(And Governor Newsom signed the Public Banking Law!)
Please join us at the November California Cluster Meeting! We have lots to talk about -- it's been a while since the last Cluster Meeting.
We invite all California WILPFers -- at-large members and branch members -- to join us at this statewide Cluster Meeting! If you're in a branch, please share this information with your branch members, as well as at-large members in your area.
Learn about California and National Issues
This Cluster meeting, in the tradition of the periodic previous "Northern California Cluster" meetings, allows updates, discussion, and state-wide planning on a variety of topics. The tentative agenda includes a range of WILPF program and issue committee topics. National Board member and Chair of WILPF's Earth Democracy Issue Committee, Nancy Price, will be our main presenter, orienting us on plans for a March tour by activist Pat Elder. He'll travel around California to expose how Pentagon bases are polluting our water, soil and bodies, and what we can do about that. Earth Democracy won a grant to help fund this tour!
We'll also have an update on the new developments for national WILPF program and on California issues. WILPF President, Darien De Lu, and the Corporations vs Democracy Issue Committee have some information for us. On Public Banking, the California 2019 legislation to enable Public Banking, was signed this week by Gov. Newsom! How can it affect each branch? We may discuss the California Progressive Alliance and possible WILPF collaboration with it.
Additionall, find out more about a number of climate crisis matters: the San Francisco suit for the climate -- the Children's Climate Trust lawsuit, for which WILPF is filing an amicus brief -- and another lawsuit that we may do the same on, the one Greta Thunberg just filed with the UN Commission on Human Rights/Rights of the Child.
We may also discuss the California Progressive Alliance a bit and possible WILPF collaboration with it. Additionally, national President, Darien De Lu, and the Corporations vs. Democracy Issue Committee have some information for us.
Cluster Details
We'll meet at the Center for Spiritual Living, 1818 Felt St. in Santa Cruz. There's a parking lot right in front, and we've rented the community room and the kitchen.
Schedule
- 9:00 am: Doors open (We'll provide breakfast food and drinks.)
- 9:30 am to 12:30 pm: Meeting
- 12:30-1:30 pm: Lunch: we'll provide the food -- for vegans, veggies, and omnivores!
- 1:30 - 4:30 pm: Meeting continues, with time for branch sharing/updates
Additional Options
We hope some of you will want to stay long enough to go out to dinner together. Also, if you'd like to stay over, the night before or after, we'll be happy to put you up! Please contact us well in advance if you'd like such home hospitality.
Please contact me with your questions, let me know that you're coming, and suggest other topics you'd like to cover:
Randa Solick.
We're very much looking forward to seeing you all!
