June Meeting Recap & Resources

Hello ,
Below is a recap and resources from our June meeting. Please reach out if there is something you don’t see.

Agenda - June

• Call to Order

  • President Cathie Hyatt - 6:30pm

• BAWR Co-President, Alyce Pipkin-Allen introduction for Secretary of State, Dr. Shirley Weber

  • A special message from Secretary of State, the honorable Dr. Shirley Weber

  • History of Juneteenth

  • CA Reparations Report: https://oag.ca.gov/ab3121/report

  • Q&A

• Agenda Approval 

  • approved without objection

• BAWR Co-President Angela de Joseph: Sixty Years of Triumph 

  • Award Winning Video by Angela de Joseph

  • Q&A

• Candidate Comments 

  • Heather Ferbert candidate forSD City Attorney https://www.heatherferbert.com/ https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ferbertjune23

  • Genevieve Suzuki candidate for La Mesa City Council

  • Tea Wagstaff for Terra Lawson Remer candidate for County Board of Supervisors https://www.supervisorterralawsonremer.com/

  • Lori Saldana for Coleen Cusack a candidate for San Diego City Council D3 https://coleen4sd.com/

  • Alysson Snow candidate for Lemon Grove Mayor Fundraiser: 2332 Camino de las Palmas, Lemon Grove, CA 91945 at 12:00 pm this Saturday, June 22, 2024.  Snowforlemongrove.com

  • Abena Bradford for Dr Brenda Miller candidate for Grossmont Healthcare Board Zone 3 https://www.facebook.com/electnursemiller votenursemiller.com. https://www.linkedin.com/in/nurse-brenda-miller-phd-bab99112/r https://www.facebook.com/votenursemiller/ https://twitter.com/votenursemiller?

  • Amber Kae Niuatoa candidate for Oceanside City Council District 4 please consider donating at https://secure.actblue.com/donate/amberkaebday &

    https://www.amberkae4oside.com

• Elected Officials/Representatives

  • Doug Case with updates from CA Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins

    https://sd39.senate.ca.gov/

  • Stuart Gaiber VP of Democratic Club of Carlsbad Oceanside

• Kristi Hirst, Co-Founder of Our Schools USA - The SAFETY Act

  • AB 1955 SAFETY Act | Assembly Education Committee RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSccBdt3OfAO9qI5g-fya0GZ-9LRT_jUIE4dliNiLE9Iv4xqcw/viewform

  • Q&A

• Luca de Sanctis Barton - creating a Public Bank in San Diego 

  • Video - The Power of Public Banking: You Can “Public Bank” On That

  • californiapublicbankingalliance.org

  • Q&A

  • https://dfpi.ca.gov/public-banks/

• Carmen Nicole Cox, ACLU-Assembly Constitutional Amendment 8, End Slavery in CA

  • ACLU Director of Government Affairs

  • Assembly Constitutional Amendment 8 https://legiscan.com/CA/text/ACA8/id/2708330

  • https://aclucalaction.org/bill/aca-8/

  • Your support for ACA 8 (Wilson) is much needed. The bill will be heard in Senate Appropriations on 6/24 at 10am.

  • Calls to Governor Newsom are appreciated: 916-445-2841, press 6: “Governor Newsom, please express public support for ACA 8.”

  • Calls to Senate Pro Tem McGuire would go far: 916-651-4170: “Senator McGuire, please do all you can to get ACA 8 out of the legislature by June 27.”

  • Q&A

• Business (Unfinished/New) 

  • Ellen Nash Motion for DWC to consider endorsing in the Grossmont Healthcare District Zone 3 race

    • Passes Unanimously

  • Abena Bradford motion to for BAWR to consider endorsing in the Grossmont Healthcare District Zone 3 race

    • Passes Unanimously

• Officer Reports

  • External Vice President Susan Peinado

    • CA Women’s List bill got out of committee 6-0 SB1170 https://www.californiawomenslist.org/recent-news/sb1170

    • Tama Becker holding “Voice for Choice” a reproductive rights rally on 6/23 10am-11:30am https://www.mobilize.us/bethechangesd/event/633113/?referring_vol=1098149&share_context=dashboard-event-details&sharer_role=SharerRole.ORGANIZER

  • President Cathie Hyatt

    • AB2924 to end child marriage in CA is being halted by Democratic Asm. Ash Kalra, write a letter of support here.

  • Treasurer Beatrice Cubitt

    • $4,100 in DWC bank account

  • Membership Director Patricia Wojdowski

    • 120 members

  • Media Director Angela de Joseph

    • Wednesday is Juneteenth & Women of Color ROAR Day. Celebrate!

• Announcements

  • Ellen Nash still in need of volunteers for flood victims, clean ups, etc.

  • Carolyn Fowler reminding of the importance of 5 key congressional seats we must win

    • Disability Awareness meeting prior to convention in August. Tuesday Jun 18, 2024 5pm – 6pm (Pacific Time - Los Angeles) Location: https://cadem-org.zoom.us/j/84637713432?pwd=ROXlmfReqSwzOwqZa7AsBk4bF08oce.1

• Adjourn 

  • President Cathie Hyatt 8:25pm

Check out these events this weekend:

See you tonight!
Cathie Hyatt 
DWC President

The purpose of the Democratic Woman’s Club of San Diego County is to amplify women's issues through education and advocacy and to foster active interest in the Democratic Party, supporting the party platforms, contributing to party leadership and responsibility, providing a constructive role for the volunteer in Democratic politics, and developing an activist base.

We demand equality of opportunity, a level playing field, and fair and equal treatment for all.

We are dismantling the patriarchy.

Questions? Email info@dwc-sd.org.