Our friends at the California Nurses Association (CNA) are hosting a local car caravan this Saturday, Feb. 6, to urge state legislators to pass California Guaranteed Health Care for All (CalCare). CalCare, similar to Medicare for All, would guarantee health care as a human right in the state of California by providing comprehensive, high-quality health care for all. The California Nurses Association has been leading the fight for guaranteedContinue reading “California Nurses Associaton Hosting Caravan for CalCare This Saturday”
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Arden-Arcade Community Table Postponed
Local food, toiletry and diaper distribution event delayed due to severe weather ARDEN-ARCADE, Calif. – The Arden-Arcade Community Table scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 30 has been postponed due to severe weather conditions affecting the Sacramento region. The organizers – Wellstone Progressive Democrats of Sacramento, Arden Community Council and Mutual Assistance Network – hope to rescheduleContinue reading “Arden-Arcade Community Table Postponed”
Wellstone Hosts Councilmember Valenzuela at February Meeting
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Wellstone Progressive Democrats of Sacramento is proud to announce Sacramento Councilmember Katie Valenzuela as the featured speaker at our Feb. 4 membership meeting. Valenzuela will be presenting for the People’s Budget Sacramento, an organization that promotes participatory budgeting (PB) for both the City and the County of Sacramento. According to the Participatory Budgeting Initiative, PBContinue reading “Wellstone Hosts Councilmember Valenzuela at February Meeting”
Wellstone Co-Hosts Arden-Arcade Community Table
ARDEN-ARCADE, Calif. — Wellstone Progressive Democrats of Sacramento along with the Arden Community Council and Mutual Assistance Network will be hosting the Arden-Arcade Community Table, a food, diaper and toiletry distribution, on Saturday, Jan. 30. The event will be held in front of Kico’s Mexican Food on 2324 Arden Way and will last from 10Continue reading “Wellstone Co-Hosts Arden-Arcade Community Table”
Virtual Oktoberfest: Progressive Women of Color Candidates Forum
As the COVID19 pandemic forces us all to socially distance, we are doing something new this year. On October 1 at 7pm, we are hosting a virtual panel entirely comprised of progressive women of color candidates. This will kick off a month of campaigning every weekend for our endorsed candidates and legislation so we scoreContinue reading “Virtual Oktoberfest: Progressive Women of Color Candidates Forum”
2020 General Endorsements (Part 3)
Our Revolution Sacramento / Wellstone Progressive Democrats formally ENDORSE Sacramento Measure C Statewide Propositions 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 23, and 25 Finally, Our Revolution Sacramento / Wellstone Progressive Democrats formally OPPOSE Sacramento Measure A Statewide Propositions 19, 20, 22, and 24.
2020 General Endorsements (Part 2)
VOTE FOR THESE PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS! The election is upon us. Ballots drop within a couple months. Regina BANKS for Elk Grove Unified School District (Area 1) Chinua RHODES for Sac City Unified School District (Area 5) Jaya BADIGA for Folsom City Council Fatima MALIK for SMUD Board (Ward 5)
2020 General Endorsements (Part 1)
VOTE FOR THESE PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS! The election is upon us. Ballots drop within a couple months. Ali MOUA for Elk Grove City Council (D1) Maureen CRAFT for Elk Grove City Council (D3) Chris YATOOMA for Los Rios Trustee (Area 3) Tami NELSON for Los Rios Trustee (Area 7)
Statement on the Police Lynching of George Floyd
BLACK LIVES MATTER We condemn the police’s murder of George Floyd – a modern day lynching. George Floyd’s death is yet another highly visible extrajudicial execution in a horrifically long list of thousands of Black and brown people killed by police. From Breonna Taylor to Meagan Hockaday, to Oscar Grant and Stephon Clark – thereContinue reading “Statement on the Police Lynching of George Floyd”
Demand an equitable pandemic response.
Now is the time to call your legislators. Make sure they don’t follow Trump’s reckless “leadership”, or resort to typical, ineffective, neoliberal, trickle-down band-aids. Find your City Council Member Find your County SupervisorFind your US House Member Find your CA State Legislators Contact Senator Feinstein Contact Senator Harris Wellstone is suggesting theseContinue reading “Demand an equitable pandemic response.”
Wellstone Progressive Democrats of Sacramento 