April 14, 2010 Meeting Agenda

Our next meeting is tomorrow - Wednesday, April 14th.

Our agenda is below - please spread the word and bring your friends.

 

Time: 6:00-7:00pm

Location:1107 9th Street, Second Floor conference room

Agenda

I. Officer elections - If you would like to run for President, Vice President, Community Outreach, or Secretary/Treasurer please come with a prepared statement.

 
II. Updates about the CYD/CDP State convention

III. Guest Speakers: Dr. Ami Bera, candidate for the 3rd Congressional district, and Tobi Dragert, on behalf of Proposition 15, the "California Fair Elections Act."

Rep. Lungren (R-CA) and anti-choice crowd applaud Folsom facility

Recently in the news there was an article announcing the opening of a “pregnancy alternative center” in Folsom. If you think that description sounds benign enough, consider who attended: Republican Congressman Dan Lungren (CA-3) and 200 opponents of reproductive freedom.

A Democratic Underground poster frames it perfectly:

“Ultra-conservative, Dan Lungren (CA-3), helped open a new _"pregnancy center"_ in Folsom, California, that promises "information from 'both sides' when it comes to pregnancy options." (Ha! And if you buy that, I've got a bridge for sale....) 

This incumbent has to go! He's been _kowtowing_ to the far right, was part of the rabble-rousing mobs against HCR, and has fully thown himself in with the anti-choice crowd."

Lungren, of course, is a member of the far right that believes stem cells should each get their own personal burial rather than be used for science. According to “On the Issues” Lungren’s record reveals that he:

Voted NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007) Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005) Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005) Has a 100% from the anti-choice organization National Right to Life Committee. This year, Dan Lungren faces what may be the toughest political battle of his congressional career. He is facing a formidable Democratic opponent, Ami Bera, who has already out fundraised him. As feminists, we should all pay close attention to the battle brewing in Congressional District 3, as the outcome so intimately affects our goals.