Democracy Winters

10/02/2026

Coming up today (Thursday, Oct. 1) at 6 p.m.: The 2026 edition of the Winters City Council candidate forum, co-sponsored by the Winters Express and Democracy Winters! This is your chance to hear from, and ask questions of, all five candidates who are running for the three seats. The forum will be in the multipurpose room at Shirley Rominger Intermediate School. We look forward to seeing you there!

Hear from the five candidates seeking three Winters City Council seats at the City Council Candidate Forum, 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, at Rominger Intermediate School’s Multipurpose Room, 502 Neimann St.

Hosted by the Winters Express and Democracy Winters. The forum will be recorded by Davis Media Access and posted online the following week.

04/07/2026

The President of the United States is threatening to bomb civilians in Iran. These would be war crimes. And Congress needs to hear from you right now.

Call your congressional representatives and tell them to contact the Joint Chiefs of Staff and make clear that carrying out these orders would constitute a war crime. Call before 5 PM tonight.

Call script: “Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [CITY, ZIP].
I'm calling to express my deep concern about Trump's genocidal threat to obliterate Iran. I ask that [REP/SEN NAME] return from recess and use every tool possible to stop Trump from committing war crimes and unilaterally launching us into a nuclear war.
I also ask that [REP/SEN NAME] move to impeach Trump for repeatedly defying the law and endangering the American people.
Thank you for your time and consideration.”
IF LEAVING VOICEMAIL: Please leave your full street address to ensure your call is tallied.

Congressman Mike Thompson: (202) 225-3311, (530) 753-5301
Senator Alex Padilla: (202) 224-3553, (916) 448-2787
Senator Adam Schiff: (202) 224-3841, (415) 393-0707

01/28/2026

Following widespread violence, including killings and abductions, perpetrated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection, and other Department of Homeland Security agencies, lack of accountability, and bald-faced lies about the killings of American citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, calls for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to be fired or be impeached are growing to a roar.

Congressman Mike Thompson will be hosting a Fire Noem rally at Heritage Plaza in Woodland (intersection of Second and Main next to the Woodland Opera House) on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. Democracy Winters will be participating, and we hope you will be in the DW contingent. See our newsletter for carpooling information.

Large numbers of protests and protesters will drive the narrative and help convince other legislators to sign on, and maybe even nudge the president toward firing Noem. Your participation helps increase momentum.

We’re at a crucial moment. If you’re waiting for a sign of when to reschedule things to go to a protest, consider this the sign.

We look forward to seeing you Wednesday.

Image description: A flyer with bold, all-caps red letters on a white background reads, "Fire Noem Day of Action, Heritage Plaza, Woodland, CA, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 5:30 PM" and has Rep. Thompson's logo at the bottom.