Feb. 14, 2024 - Newsletter

Happy Valentines Day!

Correction: DCC meeting date is Tuesday,Feb 18

Feb. 17 Rally information & map .. see below

Feb. 18, 2025, 6pm

EDC Democratic Central (DCC) meeting

Meeting highlights:

Guest speaker: Michael Knapp, Democratic National Committee member. Topic: New leadership & direction at the DNC

A graduate of Berkeley, the University of Chicago, and the UC Davis School of Law, Michael Kapp has more than two decades of experience in grassroots organizing and progressive activism. A third-generation Angeleno, Michael has worked for former U.S. Secretary of Labor and current LA County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, Senator Russ Feingold, Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey, and Assemblymember Nancy Skinner. Michael has also worked as paid campaign staff for Governor Jerry Brown, Senator Barbara Boxer, State Treasurer Phil Angelides, and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. In 2016, Michael was elected as the youngest-ever California member of the Democratic National Committee. He was re-elected to the DNC in 2020 and 2024. Previously elected Chair of the DNC Youth Council, Michael currently serves as the Vice Chair of the DNC Western States Caucus.

Data Bytes - 2024 Election - Key findings from election & voter registration data
Mobilizing for direct action to fight against Trump and Musk
Election of new EDC DCC Secretary & DCC representatives
Etc.

Click here to register & receive zoom link

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Feb. 18, DCC Meeting documents attached:

Feb. 18, 2025, DCC meeting agenda

Jan. 21, 2025 EDC DCC meeting minutes

Jan. 2025, State financial report

Jan. 2025, Federal financial report

2025 DCC meeting calendar

NATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST: OPERATION TAKE BACK OUR FLAG

When: Monday, Feb. 17, President's Day

12noon - 2pm

Where: El Dorado County folks meeting at the north side of L and 11th Street, California State Capital

(See map below)

Bring your signs! Carpooling recommended.

RSVP Now for Feb. 17 Rally

Democratic Women of El Dorado County club members at Feb. 5 Take Back Our Flag rally at California State Capital. Join them at the Feb. 17 rally.

Margaret Fortune, EDC DCC Chair, at Feb. 5, Capital Rally

50 Protests. 50 States. 1 Movement.

You are not alone.

This is a peaceful, permitted protest organized by the members of 50501. We the People stand together against executive overreach and to uphold our Constitution.

Permit. https://capitolpermits.chp.ca.gov/Event/Detail/2025-344

All are welcome.

You can find more information at the website, fiftyfifty.one

Club President Reports

South Lake Tahoe Democratic Club (SLTDC), Susan Chandler, President. Click here for the latest SLTDC news.

Democratic Women of El Dorado County (DWEDC), Staci Evans, President. Click here for the latest DWEDC news.

United Democrats of El Dorado County (UDems). Note: A news update will be posted by UDems following their Feb. 20, 2025, 12 noon club meeting & officer elections at Round Table Pizza. All are welcome.

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!

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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