WELCOME TO THE AUBURN AREA DEMOCRATIC CLUB WEBSITE
We work to unite Democrats and to elect Democratic candidates.
Please join us the first Thursday of each month at 6PM for our monthly Members Meeting. —Please click HERE to visit our Events page for more information.
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Please click HERE to fill out this very short form to receive our monthly newsletter by email.
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Please click HERE to join or renew your membership (you can renew your membership at this link, too!)
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REGISTER TO VOTE HERE
Our offices are located at:
161 Palm Avenue, Suite 9
Auburn, CA 95603
(Our offices are on the second floor. Park in the back and enter via the back door for direct access.)
Open by appointment. You can email us at info@auburnareademocrats.com. All are welcome!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Please join us for the 7th Annual Dr. MLK, Jr. March & Family Celebration.
The AADC will be there and handing out books on Civil Rights and by authors of color.
If you have any books you’d like to donate, please email: info@auburnareademocrats.com
This wonderful event just gets bigger and bigger every year…don’t miss out!
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Join us for another Friday of Coffee & Conversation!
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ADEM Elections
The 2025 ADEM Election has launched!
There are three classes of delegates to the Democratic Party’s State Central Committee. They are:
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PLEO – Party Leader and Elected Officials
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DCC – Democratic Central Committee
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ADEM – Assembly District Election Meeting
ADEM delegates are elected by registered democrats who register to vote in the ADEM election.
You can either run to be an ADEM delegate or register to vote for an ADEM delegate.
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If you want to be an ADEM delegate, you must register HERE by January 8, 2025.
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If you want to vote in the ADEM election, the registration window is January 8–24, 2025 and available HERE
**What does an ADEM Delegate?
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Increase your political impact by voting for the endorsements of the California Democratic Party for partisan legislative and statewide office in California,
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vote for positions we take on the Ballot Propositions,
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build a community with passionate and diverse California Democrats,
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take on greater responsibility as a voice for your local district when establishing the official California Democratic State Platform (in even-numbered years), and
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elect 16-25 CADEM Regional Directors who function as your liaison between the California Democratic Party, County Central Committees, and Democratic Party Clubs
—Taken from the ADEM website
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Help support the Sierra College
Basic Needs Center & Food Pantry
OUR LATEST NEWSLETTER
Welcome to Our New President for 2025, Rebecca Campbell! Each month, we will feature a message from Rebecca!
Demonstrating Value Through Action
I know many of us are still coming to terms with the outcome of the 2024 election, myself included. Like many, I had so much hope, supported by a backbone of hard work, that we would be anxiously awaiting the inauguration of our first woman president. It seems however, the United States is not yet ready for this long overdue step in our country’s path of progress. And so, the culmination of all our efforts finds us contemplating how we’ll move forward fighting for the values we know to be right and true. Resistance is a word I’ve seen used to reference how we’ll move forward, and while I think it has an important place, I also think it’s only part of the puzzle. To resist is to push back, to hold off or stall. Surely, we’ll need to do this as we advocate for equitable policies, and the rights of our neighbors to stay in communities they want to be in, be who they are, and love who they love; basically, the right to pursue happiness.
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The AADC Needs You!
How does the excellent work of the AADC get done? Our committees, of course, including our award winning Voter Registration and Outreach Committee. If you would like to be part of the action, please click on this link to select which committee(s) you’d like to join.
Membership Committee – Recruitment and enrollment of new members.
Community Events Committee – Coordinating the AADC’s participation in community events.
Fundraising Committee – Creating and coordinating the fundraising activities of the AADC.
Voter Registration and Outreach Committee – Encouraging voters to register as Democrats, recruit poll workers, and participate in GOTV efforts to promote Democratic voter turnout in elections.
Communications Committee – Coordinating and overseeing all communications, arranging for speakers for meetings, and preparing press releases.
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A Challenge for the New Year
By Neva Parker
“A Democrat can’t win. Have you thought about running as something else?”
I heard this during and after my campaign for the State Assembly. I always appreciate advice and in this instance it does seem logical. Placer and El Dorado Counties are uphill battles for Democrats, especially when the sentiment against us is so strong. If I want to win, maybe I should change.
But I did not run to be what people wanted me to be. I ran because I believed that who I was as a person, with my experience and my perspective – including my belief in the principles of the Democratic Party – could help my community. To capitulate and run as something other than a Democrat would be a lie. It would shift the focus away from my community and make it about me. But more than that, it would be putting off the work that absolutely needs to be done. Which is building this party, paving the way for our candidates to be consistently successful up and down the ballot, and making it strong enough to fight off the MAGA propaganda machine.
So, to that end, in this upcoming year I challenge you not to capitulate. Be unapologetically yourself and be proud of the values we hold dear as Democrats. Focus locally and collaborate. Show them that Democrats are doing good things in our community. And, as the AADC demonstrated so well this past election, continue leading from within.
Thank you for electing me your Vice President. I am looking forward to 2025 and all that we will accomplish.
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Campus Wrap-Up, 2024
By Leslie Moonshine, AADC Registration Team at Sierra College
While we had an exciting “election season” on campus, our time post-election has been sobering. We see and feel an emotional difference – from excitement and hope to grave uncertainty. But we will continue our voter outreach efforts in 2025, rallying students to whatever level of civic engagement feels right for them.
A Note about Our Surveys
Survey topics may seem repetitive, but the Tuesday and Wednesday groups often see and poll completely different students, as some classes are M-W-F and others are T-Th.
As promised in last month’s newsletter, here are the belated results of our surveys from the week before Thanksgiving.
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A Video on Voting from AADC’s Sierra College Team
By Tyler Williams, Sierra College Student
