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We asked the members attending the meeting on Dec. 15th to provide their thoughts on activities/people etc. that they were proud of and any suggestions for what we missed or could have done better. The results are as follows...

Summary of plusses and suggestions

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The steering committee will be looking at the list of suggestions during their 2026 planning meeting.

PLUSSES

68 – Protests, rallies, activities such as

  • Food Packing
  • Food Drive
  • Speakers corner
  • Blue Dots
  • Ringing the bells of Freedom
  • Whistles
  • ICE posters
  • Home Depot
  • Signs of Fascism
  • Post Cards
  • Resist Signs

26 - Newsletter, Website, Communication Committee members and web contributors, Element/Signal

20 – Members, comments such as

  • Committees
  • Support
  • Enthusiasm
  • Involvement
  • Watch Parties
  • Fellowship
  • Leadership
  • The way people step up
  • Service Committee

6 - Speakers

5 – Publicity, including my view, letters to editors, radio, opinion pieces

Other, such as:

  • Merch
  • Strategy
  • Good information
  • State Legislature information
  • Manageable asks/What’s the Plan?
  • Raging Grannies

General Suggestions

  • Permanent Name tags
  • More Singing
  • Treasurers Report
  • More than Orientation for first timers (welcoming committee?)
  • Fund Raising
  • Combine our meetings with other Ind groups
  • More social Media
  • Reports on what the Dem party in NM is doing

Speakers

  • More concise member questions
  • More stable mic for outside (rallies)
  • Better questions for speaker panels, 2 – 3 targeted questions before opening questions
  • Set time limits for Q’s and for A’s

Committees

  • More committee work (face-to-face), weekly summaries
  • Committees lost momentum and members
  • Need more organization and facilitation training for sub-committees

Other Comments

  • More popcorn
  • More music
  • More pens
  • Outsiders say it is not easy to coordinate/plan with us
  • Need more young people
  • More actions/different kinds
  • Share credit with other organizations (rallies)
  • Need to recruit more people
  • I’m new and impressed with all you do. I have nothing to add