DWC-SD January Meeting: Monday, Jan 20, 2020/Elijah's Restaurant

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Dear ,

Happy New Year!

Thank you to all who came to the Holiday Party at member Laurie Black's home. Everyone remarked about the warm feelings, good food and cheer. Thank you, Laurie!

We unveiled our new logo with professional design services donated by the Cubitts. Eventually, we want to have teeshirts and other gear for our members to wear. All things in time.

Our January meeting is:

Date:

Monday, January 20, 2020

Time:

6:30PM

start time, social time starting at 6PM. Club Officers will be available to members.

Place:

Elijah's Restaurant

, 7061 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA 92111

Our meeting will start with election of officers. As announced at our November meeting, Ruth Rollins has agreed to be our Nomination Chair. If you want to run for an elected position, please let Ruth

know

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Our next item of business will be attempting to endorse in the following races:

1. Congressional District 53

• John Brooks

• Jose Caballero

• Dr. Joseph Fountain

• Janessa Goldbeck

• Georgette Gomez

• Sara Jacobs

• Eric Kutner

• Annette Meza 

• Suzette Santori

• Joaquin Vazquez

1. SD City Council District 9

• Kelvin Barrios

• Sam Bedwell

• Sean Elo

• Ross Naismith

• Alejandro Soto

These are all the candidates that are currently running in these races. If a name is missing, that candidate has suspended their race.

These upcoming Congressional District 53 Candidate Forums may also be of interest to our members. 

• La Mesa-Foothills Democratic Club, 6:30 PM, Wednesday, January 8, La Mesa Community Center, 4975 Memorial Drive. Panel moderator is Mark Sauer, host of the KPBS Roundtable.

• Progressive Democratic Club, Eastlake-Bonita Democrats, San Diego Democrats for Equality and the Democratic Woman's Club of San Diego County, 6PM-8PM Saturday, January 25 at the Chula Vista Public Library (Civic Center Branch)  365 F St, Chula Vista, California 91910.

Upcoming sponsored events of the Democratic Woman's Club:

Women’s March San Diego, 10 AM Saturday, January 18, 2020 at Waterfront Park.

 featuring eight speakers, each whose body of work represents one of our eight 

Unity Principles

.

DWC Club Member Dr. Andrea Cubitt is one of the speakers!!!

• 2020 San Diego Women March Program Speakers:CIVIL RIGHTS: Misty Johnson, Director of the San Diego Public LibraryDISABILITY RIGHTS: Tatum Tricarico, Student & Women’s March San Diego memberENDING VIOLENCE: Kelsey Daniels, Founder March for Black WomenENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: Maleeka Marsden, Climate Action CampaignIMMIGRANT RIGHTS: Rosa López, Executive Board, SEIU USWWLGBTIQIA RIGHTS: Dr. Andrea Cubitt, Biotech Executive,  Member Democratic Women’s Club of San Diego CountyREPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS: Darrah DiGiorgio Johnson, President & CEO, Planned Parenthood of the Pacific SouthwestWORKERS’ RIGHTS: Dr. Kyra Greene, Executive Director, Board President, Center on Policy Initiatives

Women of Color Roar 2020 - A Century of Milestones : Indivisible Watu, 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM, Saturday February 1, 2020

• It is the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment giving Women* the right to vote. It is also the 100th Anniversary of The League of Women Voters and the 100th Anniversary of the ACLU. The ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties will receive WOC ROAR first organization award for their exceptional work on the immigrant crisis and their tireless quest for defending our civil rights and fighting for human rights.

• Senator Holly J. Mitchell from Los Angeles will be honored. She got the governor to sign a bill that prohibits employers from discriminating and firing Black women for wearing their hair natural. https://www.thecrownact.com

1619 National Celebration of Black Women

, March 2. Save the date. 

Please join us at the January meeting.

Let's keep the buzz going.