Common Grounds

An Indivisible Group

"Never doubt that a group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world: indeed it's the only thing that ever has"

- Margaret Mead

Who We Are

All Are Welcome

UPCOMING EVENTS/ACTIONS

Friday, December 13, 1:30 Caillie Library - Taneeza Islam, Voices for Peace, will be speaking about

how they are preparing for the threatened deportation of immigrants and what our group

can do to help protect this population.

Friday, January 10, 2025, 1:30 Caillie Library. No agenda as yet

Friday, January 24, Christmas Party! Location to be determined. We'll have fun!

Meeting Dates

Friday, October 25, 10 AM to 11:15 AM at Caillie Library. MORNING MEETING due to Library

in-service. Agenda: Set legislative priorities for 2025

Common Grounds members have sent 900 postcards to voters - 400 for Sheryl Johnson and

500 for Indivisible to likely Democratic voters in swing states.

Friday, October 11, 1:30 Caillie Library. Regular meeting, no speaker.

Friday, Sept 13, 1:30 Ronning Library

Anny Libengood, Independent candidate for County Commission will be our guest speaker.

We'll strategize where best to put our energies this election. And....there probably will be more

be more postcards to write!

Friday, Sept. 27, 1:30 Callie Library

Discussion of where our group stands on ballot initiatives. Approval requires a 60% yes

vote. The group voted in favor of:

Constitutional Amendment G to put abortion rights in the state constitution

Initiated Measure 28 - Remove tax on food

Initiated Measure 29 - Legalization of recreational marijuana

The group opposed:

Amendment F - to impose a Medicaid work requirement

Referred Law 21 - regarding the CO2 pipeline - vote "no"

The group was undecided about the Open Primaries legislation

August 9, 2024, 1:30 Ronning Library. AliRae Horsted, Senate candidate for District 13 will

be the speaker

MEET and GREET Fundraiser for SHERYL JOHNSON

Wednesday, June 26th - 5:00-7:00 pm

Event room at JJ's Wine and Spirits

3000 W 57th St, Sioux Falls

Common Grounds has hosted a number of guest speakers and activities:

Assisting candidate for Congress Sheryl Johnson - one of our own members - with clerical

tasks and other activities to help with her run for office

Members assisted with the SD Advocacy Network for Women garage sale and fundraiser

Dr Amy Kelley spoke about the effect of the SD abortion ban on obstetric medical practice in

South Dakota and the ban's unintended consequences

District 11 candidates Sonja Mentzger, Aaron Mattson, and Greg Natz talked about their

policies and goals if elected. All excellent candidates

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Jordan Deffenbaugh, Candidate for SF City Council. The group endorsed Jordan

Friday, January 8th, After-Christmas Social 11:30 All Day Cafe (in Western Mall, just west of

Scheels. COME! it'll be fun!

Friday, Dec 8th

We set our upcoming priorities in local, state, national politics.

Top Concerns: child care crisis, enough signatures to put women's reproductive health care on SD\

ballot in 2024, continued fight for removal of tax on food, no work requirements for Medicaid

recipients, school board election, city council election, register voters, especially women, (SD

ranks 49th in national in number of women who vote), oppose the MAGA agenda.

We made donations of $100 to Empire Mental Health, $50 to Naomi Project, $50 to Humane Society

UPDATES:

The group sent 300 postcards to Ohio voters urging them to vote "yes" on Issue 1

to put reproductive health and abortion access in the OHIO Constitution.

We held a successful "Default" rally and were recognized by national Indivisible as the rural group who received the most media coverage! Front page of the Argus, lead story on KSFY. and interviews on PBS station.

PCommon Grounds proudly endorses Dawn Marie Johnson for Sioux Falls School Board. Visit her w

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JOINING WITH OTHER PROGRESSIVE GROUPS
Common Grounds is a member of South Dakota Advocacy Network for Women
Lobby Day Women For Women - February 8, 2024

We have participated in rallies and supported SoDak350 environmental group
We have presented to and had a speaker from Change Agents and will partnered with them in sponsoring Dawn Marie Johnson for School Board
We worked with SD Healthy Families to circulate petitions to put Medicaid on the 2020 ballot and are continuing to circulate petitions to put women's reproductive health on the ballot in 2024.