EAST BAY FOR DEMOCRACY is a chartered Democratic Club in Alameda County and is actively engaged in revitalizing the Democratic Party.  We support Democracy for America's long-term goal to rebuild the Democratic Party from the bottom up—it will take time, but we must start building a base now for the future.

Walk for Democracy with DFA and East Bay Young Dems, Saturday May 10!

Submitted by janet on Mon, 2008-05-05 21:08.
Antsy waiting for final word on the Democratic Presidential nominee?

Itching to reclaim our democracy NOW?

Wait no more, Grassroots Progressives to the rescue!

Karen, Mark, Janet, Edie, Sumi, Eleanor, Ces, Andrea and Vicki have stepped up to the plate to take back our country from the bottom up by running for positions in the local Democratic Party. THEY NEED YOUR HELP!

  • DFA ACTION Meetup, Co-Hosted By EAST BAY YOUNG DEMOCRATS - Walk for Grassroots Progressives in Berkeley and Oakland
  • SATURDAY May 10 @ 9:30 a.m. (NOTE NEW DATE and TIME!)
  • Greenlining Institute
  • 1918 University Ave. 2nd Floor, Berkeley

RSVP Now At:

http://dfa.meetup.com/78/calendar/7711410/

This is truly OUR campaign, and we're going to win it the old fashioned way, precinct by precinct, voter by voter. If you live in the 14th, 16th or 20th Assembly District you already should have a sample ballot with their names right on it!

THE FUN PART: This is the easiest, most rewarding precinct walking imaginable. We're walking for our own grassroots activists, and
voters are responding wonderfully. In the four weeks since walking began, voters are thanking us for being the ones who finally came to their doors and told them what the heck the local Democratic Party organization actually is. They're delighted to learn that our candidates want to get the local Party active and effective.

P.S. Please remember to:

  • Come at 9:30 a.m. for coffee, juice, fruit, other munchables, (the FOOD) and orientation
  • 10:00 a.m. Join our candidates, drop off fliers for Karen, Mark, Janet, Edie, Sumi, Ces, Andrea, and Eleanor
  • 1:30 p.m. (or so) Lunch (more FOOD!) and chit chat
  • RSVP @

    http://dfa.meetup.com/78/calendar/7711410/

As Alameda County Democratic Central Committee members our Grassroots Progressives will:

  • Revitalize the Alameda County Democratic Party
  • Register new voters
  • Increase voter turnout by organizing
    neighborhood leaders in all parts of Alameda County
  • Recruit, train, support and endorse progressive Democratic candidates.

Also, as county delegates to the California Democratic Party our Grassroots Progressive will insist that the Party and Democratic officeholders stand up for the Party's progressive Platform:

  • Enact affordable universal health care for all Californians
  • Effectively address the climate crisis
  • Defend a woman's right to chose
  • Make sure that every vote is counted
  • Support and implement Clean Money legislation at the local, state and federal levels
  • End the occupation in Iraq
  • Support a living wage and the right to organize

Join Us!

You can RSVP now at:

http://dfa.meetup.com/78/calendar/7711410/

See you May 10!

United We Meetup,
Aaron, Janet S., Tara, Frances, Vince, Edwin, Joan, Janet F, Norman, and Eden
Your Oakland DFA Meetup Planning Team

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Norman Solomon @ Oakland DFA Meetup + EB4D Endorsements (part 2)

Submitted by janet on Sun, 2008-03-23 09:07.

Wed, 2008-04-09 19:00

Join us at Oakland DFA Meetup to hear Norman Solomon on Wednesday April 9. EB4D will also conduct part 2 of its endorsement votes for the Democratic June 3rd Primary.

April 9 DFA Meetup @ 7:00

Rockridge Library

5366 College Avenue

Oakland

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East Bay for Democracy Endorsements for June 3rd Primary (April 9th Vote)

Submitted by janet on Sun, 2008-03-23 08:56.

East Bay for Democracy will consider additional endorsement votes for the June 3rd Democratic Primary following the April 9th Meetup. Presently, the following proposals have been submitted by EB4D members for consideration:


Candidate Proposals

Endorse for Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, 14th Assembly District

Andrea Laiacona Dooley

Eleanor Moses


Ballot Propositions

Oppose Proposition 98


Additional Proposals

East Bay for Democracy members may submit additional endorsement nominations to EB4D Communication Coordinator, Janet Stromberg (janet.stromberg@gmail.com). In order to be included on the ballot, submissions are due by April 4th. Members may also make nominations from the floor of the meeting.


Meeting Details

EB4D Voting After Oakland DFA Meetup

April 9 DFA Meetup @ 7:00


Rockridge Library


5366 College Avenue


Oakland

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East Bay for Democracy Endorsements for June 3rd Primary (March 12 Vote Results)

Submitted by janet on Sun, 2008-03-23 08:27.

Here
are the results from our March 12 votes for Club Officers and endorsements for the June 3rd Democratic Primary Election:

2008
Club Officers - Elected by acclamation:

Co-Chairs Frances Kendall and Tara Marchant
Secretary Norman Buchwald
Treasurer Yvonne Steffen
Membership Coordinator
 Joe Lifschutz
Communications Coordinator
 Janet Stromberg
Grassroots Advisor Eden James
At-Large Representatives
 Janet Flint
Aaron Lander
Jean Niehaus


Alameda County Democratic Central Committee - Endorsed:


14th Assembly District

Janet Flint

Edie Irons

Ces Rosales

Karen Weinstein


16th Assembly District

Mark Briggs

Sumi Paranjape

Wayne Nishioka

14th Assembly District - No candidate endorsed

9th Senate District - No candidate endorsed


President - Endorsed: Barak Obama

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DFA Training Academy Coming to Berkeley March 1-2!!!

Submitted by janet on Sun, 2008-02-10 22:04.

If you're looking to get the best hands-on training in the country for how to run an electoral campaign, join our friends from Burlington, Democracy for America, in Berkeley on March 1-2 (yes, the national organization is coming to our neighborhood, including DFA Chairman Jim Dean and Executive Director Arshad Hasan!).

Jerry McNerney Beat Richard Pombo in 2006 to win the 11th Congressional District seat with a tremendous grassroots-powered campaign. Did you know it was DFA training in Stockton that fired-up and organized those grassroots, and DFA’s then Training Director Arshad Hasan who ran the Get Out The Vote campaign with 1,000 volunteers on the ground?

Matt Lockshin (of the "Say No to Pombo" blog) sure does. He attended that training, then ran Abel Guillen's campaign for a seat on the Peralta Community College District Board of Trustees using a page-by-page plan he developed from his DFA Training Manual. Abel and Matt ran a local grassroots-powered campaign and won that race! (Matt is happy to discuss campaigning with you and can be reached at 510-495-7206 or emetbloom@hotmail.com).

You have the power, now learn the skills! The Democracy for America Training Academy is coming to Berkeley for two days of exciting campaign training.

How many votes will it take to win in June and November? How do you find the perfect message and get it out to voters in your district? How will you raise enough money to pay for it all?
The DFA Training Academy will help you answer these questions and more.

At the DFA Training Academy, top campaign consultants with decades of experience give you the skills to run a winning campaign. Topics include: field planning, voter contact, fundraising, communications, volunteer recruitment and more.

Attendees will also get to hear directly from some of the most exciting 2008 candidates in their area and get a copy of the DFA Training Manual packed with over 180 pages of campaign info.

Refreshments will be provided throughout the day and a social event will be organized Saturday evening so you can mingle and network with other activists in your area.

If you harbor a dream of running for office yourself one day, know someone else you'd like to recruit to run and support, or if you just want to be the most effective political activist you can be, this training is for you!

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Co-hosted by (partial list) California for Democracy, Alameda County Democratic Party, Madera County Democratic Party, Santa Cruz County Democratic Party, East Bay for Democracy, East Bay Young Democrats, El Cerrito Democratic Club, "Democrats In Action!" Grassroots Service Office Fresno, DFA-CFD of Fresno & Madera Counties, Democratic Club of Coarsegold, DFA of Chowchilla, DFA-CFD of Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties, Sacramento For Democracy, DFA of Stanislaus County, Central Valley Progressive PAC

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