Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Hark, How The Clubs...

Joint Holiday Party - December 20th

First, Keep Calm! Use of the religious word, "Hark" is just to throw Fox News off the scent. The generic coffee cups show that all Dems for Equality members are welcome regardless of the holidays they choose to honor.

The Asian American Pacific Islander Democratic Club, Chicano Democratic Association, Democrats for Equality and Martin Luther King, Jr. Democratic Club will hold a joint Holiday Party on Sunday, December 20th at the home of Denice Feldhaus and Susan Guinn. The party starts at 2:00 PM.

The Clubs will provide drinks, plates, utensils, etc. We ask you to bring your favorite holiday dish to share. Everyone should bring the sparkling repartee.

We're also asking you to bring gently used and new women's business clothes and toiletries to donate to homeless/under employed women veterans seeking a new/better start in civilian life (See Brown Bag Woman's Clothing Drive info below). If there is ANYONE who doesn't have women's clothing hidden away around the house, checks will also be accepted. We're also looking into other opportunities to give back to those in need during the holidays, so stay tuned.

We'll send you the address for the party when you tell us how many people you are bringing and what dish(s} you will be sharing, by RSVPing HERE.

Happy Holidays and see you on the 20th!

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Give A Hand Up To Women Veterans

It's not a secret that women, as a group, are more economically disadvantaged compared to men as a group. This is a trend that crosses all lines whether it's racial, ethnic or employment status. A significant barrier to employment/better employment for homeless and underemployed women veterans is having clothes appropriate for the jobs they are trying to get. San Diego Democrats for Equality invites you to get involved and make a difference with these veterans working to improve their own lives by donating clothes, toiletries and money to the cause.

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California Democratic Party Pre-Endorsement Conference

The State Democratic Party assigned delegates for the upcoming Pre-endorsement Conferences to Democratic clubs based on the number of members each club has. San Diego Democrats for Equality qualified for 14 delegates (12 in the 78th AD, 1 in the 79th AD and 1 in the 80th AD). We anticipate that when we recommend endorsements to the Party for US Congress, State Senate and State Assembly, we will represent about 10% of all votes cast.

In order to maximize this influence, the Club's Board has opted to choose

representatives who live in Districts where we anticipate a contested race. If you volunteered to represent the Club at the Pre-Endorsement Conference but have not been contacted, please understand that we appreciate your willingness to step-up. Our choices were made for strategic reasons, not personal ones.

Our Club representatives are bound to vote for the Club's endorsed candidates. Those candidates are:

US Congress

52nd District - Scott Peters

53rd District - Susan Davis

California Senate

39th District - Toni Atkins

California Assembly

78th District - Todd Gloria

79th District - Shirley Weber

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2016 All Peoples Celebration

Join us in honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by attending the 2016 All Peoples Celebration. Now in its 28th year, the All Peoples Celebration is the preeminent event in San Diego County where more than 1,000 business leaders, elected officials, faith leaders, community organizers, artists and students come together for an inspiring program and common goal of honoring the work and sacrifice of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The event will take place Monday, January 18th 2016 from 10:00 - 11:30 AM at the Balboa Activity Center on the breathtaking grounds of Balboa Park. The program will be a dynamic commemoration of the Civil Rights Movement, featuring local musical and spoken work artists, multimedia presentations, and visionary speakers.

Tickets are $50 each. If you would like to attend with other Dems for Equality members, please let us know HERE.

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Celebrate 40 Years of Activism by Joining the Club

Democrats for Equality had a very successful 1st half of 2015 and we're well on our way to our goal of 400 members to celebrate our 40th Anniversary. Much of the progressive change in San Diego and in our community can be traced directly or indirectly through the work of our members.

We're not finished and we need you to get the job done. If you've let your membership lapse, NOW would be a good time to renew. If you want to be a part of the change, join NOW. Our members make history. Join us.

The Club depends on membership dues to keep the lights on and promote our

candidates and issues to the community. A large number of community members depend on our Voters Guide to help them make an intelligent choice when marking their ballots so your membership renewal is critical to ensure those Guides get into those hands. At the risk of sounding like a Public Television pledge drive, if you depend on our endorsements, Voters Guide, newsletters, social media posts and programs, you should be a member!

If your membership has lapsed or if you know your membership is soon to expire, please re-up now. You might also consider upgrading your membership to a higher level.

San Diego Democrats for Equality would like to thank Matthew Rice for upgrading to Patron level and Steven Paull for renewing at the Sustaining level. Welcome back for another eventful year. We'd also like to introduce our newest members, Kyle Heiskala and Carol Pierce. Welcome!

You can find out more about the Club's membership levels and benefits online HERE. If you would prefer to use a check, send the check, made out to Democrats for Equality to:

San Diego Democrats for Equality

PO Box 33050

San Diego CA 92163

Note that in order to comply with Federal and State election laws, please include your full address where you are registered to vote and your job title/employer with your check. Telephone number and email address would be nice too!

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What A Party It Was

The Club's 40th Anniversary Brunch was a success. Money was raised, people were thanked and a good time was had as we talked about where we are, how we got there and where we're going in the future.

Check out more pics from the big event in our Facebook album HERE.

Save the Date - 80th Anniversary Brunch

November 4th 2045

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Like Us, Really Like Us

San Diego Democrats for Equality's Facebook page has been number 1 among County Democratic Clubs for a while now. Even so, we've got quite a few new members so we're putting this out again. Please Like Us! Facebook includes the number of likes on a page as part of their complex algorithm to decide if our posts should be widely distributed or not. If you like us now, more people will see our Voter's Guide in their timeline next year. Twitter has different rules, but the effect is the same. The more people who follow us on Twitter means more people seeing our Tweets.

If you are on Facebook or Twitter and you haven't already liked/followed us, please do it now.

https://www.facebook.com/dems4equality

@SDDems4Equality

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Dems for Equality Endorsed Candidates 2016

President

Hillary Clinton

US Senate

Kamala Harris

Congress

CA-53 Susan Davis

CA-52 Scott Peters

California Senate

SD-39 Toni Atkins

California Assembly

AD-78 Todd Gloria

AD-79 Shirley Weber

Board of Supervisors

Dist 3 Dave Roberts

San Diego City Council

Dist 3 Chris Ward

Dist 7 Justin DeCesare

Dist 9 Georgette Gomez

SDUSD

Sub-Dist D Richard Barrera

Sub-Dist A John Lee Evans

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As we work toward a better future for our community and Country, take a couple minutes to remember what we've already done with a short history of the our accomplishments.