POST ELECTION EVENTS, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & INSPIRATIONS

Placer County Democratic Party Newsletter
December 2024
 

This newsletter is dedicated to Bill Lauritsen

Councilmember Lauritsen served District 4 since 2020. During his tenure on City Council, he was a member of the Economic Development Committee and tackled important issues impacting the residents of his district, including the Titan Missile Site remediation project. In addition, Councilmember Lauritsen was a member of the Northern California chapters of the American Foreign Service Association, the Sierra Club and Phi Beta Kappa. Active in politics, he was also a member of the Lincoln Democratic Club, the Placer County Democratic Central Committee, and a delegate to the California Democratic State Convention. He was also a proud member of Lincoln Rotary.

Bill's public service and volunteerism are very much appreciated by all organizations he served especially by the Placer County Democratic Party.
 
 

                                   ASSEMBLY DISTRICT ELECTION


The California Democratic Party Assembly District Elections Meeting (“ADEM”) shall be held in each of the 80 Assembly Districts in January of each odd-numbered year to elect representatives as (“Assembly District delegates”) or (“ADDs”) to the California Democratic Party Democratic State Central Committee and one representative per Assembly District to the CDP Executive Board Representative.

 

If you would like to serve as an Assembly District Delegate to the California Democratic Party, ADEM elections will be held in February. This is an opportunity for 14 Democrats in each Assembly District to serve on the California State Democratic Central Committee, which includes voting privileges and the opportunity to participate in statewide committees. These delegates help influence the direction of the California Democratic Party. Please visit our website to learn more about becoming a candidate or voting for candidates. ADEM candidate registration begins on December 9 and ADEM voter registration starts on January 6. Registrations will be done through https://ademelections.com/home.
 

                                                   ADEM TIMELINE

          December 9: Candidate registration opens
          January 6: Electronic and in-person voter registration opens
          January 8: Candidate registration closes
          January 9: Candidate statement submission opens
          January 16: Candidate statement submission closes
          January 24: Electronic voting registration closes
          February 22-23: Voting
          March 3: ADEM results
 

HOLIDAY GATHERINGS
PLACER COUNTY DEMOCRATS
 

THANKS FOR THE 107 DAYS OF HOPE

In uncertain times like ours, when the ambiguity of the moment seems to tilt in the direction of fear, hurt, and great suffering for so many in the world, I can only give thanks for the 107 days of hope that touched my life.

 

Transcending the political scene for a moment, I found it refreshing to hear a woman speak in such a way I felt respected and honored for 107 days.

 

I heard a woman speak in a manner of decency for 107 days.

 

For 107 days, a woman spoke to us with great humor and humility.

For 107 days, a woman under enormous pressure traveled throughout the Country, meeting friends and foes alike.

For 107 days, I felt hope that my Country could realize its dream of being a true multicultural democracy.

For 107 days, I felt a sense of interior calm I had not felt in a long time.

For 107 days, I rejoiced as the Nation could see itself as joyful, welcoming people ready to be of great service to the world.

For 107 days, I was blessed to know so many loving people existed.

For 107 days, I was hopeful money was not the definition of everything.

For 107 days, I was dreaming a dream we could do together what no one of us could do alone.

For 107 days, I felt hope and joy.

For these 107 days, I felt a sense of peace.

 

In honor of these 107 days, I recommit to honoring, recognizing, and building the Belowved Community as base as I can.

 

Thanks for the 107 days.

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Note: The "Thanks for the 107 Days of Hope" was written by Tom Bonacci, C.P., who is the founder and director of the Interfaith Peace Project (IPP) which encourages interfaith peace and mutual respect through small discussion, study, prayer, ritual, and practice. Located in Antioch, California, the Project sponsors hundreds of workshops that open the door to better interfaith relations. Along with his interfaith ministry, Tom is dedicated to serving victims of poverty, people dealing with HIV/AIDS, and those recovering from drugs and alcohol.
 

DAYS OF COMMEMORATION AND HOLIDAYS

                              December 7th - Pearl Harbor Day
                              December 13th - National Guard Day
                              December 15th - Bill of Rights Day
                              December 21st - December Solstice
                              December 24 - Christmas Eve
                              December 25 - Christmas Day
                              December 26 - Hanukkah (First Day)
                              December 26 - Kwanzaa (First Day)
                              December 31st - New Year's Eve
 

GOVERNOR NEWSOM'S MESSAGE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS

Campaign for Democracy: A Conversation with California Governor Gavin Newsom

 

The Campaign for Democracy was founded to expose and fight rising authoritarianism across the nation. We believe that all patriotic Americans must go on offense in red and blue states, bringing the fight to statehouses, local communities, electoral battlegrounds, and our nation’s capitol to save the great American experiment in democracy.

 

Follow along using the transcript 

 

Link to Youtube:  

https://www.youtube.com/live/TFAQsbNFhn4?t=727s
 

                                        Event for Coping offered by UC Davis

 

Fri, Dec 6, 2024 @ 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Link: Virtual Zoom Session

⭐️ Presented by the Campus Community Book Project (DEI | OCCR)

⭐️ Hosted by the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing

 

Arline T. Geronimus coined the term “weathering” to describe the effects of systemic oppression—including racism and classism—on the body. In the book "Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society," based on more than 30 years of research, she argues that health and aging have more to do with how society treats us than how well we take care of ourselves. She explains what happens to human bodies as they attempt to withstand and overcome societal challenges and details how that ravages our health. And she proposes solutions. Session 1 covers pages 3-79.

 



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