Thursday, January 12th
Shashamane Bar & Grill, 2507 Broadway, Oakland
6:30-8:30pm

The following people have been nominated for the 2012 Executive Committee of the East Bay Young Democrats.

• President: Andy Kelley
• VP Membership: Igor Tregub
• VP Finance: Jason Overman
• Secretary: Jamie Tschida
• Political Director: Ruby Reid
• Director of Communications: Jonathan Bair
• Events Director: Dria Fearn
• At-Large (3): Charles Cole, Richard Fuentes, Donald Lathbury
• Immediate Past President: Rebecca Saltzman*

* The immediate past president is a position assigned to the past president, per our bylaws.

Elected Official of the Year: Abel Guillen

Since I’ve gotten to know him, I’ve developed a deep respect for Peralta Community Colleges Trustee Abel Guillen.

The son of a baker and a cook, Abel was the first in his family to graduate from college. He grew up in a working-class Bay Area neighborhood where few people even considered attending college. Abel learned the value of hard work from his parents, and was fortunate to receive a great public education at UC Berkeley, where he earned his bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in public policy.

Abel ran in 2006 against an incumbent. People told him it was going to be impossible to defeat an incumbent in a down ballot race, but he went for it and became the first Latino elected to the Board and the youngest ever to serve as Board President.

Fitting with our theme and goals of making the gala as environmentally friendly as possible, Abel has led several green initiatives at Peralta. He helped to secure over $20 million for career education and green jobs, and created the Easy Pass partnership with AC Transit that saves each student over $1,000 a year (and gets more students on the bus).

I could probably write pages about why Abel deserves this award, but I’ll save that for the event.

Kick-Ass Youth Advocate: Sean Dugar

Sean Dugar was a clear choice for the youth advocate award this year. Sean helped build EBYD to what it is today, and through his tireless activism has helped found and grown multiple other organizations in the East Bay and statewide.

In his nearly 8 year tenure with the NAACP Sean worked on a range of issues including Death Penalty, Police Brutality, and Higher Education Access issues but continued his passion of electoral organizing, coordinating campaigns that registered over 15,000 new young voters in the Bay Area between 2003 and 2008. Working his way up through the NAACP, Sean aged out of the most recent office of President of the California NAACP Youth & College Division in 2009.

Today, Sean continues to advocate for young people and people of color. Having co-founded and been elected Chair of the California Young Democrats Black Caucus in April of 2010, he has pushed a strong “Game Changing” agenda throughout the organization. Now at over 600 members the CYDBC is the largest and most active caucus in CYD.

In the fall election, due to Sean’s leadership, the CYD Black Caucus contacted 5000 young black voters across the state of California through phone banking, precinct walking, and social networking as part of its GOTV efforts in 9 targeted races across the state. Sean is also a founding member of the East Bay Young Democrats, South Alameda County Young Dems, and New Leaders Council (NLC). In 2011, Sean was elected by his peers to serve as a Delegate for the California Democratic Party in Assembly District 16.

Please join EBYD this Thursday to honor Abel and Sean and to celebrate the work we’ve done to engage young people in the political process and to elect people who represent our values.

Join us for celebration, food, and drinks at Numi Tea Garden, a beautiful oasis in the industrial Central Estuary neighborhood.

When: 6:30 – 9:30pm, June 30, 2011
Where: Numi Tea Garden, 2230 Livingston Street, Oakland
Tickets: $30 for EBYD members/$40 for non-members

To make the gala more environmentally friendly, we are providing a free shuttle from Fruitvale BART, picking up at the taxi stop. Look for the sign – “EBYD Gala 2011 Shuttle”. The shuttle will start pick ups at BART at 6:15pm and will start bringing people back to BART at 8pm. Bicycles are allowed on the shuttle. Please consider leaving your car at home and take BART and our free shuttle!

You can find more details and can RSVP on the Facebook event.

Thanks to our generous host committee for helping making this event possible:

Leaders: Hon. Jesse Arreguin, Hon. Susan Bonilla, Hon. Joan Buchanan, Hon. Abel Guillen, UFCW Local 5, Hon. Bob Wieckowski

Mover n’ Shakers: APA Democratic Caucus of Alameda County, Berkeley Patients Group, Cal Dems, Harborside Health Center, Mario Juarez, Milo Group of California, Oaksterdam University, Barbara Parker, Hon. Bill Quirk, Hon. Nancy Skinner, South County Young Democrats, Hon. Igor Tregub, Hon. Betty Yee

Advocates: Luis Alcazar, Jonathan Bair, Olga Bolotina, Hon. Rob Bonta, Ronnie Caplane, Hon. Keith Carson, Hon. Josh Daniels, Amy DeReyes, Sean Donahoe, East Bay Stonewall Democratic Club, Frieda K. Edgette, Dria Fearn, Rocky Fernandez, Annie Flores, Hon. Nicky Gonzalez Yuen, Hon. Loni Hancock, Hon. Ann-Marie Hogan, Hon. Rebecca Kaplan, Hon. Andy Katz, Andy Kelley, Royce Kelley, Hon. Beatriz Levya-Cutler, Kate Maeder, Peggy Moore & Hope Wood, Kathy Neal, Dave & Mary Nicely, Wayne Nishioka, Lily Nguyen, Jennifer Ong, Hon. Elsa Ortiz, Dorian Peters, Ces Rosales, Rena Rickles, Hon. Courtney Ruby, John Russo, Rebecca Saltzman, Hon. Tim Sbranti, Hon. Libby Schaaf, Sean Sullivan, Hon. Sandre Swanson, Hon. Lena Tam, Esperanza Tervalon-Daumont, Matthew Tisdale, Hon. Tony Thurmond, Vien Truong, Hon. Kriss Worthington

This Thursday, March 3, the East Bay Young Democrats will hold its first membership meeting of 2011. We’ll discuss the priorities and projects for the club for the year, introduce four new committees, and discuss the upcoming California Young Democrats/California Democratic Party convention.

• 6:30pm – Mix, mingle & enjoy food provided by EBYD
• 7:00pm – Membership meeting
• 8:00pm – Convening of new committees (all attendees are welcome and encouraged to participate in these committees)
  • Political Action
  • Membership & Outreach
  • Finance
  • Event Planning

If you’re interested in getting involved and shaping the direction of the club, this is the meeting to attend! For more information on EBYD events, join our Facebook group.

EBYD Second Annual Awards Gala!

East Bay Young Dems is elated to honor Assemblymember Nancy Skinner as the recipient of EBYD’s “Elected Official of the Year” Award and Nwamaka “Amaka” Agbo with our Kick-Ass Youth Advocate Award at our annual gala. Join us for celebration, food, and drinks at Soja Studio, a beautiful, remodeled yoga studio in the Jack London Square neighborhood.

The EBYD Gala will be held on Wednesday, July 28th at 7:00pm at Soja Studio, 550 2nd Street in Oakland. Please join us in honoring Assemblywoman Skinner and Nwamaka “Amaka” Agbo by purchasing a ticket or sponsorship. Proceeds will help us continue to engage young people into the political scene. We need your help to do this! If you are not a current dues paying member of EBYD or need to renew your membership, please take advantage of our discount for purchase of a ticket and membership; a savings of $10!

Individual Tickets
Member – $30.00
Non-Member – $35.00
Ticket & Membership – $50.00

Sponsorships
Advocate (includes 2 tickets) – $100.00
Mover ‘n Shaker (includes 3 tickets) – $250.00
Leader (includes 4 tickets) – $500.00
Champion (includes 7 tickets) – $1,000.00
Show your support today by purchasing a ticket online!

To purchase a ticket, click here

Special thanks to our event co-hosts!

Leaders:

Hon. Don Perata, Hon. Jesse Arreguin, UFCW Local 5

Mover n’ Shakers:

APA Democratic Caucus of Alameda County, Hon. Joan Buchanan, Hon. Abel J. Guillen, Cal Dems, Hon. Rebecca Kaplan, Andy Kelley, National Women’s Political Caucus-Alameda North, Oaksterdam University, Jennifer Ong, Hon. Courtney Ruby, Libby Schaaf, Melanie Shelby, Hon. Betty Yee

Advocates:

Hon. Sandre Swanson, George Beier, Rob Bonta, Hon. Keith Carson, ClearChannel Outdoor, Josh Daniels, Amy DeReyes, Sean Dugar, Hon. Elizabeth Echols, Frieda K. Edgette, Richard Fuentes, Ipsheeta Furtado, Hon. Loni Hancock, Hon. Ann-Marie Hogan, Hon. Edie Irons, Kiran Jain, Hon. Andy Katz, Hon. Royce Kelley, Vicky Kolakowski, Hon. Marlon McWilson, Elsa Ortiz, Shilen Patel, Rena Rickles, Hon. Joaquin Rivera, Hon. Ces Rosales, Rebecca Saltzman, Hon. Tim Sbranti, Esperanza Tervalon-Daumont, Hon. Tony Thurmond, Hon. Igor Tregub, Hon. Kriss Worthington, Hon. Joel Young

East Bay Young Dems’ trajectory has been as explosive on East Bay politics as that of our generation on the national scene. As the premier organization dedicated to engaging young working people in Alameda County into Democratic politics, we meet young people where they are and speak to them in a language that’s authentic. In the coming year, we seek to further refine and professionalize our club, focus our political capacity toward real budget reform, and diversify our membership base. We are strengthening our foundation and relationships for a more sustainable and inclusive tomorrow.

For more up to date information, please visit or Annual Gala page!

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This year, Oakland will host its First Annual Pride Festival since 2004.  Oakland has the third-highest concentration of LGBT people in the nation, only behind San Francisco and Seattle.  So why shouldn’t we have our own Pride?  There is a lot to be proud of in the East Bay, such as great weather with REAL seasons (i.e. Summer?).

Oakland Pride, Inc. (the business behind the festival) recieved a donation from the Port of Oakland in the form of 4,000 square foot office space in Jack London Square.  With only a few months to go, fundraising and last minute organizing has been in full swing to make this first festival one to remember and bring hope to continued festivals in the future.

Oakland Pride is also serving as the vanguard of a full-fledged fundraising effort to create the first All-Inclusive LGBT Community Center in Oakland in collaboration with City Councilmember, Rebecca Kaplan, the council’s only openly gay member.

The festival will be held on Sunday, September 5, 2010 at 21st Street & Franklin in Uptown Oakland.  Everyone is encouraged to attend to celebrate the diversity of our city and promote equality.  There will be a sliding scale donation to enter the festival, facilitated by the Sister’s of Perpetual Indulgence (The same sassy sisters who bring us “Pink Party” at SF Pride!)  I strongly encourage our members and supporters to attend and enjoy all that the festival promises to offer!

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Visit the festival’s official website at www.oaklandpride.org.

Become a fan of Oakland Pride on Facebook!

Follow Oakland Pride on Twitter!

This is a great opportunity to listen from candidates themselves and learn more about upcoming races and issues.  If you’re looking to get more involved with EBYD and the East Bay political scene, this is a meeting NOT to be missed!

Monday, March 29, 2010

6pm – 9pm

The Washington Inn - Lounge

495 10th St.

Oakland, CA 94607

www.thewashingtoninn.com

-Two Blocks from Oakland City Center BART Station

-Street Parking Available

-Private Parking Lot Available

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*EBYD By-Laws state  You must be a current dues paying member and have attended at least one meeting 30 days prior to the meeting to be eligible to vote.  If you have questions about your membership, please email membership@ebyd.org

EBYD is going to Los Angeles!

Get excited!  The California Democratic Party (CDP) and California Young Democrats (CYD) will hold their 2010 State Convention in Los Angeles at LA Live this April!

The state convention is an exciting time where politicians and activists from all over the state and nation come to meet and talk to fellow Democrats and vote on key party issues that affect our state.

When is Convention?

Convention will be held from Friday, April 16 to Sunday, April 18.  Those volunteering with the CDP at Convention are required to attend a mandatory training on the evening of Thursday, April 15.

Where is Convention?

Convention will be held at LA Live, aka the Los Angeles Convention Center Complex in Downtown Los Angeles.

How Do I Sign Up?

For more details on how to join EBYD on our trip to Los Angeles for Convention, please check out our 2010 State Convention page.  Here we will have all the up-to-date information and details on travel costs, transportation to and from Los Angeles, where to stay and Convention agendas.

Questions:

Still have questions about Convention?  Please contact our Convention Organizer, Reuben Duarte, at reuben@ebyd.org for more information.

If you’re interested in getting involved and shaping the direction of the club, this is the meeting to attend. All are welcome and encouraged to participate!

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Join Planned Parenthood: Shasta-Diablo Action Fund for a special Velentines Day event!

Thursday, February 11, 2010

6:00pm – 8:30pm

Havana Restaurant

1516 Bonanza Street, Walnut Creek, CA

Featured speaker will be Tiffany Shlain, founder of the Webbie Awards, a Pro-Choice advocate and a award-winning film maker. 

Tickets are $75 dollars each, and that includes entrance, tapas and mojitos!

For more information and to RSVP, visit: www.ppactionca.org/loveandpolitics

RSVP Deadline is February 10, 2010.

This event is NOT endorsed or sponsored by EBYD.  It does, however, sound awesome!  We are providing this as a community notice only.