(Sacramento) - Home Stretch...Vote for Karen Bernal: Friday 5:30 PM

Written by: Susan Rowe on Apr 23, 2009 6:38 PM EDT

Linked to groups: California for Democracy, Blog For America, Sacramento For Democracy

We're Almost There!

 

Tomorrow evening at 5:30, the Progressive Caucus will meet and hold elections for new officers.  It's been an exciting campaign!  I've been able to travel throughout the state and talk to progressives to get their input on what they would like to see out of our Progressive Caucus.  From our big blue cities, to our most rural counties, I have spoken to many activists and found that we can learn a lot from them all.  I want to encourage greater participation in our caucus from progressives in ALL 58 counties and give them the representation that they deserve.  Let's give the 58 County Plan a progressive flavor! 

We must also end the wars in Iraq & Afghanistan and prevent future pre-emptive wars; Enact a Single-Payer Health Care system (SB 810 & HR 676) because Healthcare is a right, not a privilege for the few that can afford it; Demand Equal Rights for all regardless of gender, race, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, or religion (and over-turn Prop 8);  Protect our environment for our children and our children's children; Protect and improve our Public School system by demanding it receive the funding it needs; Protect the right of all workers to organize; Insure that our voting systems allow everyone to cast a vote and have that vote counted as cast; Work for public financing of campaigns (Clean Money);  Abolish the Death Penalty; Increase affordable housing to help the growing numbers of homeless in our society; Adjust cuts to social services in our state; Close the digital divide and provide an internet that is accessible to all; Restore the Constitution and our democracy!; and much more - Wow, we've got a lot of work to do!

I am so honored by all of the great supporters of my campaign.  This week I received the endorsement from Henry Vandermeir (President, California Democratic Council) and the Yolo County Central Committee to add to the endorsements from over two dozen Democratic Clubs and Central Committees, five Democratic Regional Directors, over a dozen E-Board Reps, elected officials, candidates, LGBT & Labor leaders, and hundreds of Democratic delegates and activists throughout the state!   A list of my supporters can be found on my website:  http://karenforpcchair.org/2009/02/endorsements.html

I look forward to meeting many of you this weekend at the Convention.  Remember, you do not need to be a delegate to attend the Progressive Caucus.  Any registered Democrat can join the Caucus at the convention ($10 yearly dues) and vote for the officers, so feel free to bring your friends!  There will be great parties after our meeting at the convention center and the surrounding areas with lots of free food and drinks, so please join us and make an evening out of it.

The Progressive Caucus will meet:

Tomorrow, Friday, April 24th, 5:30 PM
Sacramento Convention Center
1400 J St., Sacramento, CA 95814
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Just follow the signs to the Progressive Caucus (upstairs) once you get into the convention center.

I want to thank all of the volunteers from my campaign for the endless hours they have put into making phone calls, sending emails, organizing events, travel arrangements, etc...  Our campaign would be nothing with out their endless energy and support!

See you all this weekend!

Organizing Truth to Power,
Karen Bernal
Officer-At-Large, Progressive Caucus, CDP
5th AD Exec. Board Representative ; Elected Member, Sacramento County DCC
NorCal Coordinator, Progressive Democrats of America
Co-Founder, Wellstone Democratic Club of Sacramento
Co-Founder, Sacramento for Democracy
CWA, Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO; Former Organizer, ILWU Int'l

INDIVIDUAL ENDORSEMENTS (as of 04/22/09): * All titles for identification only

• Darrell Steinberg, Senate President pro Tem, CA District 6 *
  
• Mark Leno, State Senator, CA District 3; Author SR 7, Opposing Prop 8;
• Author SB 810, Single Payer Healthcare *
  
• Charlie Brown, Congressional Candidate, CA-04 *
  
• John A. Perez, Assemblymember, CA Dist 46, Los Angeles; Democratic Caucus Chair *
  
• Mariko Yamada, Assemblymember, CA District 8 *
  
• Pedro Nava, Assemblymember, CA District 35, Santa Barbara *
  
• Aleita Huguenin, Chair, DNC Western Regional Caucus; Vice Chair, Labor Caucus, CDP; Retired Political Director, CA Teachers Assoc. *
  
• Mayme Hubert, CDP, Region 2 Director, Co-Founder and Secretary, Progressive Caucus, CDP; Co-Founder, Take Back Red California *
  
• Mal Burnstein, Co-Founder and Co-Chair, Progressive Caucus, CDP *
  
• Dotty LeMieux, DSCC E-Board Rep, Marin DCC; Co-Founder and Officer at Large, Progressive Caucus, CDP *
  
• Medea Benjamin, Co-Founder, CODEPINK; Co-Founder, Global Exchange; Board Member, Progressive Democrats of America *
  
• Laurie McBride, Co-Chair, National Stonewall Democrats; Northern Chair, LGBT Caucus, CDP; 9th AD Delegate; Member, Sacramento Stonewall *
  
• Henry Vandermeir, President, California Democratic Council (CDC) *
  
• Jamie Beutler, Chair, Rural Caucus, CDP *

more endorsements after the jump...

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