Democrats of the Red Rocks

Ruben Gallego is Coming to Sedona
2023-06-10 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Phoenix) | DORR Office, 105 Roadrunner Dr, Sedona, AZ, 86336, United States
Please stop by the offices of Democrats of the Red Rocks at 105 Roadrunner Drive in West Sedona, to meet the Arizona’s likely 2024 Democratic Candidate for the US Senate. This is a wonderful opportunity to get to know the Congressman, have your questions answered, and snap a selfie!
You’re welcome to invite friends and neighbors. A light lunch will be provided.

Oak Creek Clean-up
2023-03-23 08:30 - 11:00 | AZ
Join fellow DORR members to pick up litter around Sunset Park and Carrol Canyon in West Sedona. The Oak Creek Watershed Council will provide gear.

Meet at Sunset Park at 8:30am. If you want to join fellow DORR members for lunch afterwards, contact Margaret Connery at margaret.connery@hotmail.com.

Sedona St Patrick's Day Parade
2023-03-18 07:30 - 12:00 | Uptown Sedona, Jordan Road, Sedona, AZ, 86336, United States
Join DORR in Uptown Sedona for the Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Democrats in Sedona have marched for voting rights, women’s rights, and environmental and social justice. Now we’re marching for fun in the Sedona St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 18. Here’s how you can be part of the patriotic fun:

Help decorate our float! We’ll be decorating a truck with red, white and blue streamers, bunting, and DORR banners. Meet us at the DORR office at 7:30 on Saturday morning. We’ll decorate our float and depart for uptown at 8:30.
Be in the parade! Meet us in Uptown to walk with our “float” or ride in it.Give yourself plenty of time to arrive in Uptown and to park so that you can join our group around 9:30 – 9:45.Park behind the Wayside Chapel and catch a free shuttle or walk the few blocks to the Jordan Rd. parade route. Look for the DORR float – a dark blue pickup truck decorated with red, white and blue.

Wear your best red white and blue, with a touch of green. Congressman Tom O’Halleran intends to join us for the festivities. We’ll be giving out packets of wildflower seeds – “seeds of change” as we parade along. We look forward to marching with you and with Tom as we make a strong showing for the Democrats!
For more information, contact Margaret Connery, 713-813-3592 margaret.connery@hotmail.com

Election Night Watch Party
2022-11-08 19:00 - 21:00 | DORR Office, 105 Roadrunner Dr, Sedona, AZ, 86336, United States
Come to the DORR Office to watch election results with your friends and neighbors.

Get Out the Vote Rally in Prescott AZ
2022-10-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Prescott Courthouse Plaza, 120 S Cortez St, Prescott, AZ, 86313, United States
On Thursday October 20th the Yavapai Dems and Mission for Arizona are hosting a Get Out The Vote Rally in Prescott, AZ at the Courthouse Plaza
Let’s make a strong newsworthy impression of Democratic presence in Yavapai County.
Right on the courthouse plaza where Barry Goldwater started the conservative movement…😎
Let’s show Arizona that the pendulum has swung in Yavapai County!
There will be a wonderful palette of local, statewide, and federal democratic candidates to share our democratic vision and values.

Mark you calendar! And See You There!!!

Please Register Here

DORR "Meet the Candidates" Picnic
2022-10-02 15:00 - 17:00 | Hub at Posse Grounds Park, 525-B Posse Ground Road, Sedona, AZ, 86336, United States
DORR “Meet the Candidates” Picnic
With Emcee Coral Evans
Former Mayor of Flagstaff
Sunday October 2, 2022 from 3-5pm
At the Hub, Posse Grounds Park
525B Posse Ground Road, Sedona

Join us for an old time political revival as our candidates share their inspiration and resistance. Toast Democratic hopes with your friends and neighbors. Meet other DORR members and make some new friends.
Our Candidates and SpeakersAdrian Fontes, Secretary of StateMartín Quezada, State TreasurerScott Jablow, Mayor of SedonaLauren Kuby, Corporation CommissionerLD1 Candidates:Mike Fogel, State Senate
Cathy Ransom, State House
Neil Sinclair, State HouseRaquel Terán, Chair, Arizona Democratic PartyDiane McQueen, Stop Dark Money Activist
Please click HERE to select your lunch option, which includes your admission donation plus a 6″ sub with chips and a cookie from Hilltop Deli. If you prefer not to order lunch, then please select admission donation only.

All admission donations include a non-alcoholic beverage and a raffle ticket.
Deadline for ordering extended to September 30

Ice Cream Social for Scott Jablow
2022-09-29 13:00 - 15:00 | Former Bank of America Building Sedona, 1771 W SR 89A, Sedona, AZ, 86336, United States
Mike & Betty Wise and Pete Furman are hosting an Ice Cream Social for City of Sedona Mayoral Candidate, SCOTT JABLOW.
Come enjoy ICE CREAM from Rocky Mountain Ice Cream Co. and socialize with your friends and neighbors. We’ll hear from Scott Jablow and will have time for some Q&A. This is an important election with much at stake.
When: September 29, 2022, 1-3pm
Where: 1771 W SR 89A, W. Sedona (the former Bank of America building)
RSVP: Please reply to Mike at Wiseguys50@msn.com, or Pete@SedonaPete.com so we know how much ice cream to provide.
We look forward to seeing you there!

Campaign Update with Tom O'Halleran
2022-09-26 18:30 - 19:30 | Zoom
Join Tom O’Halleran’s campaign trail update on Zoom.
You’ll hear directly from Tom on the recent shift in the race in Cook’s political report and FiveThirtyEight. AZ-02 is officially a TOSS-UP! Tom is at 50!
Team Tom will share how you can get involved and support him in keeping the AZ-02 seat blue!We look forward to seeing you there!
Sign up here to get the Zoom link:
https://www.mobilize.us/tomforcongress/event/516113/

DORR Presents "Inherit the Wind"
2022-09-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Mary D. Fisher Theater, 2030 AZ-89A suite a-3, Sedona, AZ, 86336, United States
The classic 1960 film Inherit the Wind is a fictionalized version of the famous 1925 Scopes “Monkey Trial” that challenged a Tennessee state law banning the teaching of the theory of evolution in public schools. During an early trial scene there is a speech by the defense attorney (played by Spencer Tracy) that unfortunately has resonance today. “Don’t you understand that if you take a law like evolution and you make it a crime to teach it in the public schools, tomorrow you can make it a crime to teach it in the private schools? And the next day you may make it a crime to read about it. And soon you may ban books and newspapers . . .”
The actual so-called “Monkey Trial” of 1925 put a high school teacher named John T. Scopes on trial for violating a state law prohibiting the teaching of any theory that denied the biblical account of divine creation. Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution was also on trial. Two of America’s most famous lawyers contested the case; Scopes defended by the legendary Clarence Darrow, and the prosecution led by three-time presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan (played in the film by Frederic March).
Almost 100 years since the Scopes trial, America is once again dealing with efforts in many states to reject scientific theories and the banning of books in schools and libraries. To highlight this important issue, Democrats of the Red Rocks is sponsoring the showing of Inherit the Wind at the Sedona International Film Festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Friday, September 16 at 7 pm. The film version of Inherit the Wind was based on a 1955 stage play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee. Directed by Stanley Kramer, the film earned four Academy Award nominations, including Spencer Tracy for “Best Actor.”
Tickets for this special event are $12 ($9 for SIFF members). There will be a panel discussion and Q & A session following the film featuring DORR Board members Stephen Hanks, Kathy Kinsella, Frankie Riemer, and local attorney Mik Jordahl. Tickets can be purchased by clicking this link to the Sedona International Film Festival.

Tom O'Halleran Fundraiser
2022-09-08 17:00 - 19:00 | Address to be provided upon RSVP, Sedona, AZ, 86336, United States
On Thursday, September 8 at 5:00, a fundraiser for Tom O’Halleran will be held in Sedona, graciously hosted by Steve & Connie Segner, John Martinez & Carol Palmer, Birgit Loewenstein, Brynn Unger, Rick & Ellen Ferreira, Brent Bitz and Andrea Christelle.
Address will be provided upon RSVP.
RSVP to Josh Switzer at josh@tomohalleran.com or 501-655-3739 or by clicking on this ActBlue link.

Democratic Perspective Broadcast: Radical Courts
2022-08-01 08:15 - 09:00 | KZAM 780AM, KZAM 780AM, Sedona, AZ, United States
Please listen to the Democratic Perspective Broadcast on Radical Courts: Will the Erosion of Rights Stop with Abortion?
Listen as hosts Karen McClelland & Steve Williamson talk with Holli Ploog and Mik Jordahl on this important topic. If you are unable to listen live, you can listen to the replay on the Democratic Perspectives Podcast link.

DORR Golf Outing Fundraiser
2022-07-09 08:30 - 11:00 | AZ
There could be many members and supporters of DORR yelling FORE! come July 9, 2022, when the Democrats of the Red Rocks sponsors its FIRST ANNUAL GOLF FUNDRAISER at Canyon Mesa Country Club, the beautiful nine-hole course in the Village of Oak Creek (500 Jacks Canyon Road).
For just $90 per player, participants will tee-off at 8:30 AM (with check-in at 8 AM) in nine-hole scramble play with a late-morning lunch in the club’s lounge to follow. This event can accommodate a maximum of 40 golfers so we urge those of any skill level to register NOW. Please go to the registration and payment site at ACT BLUE or send a check as soon as possible ATTN: DORR GOLF EVENT to: Democrats of the Red Rocks, P.O. Box 1165, Sedona, AZ 86339. You can also come to our office at 105 Roadrunner Drive on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays between 11am and 3pm and drop off your check there.
The deadline for registration is June 20, so please act NOW!!
Proceeds from the registration fee will help fund DORR’s campaign and canvassing activities during the 2022 midterm election cycle. Supporters also have the ability to make additional donations at the ACT BLUE sign-up link.
Democrats of the Red Rocks has been championing area voters’ right to be heard since it was founded in 2003, and the organization has grown to more than 350 members. Among DORR’s events are a monthly “Zoom Breakfast,” featuring Sedona-area and Arizona political figures and issues, and a monthly “Zoom Film Club,” where attendees engage in lively discussion about a past or current political-themed movie they have viewed prior to the club get-together.
Democrats of the Red Rocks welcomes all independent-minded citizens and volunteers at its office located at 105 Roadrunner Drive, Suite 2A in West Sedona on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday from 11-3. Voter registration assistance and information on the 2022 candidates and ballot issues is available. For more information, visit www.democratsoftheredrocks.org, email info@democratsoftheredrocks.org or call 928-212-1357.

Kris Mayes for AZ Attorney General Fundraiser - Rescheduled to Jun 11
2022-06-11 17:00 - 19:00 | AZ
DORR is pleased to endorse the candidacy of Kris Mayes for the office of State Attorney General. Please join us in supporting Kris Mayes, at a fundraiser on June 11th from 5-7pm. This event was postponed from Jun 2 due to illness. The reception for Kris will be held in conjunction with the candlelight vigil on gun control planned for 7 pm that same date at the corner of 89A and Northview Rd. The Fundraiser will start at 5 pm, immediately followed by the vigil outside on the corner at the same location – 89A and Northview Rd.
In light of the leaked Supreme Court decision which would overturn Roe v Wade, we need an Attorney General that supports a woman’s right to choose and believes reproductive rights are private family decisions and not criminal acts. As we await the final word from the Supreme Court on reproductive rights, Kris is the only candidate for Attorney General who has pledged not to prosecute doctors or patients for their health care decisions!
From clean energy to consumer fraud to voting rights, Kris is the candidate who will be a watchdog for all Arizonans.
We look forward to seeing you there!
To RSVP, please visit https://secure.actblue.com/donate/sedonamayes
If you are unable to make it but would still like to support the campaign, you can donate at https://secure.actblue.com/donate/sedonamayes

DORR Fundraiser at Mary D. Fisher Theater - ALL IN: THE FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY
2022-04-19 16:00 - 18:00 | Mary D. Fisher Theater, 2030 AZ-89A suite a-3, Sedona, AZ, 86336, United States
All In: The Fight for Democracy
Democrats of the Red Rocks (DORR), an all-volunteer organization serving Sedona, the Village of Oak Creek, the Verde Valley, and surrounding communities is sponsoring the showing of “All In: The Fight for Democracy” as a DORR fundraising event, at the Sedona International Film Festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theater on Tuesday, April 19 at 4 pm. There will be a panel discussion and Q&A following the film hosted by DORR Board members.
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The struggle to preserve and enhance voting rights and the battle against voter suppression are among the major political conversations facing America today. Few recent films have explored these epic issues better than the 2020 documentary “All-In: The Fight for Democracy”, which chronicles the 2018 race for governor in Georgia, where the Democrat Stacey Abrams (who would have been the first African-American woman elected governor in the U.S.) lost by a thin margin to Brian Kemp, who as the Republican Secretary of State was overseeing the election. The film explores how Kemp orchestrated tactics to suppress minority voting rights, which included the purging of 1.4 million people from Georgia’s voting rolls.
DORR Board President Cathy Rutherford says these kind of events help the organization carry out its multiple missions, especially during the 2022 midterm election year. “We welcome all Democrats and independent-minded citizens in helping us increase voter turnout, promote democracy, and work on the many critical issues facing Arizona.”

Educating Americans about voting rights and the use of voter suppression tactics in many states around the country are among the themes of “All In.” Stacey Abrams, who is running again against Kemp for Georgia governor in 2022, was one of the film’s producers as well as its most forceful voice. “When entire communities become convinced that the process is not for them,” she explains in the film, “we lose their participation in our nation’s future, and that’s dangerous to everyone.”
Upon its release in 2020, “All In” received rave reviews. Variety called the film “a powerfully timely and absorbing documentary of supreme relevance that is a political cautionary tale.” The Los Angeles Times praised “All In” as “a rousing and eloquent history lesson on voting rights . . . and makes an ardent case to stay ever-vigilant against the ongoing threat to the electoral process. And the online review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 100% rating, saying “it lives up to its title as a galvanizing rallying cry for voters to exercise—and preserve—their right to be heard.”
“All In: The Fight for Democracy” will be shown at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Tuesday, April 19 at 4 p.m. Tickets are $12, or $9 for Film Festival members. For tickets and more information, please call 928-282-1177. Both the theatre and film festival office are located at 2030 W. Hwy. 89A, in West Sedona.

DORR at the Sedona St. Patrick's Day Parade
2022-03-12 03:00 - 05:00 | AZ
Come join DORR as we march in the Sedona St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Arizona Independent Redistricting Meeting in Cottonwood
2021-11-16 11:00 - 13:00 | Cottonwood Community Clubhouse, 805 N Main St, Cottonwood, AZ, 86326, United States
The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC) is deciding the boundaries of our State Legislative District and our Federal Congressional District. Its most recent draft map splits Sedona in half. If adopted, West Sedona, VOC, and the Verde Valley will be in a Legislative District with Prescott. Without your help, we will be stuck with the final district maps for the next 10 years! It is critical that you attend the IRC meeting in Cottonwood on November 16th, or Flagstaff on November 10. Tell the IRC that you want Sedona, VOC, and the Verde Valley to be placed in the same district. For more details contact Holli Ploog at holliploog0@gmail.com.
Cottonwood
Tues Nov 16 at 6pm at the Cottonwood Community Clubhouse
Register here

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema at Sedona Heritage Museum on Veteran's Day
2021-11-11 04:00 - 06:00 | Sedona Heritage Museum, 735 Jordan Road, Sedona, AZ, 86336, United States
Senator Kyrsten Sinema will be at the Sedona Heritage Museum on Veteran’s Day, November 11th. We do not know of any planned events around Sinema’s visit. We are grateful to our Veterans and thank the Heritage Museum for this event honoring our Veterans.

Arizona Independent Redistricting Meeting in Flagstaff
2021-11-10 11:00 - 13:00 | High Country Conference Center, 201 W Butler Ave, Flagstaff, 86001
The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC) is deciding the boundaries of our State Legislative District and our Federal Congressional District. Its most recent draft map splits Sedona in half. If adopted, West Sedona, VOC, and the Verde Valley will be in a Legislative District with Prescott. Without your help, we will be stuck with the final district maps for the next 10 years! It is critical that you attend the IRC meeting in Cottonwood on November 16th, or Flagstaff on November 10. Tell the IRC that you want Sedona, VOC, and the Verde Valley to be placed in the same district. For more details contact Holli Ploog at holliploog0@gmail.com.
Flagstaff
Wed Nov 10 at 6pm at the High Country Conference Center
Register here

DORR Picnic - Picnicking for Democracy
2021-10-17 08:00 - 11:00 | Pavilion at Posse Grounds, Sedona, 525 Posse Ground Road, Sedona, AZ, 86336, United States
Join us on Sunday, October 17, 3-6 pm at the outdoor Pavilion, 525 Posse Grounds Rd, in Sedona. Bring your sunhat, blanket, chair, and picnic basket for an afternoon of fun, games, music, dancing, conversation, and candidates.
Socialize once again! Invite your friends to “Picnicking for Democracy”!!!
Admission – $10 for 10 games and 2 beverages.
Contact actioncommittee@democratsoftheredrocks.org or 928.274.0389 for more information or to volunteer.

Scavenger Hunt Fundraiser on Zoom
2021-09-30 09:00 - 10:30 | Zoom
Here’s an opportunity to put the real world on hold for a bit to enjoy yourself while raising money for Democrats of the Red Rocks (DORR). Please put Thursday, September 30th from 4-5:30 pm on your calendar for this fun virtual event. DORR has been paying rent, utilities and other expenses throughout the pandemic, with no means to fill it’s coffers. As campaign season approaches, DORR needs money to kick out those nasty Republicans!! Why not have some fun with friends while helping a very worthy Progressive cause?!

On the Zoom call everyone will be assigned to a break-out group of 6, which will be their team. The game is open to all who make their contribution to DORR. So…if you have friends in California, family members, a book club, hiking group or army buddies you’d like to have some fun with, invite them to be part of your team.

Price to pay is a $40 donation to DORR (larger amounts cheerfully accepted!) To register, click: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dorrscavengerhunt

Once we break into teams, a list of items will appear on our computer screens. You & your teammates will have 30 minutes to collaborate and produce as many of the items as possible. The team with the most found items wins! Sounds easy — till you see that quirky list!

If you choose to form your own team, please forward this letter to your teammates so they can make their $40 contribution, and tell them they’re helping turn Arizona from #RedtoBlue! Elect a Team Captain, decide on a Team Name. Your Captain should email Judy Dolloff, hudi1950@msn.com with the names of those in the group! Have fun choosing a name for your team! If you want to be paired up with random cool people, we’re happy to do that!

Please make your contribution and register NOW so you don’t forget! If you can’t attend, we hope you’ll still help DORR elect Democrats in Arizona.

Are you in? Hope so! Doesn’t matter where you zoom from, this is guaranteed to be fun!

Short-Term Rentals Expert Presentation and Community Dialog
2021-09-22 08:00 - 10:00 | Yavapai College Sedona Center, 4215 Arts Village Dr, Sedona, AZ, 86336, United States
Short-term rentals have created challenges and opportunities in Sedona for residents and businesses. The results of the 2020 census show that populations rose among all communities in the Verde Valley except in Sedona and the Village of Oak Creek, where they declined. The Sedona Lodging Council and the Sedona Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau will host a forum where people can get the facts from community leaders and share ideas about how to move forward as a community. Seating is limited to 100, but the forum will be recorded for later viewing and will be available for live viewing on zoom online.
When: Wednesday, September 22 from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Where: Yavapai College Sedona Center in West Sedona at 4215 Arts Village Dr
RSVP: Register to Attend
