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New
Year. New Name. New Meeting Venue.
Happy New Year!
By an
overwhelming margin, our club membership voted to rename the Santa
Clara County Democratic Club; it is now the Silicon Valley Democratic
Club (SVDC).
Mark your
calendars and plan to attend our first General Meeting of the New
Year:
When: Monday, January 21, 2019
Doors open at 6:00 p.m. for those interested in joining us for dinner
The SVDC General Meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Mayuri Indian Cuisine
2232 El Camino Real (about 2 blocks east of San Thomas Expwy) Santa
Clara, CA.
(Mayuri Cuisine is a fine 4-star restaurant. A no-host Indian
buffet is available for $17.50 that includes chicken, lamb and
vegetarian options. The meal price includes salads, dessert and
a non-alcoholic beverage. Also, a no host bar will be offering
a limited selection of wine and beer.)
(As many of
you have learned, our former venue, Harry’s Hofbrau has permanently
closed for redevelopment.)
 Our speaker will be Rich
Constantine, Mayor of Morgan Hill. The topic of his speech is
“Democracy: The Great Experiment Continues”.
Elected in
November 2018, Constantine is Morgan Hill's first African-American
Mayor. Rich has demonstrated through out his entire adult life a
commitment to community service and seeks to continue that legacy as
a city council member.
Admission is FREE. Everyone is
welcome. RSVP NOT Required.
JOIN
US!
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Please
note: This list includes events hosted by other organizations and are
provided for the convenience of our members - please see the included
links for more information.
Jan 19
- Women's March San Jose March & Rally
• 11am-3pm
• Downtown San Jose
• March begins 11am San Jose City Hall
• Rally 12pm at Arena Green
• http://bit.ly/wmsj2019
Jan 21 - SVDC General Meeting
• Featured Speaker:
Rich Constantine, Morgan Hill Mayor
• No Host Buffet begins at 6pm
• Program 7-9pm
• Mayuri Indian Cuisine
(2232 El Camino Real, Santa Clara)
Feb 9 - Santa
Clara Single Pay Healthcare Coalition Medicare For All Barnstorm
• 4-5pm
• Roosevelt Community Center
(901 E Santa Clara St, San Jose)
• http://bit.ly/2Deulpy
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CLUB OFFICERS
- Art
Cohen, President
- Jennie
Hutchinson, Vice President
- Bill
Barrett, Treasurer
- Sita
Stukes, Recording Secretary
- LezLi
Logan, Corresponding Secretary
AT-LARGE
BOARD MEMBERS
Ed Cobb,
Michele Dauber, David Donaldson, Adia Hoag, Marika Krause, Jeffrey
Levin, Kristen Lyn, Shalom Marquardt, Vinod Menon, Jeffrey Orloff,
Fred Rehhausser, Belinda Stow, and Catherine Williams.
COMMITTEE
CHAIRS
• Programs:
Jennie Hutchinson
• Endorsements: Fred Rehhausser
• Events: Jenny Bradanini & Jeff Orloff
• Communication: LezLi Logan
• Membership: David Donaldson & Jeff Orloff
• Fund Raising: Michele Dauber
• Environment: Linda Sell
• Womens Caucus: Jennie Hutchinson,
Vice Chair: Shalom Marquardt
• Transition/Membership Mgmt: LezLi Logan
• SCCP Representative: Michele Dauber,
Alternates: Fred Rehhausser
& Jennie Richardson
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A
Note from President Art Cohen
SVDC’s 2018
ended on a high note at the club’s 37th Anniversary
Holiday Party with numerous Democratic luminaries including Steve
Preminger as Master of Ceremonies and guest speaker Cindy Chavez,
Santa Clara County Supervisor District 2, and Santa Clara County
Supervisor, Ken Yeager. To add to the excitement there
were two additional special guests: San Jose Mayor, Sam
Liccardo and newly elected Lieutenant Governor Eleni
Kounalakis. SVDC had a part in turning important
congressional districts in California blue! The Democratic Party gained
control of the House and now have a voice at the national level to
stop the GOP attacks and to hold the executive branch accountable for
their potential crimes. Democratic wins in California Senate races
ensured a super-majority for incoming Governor Gavin Newsom.
We also
recognized local heroes at our Holiday Party. Both Jennie
Wentworth and Lydia Jungking were recognized by our County Party
Chair, Bill James. They received the “Impact Award” which was
well deserved. Lydia’s emotional speech was moving as she explained
how she had to overcome fear and potential retribution to
courageously call out the sexual harassment she endured while
attending high school. I was honored to have the
opportunity to listen and meet her. We also recognized our
own outgoing president, Rob Means and Shirely Odou for lifetime
achievements as co-founder of the club.
2019 is the
year to build on the midterm election wins and prepare for taking
back the Senate to stop the GOP administration from taking control of
the Supreme Court.
Congratulations
to our newly elected Executive Board and Officers (listed below) that
better represents the diversity of our club and our community. I
commend all these volunteers giving their time and energy to help
organize the many events, programs and activities we will be having
throughout the year.
New
committees in 2019 are forming now! At the general meeting
there will be an opportunity to sign up for various Committees
including: Meetings and Setup, Programming, Endorsements,
Events, Communications, Newsletter, Membership, Fundraising,
Environment, and Women’s Caucus. If you have a special
issue or passion, please email me about the new committee you want to
form.
I highly
recommend seeing the movie VICE. This movie covers the period of time
Chaney becomes Vice President and the treacherous path to power he
took that has lead in part to the mess that is in Washington DC
today. I look forward to seeing you on MLK day January 21st!
In Remembrance of Jean Scovel Lindstrom
Barrett
May 13, 1926 – January 1, 2019
Loving wife of
William Barrett
SVDC Member
Jean Scovel Lindstrom Barrett passed away peacefully at Brookdale
San Jose on Tuesday, January 1 of 2019. Her husband William
was at her side. Jean served on the board of directors of the
History Museums of San Jose from 1992 to 1996. She also
organized and taught a course in manners to several small groups of
teenagers, from her home in San Jose. She loved to organize
elaborate dinners in the style of the 19th century English barons,
and to craft elaborate gilded-age dresses, hats and accessories. A
remembrance event will be held on February 2 at Brookdale San Jose,
2-4pm (Click HERE for
more details). While a card or note would be welcome, the
family requests no gifts or flowers be sent. Jean had many
charities, including the Marine Mammal Institute, Earth Justice,
Sierra Club, etc. to name a few. Please consider a donation
to one of these, or a similar charity.
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