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WHO WE ARE.
The Ashburnham (MA) Democratic Town Committee supports the belief that every person has the right to live a full, meaningful life with equal access to opportunities, security, and inclusion. We believe that our government exists to empower people by providing high-quality public education, ensuring universal access to healthcare, protecting our environment, reducing income inequality, and guaranteeing equal rights and opportunity for all. We believe that when we empower people to organize their local communities, we can change our Commonwealth and our country for the better.
The Democrats of Ashburnham, share a common purpose with the Democrats of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the National Democratic Charter; united in seeking for our Community, our State, and our Nation, justice, equality, freedom, and a decent quality of life for all individuals. We affirm that we can best attain these goals through being a strong, cohesive, and honest Party that is accessible to all. We recognize and support the rights of all individuals, regardless of race, creed, color, national or ethnic origin, age, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, economic status, or philosophical persuasion to participate in all Party activities (or affairs) at any level of the Party structure. We pledge ourselves to advocating for the rights of all individuals and supporting democratic leaders who ensure our government represents a true democracy as outlined in the Charter of the Democratic Party of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Upcoming Events:
Upcoming Events:
For those of you no longer content to sit on the sidelines.....
Wednesdays 11 AM - 1 PM.
Bear Witness at Massachusetts' ICE Office
https://bcattv.org/bearing-witness-ice-in-burlington/
Weekly stand outs every Wednesday 11 AM - 1 PM at the ICE office located at 1000 District Ave in Burlington, MA (located between the Burlington Mall and Lahey Med Ctr.) Park in the Macy's overflow parking lot. Very short walk from that parking lot, lots of shade, bring a lawn chair if you want to rest under the trees.
https://bcattv.org/bearing-witness-ice-in-burlington/
Wed., Sept. 10 at 8:30 am in the meeting room of the Westminster Senior Center (69 W. Main St.) Monthly Regional Breakfast for Democrats and our allies, co-hosted by the Westminster and Ashburnham Democratic Town Committees. Coffee, juice, and breakfast treats are served. Breakfasts are on the 2nd Wednesday of every month.
Townsend Common.
Stand Out: Every second Saturday, 3 – 5 PM (July 12th, August 9th, September 13th)
Route 91 Overpasses:
The 4th Friday of each month, 4 pm - 6 pm, rain or shine, bring banners, flags, and signs to overpasses over Route 91 across Massachusetts, Vermont, and Connecticut. Indivisible West Quabbin sponsors the Route 91 overpass in Greenfield: Wisdom Way Overpass, 301 Wisdom Way, Greenfield, MA (July 25, Aug 22).
For more info: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/805964/
Progressive Turnout Postcards (postal rates go up July 13!)
Write postcards to rally Democrats to vote in Virginia, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania in the Nov. 4 elections. They send you free postcards, voter lists, and instructions with proven message options. You provide the stamps and mail the postcards to voters in October.
Fight for
Freedom, Democracy, Humanity.
GET INVOLVED!
Register to Vote
Register to Vote
The most important way to support candidates and ballot questions that share your values is to vote for them!
Register to vote, if you haven't already, or update your voter registration today so you are ready to vote in your local, state, and national elections.
BECOME A MEMBER OF ADTC
To become a member of the Ashburnham Democratic Town Committee, a member must be a resident of Ashburnham, and a registered Democrat.
Membership cycle runs from January 1st - December 31st. Dues are to be paid during January. You can join anytime.
ASHBURNHAM STANDOUTS: Every Third Saturday 10:00 - 11:30 am. Standouts in front of the Town Hall, highlighting a new topic each month. (Sept. 20, Oct. 18, Nov. 15, Dec. 20)
What upcoming events would you like to see for a standout on Main Street in Ashburnham? Below are ideas.
Never Give Up Day (September 20)
International Day of the Disappeared (October 18)
Constitution Day (November 15)
International Equal Pay Day 2025 (December 20)
Please send in your ideas to: Ashdems01430@gmail.com
"Prejudice is a burden
"Prejudice is a burden
that confuses the past,
that confuses the past,
threatens the future,
threatens the future,
and renders the
and renders the
present inaccessible".
present inaccessible".
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
Kick into action!
Kick into action!
WAYS TO GET INVOLVED
Groups to Join
Do you want to see an Indivisible in our North Central Massachusetts region? Complete this form to indicate your interest: https://tinyurl.com/3pjz9yff
Fitchburg Indivisible.
Stand Out: Every second Saturday, 10 – 11:30 AM in front of Fitchburg Town Hall. Bring a sign or borrow one of theirs. Usually has 150+ people standing on both sides of Main Street.
September13th
Burlington, Mass: Bearing Witness at ICE in Burlington
https://bcattv.org/bearing-witness-ice-in-burlington/
These weekly Stand Outs are being held every Wednesday, 11 AM - 1 PM at the ICE office located at 1000 District Ave in Burlington, MA (located between the Burlington Mall and Lahey Med Ctr.) Last Wednesday, approximately 175 people were at the event.
Gardner, Mass.
‘We All Are Neighbors’ weekly standout at the Elm Street rotary in Gardner every Saturday at 9 AM https://allareneighbors.com/
Ashby Public Library.
The Smithsonian Exhibit on Democracy in the Ashby Public Library (812 Main St – Route 119) will close on September 5th to move to other far-off towns. It is definitely worth an hour of your time. Tues 10-5, Wed 10-7, Th 1-8, Sat 10-2
Boston’s First Labor Day Parade Sept 1st at 9:30 AM. Hosted by AFL/CIO. Meet on the corner of Beacon and Park Streets, across from the State House. https://www.mobilize.us/mayday/event/820378/
THINGS OF INTEREST
from ADTC Shares as of August 21, 2025
Updates on Issues
FBI Raids Ex-Trump Adviser John Bolton's Home Day After He Slammed India Tariffs:
Criticize the king? This is how you are treated. Just so you know….
Texas Democrats Have A Plan to Disrupt the Trump-Approved Congressional Map:
And, more on Texas:
Texas Is Gerrymandering the Only LGBTQ+ Member of Congress from the South Out of Her Seat:
https://www.advocate.com/politics/texas-gerrymanding-lgbtq-julie-johnson#rebelltitem1
Putin's Demand To Ukraine: Give Up Donbas, No NATO And No Western Troops, Sources Say:
National Guard May Run Out of Money Because of Trump’s Repeated Deployments:
Trump’s Controversial $250 Visa Fee Could Cost the US Economy $11 Billion As Tourists Stay Away, Research Finds:
You knew this would happen:
Houston Homeowner Shoots and Kills Two Men in Ski Masks Who Turned Up at Home Claiming to Be Cops:
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/texas-fake-cops-shot-houston-b2813376.html
“He explained that real police officers do not wear ski masks.”
Oh….really?? In this country? In these times??
Trump Official Demands 'Severe Punishment' for Journalists over Washington Post Report:
More attacks on the free press
Perspective / Commentary
FactChecking Trump’s Claims About Mail-In Ballots, Voting Machines and States’ Role:
New Poll Shows Trump Voter Regret Is Finally Setting In:
Why the Christian Right Are Preaching That Empathy Is a Sin:
Is this the new christianity?
How MAGA Is Threatened by Exposure to Certain Truths That Challenge Trump's Lies:
Opinion by Lindsay Beyerstein
Trump's New 'Emergency' Could Be His Downfall — If Democrats Exploit It:
Opinion by Bill McKibben
“candidate Trump literally told the fossil fuel industry they could have anything they want if they gave massive contributions to his campaign”
Trump’s Utterly Incoherent Ukraine Strategy:
Opinion by John Bolton
Trump Has Relinquished the Presidency — And There's Only One Sane Response:
Opinion: Robert Reich
“We are living through a profound tragedy.”
Trump, 79, Tells Smithsonian to Stop Saying ‘How Bad Slavery Was’:
Opinion by Josh Fiallo
The Taliban destroyed museums and ancient artifacts when they took power. Anything different here?
Cruelty
Trump Threatens to Cut Off Key Bridge Repair Money After Maryland Governor Tells Him to Keep National Guard Out of Baltimore:
Not sure if this cruelty, racist, extortion, or retribution. Whatever….it is wrong!
Corruption
National Guard Now Carrying Pistols in Washington as Troops Enter Third Week Deployed to Capital:
The dictator’s private army on patrol with guns at the ready
They Donated Millions to Trump — Now, ICE Detention Providers Are Reaping the Rewards:
“the privately-run facilities house 86 percent of the detained immigrant population…..Yet just 6 percent of Americans believe that ICE detention centers should be run privately”
Literature
American Nations: A history of the eleven rival regional cultures of North America
By Colin Woodward
In CWMARS there are 22 copies of the book, with one person on the waitlist
Memes/Graphics/Humor/Videos/Films
Five Ways to Fight Trump's Fascism:
Robert Reich 4:39 Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W-lVRQQGtI
A Fine Agitation
Steve Adams 41 Minutes
For anyone who missed the wonderful performance at Ashby Library on 8/26/25, this is Part One recorded a year ago. Sorry, I can’t find Part Two, but there are snippets of Part Two, if you search You Tube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr8n3932poE
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Complicating Donald J. Trump’s plan to send troops to Chicago, on Tuesday thousands of National Guard members called in sick with bone spurs. The White House was plunged into chaos after receiving over seven thousand notes from guardsmen’s podiatrists, sources said.
At the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vowed that he would get to the bottom of the bone spurs epidemic by enlisting the nation’s finest medical minds, including Dr. Oz and Dr. Phil. “A sudden outbreak of this size is very suspicious,” Kennedy told reporters. “The most likely culprits are COVID-19 vaccinations.”
"DEMOCRACY DIES IN SILENCE"
"DEMOCRACY DIES IN SILENCE"
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