Peninsula Democratic Coalition
Upcoming Events:
Professor Larry Diamond on
"Preserving our Democracy"
September 17th, 1 pm Zoom
The upcoming midterm elections likely have many of us worried about the state of our democracy. Now more than ever, we see that democracy is not a spectator sport; it requires each of us to protect and nurture it. We hope you will join us in this very important discussion, and leave inspired to take action in the months leading up to the November General Election. We will share a list of resources for how you can get involved.
County Supervisor Joe Simitian will be moderating the program.
Please register here: https://bit.ly/pdc-diamond.
Holiday Party, TBD
Past Events:
Thank you to all who attended the PDC Picnic on August 14th and to those of you who made donations. This picnic was special because we honored our long-time member Emy Thurber who will be moving to Seattle.
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
Titanium - $5,000
Shari & Don Ornstein
Platinum - $1,000
Josh Becker
Marc Berman
Rebecca Eisenberg
Anna Eshoo
Gary Kremen
Martha (Deedee) Schurman
Joe Simitian & Mary Hughes
Gold - $500
Robin Abrams
Mary Gill
Lorri Holzberg
Julie Lythcott-Haims
Zoe Lofgren
Gail Pellerin
Bruce Swenson
Vicki Veenker
Gilbert Wong
Silver - $250
Anon. in honor of Emy Thurber
Margaret Abe-Koga
Pat Burt
Andrew Byrnes
Alison Cormack
Neysa Fligor
Lisa Gauthier
Vladimir Ivanovic
Bill James
Alex Kobayashi
Carol Kuiper ($375)
Claire Noonan & Peter Landsberger
Evan Low
Karen Maki
Robert Pierce
Diane & Joe Rolfe
Patricia Showalter
Charles Stone
Emy Thurber
Jackie Wheeler
Bronze - $100
Evan Adams ($150)
Patrick Ahrens
Larry & Donna Aronson
Diego Barragan
Chelsea Bonini
Sherry Brown
Nicole Chiu-Wang
John Comiskey
Devon Conley ($150)
Thida Cornes
Pete Dailey
Ron David
Heidi Emberling
Herb Engstrom ($200)
Carole Feldstein ($225)
Sarah Fields
Ron & Barbara Friedenthal
Teresa Godfrey
Rich Gordon
Linda Greenberg ($200)
Dexter Hake
Auros Harman ($200)
Sam Hindi ($150)
Kristen Johnson
Ellen Kamei
Dorene Kastelman
Arthur Keller
Carol Lamont
Sally Meadows
Kacy McClure
Sally Meadows
Sheia Mohan
Jodi Muirhead ($150)
Betsy Nash
Lisa Nash
Laura Parmer-Lohan($150)
Jan Pepper
Judy Plaska
Donna Poulos ($200)
Robert Pierce
Mary Prochnow
Pam Salvatierra($150)
Mark Shaw
Wendy Sinton
Vaishali Sirkay ($150)
Alice Smith
Sarah Smith
Wm. David Smullin ($150)
Jessica Speiser
Myra Strober
Buu Thai
Jean Wolman
Jennifer Wolosin
About
The Peninsula Democratic Coalition (PDC) is the oldest and largest Democratic Club in Silicon Valley. The PDC has a long history of promoting Democratic candidates and ideals and is chartered by both the Santa Clara and San Mateo County Democratic Central Committees. The PDC is affiliated with the California Democratic Council, a statewide coalition of grass roots clubs.
The PDC has members throughout Silicon Valley including the towns of Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, Stanford, Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, San Jose, Menlo Park, Redwood City, Portola Valley, Atherton, Woodside, San Mateo, Belmont and San Carlos.
The PDC stands in solidarity with Black Lives Matter!
What has your club done that you're We reject racism and all forms of oppression, and recognize that centuries of inhumane policies and decisions have shaped a society that actively marginalizes African Americans and other people of color. We encourage our membership to spend time listening and learning - reflecting on how the history of the US and the history of racism are intertwined.
We must each understand our own bias and our positions in institutional power structures; and then use our own power to bring about changes. To affect change requires each of us to play a role in developing equity with intention. Our role is to intensify the voices speaking out against racism and oppression today. We must also hold our leaders accountable for establishing policies that reflect our values to affect positive and impactful change.
Direct actions by all of us are necessary to bring about the end of systemic racism. Our Work Is Not Done until the Black community tells us it is.
To ignore injustice is to be complicit in injustice. #georgefloyd #icantbreathe #blacklivesmatter #ally #together of? Share a few highlights below. You can embed a video, document, or presentation to summarize the work.