/ en-gb @2010 California Democratic Council Webmaster@nospam.com (Administrator) Webmaster@nospam.com (Administrator) Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:43:35 -0400 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:43:35 -0400 http://backend.userland.com/rss e107 (http://e107.org) 60 http://www.cdc-ca.com/e107_images/button.png / 88 31 http://www.cdc-ca.com/news.php?item.67.2
The following are available:
3 inch Jerry Brown and Barbara Boxer buttons for $1.75 each (3inches)
2 inch Jerry Brown and Barbara Boxer buttons for $1.25 each (2inches)

This is an excellent opportunity for Clubs and headquarters to raise funds.

To order, please contact Rudy Mann: rudy.mann@yahoo.com or call (909) 685-4750.

Rudy Mann, President




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This years convention will be geared towards GOTV with workshops and speakers focused on projects and techniques that will help you increase voter turnout during those last crucial 30 days.

• Hear from state-wide candidates and campaigns and find out how you can get involved and help them win.
• Join professionals as they show you the best practices for creating winning field programs, GOTV programs and an overview of the statewide coordinated campaign.
• Introducing ACT (Activist Certification Training) - a new program for certifying activists and campaign workers that will provide the party and campaigns with a network of trained workers!
• Also new this year - special workshops in Spanish!

Date: September 25-26, 2010
Time: Saturday: 9:00am-5:00pm, Sunday: 10:00am-1:00pm
Where: San Francisco State University, Convention Center, 800 Font Blvd, Mary Ward Hall

Packages include:
$95 Complete Package ($115 after September 20)
(includes Saturday  box lunch, all workshops and registration, and the Saturday night dinner)

$45 Convention Only
(includes lunch, all workshops and registration)

$75 Dinner Only ($95 after September 20)
Join us for dinner as we present our annual awards, hear from speakers, and listen to a panel discussion on Prop 19:  Will it help turnout or hurt Democrats?

Click here to register: https://secure.actblue.com/page/convention10

Sponsors, Vendors and advertisers: Download form or click here to sign-up online: http://www.actblue.com/page/cdcsponsors

Directions & Hotel Information . . .
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50 activists from Orange, Riverside and San Diego County participated in our day-long training program!

A big THANK YOU to the following sponsors:
San Marcos Democratic Club
Garry Shay
Octavio Aguilar
Lee Ezzes
Dr. Michael McQuary
La Jolla Democratic Club
Fallbrook Democratic Club
Lee Ezzes
Christine Nava
Carmen Miranda-Griffith
Victor Sartoresi

Be a true grassroots leader – sponsor our training for $50 or more!
$50 - Activist
$100 - Supporter
$250 - Organizer
$500 - Leader


For more information on our workshops ...
]]> Webmaster@nospam.com (Administrator) Sun, 16 May 2010 03:57:59 -0400 http://www.cdc-ca.com/news.php?item.64.2 http://www.cdc-ca.com/news.php?item.63.2 Although over 100 clubs participated in the voting process, unfortunately not enough members voted to reach a quorum.

Therefore, CDC is not able to endorse any candidates or propositions based on this vote.

However, the results of the vote are shown below which indicates the direction that the vote had gone.



]]> Webmaster@nospam.com (Administrator) Sat, 10 Apr 2010 03:04:57 -0400 http://www.cdc-ca.com/news.php?item.63.2 http://www.cdc-ca.com/news.php?item.62.2 The CDC meeting held on Friday, April 16, at the CDP 2010 Convention was a huge success with standing room only!

Starting out, Trent Lange, Californians for Fair Elections gave us an overview of Proposition 15.

Next, Senator Loni Hancock gave an overview of the Majority Vote Budget initiative which is designed to remove the 2/3 vote requirement from for budget decisions.

Finally Professor George Lakoff, University of Berkeley, talked about the California Democracy Act which is designed to remove the 2/3 vote requirement for both budget and revenue decisions.

One of the world's best-known linguists, Professor Lakoff is widely recognized for his research on metaphorical thought, the embodied mind, and the structure of language. However, his application of cognitive science and linguistics to politics has brought him to national attention.

His latest project is the California Democracy Act, an initiative on the November 2010 ballot designed to eliminate the 2/3 vote requirement for passing the state budget.

Join us as Mr. Lakoff explains his initiative compared to similar initiatives being proposed.

Here are a few words from George Lakoff:]]> Webmaster@nospam.com (Administrator) Sat, 10 Apr 2010 03:02:26 -0400 http://www.cdc-ca.com/news.php?item.62.2 http://www.cdc-ca.com/news.php?item.61.2 CDC made the trek north to Humboldt County for a full day of leadership training.

Thanks to Humboldt County Democratic Party Chair Milt Boyd and all of the Humboldt activisits who made us feel so welcome.  Even though the crowd was a bit smaller than our usual training sessions, we felt it was a successful day and that it was important to provide the same training opportunities that the rest of the state receives.

Special thanks to these generous sponsors who helped make the training possible:

• Milton Boyd
• Del Norte County Democratic Central Committee
• Ukiah Valley Democratic Club
• Susan Araiza Boys
• Matthew Owen

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Over 400 activists from across the state came together for the California Democratic Council and the San Diego County Democratic Party's joint Grassroots Democratic Convention held on September 26th in beautiful San Diego.



Our Grassroots Democratic Convention featured a full day of workshops, forums, and networking opportunities on Saturday.  There were morning, lunchtime, and afternoon plenary sessions where candidates and elected officials introduced themselves.  California State Attorney General (and possible gubernatorial candidate) Jerry Brown spoke during the morning session.




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Almost 60 activists braved the summer heat and spent a long day in San Jose learning about politics.  Attendees came from San Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento and even as far as Los Angeles.

Sponsors for this training (=>$50):

• Chris Stampolis
• Mathew Hudson
• Linda Richardson
• Santa Clara County Democratic Club
  
• Richard Dunkle
• Leslie Bannerman
• Javier Gonzalez
• Jay Jackman
  
• Yoriko Kishimoto
• Elena Ong
  

Help sponsor our training to keep it going! Please donate

Check out the read link below for more detail on the workshops provided.
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At the E-Board meeting in Burlingame, Mollie Culver (Political Director) announced the launching of a new training program designed for candidates and campaigns.

The new "Learn to Win 2010" program is a two-day training session that will begin with its first workshop on August 22/23 in Ventura.

The comprehensive training included collaboration from a variety of experienced campaign workers, including CDC President Henry Vandermeir.

For more information and to register for one of their trainings, visited the CDP Website.]]> Webmaster@nospam.com (Administrator) Wed, 22 Jul 2009 08:36:27 -0400 http://www.cdc-ca.com/news.php?item.59.2