Jan. 25, 2024 - Newsletter

Courage is contagious

Find us on Bluesky

We're excited to announce our NEW social media channel:

@edcdems.bsky.social!

Bluesky is a moderated platform with less rightwing toxicity than X/Twitter (which we'll be leaving within the week). You can still find us on Facebook @EDCDems, and we look forward to connecting with you on Bluesky, too!

EDC Democratic Central Committee (DCC) Annual Reorganization meeting (January 21, 2025)

Election Results

Our annual EDC DCC Organizational meeting was held on Jan. 21 and featured Supervisor Brooke Laine as our guest speaker, great conversations about affordable housing, updates on communication initiatives, and fundraising and organizing work.

Elections for DCC officer leadership positions were conducted. Congratulations to the following newly elected/re-elected officers:

Chair: Margaret Fortune

Executive Vice Chair: Frank Porter

Controller: Lynn Benningfield

Secretary:

Member-at-Large: Bill Woodruff

Also, many congratulations to newly appointed/re-appointed to Vice-Chair positions:

Vice Chair, Education & Membership: Mike Saunders

Vice Chair, Campaign Services & Candidate Development: Lori Anzini

Vice Chair, Fundraising and Events: Staci Evans

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Potential candidates for Secretary are encouraged to email Margaret Fortune at [email protected] to contact any of the above listed officers/leaders.

Making Plans, Organizing & Taking Action

Courage is contagious

Organizing Meeting, Sunday, January 26, 7pm

Options include:

Coordinating with other Indivisible groups in the 3rd & 5th Congressional Districts to impact federal policy
Joining the statewide coalition of Indivisible groups INDIVISIBLE CA STATE STRONG to impact state policy
Joining with other groups in rural, red communities in the INDIVISIBLE RURAL CAUCUS
Combat online disinformation with the INDIVISIBLE TRUTH BRIGADE

Let us know your ideas!

El Dorado Progressives - Indivisible El Dorado Workgroup

Organizing Meeting, Sunday, January 26, 7pm to 8:30pm, to make a plan to implement the Indivisible Guide 2.0:

INDIVISIBLE: A Practical guide to democracy on the brink available at

https://www.Indivisible.org/guide.

Registrants will receive an email with the zoom link before the meeting.

Thanks! Joel Ellinwood

The EDC Democratic Party, El Dorado Progressives and El Dorado Peace and Justice Community co-sponsored this year's 2025 MLK celebration.

Keep the Dream Alive

January 20, 2025

The 2025 MLK Commemoration Celebration and Candlelight March drew over 200 participants and included the Fortune School Drumline, poet laureates, speakers, music, food and hot drinks, along with a memorium to Jim Martin for his legacy of love, kindness, and service.

Many thanks to the speakers, poets, musicians, marchers, and participants for a successful 2025 MLK celebration.

Placerville Town Hall on Main Street

Dr. Michael Saunders, guest speaker

Candlelight march along Main Street

Taylor Graham, Poet Laureate

Rev. Dr. Laura Barnes, speaker

Ed Perry gave a beautiful memorium to Jim Martin

Check out this fun, impactful clip from The Daily Show, where Ben Wikler lays out his transformational strategy for the Democratic Party in a discussion with Jon Stewart! ***

Take Action: The EDC DCC Executive Committee & EDC Club Presidents have endorsed Ben Wikler for DNC Chair. The election of the new DNC Chair will occur at the DNC meeting on Feb. 1, 2025.

El Dorado County DCC members and activists are encouraged to email a short message urging California DNC members to pledge their vote to Ben Wikler for DNC Chair. To help facilitate email messaging, here's a list of the California DNC members with readily available email addresses:

Christine Pelosi: [email protected]

Gary Shay: [email protected]

Michael Knapp: [email protected]

David Atkins: [email protected]

Ada Briceno: [email protected]

Carolyn Fowler: [email protected]

Sandra Lowe: [email protected]

Sunjay Muralitharan: [email protected]

Betty Yee: [email protected]

Laurence Zakson: [email protected]

Recurring Donations are the Lifeblood of our Organization

Each year we ask our local Democrats to make a commitment to build a more progressive El Dorado County. Your regular monthly support goes a long way toward funding candidate recruitment and training, sponsoring community building events, and distributing important information on local issues. We appreciate your ongoing support.

Show your commitment today and make a small recurring monthly contribution:

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/recurringpledge2025

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