Join us for our monthly postcarding on Wednesday, August 14th from 5:30-7:00 p.m. (please note slight time shift) at Hi Wire Brewing (2901 4th Ave S, BHM). We will continue our campaign to help the League of Women Voters and the NAACP send postcards to voters in the newly redistricted Alabama CD2. Postcard packets will be available afterwards to do at home. Thank you for your amazing advocacy!
Join us for monthly postcarding this Wednesday, July 17th from 6:00-7:30 p.m. at Hi Wire Brewing (2901 4th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233) as we fill out get out the vote postcards to voters in Alabama’s Congressional 2nd District. We’d love to see you!
Finally, a Choice for Voters in the 6th District!!!
Did you know that you have a choice for Congress in Alabama’s 6th District on November 5th? For the FIRST time in six years, an Alabama Democrat is challenging five-term Congressman Gary Palmer. The challenger is a dynamic, progressive newcomer named Elizabeth Anderson!
HIVE/MAD, in collaboration with our friends the North Jeffco Dems, will host Elizabeth Anderson, who is running for Alabama’s 6th District House seat, AND other Jefferson County Democratic candidates next Tuesday,July 9th from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. for an in-person candidate Meet & Greet in the Large Auditorium at the Homewood Public Library at 1721 Oxmoor Rd, Birmingham, AL 35209. Other Democratic nominees – from judges and circuit clerks to school board members and constables – have been invited to introduce themselves from 6 to 6:30 p.m. Elizabeth will speak at 6:30 p.m., followed by questions and answers and a social time.
We’re joining forces with friends in Forest Park and Tuscaloosa to send postcards to voters leading up to the November election. This month, we’re writing 100 postcards to voters on Northeast Arizona’s sovereign lands.
Join us on Wednesday, June 26th from 6:00-7:30 p.m. at Hi Wire Brewing (2901 4th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233). Bring yourself and some postcard stamps if you have them.
Thank you democracy warriors!
It’s been a heck of a legislative session and our amazing and fearless advocates have been hard at work trying to protect Alabamians from harmful, and just plain ridiculous, bills and hot button issues. We’re ready to discuss the wins and losses.
Join HIVE/MAD? Make a Difference for a Legislative Review on Tuesday, May 21st at 12 p.m. via Zoom to hear from:
Join HIVE and our friends at MAD? Make a Difference on Friday, April 12, 2024 at 12 p.m. for a Zoom panel on IVF and reproductive healthcare in Alabama and beyond. We will talk with state leaders about the medical/legal impacts of the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that shut down IVF services here and could negatively affect more pregnancy/emergency care & contraception.
Please register for the Zoom here.
We will hear from:
1) Tracey Burkett, a young IVF user and legal advocate for victims of domestic violence, who sees a recent Alabama court ruling as attack on women’s health, especially for Black women;
2) Rep. Neil Rafferty (D-Birmingham), a state lawmaker who fears a recent state court ruling could restrict future access to IVF, contraception, and emergency pregnancy care;
3) Alison Mollman, legal director, ACLU of Alabama, who discusses the need to repeal the state’s 2018 personhood amendment and the resilience of Alabamians facing restrictions;
4) Courtney Andrews, ACLU’s Alabama reproductive rights policy strategist, will talk about legislative advocacy and polling data on this issue;
5) Tabitha Isner, vice chair of the Alabama Democratic Party, who says healthcare should not be a partisan issue, but the “war on reproductive freedom” is coming from one party: Republicans.
6) Elizabeth Anderson, Democratic nominee for Alabama’s 6th Congressional District, who will talk about the need for federal legislation to protect reproductive freedom.
Making Montgomery Work: January Virtual Alabama Legislative Preview
It’s a presidential election year, and state lawmakers face political headwinds while trying to conduct business. As usual, bad bills will compete with good ones. To stay abreast of key issues, join us and our amazing friends at MAD?Make A Difference for a virtual Legislative Preview: Making Montgomery Work next Tuesday, January 16th from 12 to 1 p.m. We will hear from six amazing policy advocates with these leading not-for-profit organizations:
Zoom “seating” may be limited, so please register in advance here!
Seven candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Alabama House District 55 to replace former representative Fred Plump, who resigned earlier this year. There are no GOP candidates running, so whoever wins the primary is the de facto winner of the general election. The special primary election will be held Tuesday, September 26, 2023; the special primary runoff, if necessary, is Tuesday, October 24, 2023; and the special general election is Tuesday, January 9, 2024.
House District 55 includes parts of Adamsville, Birmingham, Fairfield, Graysville, Maytown, Sylvan Springs, and Forestdale. To see if you live in House District 55, click here (even if you don’t live in House District 55, the race may interest you as whoever wins will help shape policy and leadership for the next four years. Consider supporting a candidate and becoming a small donor.)
Get to know the candidates at two upcoming events:
| MEET THE CANDIDATES! |
| Kenneth Coachman A native of Fairfield, Kenneth Coachman is a former two-term mayor of Fairfield and chief of staff at Miles College. Travis Hendrix A native of Ensley, Travis Hendrix is a sergeant with the Birmingham Police Department. Hendrix grew up in public housing in Ensley and went on to earn a master’s degree. Website | Facebook Ves Marable A professional musician, Marable has experience as a co-chairman of the Jefferson County Democratic Conference and a councilman for the city of Fairfield. Cara McClure McClure calls herself a “passionate mother, Executive Director of a statewide civic engagement collective, and social justice advocate…” Website | Facebook Phyllis E. Oden-Jones Oden-Jones has experience as a Fairfield City Council member and a community/youth leader, plus 30 years as an officer/supervisor with the Birmingham Police Department. Sylvia Swayne A technology professional running a historic campaign on “opportunity through unity,” Swayne is also a member of the Jefferson County Democratic Executive Committee. Website | Facebook Antwon Bernard Womack A seasoned candidate who is active in the state Democratic party and was recently elected vice-president of the Ensley Neighborhood Association. |
We hope you will join us in voting on Tuesday, July 18th for David Silverstein!
This is a non-partisan race for Jefferson County Commission District 5 that includes Mountain Brook, Vestavia, Irondale and large parts of Homewood, Hoover and Leeds:
We need your vote! Per our friends in the Hoover Democrats:
Republican Steve Ammons resigned from the Jefferson County Commission leaving two Republicans and two Democrats on the commission. We have a rare opportunity to change the make-up of the commission by voting for our favored candidate, David Silverstein. (Please note that this is a non-partisan election, and David is not identifying with either party.)
David is a highly qualified candidate! The District 5 Commissioner is responsible for the Economic Development subcommittee of the County Commission, and David has over 25 years of experience and a proven record of success. He has directed development efforts, secured financing, and navigated complex zoning and ordinance requirements. His projects, like The Summit, The Pizitz, and Cahaba Village, have transformed our communities for the better.
David has served as president of the Alabama Chapters of the American Heart Association and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and he currently sits on the board of directors for Ascension Alabama, the Red Mountain Theater Company and the Alabama Holocaust Education Center.
Please make a plan to vote and share this information with friends/neighbors/colleagues. This is an important seat and one we can win!
ELECTION INFO
ABSENTEE VOTING
If you will not be able to vote in person on July 18, absentee voting is available, but you must hurry.
The best and easiest option is to go to the 5th floor of the Jefferson County Courthouse and vote in person from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. between now and July 13th. You can go to this site to print the application to take with you and your ID to the Courthouse.
IF VOTING IN PERSON ON JULY 18
There are 5 polling places in the county that will not be available. See those five below and if you are impacted, go to the alternate site.
Each voter affected by the above changes received a card from the Board of Registrars, telling them where to vote in the special election.
We will see you at the polls!
Join H.I.V.E. and besties MAD? Make a Difference Alabama for a virtual Legislative Review Tuesday, May 23 from 12-1 p.m.
Catch up on the highpoints of the 2023 Alabama legislative session by hearing from leading speakers on critical issues, including:
Advance registration required! Please RSVP here.
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