Jan. Meeting: Immigration Detention Centers: What's happening and how we can help
Thursday, January 17th: 6:00pm Social Hour, 7:00pm Program
La Casa Ortega, 1690 Spruce Street, Riverside, CA 92507
At our first meeting of the year, Rabbi Suzanne Singer of Temple Beth El and activist Hilda Cruz will share their experiences with assisting detainees and the recently-released. Both women are involved with efforts at the Adelanto Detention Center and have gone to the border multiple times. Ms. Cruz, an organizer for the Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity, will explain what we can do to help.
For more information on IMHI please visit www.im4humanintegrity.org
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2019 Inland Empire Women's March
Saturday, January 19th
10:00am - 1:00pm
In front of the Riverside Historic Courthouse, 4050 Main St.
The Women's Marches in 2017 and 2018 were the two largest days of protest in U.S. history. Over 1% of the U.S. population marched on January 21, 2017 for human rights in 500 marches. This year Women's March chapters around the world march for our "Unity Principals". These principals include women’s rights, disability rights, immigrant’s rights, civil rights, environmental justice, an end to violence, reproductive rights, worker’s rights and LGBTQIA rights. In 2017, we said, "Hear Our Voice". In 2018, we said "Hear our Vote". In 2019, we will speak "Truth to Power".
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Memorial Service for Former DGR President Bob Melsh
Saturday, January 19th, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Universalist Unitarian Church of Riverside
3525 Mission Inn Ave
Come celebrate the life of our former president and lifelong political activist Bob Melsh. Bob was one of the founding members of DGR and was also active in the Riverside County Democratic Party and the Universalist Unitarian Church. He was 80.
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Rules Committee Meeting: Bylaws Edition
Saturday, January 26th, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Aloha's Pizza and Pasta, 755 W. Blaine St., Riverside
The Rules Committee is putting together a proposal for changes to the Bylaws and would love your input! Please RSVP to Sheila Kay Riley at sheilaandruss@aol.com by 5pm on Jan. 24th.
Can't make it but still want to give input? Feel free to send questions, comments, suggestions, etc. to Sheila anytime before the meeting begins.
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It's time to renew your membership!
Please support the ongoing mission of getting Democrats into office by renewing your membership. You can either renew at a meeting or by mailing in the attached form. In addition to contributions to candidates, your dues also go toward voter registration booth fees, hosting candidate fundraisers, and other such expenses.
Download the form here!
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Reasonable accommodations will be provided for persons with disabilities at DGR events. Please contact Charlene McKinley-Powell at (951) 394-1357, 48 hours in advance to make a request for any reasonable accommodation, or for more information.
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