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  • Edie’s picks for the CDP Convention

    Edie’s picks for the CDP Convention

    by Edie Irons, EBYD Past President This year’s State Democratic Convention in Sacramento is shaping up to be important. Our state is in crisis, and our party is at a crossroads. This weekend, delegates will decide who will lead our party, and how to respond...

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  • EBYD Endorsement Results

    EBYD Endorsement Results

    Per our Bylaws, EBYD “may endorse a candidate upon a sixty percent vote of those Members present and voting at a Membership Meeting.” Current dues-paying members receive “one vote in each election for each contested or uncontested Officer position after being a dues paid member...

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  • Read All About It! Candidate Questionnaires Are In.

    Read All About It! Candidate Questionnaires Are In.

    Here at EBYD, we’re all about the Party – with a capital “P”. Join EBYD for an indepth discussion about the California Democratic Convention and to endorse key races that directly impact young people on Monday, March 23 from 6:30pm to 7:45pm at the Greenlining...

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  • Leadership University 2009 Presents, “The 21st Century Woman”

    Leadership University 2009 Presents, “The 21st Century Woman”

    By Esperanza Tervalon-Daumont, Oakland/Berkeley Chapter, Political Action Chair Black Women Organized for Political Action (BWOPA) is proudly searching for future leaders to participate in Training Institute for Leadership Enrichment’s (TILE) Leadership University 2009. BWOPA’s mission is to activate, motivate, promote, support, and educate African-American women...

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  • EBYDs in the News

    EBYDs in the News

    By Frieda K. Edgette Congratulations to EBYD At-Large Board Member Rebecca Saltzman and club Co-Founder (now AC Transit Board Prez) Rocky Fernandez for getting their messages across in this SF Chronicle article, which discusses AC Transit’s tentative fare increases. Read the article (below)! Interested in...

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  • An Evening with the Honorable Debra Bowen

    An Evening with the Honorable Debra Bowen

    By Jason Overman California Secretary of State Debra Bowen is visiting UC Berkeley tonight! A pioneer in open government reform, election integrity, and personal privacy rights, Debra Bowen became only the sixth woman in California history elected to a statewide constitutional office when she was...

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  • Honor our East Bay representatives this Friday

    Honor our East Bay representatives this Friday

    by Rebecca Saltzman Join the Black Elected Officials & Faith Based Leaders of the East Bay in honoring Congresswoman Barbara Lee as the new Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus & Assemblyman Sandré Swanson as the new Chair of the State Black Caucus Friday, February...

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  • Check out “A Progressive Perspective on the Economic Crisis” this Thursday

    Check out “A Progressive Perspective on the Economic Crisis” this Thursday

    By Rebecca Saltzman This Thursday, Council President Jane Brunner, Mayor Ron Dellums and Assembly Member Sandre Swanson are hosting a roundtable discussion titled, “A Progressive Perspective on the Economic Crisis.” This should be an interesting panel discussion, and I’m particularly interested in hearing our elected...

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