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Video: 2020 Women Stepping Up in Benicia

2020 Women Stepping Up in Benicia – March 8 Panel of Distinguished Women Leaders

Couldn’t attend and wish you did?  Here’s the video of the Progressive Dems program on March 8.  See below for the full-length version or an edited 20-minute version.  Many thanks to videographer Constance Beutel!

Full-length (1:30) version: [Note pause before audio begins]

Edited (20 minute) version: [Note pause before audio begins]

Panelists:

  • Betty Yee, California State Controller since 2015
  • Susannah Delano, Executive Director, Close the Gap California
  • Linda Escalante, So. CA Legislative Director, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
  • Cora Young, Field Representative, Congressman Mike Thompson
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Meeting of March 8 – Celebrating International Women’s Day

We celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8 with a great crowd at Arts Benicia, 991 Tyler St., Suite 114.

See the video of the event on Constance Beutel’s Youtube channel: full-length version or 20-minute edited version.  From our previous announcement:

2020: Women Stepping Up in Benicia

  • Celebrate International Women’s Day – Women making a difference!
  • Women’s leadership forum – learn about leadership opportunities for women of all ages and life stages from local leaders.

Panelists:

  • Betty Yee, California State Controller since 2015
  • Susannah Delano, Executive Director, Close the Gap California
  • Linda Escalante, So. CA Legislative Director, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
  • Cora Young, Field Representative, Congressman Mike Thompson

Opening remarks by Mayor Elizabeth Patterson
Moderated by Kari Birdseye

MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW!
PLAN TO ATTEND OUR NEXT MEETING!

Download the poster – distribute far and wide!

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Coming to Benicia on March 18 – Town Hall with Rep. Mike Thompson

Monday, March 18, 2019

Town Hall with Congressman Mike Thompson

U.S Congressman Mike Thompson, Representing California’s Fifth District

We have arranged for our 5th District Congressman Mike Thompson to meet with us at a Town Hall here in Benicia on Monday, March 18.

Co-sponsored by Progressive Democrats of Benicia, Carquinez Patriotic Resistance, and Vallejo-Benicia Indivisible for Justice, the program will be held at the Benicia Senior Center, 187 East L St., 6:30 to 8:30 (doors open at 6:00).

This is a special opportunity to hear from our Congressman and to ask him questions. He has been asked to focus on five specific issues in his opening remarks, with follow-up questions from the audience on these issues, and others time permitting. The five issues are:

    • Gun violence prevention
    • the Green New Deal / Global warming
    • Health Care
    • Taxes / Economic Inequality
    • Immigration