Good Company, Laughs, and Networking
The following Wards are participating in the Picnic on August 19 at the Mariposa Basin Park: 16B; 17A; 17B; 17C; 26B; 26C; 68A; 68B; 68C

Join your Ward and sit together and enjoy a meal under the shade. Consider your members challenging another Ward in a friendly game of Corn Hole or Volleyball.

Try and break open the Piñata for all the goodies. These and more await the Dems of the West Side!

There will also be representation from the Veterans & Military Families Caucus, the Environmental Caucus, and the Fuerzas Unidas Caucus. Visit the Caucuses and see what may be of interest to you, and possibly join them in their efforts.
Legislative Community Conversations
After finding yourself energized from the picnic, consider attending the Legislative Community Conversations on

Saturday August 26 from 9:30-11:30 at the West Mesa Community Center located at 5500 Glenrio Rd, NW in Albuquerque.

Participate in this event sponsored by Wards 16A; 16B; 16C; 26A; 26B; 26C. Come listen and engage with West Side Senators Harold Pope, Linda Lopez, Antonio ‘Moe’ Maeasts, and West Side Representatives Eleanor Chavez and Yanira Gurrola.
Comunidad Legislativa Conversaciones
WSD September Meeting
The September WSD meeting that was planned to be held at the Patrick J. Baca Library at Central & Unser had to be changed due to limited hours.

The meeting will be held on Monday, September 18, 6 pm at the Taylor Ranch Library 5700 Bogart St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120.

We are excited to have the Bernalillo County Clerk’s Office present to the WSD on the Clerk’s Office and election process. This is a meeting you won’t want to miss, but if you are unable to
attend, it will be uploaded to our website.
APS School Board Election
The upcoming APS School Board Election is coming up. Candidates will be filing at the end of the month.

At the two most recent WSD meetings, we heard from a panel how important this is for our community, and we had an opportunity to hear from the Candidates.

If you missed the meetings, please find recordings of the discussions on the WSD website.
Please check out the WSD on our website: https://westsidedems.org/  There, you may keep up to date on our activities and renew your membership or contribute to our efforts.
 
If you have a Facebook account, check out the WSD by clicking here.
 
If you wish to reach one of the Executive Committee directly, you may do so at:

· Joe Sinico: chair@westsidedems.org
· Dorothy Wilkinson: vice.chair@westsidedems.org
· Sue Wolinsky: secretary@westsidedems.org



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