Prince Edward County Democratic Committee

"Truth Matters: A Dialogue on Fruitful Disagreement in an Age of Division"
2025-02-13 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Join Robert P. George on Thursday, February 13, at Hampden-Sydney College for this timely event. See below for details.

PEDC Meeting & Townsend on "The Financial Impact of the 1959 Closing of P.E. Public Schools"
2025-02-24 18:00 - 19:30 | Crossroads Senior Center at 2966 Sulfur Spring Road, Prospect
The P.E. Democratic Committee monthly meeting will be held at the Crossroads Senior Center (2966 Sulphur Spring Rd, Prospect) at 6pm on Monday, February 24.
Cainan Townsend, executive director of the Moton Museum, will speak on “The Financial Impact of the 1959 Closing of the P. E. Public Schools.” We will also have a meet and greet with 2025 statewide candidates. If you have questions, contact Precinct 601 chair, Dione Jennings, at dionescott84@gmail.com. Please join us!

Actively resist--in 5 minutes a day!
2025-03-07 - 2025-03-15
The best way to influence legislators is to call them about specific activities. 5 Calls makes it easy–providing you with contact information and scripts! https://5calls.org/

Boycott Target
2025-03-10 - 2025-04-18
Refrain from buying anything from Target during Lent and divest any shares of Target stock in response to their decision to end diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. Walmart and Target lost a combined $120 billion on a previous boycott February 28th, according to Forbes magazine.

Town Hall with Dr. Odessa Pride
2025-03-13 18:00 - 19:00 | Crawley Forum on College Road at Hampden Sydney College
Dr. Pride’s Town Hall will be held in District 401 (Crawley Forum on College Road at Hampden Sydney College) and is open to the entire community. There will be governmental representations to discuss issues that impact all county citizens.

Protest Against Executive Overreach and Corruption!
2025-03-15 12:00 - 13:00
Join us on the Courthouse Lawn March 15 at noon.

REMOVE. REVERSE. RECLAIM.
2025-03-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Prince Edward County Courthouse Lawn
50 Protests. 50 States. 1 Movement. Bring signs, water, and your voices.

Rep. John McGuire Missing Person Town Hall
2025-03-16 15:00 - 17:00
Join the Goochland Democratic Committee’s live stream of John McGuire–last seen at the “Freedom” Caucus–voting against actual freedoms!

Interested in running for a local office?
2025-03-18 - 2025-04-30
e PEDC is always looking for enthusiastic, community-minded individuals who are interested in running for public office. Contact the PEDC at princedwarddems@gmail.com if you are interested in running for any of the following offices, and we’ll direct you to the proper websites to get candidate information. We can help!
Below are the election cycles from 2025-2028:
2025
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS (Partisan) & SCHOOL BOARD (Non-partisan)

District 3 (Leigh and Mt. Pleasant)
District 5 (Darlington Heights and Buffalo Heights)
District 6 (Prospect)
District 7 (West End)

2026
TOWN COUNCIL (Non partisan)

At-Large member
Mayor
Ward A
Ward B
Ward C

2027
BOTH BOARD OF SUPERVISORS (Partisan) & SCHOOL BOARD (Non-partisan)

District 1 (Farmville)
District 2 (Lockett)
District 4 (Hampden)
District 8 (Center)

2028
TOWN COUNCIL (Non-partisan)

At-Large member
Ward D
Ward E

District 801 Town Hall
2025-03-19 18:00 - 19:00 | Farmville’s Town Hall on South Main
Hosted in Farmville’s Town Hall on South Main Street by Pattie Cooper-Jones, Donald Hunter, and Chuckie Reid, members of the Prince Edward Board of Supervisors and Farmville’s Town Council.

Women2Women--CANCELLED!
2025-03-21 13:00 - 14:00 | La Parota on South Main Street
Come join the advocacy efforts of the Women’s Caucus of the Prince Edward Democratic Committee. We will resume meetings at a later date to be announced.

DAY OF ACTION. 50 Protests. 50 States. 1 Movement.
2025-04-05 12:00 - 13:00
Prince Edward County Courthouse Lawn. Bring signs, water, and your voices!

WHO TELLS OUR STORIES?
2025-04-10 11:00 - 14:00
Join us at Beale Plaza Fountain, Longwood University for a series of lightning lectures delivered by Longwood Faculty and community members on the importance of preserving inclusive histories, cultures, and communities.

Young Dems Social
2025-04-16 17:00 - 18:00
Join us at a Three Roads Brewing on West Third St in Farmville for advocacy activities and info sharing.

ECONOMIC BLACKOUT #2
2025-04-18
CHOICE-1. Boycott by not spending anything the entire 24 hour period.
CHOICE #2. Boycott by only spending at locally owned businesses you know to be supportive of human and voting rights for all citizens, reproductive rights, support for education, the military and veterans, legal immigration policies, etc. Walmart and Target lost a combined $120 billion on the February 28 boycott, according to Forbes magazine.

MARCH FOR JUSTICE FOR ALL
2025-04-19 12:00 - 14:00
Meet at the Courthouse and march south on Main Street to Wayne Drive, back to Griffin Boulevard, to High Street, and end at the Courthouse.

Boycott General Mills
2025-04-21 - 2025-04-28
BOYCOTT General Mills because of their rollback on DEI policies.

Prince Edward Democratic Committee Monthly Meeting
2025-04-28 18:00 - 19:30 | Prince Edward County Extension Office (100 Dominion Dr)
As John Lewis said, “Speak up, speak out, get in the way. Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America.” Join us for our regular monthly meeting to plan some good trouble. Come early–at 5:30–with a snack for yourself if you’d like for some conversation before the meeting.

Amazon Boycott
2025-05-06 - 2025-05-12
Boycott Amazon Basics, Amazon Essentials, Amazon Go, Amazon Kindle, Amazon Pharmacy, Amazon Prime, Amazon Web Service, Whole Foods, Zappo, Ring, Audible, Twitch, MGM Studios, Goodreads, Woot!, and IMBD for their rollback on DEI policies. Consider cancelling the Washington Post and purchase directly from vendor websites or Costo.

Early Voting for Democratic Primary
2025-05-07 08:00 - 17:00
Vote in the primaries to select the Democratic candidates who will run against Republicans for Lt. Governor and Attorney General. May 2, 2025 -Saturday, June 14. Also available are voting by mail and voting on two Saturdays. Check out our Voting link for more details about voting in this primary!

PROTECT EDUCATION AND SAVE HEADSTART RALLY
2025-05-10 12:00 - 13:00
Bring a friend, neighbor, or family member. Our last Saturday march had over 200+. Let’s double this one! Prince Edward County Courthouse Lawn

Walmart Boycott
2025-05-20 - 2025-05-26
Boycott Walmart for rolling back its DEI policies.

Young Dems Social
2025-05-21 17:00 - 18:00
Meet for Young Dems Social 5:15-6:15pm at Three Roads Brewery

Women2Women
2025-05-23 13:00 - 14:00
Women’s Caucus Lunch at LaParota

Where's McGuire?
2025-06-01 16:00 - 17:30

No kings!
2025-06-14 12:00 - 14:00

Juneteenth!
2025-06-21 09:00 - 15:00

Join Abigail Spanberger in Farmville!
2025-06-24 16:00 - 17:30
Join Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger for an event in Farmville as we kick off the summer by energizing Virginians across our Commonwealth!
Abigail is running for Governor to put Virginia first. In Congress, she built a reputation for delivering results for Virginia. And as our Governor, Abigail will protect our public schools, keep our communities safe, increase opportunity for the next generation, and make our Commonwealth more affordable.
Abigail’s priorities for Virginia will always be guided by those who live and work locally. And she looks forward to seeing you in Farmville on Tuesday, June 24th, to talk about her vision for Virginia!
If you’re able, please bring a canned good with you to drop off in order to support the local community!
Be sure to RSVP to receive additional details!

Canvassing!
2025-07-12 09:00 - 12:00
We’ll kick off this election season this Saturday, July 12th. Here’s our schedule:

9 am-Safety Training and Dutch-Treat Breakfast at Poplar Sips on Main Street
10 am-12 noon—canvassing in groups of 3 (driver, literature and data organizer, and a speaker)

You can attend the safety session even if you cannot canvass on Saturday. We want a great showing for some good pictures and making sure we get all of our members comfortable with the process of canvassing. It is great fun getting to know your fellow canvassers and getting comfortable with participating in the democratic process.

Please use this link to sign up for one of the sessions: https://doodle.com/sign-up-sheet/participate/2c5f8cdd-8c48-48e0-9dfb-106c40ebea09/select

Canvassing!
2025-07-12 12:00 - 16:00
We’ll kick off this election season this Saturday, July 12th. Here’s our schedule:

12 noon-Safety Training and Dutch-Treat Lunch at Poplar Sips on Main Street
1 pm-4 pm canvassing in groups of 3 (driver, literature and data organizer, and a speaker)

You can attend the safety session even if you cannot canvass on Saturday. We want a great showing for some good pictures and making sure we get all of our members comfortable with the process of canvassing. It is great fun getting to know your fellow canvassers and getting comfortable with participating in the democratic process.

Please use this link to sign up for one of the sessions:https://doodle.com/sign-up-sheet/participate/2c5f8cdd-8c48-48e0-9dfb-106c40ebea09/select
