Dear Neighbors, Friends & Fellow Democrats,
While we are disturbed by the number of Americans who decided to cast their votes for President-elect Donald Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris this year, we remain encouraged by the enthusiasm and hard work performed by dedicated volunteers within our Malibu community and across the nation to help elect Democrats. The fight continues onward, and we are prepared to do our part to defend the inhabitants, institutions, and interests of the United States and our allies abroad.
This election cycle, over one hundred volunteers from Malibu hand-wrote over ten thousand postcards, called hundreds of thousands of voters, canvassed across neighboring battleground congressional districts and swing states to knock on many additional thousands of doors, and helped raise over one million dollars for Democratic candidates. Additionally, Malibu Democrats spent hundreds of hours speaking directly with voters and distributing voter registration forms and election information on Sundays at the Malibu Farmers Market.
Congratulations to Malibu’s U.S. Representative Brad Sherman (CA-32), California State Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (AD-42), our newly-elected U.S. Senator Adam Schiff, Congressmember-elect George Whitesides (CA-27), and all other victorious candidates who voters entrusted with the great responsibility of representing our shared values and accomplishing our common goals. We look forward to continuing to work with Sen. Schiff, Rep. Sherman, Asm. Irwin, and our other elected officials to address ongoing local issues such as improving PCH and public safety, strengthening fire prevention and response, and protecting our environment and open spaces.
Locally, while county election officials will continue to count votes until the end of the month, Bruce Silverstein, Steve Uhring, and Haylynn Conrad currently lead the field of Malibu City Council candidates. We thank each of the candidates who participated in our Malibu Democratic Club forum in October, congratulate the to-be-certified winners, and trust that they will each do their best to serve Malibu. We also congratulate the committee supporting our local school facilities bond, Measure MM, which appears to have passed.
We extend our gratitude to President Joe Biden, California’s own Vice President Kamala Harris, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, and all of the Democratic candidates and grassroots volunteers across the country for their service and commitment to defending democracy. Faced against candidates promoting hate, division, and falsehoods, history will remember that Democrats stood on the side of justice, unity, and truth.
We especially thank our partners at Grassroots Democrats HQ and Westside Democratic HQ for all of the incredible work that they do, and for consistently supporting our volunteer efforts in Malibu.
If you are feeling afraid or vulnerable in the aftermath of this election for any reason, please know that we at the Malibu Democratic Club are here to foster community, support those at risk and in need, and provide information on other helpful resources and organizations.
We will continue to host monthly Board meetings and organize regular events throughout non-election years, and invite you to join the club or renew your annual membership to support our ongoing efforts to be of service while fighting to protect our democracy, our rights, and our freedoms. We will soon resume our monthly hikes and gatherings to more closely unite our Malibu Democratic community, and continue to send out periodic email updates highlighting upcoming events and other useful information.
We wish you joy over the final months of 2024 and during whichever holidays you choose to observe and celebrate.
In solidarity & with gratitude,
Gina Muscatel, Co-President, Malibu Democratic Club
Hap Henry, Co-President, Malibu Democratic Club
Marilyn Green, Volunteer Chair, Malibu Democratic Club
Join Universal, Mother Jones, and PATH (People Assisting the Homeless) for a special screening of “The Public,” a film by Emilio Estevez. Film screening will be followed by a Q&A with writer/director Emilio Estevez and Mother Jones’ editor-in-chief Clara Jeffery.
Film synopsis: In “the public” an unusually bitter Arctic blast has made its way to downtown Cincinnati and the front doors of the public library where the action of the film takes place. The story revolves around the library patrons, many of whom are homeless, mentally ill and marginalized, as well as an exhausted and overwhelmed staff of librarians who often build emotional connections and a sense of obligation to care for those regular patrons. At odds with library officials over how to handle the extreme weather event, the Patrons turn the building into a homeless shelter for the night by staging an “Occupy” sit in. What begins as an act of civil disobedience becomes a stand off with police and a rush-to-judgment media constantly speculating about what’s really happening. This David versus Goliath story tackles some of our nation’s most challenging issues, homelessness and mental illness and sets the drama inside one of the last bastions of democracy-in-action: your public library.
Who is Pete Buttigieg? (Pronounced BOOT-a-jedge) Or “Mayor Pete” for short!
Magna cum Laude Harvard grad. Rhodes Scholar. Navy Vet. Married. Gay. Age 37. Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, a red state, home of VP Mike Pence. And he’s running for President. Some say he doesn’t have a shot, but Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and Obama were largely unknowns until they ran for President. The Washington Post wrote about him and they haven’t ruled him out either. (Read Here.)
Don’t rely on tv, when you can meet the Presidential candidates in person, to form your own opinion of whose the best person for the job.
Mayor Pete is winning voters one living room at a time.
Meet + Greet with
Mayor Pete Buttigieg
Democratic Presidential Candidate
Thurs, March 14
6:30pm – 8:30pm
Bar Lubitsch
7702 Santa Monica Blvd
WEST HOLLYWOOD
Rsvp to lily@peteforamerica.com
This event is FREE
A Coalition of Grass Roots Organizations,
HODG (“Hang Out Do Good”), Civic Sundays, FIA, Momtivist, Field Team 6, Eastside-LA Sister District + ROAR
invite you to
Keeping it Real with
CONGRESSMAN HARLEY ROUDA
Sun, March 17
10am – noon
Home of Jennifer Levin
153 S. Norton Ave, Los Angeles, CA
All are welcome
Free!
RSVP: jentwelve@gmail.com
HARLEY ROUDA fresh off questioning Michael Cohen — is joining us! He will share insights from his first months in office and update us on what’s coming down the pike, and how we can help. This is a free event, co-organized by a coalition of amazing grassroots groups. All are welcome. Some sort of breakfast-y thing will be served!
Malibu Mayor Pro Tem Karen Farrer and Councilmember Mikke Pierson, Chairs of the Council’s Disaster Response and Recovery Ad Hoc Committee, will host the 2nd public community meeting on Sunday, March 17, noon – 3pm, in the Malibu City Hall Multi-Purpose Room, 23835 Stuart Ranch Rd., Malibu CA 90265.
All are welcome to attend and share their stories, ideas and insights and ask questions with the goal of understanding the Woolsey Fire disaster and helping the community and the City be better prepared for future disasters.
Anyone unable to attend the meeting may send stories, ideas, insights and questions to the Ad Hoc Committee by email to RecoveryAdHoc@MalibuCity.org. This new dedicated email address is exclusively accessible by the Committee Chairs. Farrer and Pierson invite all community members to use it to communicate with the Ad Hoc Committee at any time.
Non Violent Strategies to Effect Change
with Rev. James Lawson
Saturday, March 23rd
9am – noon
Holman United Methodist Church
3320 West Adams Blvd.
Free! All are welcome! Bring a friend!
Let’s imagine… Spending a Morning with a National Treasure
I assume by this point you all know who Reverend James Lawson is. That he was the leading proponent of nonviolent protests during the Civil Rights movement. That he brought this philosophy of change to MLK. That he gives a monthly workshop in LA. It is inspiring, and delightful. Seems like something we all need to put on our calendar and get to!