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The Attack on Roe v. Wade and How We Can Fight Back!
Planned Parenthood advocate and Corona City Councilwoman Jacque Casillas will discuss the many attacks on women's reproductive freedom and healthcare and what we can do to help stop the onslaught.
Where: La Casa Ortega, 1690 Spruce St., Riverside
When: Thursday, May 16th
6pm - 7pm - Write postcards in support of Erin Edwards, Ward 1 City Council candidate
7pm - 8:30pm: Meeting
Agenda:
1. Introductions and Determination of Quorum
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of Minutes from April 18, 2019 meeting
4. Officer Reports
5. Candidate Statements - 1 minute each
6. Program: The Threats to Roe v. Wade - Jacque Casillas
7. Chairperson Reports
8. Unfinished Business
a. Resolution to support AB 392* - see bottom of email for more information
9. New Business
10. Announcements and Adjournment
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Canvass for Erin Edwards, Ward 1 City Council Candidate
It's crunch time! EVERY weekend folks are hitting the streets and talking to their neighbors about Erin! Saturdays and Sundays from 9am - 12pm. Want to join in the fun? Please contact Angela at 909-991-5677
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We Need YOU!!!!
... to volunteer at upcoming voter registration/information booths.
17th Annual Chili Cook-Off
When: Saturday May 25th, 9:30am to 5pm
Available Shifts: 12:30-3:30pm and 3:30pm-5:30pm
Where: Magnolia between Van Buren and Jackson
This event is especially important because it is mere DAYS before the City Council election. Help us get the word out about our wonderful endorsed candidates and get an early start registering voters for November.
19th Annual Juneteenth Celebration
When: Saturday June 1st, 12pm - 6pm
Available Shifts: Any time
Where: Bordwell Park
Several volunteers have commented that this is the MOST FUN event they table at all year. There is great music, dancing, and, unbelievably good BBQ!!!
Please reply to this email or see a board member at Thursday's meeting if you'd like to volunteer.
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Get Out The Vote Project
Interested in getting your Democrat neighbors more engaged in politics? We'll need all hands on deck as we head toward 2020 so building a community of volunteers is critical. Email Francisco Ramos at framo003@ucr.edu or call/text him at 760-668-7472 for information on how YOU can help mobilize, energize, and organize Riverside Democrats!
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*Democrats of Greater Riverside will vote on whether to send legislators a letter of support for AB 392- California Act to Save Lives, which is currently being considered in the state capitol. We ask that you read the following so we can have an informed discussion and vote.
The bill is being put forward by Democratic Assemblymembers Shirley Weber and Kevin McCarty.To summarize the bill:
“California’s law governing when a homicide by an officer is ‘justified’ was written in 1872, and not only fails to include best practices but authorizes deadly force that would violate the U.S.Constitution.
Under current law, police can use deadly force whenever an ‘objectively reasonable’ officer would have done so under the same circumstances - regardless of whether there was an immediate threat to life or bodily security or whether there were available alternatives. This standard provides legal cover for killings that can be justified under the law, but were not necessary.”
Proposed Bill: “Incorporating best practices, AB 392 authorizes police officers to use deadly force only when it is necessary to prevent imminent and serious bodily injury or death-that is, if, given the totality of the circumstances, there was not reasonable alternative to using deadly force, including warnings, verbal persuasion or other non-lethal methods of resolution or de-escalation.
However, this bill specifies that officers can always invoke the self-defense law that applies to the public.
If AB 392 becomes law, police departments can discipline or fire officers who use deadly force that is unnecessary and in cases where the use of force was not in self-defense or in defense of another person, local District Attorneys could file criminal charges.
This bill reflects policies that policing experts recognize as effective at better preserving life while also allowing officers the latitude needed to ensure public safety….many cities [have]adopted similar policies…and Seattle’s federal monitor determined that the policy change resulted in a marked reduction in serious uses of force without compromising the safety of officers.”
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB392 - for full text and links to analysis
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This venue is ADA accessible. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for persons with disabilities. Please call 951-394-1357 at least 48 hours in advance to make your request or for any questions, including but not limited to the program, parking, restroom facilities, American Sign Language requirements, or alternate format materials.
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