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DEAR PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS MEMBERS,
WE ARE OFFICIALLY APPROVED AS A CAUCUS OF THE CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY!!!
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Our sincere appreciation and thanks go out to all of you who came out to Sacramento to help the Caucus get approved, and to all of you who couldn't make it out to the meeting, but were supporting us from home!
Special thanks to:
Garry Shay and the entire Rules Committee who deliberated our request with care, and approved us with enthusiasm!
Art Torres for arranging space for us to meet at the April Convention and the July EBoard meeting
Lynn Woolsey, Barbara Lee, Loni Hancock, Jackie Goldberg and Mervyn Dymally for their letters of support for the Progressive Caucus
All of the Progressive activists who have historically been fighting for the progressive voice to be heard in the party!
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Founding Officers of the CDP Progressive Caucus, July 31, 2005, Sacramento, CA; L-R: Jo Olson, Mal Burnstein, Joye Swan, Jeffrey Killeen, Mayme Hubert, Ahjamu Makalani; Not pictured: Narges Niedzwiecki, Stan West |
Historic Day for California Progressives
California Democratic Party Grants Formal Recognition
Sacramento, CA. Sunday, July 31, 2005 was a historic day for California Progressives. The Executive Board of the California Democratic Party granted formal recognition to the Progressive Caucus, culminating a seven month journey from idea to success.
Highlights along the way include two very well attended caucus meetings (more than 450 people attended the caucus meeting during the April Convention of the California Democratic Party), the caucus support for a Single Payer health insurance bill pending in the California Senate and a bill authorizing same sex marriage pending in the California Assembly.
The new, 600-plus member caucus, a great many of whom are DFA members, wants to move the dialogue in California politics to more progressive issues, to establish a home for the progressive grassroots of the Democratic Party, to support progressive legislators and legislation and to urge the party to support progressive candidates in all possible races.
The Progressive Caucus is seeking members to join its many committees and to get involved in its work. For more information, contact: progressivecaucuscdpinfo@hotmail.com. And see our web site at www.ProgressiveCaucusCDP.org. |
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The Progressive Caucus currently recognizes the following ad hoc committees:
1. Civil Rights - Chaired by Shirin Buckman - shirinbuckman@yahoo.com
2. Environment - Chaired by Mary Lisa Lynch - marylisa_lynch@yahoo.com
3. Reproductive Rights - CURRENTLY NO CHAIR
4. Immigration - Chaired by Ralph Miller - ralph@rmiller.com
5. Criminal Justice - CURRENTLY NO CHAIR
6. Education - Chaired by Joye Swan - jeffandjoye@sbcglobal.net
7. Healthcare - Chaired by Jo Olson - chocojo@sbcglobal.net
8. Media Reform - CURRENTLY NO CHAIR
9. Peace/Anti-War - CURRENTLY NO CHAIR
10. Election Reform - Chaired by Brad Parker - riozen@riozen.com
11. AND RECENTLY ADDED - SPECIAL ELECTION SUBCOMMITTEE - Chaired by Bill Emerson - contact him at djdancer@cwnet.com
Our standing committees include:
1. Communication- Chaired by Rick Hauptman and Dotty LeMieux rbhauptman@aol.com and del@greendogcampaigns.com
2. Outreach - Chaired by Ahjamu Makalani - amakalan2002@yahoo.com
3. Rules/Bylaws - Chaired by Jeffrey Killeen - jtk155@earthlink.net
4. Resolutions -
5. Legislation - CURRENTLY NO CHAIR
6. Rapid Response and Strategy - Chaired by Doug Hunter - hunterd@sbcglobal.net
To join a committee, please contact us at:
progressivecaucuscdpinfo@hotmail.com or contact the committee chair!
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or call: Jo Olson - Southern California Chair (714) 454-9566
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Mal Burnstein - Northern California Chair (510) 527-1798 voice: 788 888 8888 |
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Health Care, Education, Free Speech, Constitution, Election Reform, Living Wage, Human Rights, Separation- Church & State, Civil Liberties, Peace, Environment, Media Reform, Equality, Reproductive Rights, Accountability |
