EVENTS

BiWeekly - Sidewalk Rallies

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Veterans Park
Greenville, MI 48838

Sidewalk Rallies will be held on Saturdays by Citizens to Save Democracy from May through October (rain or shine). The goal is to encourage our community to resist the regime and to vote!  The next rally is Saturday, July 4.

July 7, 2026 - US Senate Candidate Debate

Televised and streamed online

7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

WoodTV 8 will host a debate with the candidates for US Senate: Abdul El-Sayed, a former public health official who previously ran for governor, state Sen. Mallory McMorrow and U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens. The debate will be available to watch on WOOD TV8, woodtv.com and WOOD TV+. 

July 8, 2026 - Reading of the Declaration of Independence

Tower Riverside Park
210 N. Franklin St., Greenville, MI 48838

6 p.m. Reading begins

Part of a nationwide event, 12 community members will read the Declaration of Independence as an ode to the first reading done on July 8, 1776.  Organized by the Flat River Historical Society and Museum. 

July 18, 2026 - Ionia Free Fair Parade

Downtown Ionia, Michigan 48846

11:30 a.m. Parade starts

Join the Ionia County Democratic Party as they walk in the Ionia Free Fair Parade: 250th A Grand Celebration.  Line up begins at 10 a.m. The parade route is about a mile long, beginning in downtown Ionia and ending at the Ionia Fairgrounds.

July 18, 2026 - Montcalm Dems Social

118 S Franklin St, Greenville, MI 48838

4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Join the Montcalm Dems for a social gathering at our office. Light snacks and refreshments will be available. While you're here, purchase a yard sign, learn about upcoming volunteer opportunities and make a plan for election day.

July 19, 2026 - Adopt-a-Highway Clean Up

9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
1944 N. Greenville Rd., Stanton, MI 48888

Join MCDP for our second road clean up of the year. We'll be meeting at Hamel's Farm Market and cleaning up a stretch of M-91.

July 20, 2026 - MCDP Monthly Meeting

118 S Franklin St, Greenville, MI 48838

6:30 p.m. Social time 7 p.m. Meeting begins

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July 23, 2026 - Ionia Dems Fundraiser

Steele Street Hall
115 S Steele St, Ionia, MI 48846

5 p.m. Social Hour
6 p.m. Dinner
$30 per person. $50 for every two registrants.

Candidates for local office will be speaking as well as state party representatives. 50/50 and auction. Register via ActBlue.

Aug. 4, 2026 - Primary Election

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. 

To find your voting location, please visit https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/Voter/index

Aug. 7, 2026 - Flat River Clean Up

Tower Riverside Park
280 N Franklin St,
Greenville, MI 48838

10 a.m. - Noon

Volunteers will be removing litter and debris along the Fred Meijer Trail and along the banks of the Flat River. All cleanup equipment will be provided, along with light snacks, sunscreen and bug spray.  Organized by the Lower Grand River Organization of Watersheds - Grand Valley Metro Council. Click here for more details.

Aug. 22, 2026 -Country Roads 5k Fundraiser

Raycraft Farm
5652 West Adams Rd, Alma, MI 48801

7:30 a.m. Packet pickup 8:15 a.m. Kids run
9 a.m. Race begins

Whether you're a seasoned runner, a casual walker, or just looking for a fun morning with friends and family, this event is for YOU. Click here to register.

Proceeds benefit the Gratiot County Democratic Party.

Aug. 22, 2026 - MCDP at Danish Festival

Greenville, MI 48838

11 a.m. Parade starts

We invite you to walk alongside the Montcalm Dems in the Danish Festival parade. Volunteers are also needed for tabling.

Roadside Pick Up
The Montcalm Dems pick up trash along a portion of M91 every April, July, and September. Let us know if you would like to join the fun!

Montcalm Community College Scholarships
Beginning in the fall of 2023 we have been awarding student scholarships at Montcalm Community College to a high school senior or current MCC student who has demonstrated community service or involvement in public service. Scholarship applications are available on the Montcalm Community College Foundation Scholarship page.
If you would like to contribute to our scholarship fund, you can do so here. Use drop-down menus under fund designation to choose MCCF Montcalm Democrats for Community Scholarship.

Past Event: No Kings Day 2 rally, October 18, 2025
We supported this 2nd No Kings Day event sponsored by Citizens to Save Democracy. About 400 people attended. A giant Declaration of Independence was displayed; music and speakers were featureed, and a sidewalk rally and march was very visible to the community.

Past Event: No Kings Day rally, June 14, 2025
We participated in this nationwide event with a rally in Veterans Park, Greenville. Organized by Citizens to Save Democracy, the rally was attended by 380 people. Local speakers, music, information tables, and free hot dogs and children's books preceded a sidewalk rally.

Past Event: Citizens' "empty chair" Town Hall and sidewalk demonstrations
A Citizens' Town Hall was held on March 29, 2025, in the Stafford Room of the Flat River Community Library, sponsored by an ad hoc group of citizens (later organized as Citizens to Save Democracy) concerned about the lurch towards autocracy taken by the federal government. It was a standing room only event with participants also interacting from outside the room through open windows. Subsequent sidewalk demonstrations have taken place during the noon hour at Heritage Park in downtown Greenville on April 5th and 19th and on alternate Saturdays in Greenville's Veterans Park. These have served to both solidify the protest group and to encourage passerbys that there is, indeed, an effort to restore democracy in our nation. The Montcalm Dems thoroughly support these citizen-initiated efforts.