Once all the hard work is done (for this cycle, at least!) and the votes are counted, let’s get together and go over the results. It will be our last meeting at the DVC.

On hand, we’ll have two experts speaking:

Melinda Jackson, Chair of the SJSU Dept of Political Science. Dr. Jackson’s interests center on public opinion and political participation in American politics with a special focus on political psychology and political identity.

Otto Lee, California member of the DNC. Otto will rehash the big races across the country, and provide the viewpoint of the national party.

Monday, Nov 12
Democratic Volunteer Center
960 San Antonio Rd #100, Palo Alto, CA 94303
6:30pm potluck, 7pm program start

The Dean Club has been working on Congressional campaigns for 8 election cycles (since 2004), canvassing, phoning, and raising money. Let’s continue our record of activism on October 8 at:

Democratic Volunteer Center
960 San Antonio Rd #100, Palo Alto, CA 94303

Come make phone calls, write postcards, or text voters in key swing districts (e.g., TJ Cox, Katie Porter, Josh Harder, perhaps others as well). Training or refreshers will be available, and everything will be provided except your cell phone if you want to text.

6:30 p.m. potluck, then let’s roll up our sleeves and get to work!

The DFA Link meeting on September 10, 2018, will feature a presentation by State Assembly Member Marc Berman.

Members and guests gather for potluck at 6:30 PM, and the program begins at 7:00 PM.

The meeting will be at:

Democratic Volunteer Center
960 San Antonio Rd #100, Palo Alto, CA 94303

Learn more about Marc Berman at: https://a24.asmdc.org

The DFA Link meeting on August 13, 2018, will feature a presentation of California State ballot initiatives by members of the Club.  A straw poll will be held, which will become an endorsement recommendation to the August 27, 2018 business meeting.

Members and guests gather for potluck at 6:30 PM, and the program begins at 7:00 PM.

The meeting will be at:

Learn more about California State ballot initiatives at:
http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-measures/qualified-ballot-measures/

Ballot numbers, titles, and current presenter assignments are available at:
Ballot-Proposition-Inventory.pdf

The presentations and Straw Poll results are available at:
Ballot Proposition presentations

The DFA Link meeting on July 9, 2018, will feature a presentation by Steve Chessin of Californians for Electoral Reform.

Proportional Representation: What is it, why do we need it, what does the rest of the world know that we don’t?

Steve Chessin, President of Californians for Electoral Reform, will discuss methods for choosing representatives that are different from the ones commonly in use in the United States today, methods used by most of the established democracies and most of the emerging democracies around the world today, and that have been used, at one time or another, in the United States as well.

Members and guests gather for potluck at 6:30 PM, and the program begins at 7:00 PM.

The meeting will be at:

Learn more about Californians for Electoral Reform at:

https://www.cfer.org

The DFA Link meeting on June 11, 2018, will feature a presentation by R L Miller of Climate Hawks.

Members and guests gather for potluck at 6:30 PM, and the program begins at 7:00 PM.

The meeting will be at:

Learn more about R L Miller at:

http://climatehawksvote.com/about/