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We're seeking YOUR input on how to best organize to reach voters to help President Joe Biden and all our Democratic candidates. Come to the meeting and share your ideas on our campaign to WIN in November.

Join GPAD at the Rolling Meadows Memorial Day Parade 2024!

Arrival Time is at 10:30 a.m. at the parking lot of Trinity Lutheran Church, 3201 Meadow Drive, Rolling Meadows, Illinois. You can park across the street at the shopping center by Jewel/Osco.  Look for the blue GPAD banner. The parade step off is at 11:00 a.m. sharp!

 The parade ends at The Veterans Memorial Carillon Monument (about 3 blocks West on Kirchoff Road).  There is also a 30 minute ceremony at the monument, immediately following the parade.

 Don't forget to bring your best Americana attire and flags!

Join Palatine Area Democrats as we honor those who have served and remember the sacrifice of those who gave their lives for our great country in Palatine's annual Memorial Day Parade.  Parade staging begins at 9:45 a.m. outside Hillside Cemetery at Smith Street and Cornell Avenue.  American Legion Post 690 will conduct a brief ceremony inside the cemetery at 10:00 a.m. The parade will begin at 10:15 a.m. at Smith and Hillside, and proceed to Community Park Veteran's Memorial at Wood Street and Northwest Highway.  An 11 a.m. ceremony with speeches will conclude the parade at 11:00 a.m. (Bring water with you, it is typically very hot with little shade at the concluding ceremony.)

Walk with Greater Palatine Area Democrats in the 2024 Buffalo Grove Pride Parade! We are proud to be sponsors of this event. Grab your rainbow gear and join us!!

All parade walkers will park at the Golf Dome, 801 McHenry Road in Buffalo Grove. We will email you our parade number as soon as we know it, about a day or two before the parade. Carpooling is strongly encouraged!!! Bus shuttles will carry walkers to the parade staging area, so be sure to arrive at the parking lot by 10 a.m. to catch a shuttle to the staging area. Shuttles will be provided to return to the parking area after the parade. Walkers in the parade should plan on gathering at the staging area by 10:30 a.m. The parade starts at 11 a.m. sharp, beginning at LaSalle and Buffalo Grove Road and moving south to Deerfield Parkway where it heads east to Buffalo Park District Fitness Center, 601 Deerfield Parkway. The Fitness Center shares the parking lot with Mike Rylko Park, where the Pride Picnic will take place.

Please note: This information will be updated when we get our Parade Number in the week before the parade, so check back! We will also email everyone who signed up a reminder and parking directions.

Now, more than ever, we need more women to run for public office. While women candidates face particular challenges when they run for office, today's climate may be the best environment yet for women to run successfully. A panel of former candidates and current electeds will discuss what worked for them and give future candidates their best advice.

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."

Barack Obama

This Candidates' Coach training is a collaboration of Greater Palatine Area Democrats, Elk Grove Township Democrats, and Wheeling Township Democrats.

NOTE DATE CHANGE to Tuesday June 11th!! State Rep. Nabeela Syed is our guest speaker. Learn about the legislation she has passed this session and learn how we can help her win re-election in November!

This event is postponed until the summer. Check back for dates.

Members of marginalized communities face formidable obstacles in running for public office. If you are a liberal or progressive member of a marginalized community who is thinking of running for local office, join us for this 90-minute introduction. We'll give you an overview of running a local campaign as well as advice elected officials from marginalized communities who have gone before you on how they got started, raised enough funds, organized a campaign, built a supporter network, and reached voters.

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."

Barack Obama

This Candidates' Coach training is a collaboration of Greater Palatine Area Democrats, Elk Grove Township Democrats, and Wheeling Township Democrats.

Meet other Democratic and Progressive neighbors in Palatine Township while learning about issues facing our communities.

Meet other Democratic and Progressive neighbors in Palatine Township while learning about issues facing our communities.