January 2019
ADEM District 78 Election Results
Congratulations to all the candidates that won a delegate spot for AD78. Two of our members, Kevin Lourens and Joe LaCava won!
It was exciting to have 5 of our club members running for ADEM this year as it’s such an important part of our political process.
Thanks to members that came out to vote for our fellow Torrey Pines Democratic Members running for delegate.
Click here to learn more about the process: CADEM Delegate Selection.
Martin Luther King Jr. Parade Monday, January 21st
We received an invitation from Andrea Beth of the Progressive Democratic Club to join there club in the lineup at the MLK Jr. Parade this year. A group of us will be representing our club and would love more company. If you’re interested RSVP via email to Diana.
When: Monday, January 21st
Check-In 10 am – 1pm
Parade starts at 2pm
Location: County Administration Building
1600 Pacific Highway, San Diego 92101
Thurs., January 24th, Monthly Meeting
We’re excited for our program this month with interesting topics: Rank Choice Voting, Young Democrats and National Celebration of Black Women.
Location: Cardiff-by-the-Sea Branch Library | 2081 Newcastle Avenue | Encinitas, CA 92007
Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Please RSVP
Jennifer Pae will provide us an overview on ranked choice voting and tell us about her organization re:Power.
re:Power: We’re transforming how we think about power, who holds it, and how we wield it in our communities — we’re looking at power in every context, and speaking truth to it.
Jennifer Pae was born in the Bay Area and raised in California’s Central Valley. Her commitment to empowering her community was shaped by her mother, a first-generation immigrant and single parent. As a first-generation college student, she led campaigns to increase access to higher education and improve campus safety policies for women at the University of California, San Diego. She was also elected as the first female Asian Pacific Islander to serve as student body president.
Jennifer has served as a leader for nonprofits at the national, state, and local level, including the U. S. Student Association, PowerPAC, 18MillionRising.org, League of Women Voters of California, FairVote California, and has also consulted with Mobilize the Immigrant Vote and the East Bay Asian Voter Education Consortium on issues of capacity building, redistricting, and electoral reform. In 2010, she ran for Oakland City Council, the first year that ranked choice voting was implemented in the city.
She continues to travel around the country with APIAVote, Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, and New American Leaders, training hundreds of activists to run effective and strategic campaigns. This has led her to her life’s passion and currently serves as a Vice President at Re: Power (formerly Wellstone Action) training and working with organizations and leaders to build a more inclusive politics.
The voice of millennials during elections and their work to set the pathway for the California Democratic party is key. Codi Vierra will discuss her work with the California Young Democrats and the San Diego County Young Democrats.
Codi Vierra graduated from UCSD in 2016 with a major in Political Science-American Politics, and minors in Business, and Urban Studies & Planning. She served on the Executive Board of the UCSD College Democrats for 2 years, and as Executive Director of UCSD’s Student Organized Voter Access Committee (SOVAC), through which she has helped register thousands of students to vote and helped increase engagement and turnout. After graduating in June of 2016, Codi then went to work on the congressional campaign for Colonel Doug Applegate against former Rep. Darrell Issa in CA-49, and in 2018 worked on Congressman Scott Peters’ re-election campaign in CA-52. She currently serves on the Executive Board of the California Young Democrats as the South State Regional Director, helping to start and grow chapters within San Diego and Imperial Counties. She also serves as the Director of Membership for the San Diego County Young Democrats, and the Southern Vice Chair of the California Young Democrats Women’s Caucus.
National Celebration of BLACK WOMEN, INC.
To celebrate 400 years of extraordinary contributions women of African descent have made in building this great nation of these United States of America.
On Saturday, March 2, 2019, join the Nation in honoring Black Women as we celebrate our extraordinary journey in American history, from 1619-2019!
Great Ways To Celebrate Black Women:
As an organization, plan a community event in honor of Black women (i.e. a march, luncheon, intimate discussion, etc.,) or encourage your affiliates/chapters/membership to take part in the celebration.
• Coordinate a celebration of Black women at your place of worship.
• As an Educational Institution (schools, colleges, HBCU’s, etc.) educate and celebrate the accomplishments of Black women with your students.
• For mass communication (i.e. broadcasting, publishing, and online personalities,) broadcast extraordinary stories of Black women or facilitate a live stream discussion.
• If your on social media, celebrate Black women by posting about how Black women have influenced your life throughout American history.
• Rock “I AM 1619” T-shirt and post it to FB, using #1619BLACKWOMEN or #1619NCBW.
2019 Meeting Schedule
February 28th, Thursday
Topic: Immigration – Humanitarian Crisis
Ginger Jacobs, Jacobs & Schlesinger LLP & Adela Mason, ABA Immigration Justice Project
Cardiff by the Sea Library
March 28th, Thursday
Topic: Community Choice Energy
Kristi Becker, Solana Beach City Council & Peter Zahn, Solana Beach City Council
April 25, Thursday
Topic: San Diego County Board of Supervisors
Dave Lagstein, SEIU
Other January Happenings:
Saturday, January 19th
Women’s March San Diego
Women’s March North County SD