El Cerrito Democratic Club

Meeting Date	Topic
Feb.24	Club business
March 24	Assembly member Tony Thurmond
April 28	Police and Racial Bias
May 26	Local Night-City Budget, San Pablo Ave Specific Plan, Smoking Ordinance, Community Choice Aggregation
June 23	Local Environmental Justice
July 28	Affordable Housing
Aug. 25	County-wise Picnic-Hosted by ECDC
Sept. 22	Back to School NightPublic vs. Charter School Debate
Oct. 10	Annual Dinner
Nov. 24	Tbd
Dec. 12	Holiday Party

 

This is the planned calendar for 2015. It is subject to change based on availability of speakers. If you have of what you would like to see within the topics listed above, please contact the VP of programs-Gabe Qunito.

 

Where possible we plan to partner with other Democratic Clubs for events.

 

We also plan to organize less-traditional Club gatherings at local restaurants and bars. We’re calling these meet-ups or a more causal way to get to know each other and discussion all things democratic. Stay tuned.

• Kensington Fire Protection District Board Meeting Wednesday, Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m.  Kensington Community Center, 59 Arlington Ave

• Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District Board Meeting–Thursday, Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m. Kensington Community Center, 59 Arlington Ave

• Oakland Ice Center and Bay Area Rising-V-Day effort to raise awareness about violence against women Saturday, Feb. 14, 5:00 p.m. 519 18th St in Downtown Oakland
• East Bay Stonewall Democratic Club Wednesday, Feb. 18 5:30 p.m. West Berkeley Library, 1125 University Ave Berkeley
• El Cerrito City Council Meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 7:00 p.m. City Council Chambers, 10940 San Pablo Ave
• Contra Costa County Central Committee Meeting  Thursday, Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m. Martinez Senior Center, 818 Green St, Martinez
• ECDC Meeting  Tuesday, Feb. 24, 6:00 p.m. Zion Presbyterian Church,  545 Ashbury Ave
• Economic Development Committee Meeting Thursday, February 26, 7:30 p.m.  Hillside Conference Room 10940 San Pablo Ave
• East Bay Young Democrats Thursday, February 26, 6:00 p.m. PIO restaurant 91 Shattuck Square, Berkeley
• Women Get It Done-3^rd Annual SHEnanigans event to celebrate Women’s History Month Thursday, March 26, 6:00 p.m. Monroe, 473 Broadway, San Francisco

Regular Club Meeting

  Tuesday, January 27

6:00 p.m.

Zion Presbyterian Church

545 Ashbury Ave

Happy New Year!

 

The next Club meeting will be on Tuesday, January 27. We have packed agenda for our first meeting of 2015. We’ll be discussing Club goals for the year, the annual budget, electing executive board members and discussing the meeting calendar for the year. Please see the proposed 2015 budget within the newsletter.

 

Please join the El Cerrito Democratic Club at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Parade and Program on Monday, January 19. Club members will be walking together. Meet at the El Cerrito DMV parking lot at 6400 Manilla Ave at 8:45 a.m. to then walk to El Cerrito High School for the MLK Day program.