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Zoom Meeting
January 17th
2 to 4 pm
Guest Speaker
Diana Becton
Contra Costa County District Attorney
Monthly Meetings
Every 3rd Sunday 2 to 4
April 10th
2 to 4
Guest Speaker
Brentwood Police Chief
Tom Hansen
Thank You
Tamisha Torres Walker
Executive Director Safe Return
for sharing the challenges of bringing racial justice to East Contra Costa County
Club Elections
January 17th
President, Vice President,
Secretary and Treasurer
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Intent to Run forms are due
January 4, 2021
Thank You
Congressman Jerry McNerney
for sharing your insight into our National Issues at our April Meeting and representing us so well
Thank you
Lamar Thorpe
Antioch City Council
for
sharing your insights into the
challenges of creating change in
East County
Thank You
Victoria Adams
President East County NAACP
for being the guest speaker at our first online general meeting! Victoria spoke on the goals and issues of the NAACP at the national, state and local levels including the 2020 NAACP theme of unification and collaboration. www.eastcountynaacp.com Thanks to Monica Wilson, Antioch City Council Member for attending and being part of the conversation.
MCDC Endorsements
Congressman
Antioch
Lamar Thorpe * Mayor
Tamisha Torres City Council Dist 1
Tony Tiscareno City Council Dist 2
Monica Wilson * City Council Dist 4
Ellie Householder Clerk
Antonio Hernandez AUSD Area 1
Crystal Sawyer White AUSD Area 3
Brentwood
Karen Rarey Mayor
Jovita Mendoza *City Council Dist 1
Susannah Meyer City Council Dist 3
Thuy DaoJensen * BUSD
Stephanie Williams-Rogers BUSD
Tamela Hawley LUSD
Yolanda C. Mendrek LUSD
Oakley
Conan Moats City Council
Oakley & Bethel Island
Angela Lowrey * Ironhouse Sanitary
Dawn Morrow * Ironhouse Sanitary
Contra Costa County
East CC Fire District
Contra Costa Water Board District 4
Community College - Ward 5
* Marsh Creek Dem Member
COVID Vaccination
NO Appointment
April 15th to 25th
Ages 16 and older
Antioch Community Center
4703 Lone Tree Way Open 9 to 4
Thank you Congressman McNerney for sponsoring
Wildfire Preparedness Town Hall
PLAN - KNOW - ACT
www.readyforwildfire.org
Donations Always Needed
Hijas Del Campo is a Contra Costa County grass roots organization that aims to help migrant and seasonal farmworkers improve their working conditions, health, and safety. Their goals are to ensure that every farm worker has access to legal and labor education. This is a way for us to create a world in which farming is not only a viable career, but also a way to preserve ancestral lands, heritage, and lifestyles. MCDC Member Marivel Mendoza-Matheu, is a Founding member.
There are several ways to help them.
1. Amazaon Gift List for Farmworkers
2. Donations - Venmo - @HijasDelCampo2020
3. HDC 2021 Christmas Ornament
4PM PST
Starting March 8th
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Notes from Previous Meetings
Thanks to Our November Speaker
Rev. Will McGarvey
How to Talk to the Other Side Without Being Combative
Dr. Robin DiAngelo via video
Implicit Racism
Internal Retrospection
Deconstructing White Privilege
&
Implicit Racism - Introspection Pt 2
Thank you to Michael Dupray for
his personal reflections
Suggested Readings on Implicit Racism
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White Fragility by Dr. Robin DiAngelo
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Lies My Teacher Told Me by James Loewen
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The Myth of Race by Robert Wald Sussman
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Lynching Lynchism by Terri Strong
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Nile Valley Contributions to Civilization By Anthony T. Browder
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Nice Racism by Dr. Robin DiAngelo
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A People's History of the United State by Howard Zinn
MCDC
Proposition Recommendations
1 - YES 26 - NO 27 - NO
28 - Yes 29 - NO 30 - NO
31 - YES
Measure Q - YES
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Issues Committee Analysis
MCDC
Primary Endorsements
U.S. House of Representatives, 8th District Congressman John Garamendi
Contra Costa County District Attorney
Diana Becton
Contra Costa County Assessor
Floy Andrews
Contra Costa County Sheriff
Benjamin Therriault
County Superintendent of Schools
Lynn Mackey
MCDC Endorsements
Click on the Candidate's Name to reach their website and DONATE.
Congressman 9th District
Congressman 10th District
Congressman 8th District
Antioch
Monica Wilson * City Council Dist 4
Tamisha Torres-Walker* City Council Dist 2
Dr. Jag Lanthan* AUSD Area 2
Dominique LaToya King* AUSD Area 5
Brentwood
City Council Dist 2
Jacob Singh* City Council Dist 4
Liberty Union HS District
Darlene Weaver Area 4
Dante Ross Area 3
Byron Union School Board
Lucy Rodriguez*
Contra Costa County
Contra Costa Board of Education, Area 5
Mark Foley*
BART District 2
Colin Coffee*
East Bay Park, Region 7
* Marsh Creek Dem Member
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Congressman McNerney Canvasses NO on Recall
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