We hope everyone is enjoying the holiday break, but be sure to mark your calendars for January 26, the next membership meeting of the Santa Monica Democratic Club. Congressman Ted Lieu will sit down with us for a Q&A on the latest updates from Washington, DC, including the status of the Build Back Better Act, voting… Read More →
Dec 12: SMDC Annual Holiday Party & Toy Drive
After an eventful year supporting President Biden and the Democratic Congress’ ambitious agenda, soundly defeating the Republican Recall of Governor Newsom, and providing a monthly virtual forum for our community to convene and discuss critical issues such as housing, education, the environment, and reproductive justice, we are pleased to announce that this year we will… Read More →
This Weds: Texas Sen. Wendy Davis
We’re excited to announce that Texas Senator Wendy Davis will be joining our panel on Reproductive Justice this Wednesday! RSVP here: https://forms.gle/guQjp5cRG5VtJdvv5 Senator Davis served in the Texas legislature for six years. Famously, in 2013, she held a thirteen-hour standing filibuster to block Senate Bill 5, which included more restrictive abortion regulations. Moderating our panel will be Friend… Read More →
Nov 17: The State of Reproductive Justice
Date: November 17, 2021Time: 6:30pm Doors, 7:00pm Program Start Place: Zoom Conference Call RSVP here: https://forms.gle/guQjp5cRG5VtJdvv5 In September, Republican legislators in Texas passed SB8, which bars abortions after the detection of a fetal heartbeat at around six weeks — often before a woman knows she is pregnant, and in direct contradiction of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. This law allows for private citizens… Read More →
📣Just Added to 10/20 Meeting: Senator Henry Stern
RSVP here: https://forms.gle/5pyBTeHeVJzp8mtj8 Just Added: Senator Henry Stern, member of the Senate Environmental Quality Committee, joins our discussion. Senator Stern joins an already star-studded panel to discuss how we should be responding to the climate emergency: Igor Tregub – CDP Environmental Caucus Chair Loraine Lundquist – Astrophysicist, Educator, and former LA City Council candidate Aura Vasquez – CDP Executive Board Member,… Read More →