Sun., Aug. 26, 2018
PPDC Summer Garden Party
RSVPs now open -- click here!
2 – 4 PM in the Palisades Riviera (address provided on RSVP)
Rep. Ted Lieu, State Sen. Ben Allen, Assemblymember Richard Bloom, City Councilmember Mike Bonin confirmed
Take Action with PPDC!
Call to OPPOSE Assembly Bill 84
Say no to political slush funds that subvert campaign finance reforms
and SUPPORT AB 931
Raise the standard for police use of deadly force from "reasonable" to "necessary"
Click here to learn more and make your quick calls!
Click above or HERE for more info -- or to RSVP and invite your friends!
Want to delve deeper?
Click here to read August's PPDC newsletter!
(or ones from previous months, if you missed them)
The fight is ON.
President Trump has nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be the next Supreme Court Justice.
If you care about ...
... the principle that no one is above the law, and that a President under investigation should not get to select a Justice who will give him a free pass
... womens' rights and reproductive freedom ... GLBTQ equality ... families being torn apart on our borders
... clean, safe air and drinking water and saving a planet under extreme threat
... overturning Citizens United and getting money out of politics ... voting rights and civil rights
... the fact that because of insane gerrymandering, when Democrats get more votes, Republicans can still win more seats in Congress
... workers' rights and protections, and unions' ability to compete with right-wing, big-money donors during elections on behalf of the people, not billionaires and corporations
... innumerable other progressive policies and goals over the next few >decades<, not just four years
... then you need to take action to keep Kavanaugh -- and any other conservative -- off the court.
Planned Parenthood is first out of the gate with this form (CLICK HERE)
for contacting your Senators.
Or call them: Feinstein 310-914-7300 / Harris 213-884-5000
Yes, our Senators oppose Kavanaugh,
but they need to hear from us that merely voting against him won't stop his being approved.
Democrats must delay a vote on any Trump pick until after the November election, just as Republicans denied a vote on President Obama's pick, Merrick Garland (a centrist with Republican support!)
Missed June's 55,000-strong rally downtown in support of Keeping Families Together?
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Here are more ways to take action:
https://familiesbelong.org/
Search for local events: http://map.familiesbelong.org/search.php
stopseparation.org
Great seeing fellow PaliDems out marching with PPDC!
Friend-of-PPDC Robert Scheer of TruthDig was there -- were you?
Let us know if you have a story to tell.
Sincerest thanks to everyone who attended or donated generously in honor of our most recent event on June 16: reception/screening/discussion of documentary Newtown
With civil discussion about gun violence #StandWithStudents
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Read about the event here -- report by Zach Garai, PPDC's Pali High board rep
Thanks too to the phenomenal, eloquent, inspirational panel!
Action Items list handed out at the event -- live links, phone numbers to call, and resources to tap
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With the wildly important 2018 midterms looming, we need to
Flip 8 of 14 California Congressional districts BLUE
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Thanks to all who came June 5 at 8:30 PM for a grand opening celebration and to watch primary returns come in
with Mayor Eric Garcetti and other elected VIPs
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Now it's time to get to work!
Ongoing:
NEW as of June 27: Click here re PaliDems-sponsored WEDNESDAYS, 5:15 - 8:30 at the HQ in Westwood
(the HQ phone banks daily, but this one is specially organized by PPDC)
-- Click here re THURSDAYS, 6 - 8:30 PM in Santa Monica
Want to just drop in any afternoon or evening?
Westside Democratic HQ, 1027 Westwood Blvd., Westwood Village
Hours: Monday Closed
Tuesday to Thursday 1 - 9 PM
Friday to Sunday 12 - 8 PM
Phone: (424) 402-8111
Email: westsidedemhq@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/westsidedemhq
Check out westsidedemhq.org for the latest
Sign up here to volunteer
Full house at May's
Hot Topic Speaker Series event
Fake News and the Modern Consumer
PPDC brought in journalism professionals with local and global experience to talk about how to discern and treat fake news and identify spin on a Tuesday night, and you filled the room -- thanks for making time to come!
Above, at lectern: PaliDems President Erika Feresten
Guests:
Terry McCarthy
President & CEO, Los Angeles World Affairs Council
Bill Bruns
Lifelong journalist & Editorial Adviser, Palisades News
John Harlow
Editor-in-Chief, Palisadian-Post and former Guardian reporter
Maryam Zar
Former foreign correspondent & moderator
Wow and WOW.
So many of you showed up for the March for Our Lives, both downtown and in Santa Monica.
The passion, the energy, the spicy signage, the orange, the solidarity ... all incredibly inspiring!
Special thanks to those who rode on our bus
and marched holding the PaliDems banner. : )
2018 Membership Drive still open -- click to join or re-up
Our January Annual Meeting (open to all!) with
State Sen. BEN ALLEN
Assemblymember RICHARD BLOOM
City Councilmember MIKE BONIN
County Supervisor SHEILA KUEHL
was a huge success, with over 200 in attendance to hear what's in store for 2018
Read all about it here, and stay tuned for news of our next event
To explore some of our other past events, click here ...
Board meetings generally held the first Tuesday of every month,
6:45 - 8:45 PM, at locations TBA.
Call or email us if you're interested in attending!
The Pacific Palisades Democratic Club (aka PaliDems, or PPDC) is one of the largest, most active Democratic clubs in Southern California. Since our founding in the 1950s, we've been working to insure that the following Democratic values and goals stay or become fundamental American priorities:
Women’s access to abortion and contraception
Scientific research and development
Electing progressive Democrats to city, state, county, and federal offices
Environmental protection, addressing climate change
Improved and expanded Medicare-for-All, single-payer system
The list goes on -- click here to read more