DNC Chair Tom Perez, Keith Ellison, and Ken Martin to Hold Resistance Summer Rally in South St. Paul on Monday, June 19, 2017

DNC Leaders to Hold Resistance Summer Rally in South St. Paul

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Monday, June 19, DNC Chair Tom Perez, DNC Deputy Chair Keith Ellison, and DNC Vice Chair and DFL Chairman Ken Martin will hold a Resistance Summer rally in South St. Paul to engage, mobilize, and organize voters to turn grassroots energy into electoral wins up-and-down the ballot for a Democratic agenda that’s focused on expanding opportunity, better wages, affordable health care and a secure retirement.

After the rally, Perez, Ellison, and Martin will canvas door-to-door in the South Saint Paul area.

WHAT: Resistance Summer Rally

WHO: DNC Chairman Tom Perez
DNC Deputy Chair Keith Ellison
DNC Vice Chair and DFL Chairman Ken Martin

WHEN: 4 p.m. CDT

WHERE: AFSCME Council 5
300 Hardman Ave S
South Saint Paul, Minnesota 55075

WHAT: Door-to-door canvas

WHO: DNC Chairman Tom Perez
DNC Deputy Chair Keith Ellison
DNC Vice Chair and DFL Chairman Ken Martin

WHEN: 5 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. CDT

WHERE: South Saint Paul neighborhood

Background on Resistance Summer:

The Resistance Summer program is a nationwide Democratic Party initiative designed to bolster state parties by investing in local organizing projects over the summer. Since Donald Trump’s inauguration, there has been an explosion of grassroots activity opposing this administration’s abuse of power and the Trump-Ryan agenda, which prioritizes tax cuts for the rich over the needs of middle-class and working families.

The American people are demanding a Democratic agenda focused on expanding opportunity, better wages, affordable health care and a secure retirement. Resistance Summer is not just about holding Trump accountable – it’s about electing Democrats who will prioritize the needs of middle class and working families.

The program is a competitive matching grant program, where the DNC will help fund the important work done by state parties to achieve their organizing goals. Recognizing that a one-size-fits-all approach is ineffective, each program will be unique to each state’s strategic priorities and organizational capacity.

Through Resistance Summer, the Democratic Party hopes to educate, organize, and mobilize grassroots energy from Democrats in all 57 states, territories and Democrats Abroad to help build our party’s base of political power, resist Trump’s attacks on hardworking families, and elect Democrats up-and-down the ticket.