East County Democratic Club

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• Blackwater -- Otay Mesa Complete news on the secret Blackwater facility in Otay Mesa, right on the Cal-Mex border, and positioned to take over border security contracts.
  • Protest of Blackwater's Federal Court Misuse on 6/17 Great group in front of the Federal courthouse in San Diego. The hearing was argued by City Attorney Mike Aguirre before an appointee of the President's father, Hon. Marilyn Huff.
  • See pictures of Protest Rally, 6/11 featuring Jeremy Scahill, award-winning and best-selling author of Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army.
  • Jeremy Scahill appeared at the Unitarian Universalist Church to discuss the paperback version of his bestselling book on June 10, 2008. About 300 people attended!

• Common Collaboration Site You can help us by contributing to our Wiki site

• Calendar of Events - This is a dynamic calendar of all political events focused on East San Diego County!
  • Calendar Update - Next two weeks of events as a list.
  • Event List - Edit this topic to add your events. See How To Add Events to learn how to do it!

• Blackwater Mercenary Firm Complete news on the Blackwater West proposal for Round Potrero Valley in San Diego County, as well as Blackwater North and Blackwater in Moyock, NC.

• East County Democratic Club Information specific to our club (Home page, Members, Secure Web, officers, bylaws, contact information, etc.)

• Citizens' Oversight Panels (COPs) Program Details Volunteer to watch for corruption of local officials. Just attend one council, board, or planning group regularly, perhaps two times a month, and as a group, we'll have a significant impact!

The mission of the East County Democratic Club is to create an environment that fosters Democratic ideals, where Democrats in the East County area can network, stimulate activist interests, become informed about issues, support the Democratic Party Platform, and contribute by taking an active role in shaping the politics of our city, county, state, and country.

San Diego's East County Democratic Club provides opportunities for active political participation for members of the California Democratic Party. We welcome Democrats who want change and are willing to do something to get it now. Come to a meeting; participate in fundraising for local candidates. Recruit the best Democrats to run.

The East County Democratic Club has been meeting in the East County since 1965.

Club Objectives:
To identify Democrats in San Diego's East County and to assist in developing a positive image of the Democratic Party; to identify viable candidates and assist them in assuming positions of leadership; and to develop an active and productive group of workers, leaders and candidates of the Democratic Party.

With today's corporate media, you might wonder if there are any other Democrats in the area. Well, despite impressions, you’re not alone. There are over 100,000 registered Democrats in the East County Area.

We believe:

• our leaders must be held accountable for their actions.
• the country should not go into debt to give tax breaks to the wealthy.
• everyone should have affordable healthcare.
• education is the key to our future and must be funded.
• a woman has a right to choose.
• Americans should not be subjected to warrantless spying.
• disaster relief is more than a fly-over.
• our environment must be protected for future generations.
• in the U.S. Constitution and the rule of law, not men.

Attend a club meeting and make some new friends!

We welcome Cuyamaca and Grossmont College Students who are registered Democrats to join the East County Democratic Club. Don't be fooled. The Democratic Party addresses the concerns of Students far better than our opponents.

Serves the communities of El Cajon, Rancho San Diego, Jamul, Alpine, Lakeside and outlying San Diego County.

Anyone can be a member, regardless of your residence location!

Collaboration Site:

• Common Collaboration Site - This "Web" on the collaboration platform is used for general (all east county) activities.
• Common Calendar - Please help by adding your events!
  • East County Democratic Club Web - Web for Club business, meeting documents, etc. Please help us maintain these sites... Just Register on the site and then you can help out! (See the 20 Minute Tutorial)
• El Cajon City Council Minutes - This page provides simple links to the El Cajon City Council Minutes. They use a javascript method for access on the City's site that keeps Google from spidering the minutes. This page simply provides links to the City Website and allows google to spider these files and therefore, provide the informtion to the public.

Listserve

• Mailing list summary
• ECDC-List: announcements and political discussion (higher email volume).
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• ECDC-Announce: official announcements and calendar updates only (less email).
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If you are tired of shouting at the TV and want to help take action, the East County Democratic Club can help. We recognize that people feel comfortable participating at different levels so we provide a wide range of activities, including:

• outreach efforts
• registering voters
• writing letters
• formulating political strategy

Nothing will change if we remain silent.

Activism for the sake of getting the party's messages out to the community can be very energizing. Democrats learn to get their information from alternative news sources and then check it very carefully for "spin," "bias," and "basic truth".

FACT: Locally, nearly every print or broadcast news source, from the advertising weeklies to the "dailies," from radio to TV, is owned and hands-on operated by a Republican or group of Republicans, and are all subject to the will of conservative stock-holders.

http://www.ecdcweb.org

For information call: 619-820-5321

Current Meetings:
Club meetings are "generally" the second Sunday of each month, and we have a film on the 4th Sunday of the month, however, our schedule does vary due to holidays and other conflicts. The public is invited and there is no charge to attend. Please visit our web site or contact our membership chair for specific meeting information.

FOR CURRENT MEETING INFORMATION view our entire calendar here!

Directions:

Rancho San Diego Library:
11555 Via Rancho San Diego
El Cajon, CA 92019
(619)660-5370
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Join East County Democratic Club Today!

Just print out this form, fill in and enclose in an envelope with your payment (check only). Please do not sent cash. Please make your checks payable to the "East County Democratic Club".

All donations and fees are not tax deductible. Not registered yet? Just come to a meeting, we'll take care of that!

Mail to:

East County Democratic Club
P.O. Box 252
El Cajon, CA 92022

Phone: 619-933-1526
Email:
Web: http://www.ecdcweb.org