The General Meeting of El Dorado Progressives is where you find out about all the exciting events that are coming up in the next month and how to get involved.

Hosted by:

• CD4 Indivisible Network
• El Dorado Progressives - Organization Page
• Sierra Nevada Revolution
• Sierra Forward

AGENDA

1. Open Meeting - (20 minutes)

   1. Values

      1. Freedom, Opportunity, Responsibility, Cooperation/Community

   2. What we do

      1. Support our values locally

      2. Look for political solutions to attacks on our values

         1. Register voters

         2. Support (but not endorse) candidates

   3. How we’re organized

      1. Work Groups do the work and define their mission and goals

         1. Example: EDP Healthcare/Reproductive Health

         2. Example: EDP Vote Smart

      2. EDP Organization supports Workgroup activities

      3. Workgroup sign-ups for new members

         1. At the tables in the back of the room

         2. Online at www.eldoradoprogressives.org/workgroups/

      4. The South County Lands Group is asking you to make a New Year’s Resolution to  improve the environment and record it on the easel in the back

   4. Workgroup Updates

      1. Introduce Margaret to explain and hand out wallet cards

      2. Introduce EDP-Vote-Smart to talk about successes and upcoming opportunities

   5. What’s coming up in our meeting

      1. Mountain Democrat Article and update what’s being done

      2. Talk about what we’re doing to show that our town is too great for hate

      3. Speakers to address different facets of the incident and fallout

2. Speakers (30 Minutes)

   1. Terri Kline

   2. Scott Schroeder

   3. Mike Saunders

3. Guided Small Group Discussion on White Privilege (30 MInutes--15 and 15)

   1. Topic: The Obama presidency seemed to herald a new era, moving towards racial equality. Yet we seem to be further from that ideal now than we have been for many years.

   2. Questions

   3. Did the day-to-day lives of regular black people change significantly for the better when Obama was elected? What types of policy changes would further a more just and equitable society?

   4. Break into Small Groups

   5. Return to main group and have small groups present their findings

4.  Upcoming Events (10 Minutes)

   1. MLK Commemoration, 1/15/18 4pm, Town Hall

   2. SB562 Rally 1/17/18 11:00am-5:00pm at the Capitol Building, Sacramento - meet near the bathrooms

   3. Women’s March 1/20/18 10am, Southside Park, Sacramento

   4. Protest against Racism in Our Community and the Mountain Democrat 2/3/18 9am-noon.  Come when you can.  Meet at Raley's Placerville Parking Lot behind the Shell Station

   5. Hand out signs for MLK, Healthcare-for-all Rally and Women’s March

5. Meeting Adjourned