Join us in hissing and booing as we watch George W. Bush's State of the Union Address on Wednesday, February 2. We will be meet at the home of Tom Cochran and Parris Correa (196 S. 15th St., San Jose) at 5:30 pm. The President will make his address to a joint session of Congress at 6:00pm. This is a potluck event. Please email Clarence at Clarencem99@gmail.com and state what item(s) you planning to bring. After the conclusion of the address, the Moorpark Democratic Club will hold its board meeting.
Dean Democratic Club of Silicon Valley's monthly outreach/membership meeting (meetup) is on Wed Feb 2, 7pm. Two locations: North county DFA meetup - Home of Jay & Myra, 892 Lathrop Drive; Stanford, CA 94305 (map), 650-380-4112. South County DFA Meetup - Willow Glen Coffee Roasting Co., 1383 Lincoln Ave San Jose, CA 95125 (map), 408-297-9077.
If you want to help Gov. Dean become chair of the Democratic party, you can write letters to the editor. We'll also be discussing how to diversify our DFA community. These questions are the beginning of a long-term effort at Democracy for America to use our Meetup community to unite and expand the larger progressive community.
In addition to the meetup, we'll have a very brief special meeting at each location, for a full-club endorsement of Howard Dean for DNC; paid club members can vote.
The February Century Club Luncheon will make you even more politically persuasive! Kate Forrest, founder of the Commonweal Institute, will tell us "how to talk politics with people unlike ourselves"! Kate's workshop, normally 3 hours but condensed for Century Club members to fit our luncheon schedule, will help us "frame" issues, learn psychological techniques to be more persuasive, find out how to move fence sitters to action and figure out how to communicate successfully with people who differ in style, interests, party affiliation (even Republicans!) and level of political involvement. Kate, a physician, has extensive experience as a trainer and now has turned her considerable talents to direct political action.
She gave this shortened workshop for the Call to Action meeting last year to great acclaim and has now agreed to share it with us. Please come and bring your friends so we can all become more effective Democratic advocates.
As usual, we will be at Lou's Village, 1465 W San Carlos Street, San Jose, at 12 noon. Cost: $20, payable at the door. Please RSVP for you and your best political friends to chair@sccdp.org.
Please join DAWN for a potluck brunch featuring four winning DAWN endorsed electeds. Assemblymember Rebecca Cohn (AD24), and City Councilmembers Nancy Pyle (SJ Dist 10), Jamie McLeod (SC), and Laura Macias (MV) will participate in a panel discussion on "Finding, Mentoring, and Electing Talented Women Leaders". With just under 30% of the local city council and Santa Clara county supervisor seats held by women today the topic is essential and timely.
We will also have a brief presentation by Marie Highby and Bill Rosenberg, political coaches and consultants from "2Mules".
The program begins at 11am. Brunch-type refreshments will be provided (bring a dish to share if the spirit moves you) beginning at 10:30.
Location: San Jose City College/Drama Bldg., 2100 Moorpark Ave., San Jose. Room D101 off the theatre lobby in the DRAMA Bldg. Park in the "staff" lot off Moorpark Ave (the next lot after the "visitors" parking lot entrance). Wheelchair accessible. Phone: 408 275-6981. RSVP to dawn@sccdp.org.
Join Jim and his family and friends to kick off his campaign for the State Assembly (24th AD). Spagetti dinner - Thursday, Feb. 24, 5:30-8:30 pm, IBEW 332 Hall, 2125 Canoas Garden Ave., San Jose. $25 per person; 408-978-1871. Make checks payable to Jim Beall for Assembly 2006, PO Box 4791, San Jose, CA 95150.
Please join Assembly Majority Leader Dario Frommer, Assemblymembers Rebecca Cohn, Joe Coto, Johan Klehs, Ira Ruskin, and Alberto Torrico, the South Bay Labor Council, and the Congress of California Seniors, for a Town Hall Meeting about the cost, safety, and accessibility of prescription drugs. Thursday, February 24, 1:00-2:00 pm. South Bay Labor Council, Hall A, 2101 Almaden Road, San Jose. RSVP to Angelica Gonzalez, 916-319-2043, angelica.gonzalez@asm.ca.gov.
Join your U.S. Representative for some “STRAIGHT TALK” on Social Security Reform. Featuring Congressmembers Zoe Lofgren (D-San José), Mike Honda (D-San José), Sam Farr (D-Santa Cruz) and an expert from the National Committee to Preserve Social Security. Saturday, February 26, 2005, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM. Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 70 West Hedding Street, San Jose. Open Parking.