Quaday Ave NE Otsego

Meet on Parrish Ave.

Park at the Otsego Dental Office or the Wyndham hotel.

WEEKLY

BUFFALO RALLY

4:30-5:30

September 21

101 1st Avenue South

Buffalo

Downtown across from the splash pad on Hwy 25…on the lake side

SHERBURNE COUNTY GOVERNMENT VIGIL

3:30-4:30

September 23

3880 Business Ctr Dr NW,

Elk River

Sidewalk next to Business Center Drive

Government Center

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Sign up for Paint and Picnic

Buffalo:

Second Tuesday of the month

10:00 AM

Tower Hill Community Room

110 1st Ave NE

Parking on street and in lot south of Market lot

Jane Dorn: 763.300.5130

Annandale:

Every third Thursday

Pleasant Vista Bistro

Senior Living Community

700 Park Street E, Annandale

Zane Schaeffer-320.282.9741

Monticello:

Fourth Wednesday of the month.

Location TBD,

3:00-5:00 pm

Monticello

Roger Hedtke - 612.483.5748

Delano:

Fourth Thursday of the month, 1-3

Rockford Township Hall

Lani Brown-Worley-612.709.5399

AND MORE!

Candidates must focus on two issues: affordability and accountability. They are not competing priorities

Read, absorb, and share an op-ed in The Guardian by Indivisible co-directors Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin about the general election messaging we need to crush Trump-aligned candidates in battleground states this November. Indivisible just completed a poll on the issues and messaging that can move battleground voters in the midterm elections. The results are covered in a new op-ed we highly recommend for candidates and activists.

VOTE YES on the Permanent School Fun Constitutional Amendment. Click Here for More info.

DONATIONS

BLANKETS NEEDED! As the weather starts to cool, Immigrant Aid is looking for new or gently used blankets of any size to give to families in need. If you have questions you can email WCIImmigrantaid@gmail.com. Thank you for all your support!

Food items needed: meseca (corn flour), cooking oil,

Seasonings: salt, pepper, oregano, ground or whole cumin,

garlic powder, bay leaves

Other food items: canned chicken, spam, pork, sardines, tuna, corn tomato sauce, diced tomato, jalapenos, menduo, hominy, mixed vegetables, sweetened condensed milk, Dulce De Leche, Crema De Coco.