The 4th Annual McHenry County Juneteenth Festival on the Square in Woodstock.
Look for new opportunities for action, education, community, and solidarity in and around McHenry County here every week.
Walking the Walk
Thanks to every one who came out to participate in and support events over a very busy couple of weeks. The Resistance is strong in McHenry County. With Independence Day ahead there is a hiatus on protests--unless some outrage or emergency requires rapid response. Check out the many 4th of July community events and connect with your neighbors.
This activist round-up purposefully does not endorse candidates or parties or list their events, we concentrate on direct action and witness. But everyone agrees that voting in support of your beliefs and priorities is essential. With a critical General Election coming up, this is a great time to connect to candidates, campaigns, and organizations that support you. Volunteers are needed for door-to-door canvasing, telephoning, public events, and other jobs. Links can be found on various Indivisible social media platforms, from activist groups like NOW, Progressive political sites, and from national, state, and local political parties. There are critical races at every level.
Or you can work on voter turnout and issue voter education with UU The Vote. Check out special training sessions, events, and actions here.
Compassion for Campers
Compassion for Campers had a successful distribution as part of the new McHenry County Resource Center (MCHC) at the McHenry County Mental Health Board offices, 620 Dakota Street in Crystal Lake last Friday. About a dozen organizations and agencies participated and organizers reported seeing 28 total guests. C4C served 20 of those in our new comfortable space. That was a little more than half the number we typically aided at Willow Creek. As word gets out into the community, we expect those numbers to rise sharply over the summer.
Our distributions are usually held on the first and third Fridays of the month from 10 am to 2 pm but due to the Independence Day holiday weekend, the Resource Center will be closed on Friday, July 3. Our next distributions will be on Fridays July 17 and August 3.
Financial support is critical to fulfilling our mission. The best thing you can do is offer your critically needed financial support to get us through this emergency. Money donations are always welcome at https://tinyurl.com/3bz96axe. Look for updates here. Email compassionforcampers@treeoflifeuu.org .
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