I need an Alternate on The Dem Central Committee

[sf_nicole]

Hi Everyone,

I am happy to say that I won one of the 5 district five seats on the Sonoma County Democratic Central Committee in yesterday's election. I am glad I will be able to continue trying to make a difference as part of the committee. For those of you who voted for me, Thanks:).

But now I need an alternate. The person who I had asked to be my alternate also won a seat on the committee, leaving me with no alternate. This is a chance for you to make a difference and become more involved in politics. You can make a difference.

What does it entail? you might ask. That is simple, the alternate should have similar views as the member they will represent (in this case very progressive, liberal, values people over profits, values environment over profits, etc.) You can look at my web page (https://www.nicoleanddebbie.com/who/nicole/scdcc/member.html) for more details. You dont have to be lock step with me just in the right neighborhood. You need to be willing to commit about 5 to 10 hours a month to Committee work. You must attend the regular meetings held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month in Santa Rosa at 7pm-9pm AND attend, be a member of and participate in atleast one of the standing committees. (Finance, Public Relations, Candidate Search and Development, Community Outreach or Issues and Legislation). If I am present, you do not vote on issues during the meeting, if I am absent you do vote. So you have to attend all the meetings to be in a position to vote.

How do you qualify?
You must live in district 5, see map for districts (https://www.sonoma-county.org/board/district.htm), but it is basically West County. You must be a registered Democrat in District 5.

That's about it. If you are interested, Please let me know.

Nicole Cook
Member, Sonoma County Democratic Central Committee

[sf_nicole]

I just thought of something else:idea:. In addition to an Alternate, I am looking for 5 to 10 people who can help me organize events in District 5 and quickly gauge the pulse of the community in district 5.

The requirements for these people are much more lenient. You do not have to be a Democrat, but you should be Liberal and Progressive. As far as additional time commitment, it may be very little if you are already active. Here are some examples of what I would like to do:

There are small anti-war/Bush rallies held all the time in our wonderful district :), I would like the people who know about them in advance to be some of my contacts so I can spread the word and increase the size of the demonstration.

We frequently have key issues where it is in the best interest of not just the Democrats but the Greens and other left wing parties to respond, I would like to be able to quickly notify them of coordinated actions on a key topics.

Sometimes the people in the Central Committee may not have a good feel of the communities view on new topics that come up. I would like to be able to reach out and talk to several people who are in touch with many more people to get a quick pulse of the community.

And this one is completely optional. Sometimes we have events run by standing-committees of the DCC and need people to help.

I would love to have a Committee Member of the Green party as a contact so we could address things like the Bush threat in a coordinated fashion.

Let me know if anyone is interested.

Nicole Cook

:)