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Northeast Democratic Club PO Box 50672 Los Angeles, CA 90050-0672 (323)254-1084 E-mail: info@northeastdemocrats.org Meetings: Every third Wednesday of the Month El Arco Iris, 5684 York Ave Los Angeles 7:00pm – 9:00pm
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Al C. Strange
President Mark Gonzalez 1st Vice Presdent Gemma Marquez 2nd Vice President Richard Marquez 3rd Vice President Carmela Gomes Recording Secretary Venita Strange Corresponding Secretary/Newsletter Colleen Colson Treasurer | Sacramento on My Mind Tony Bennett may have waxed poetic about “…San Francisco…My city by the bay.” Randy Newman may have ecstatically exclaimed “I love LA!” For serious students of California politics, these cities pale in significance. We love Sacramento. Read the rest ...  Bridges, Not Walls On May 4, the Los Angeles Times published an article on the growing unease some Blacks feel about the recent immigrant-rights controversy. The topic has been covered on a host of radio and television programs as well as national publications. The point most of this coverage makes is that some African-Americans, many of which are longtime loyal Democrats, believe immigration is hurting US workers. Is this true or is the real issue lack of a just global economic development policy, both in the US and Mexico? Here we examine the underlying economic causes. Read the rest ... Issues on Parade Issues on Parade April’s inciteful discussion of the growing immigrant-rights debate featured Rep. Xavier Becerra, Housing Commissioner Pete Navarro, and Father Richard Estrada. For May, we plan to look at the immigration question from a different perspective: how to build coalitions with immigrant groups and traditional Democratic strongholds. Speakers will include long-time Chicano activitist Jose Calderon and Bishop Edward Turner, a candidate for the 48th Assembly District who also works to reduce interracial conflict in LA’s jails. Read the rest ... Member Spotlight: David Brunk Member Spotlight: David Brunk On the evening of Cinco de Mayo, at the IHOP next to the Pasadena Freeway onramp at Avenue 46, David Brunk sat down over coffee with us to help kick off what we hope will become an interesting new feature of The Northeast Democrat. Starting with this profile of David, we plan to interview Club members—longtimers and newcomers alike—for each issue to get some sense of why they have chosen to be active in the Northeast Democratic Club. We welcome your suggestions for future subjects. Read the rest ... Community Matters Lummis Day Celebration Coming The Northeast Democratic Club is supporting Lummis Day, a celebration of the diverse culture and rich history of Northeast Los Angeles, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Sunday, June 4th. Festivities begin with a poetry reading at El Alisal, the Charles Lummis house that the City of Los Angeles operates as a museum and headquarters of the Historical Society of Southern California..... Read the rest ... |
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