Wellstone Progressive Democrats of Sacramento

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 – there are too many innocent victims for us to even attempt to express the magnitude of this tragedy and brutality.

Police in this country are completely out of control – they can kill anyone, anywhere, at any time, for any reason, with zero consequences.

Police must be held accountable, and their terrorizing of Black and Brown communities must be stopped – immediately.

We stand in solidarity with, and believe we should follow the leadership of, Black-led groups like Black Lives Matter and the CDP African American Caucus.

We support people fighting back against a police / surveillance state designed to punish and oppress those with darker skin.

We demand the firing, trial, and conviction for murder of any and all police who kill unarmed people – beginning with Floyd’s murderer and his three accomplices.

We demand the resignation of any District Attorney or Attorney General too cowardly to prosecute killer cops.

We demand amnesty for all protesters peacefully exercising their first amendment rights in the face of police brutality and agents provocateurs.

We demand that cities everywhere defund the police and review all existing contracts with law enforcement.

We demand a national system for tracking police killings, and local independent oversight commissions with the power to subpoena and fire police officers.

We demand liberty and justice and equal treatment for all, and an end to the plague of White Supremacy.

BLACK LIVES MATTER

Wellstone Statement on Police Lynching of George Floyd

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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 Supervisor
Find your US House Member Find your CA State Legislators
Contact Senator Feinstein Contact Senator Harris

Wellstone is suggesting these policies as a starting point.

(Federally) Immediate passage of Rep. Jayapal’s Medicare-for-All H.R. 1384
(Federally) Provide guaranteed reimbursements for states to acquire all Personel Protective Equipment (PPE) needed for healthcare workers
(Federally) Raise the minimum wage to at least $15 per hour, tied to inflation, with hazard pay for any essential employee
(Federally) Extend Supplemental Security Income (SSI) to all persons as an unconditional grant for non-corporate economic stimulus
(Federally) Establish a Federal Job Guarantee
(Statewide) Enforce a moratorium on evictions and mortgage payments
(Statewide) Extend Calfresh benefits to all California citizens who want to sign up, by waiving all income/wealth means-testing
(Statewide) Establish a CA single-payer system in advance of any federal system
(Locally) Establish a local public bank to invest counter-cyclically.
(Locally) Establish a housing guarantee and Renters Bill of Rights.

Please take a few minutes to place a call to your representatives.

2020 Primary Voter Guide

Voting in Sacramento for the 2020 Primary?

Of course you are, because you exercise your right to vote!

Confused by the tons of candidates and measures?

Here’s our 2020 Primary voter guide!

As part of our ongoing efforts to be transparent and bring in as many stakeholders as possible as we draft our first ever Strategic Plan in 2020 (a YUGE election year), we want to ensure all members can easily provide input.

The SWOT Survey is a standard assessment tool that looks at:

Strengths: what we do well and should do more of
Weaknesses: what we don’t do that well, and need to improve
Opportunities: things we should go for!
Threats: things we need to be aware of as endangering our organization

We would love to hear from you! In the SWOT Survey, you can either take 2 minutes and give a short one sentence response, or go into greater detail.

Questions? Please contact us.

Ballots ‘n’ Brunch February 8th

Join us for brunch on February 8th to fill out your ballot alongside members of the community.

We will be at 1033 S Street from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. – drop by any time and bring a friend!

Ballots and Brunch February 8th 10am at 1033 S Street

Please RSVP via Facebook!

Sacramento voters receive ballots by mail at the beginning of February – and have until March 3rd to vote.

We will be providing food and drinks as well as “Ballot Experts” who can answer any questions you have about voting and the races and initiatives on your ballot.
Don’t want to make your final decisions about who you are voting for on that day?
Come just to participate in dialogue – you can bring along a Sample Ballot and tentatively mark your votes.

We are encouraging people to vote early so they can turn in their ballots and have their vote counted ASAP.
Bring your friends!

We would love a $5 to $10 donation to cover our costs.

2020 February Meeting

We meet the first Thursday each month at 7PM, in the First Floor Auditorium at Shriner’s Hospital, 2425 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95817.

Click here for our complete Agenda. RSVP via Facebook Events.

Announcements
Guest Speaker: Michelle Pariset with Sacramento for Real Rent Control
Officer Reports
1. President
  1. Campaigns update
2. Vice President
3. Treasurer
4. Legislative Director
  1. Score Card
5. Political Director
  1. Score Card
  2. Assembly District 9
  3. Elk Grove City Council
6. Corresponding Secretary
7. Chair of Finance/Fundraising
  1. Membership
  2. Ballots and Brunch Event
  3. Endorsement Levels
8. Chair of Organizational Development
  1. Endorsement Levels

2020 January Meeting

An abridged agenda is below. Check out our always-up-to-date Agenda here! We are at Shriner’s Hospital on Stockton Boulevard moving forward.

Announcements
Guest Speaker
1. Schools and Communities First Initiative
Officer Reports
Action Item A
1. Approve $500 donation to Mai Vang for City Council (D8)
2. Approve $500 donation to Gregg Fishman for County Supervisor (D3)
Action Item B
1. Suspend the bylaws to donate $1,000 to Katie Valenzuela for City Council (D4)

2019 December General Meeting

We’ve endorsed…

County Supervisor (D3): Gregg Fishman
Sacramento City Council (D8): Mai Vang
Sacramento City Council (D4): Katie Valenzuela
Elk Grove Mayor: Steve Ly
Sacramento Mayor: No Endorsement

We also elected our new board!

A HUGE THANKS to Dennessa Atiles, outgoing President, and the entire board for 2019.

2019 November General Meeting

Thursday, November 7 at 7pm
Arcade Library, 2443 Marconi Avenue
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Featuring Suzanne Lander and Roger from Moms Demand Action, a group that is fighting for public safety measures that can protect people from gun violence.

Nominating Committee Elections: “A Nominating Committee of five members shall be elected by the membership in November of each year to nominate officers for the coming term. If a committee cannot be elected, the president shall appoint a committee. The Nominating Committee shall not nominate any of its members for any office.”

Officer Elections at the December general membership meeting

Oktoberfest 2019!

It’s time for THE annual party for Progressive Democrats’ of Sacramento! There will be live music, awesome people, and authentic food! Join us 10/18/2019 from 6PM until late at Sierra 2 Center (Curtis Hall) 2791 24th St, Sacramento.

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!! Tickets include: