Monthly General Meeting
General Meeting Feat. Kevin C. O’Leary: THE REPUBLICANS’ CRUSADE AGAINST LIBERALISM
Home of a Mission Viejo Member Mission Viejo, CA, United StatesTHE REPUBLICANS’ CRUSADE AGAINST LIBERALISM Guest speaker: Kevin C. O’Leary, Scholar & Journalist Join us to hear journalist and scholar Kevin C. O’Leary argue that the contemporary Republican Party is waging a counterrevolution against the core beliefs of the nation. With insights from his book Madison’s Sorrow: Today’s War on the Founders and America’s Liberal […]
General Meeting Feat. Andrea Schmidt: PLANNED PARENTHOOD – PROTECTOR OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS
Home of a Mission Viejo Member Mission Viejo, CA, United StatesPLANNED PARENTHOOD: PROTECTOR OF WOMEN'S RIGHTS Guest Speaker: Andrea Schmidt Public Affairs Project Manager at Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties (PPOSBC) When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, it ended the constitutional right to abortion that’s been recognized for nearly 50 years. Reproductive health and basic rights are under attack as […]
General Meeting Feat. Cynthia Valencia, ACLU SoCal: VOTING RIGHTS & OC ELECTIONS
Home of a Mission Viejo Member Mission Viejo, CA, United StatesVOTING RIGHTS & ORANGE COUNTY ELECTIONS Guest Speaker: Cynthia Valencia Senior Policy Advocate & Organizer, ACLU Southern California, Orange County Office AUGUST COMMUNITY OUTREACH Our August community outreach partner is Mercy House. Mercy House provides housing and comprehensive supportive services for a variety of homeless populations. Their Goal is Simple: To end the cycle […]
General Meeting Feat. Profs Fred Smoller and Michael Moodian: 2022 ELECTION – WHERE ARE WE HEADING?
Home of a Mission Viejo Member Mission Viejo, CA, United States2022 GENERAL ELECTION - WHERE ARE WE HEADED? Guest Speaker: Dr. Mike Moodian Chapman University SEPTEMBER COMMUNITY OUTREACH Our September community outreach partner is Second Impressions. Second Impressions is a boutique-style resale thrift store that sells gently-used donated items, which help benefit two ministries: Cross to Light (helps aid in building water wells on Cross to […]
General Meeting & Ballot Review with Canyon Dems Chair Louise Adler
Norman P. Murray Community & Senior Center 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA, United StatesGuest Speakers Orange County Supervisor Katrina FoleyCandidate for O.C. Board of Supervisors, 5th Districtwww.katrinafoley.com Orange County Superior Court Commissioner Michele BellCandidate for a seat on the Orange County Superior Courtbellforjudge.com Dr. Michael A. (Mike) Moodian has served as a faculty member in various capacities for Chapman University since 2007. He teaches graduate and undergraduate […]
General Meeting Setting the Course for 2023
Norman P. Murray Community & Senior Center 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA, United StatesGuest Speakers Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley Candidate for O.C. Board of Supervisors, 5th District www.katrinafoley.com Orange County Superior Court Commissioner Michele Bell Candidate for a seat on the Orange County Superior Court bellforjudge.com Let's set the course for 2023! We invite you to be a part of this vibrant discussion to take our club […]
General Meeting Feat. David Pepper, author of Laboratories of Autocracy
Norman P. Murray Community & Senior Center 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA, United StatesLABORATORIES OF AUTOCRACY Guest Speaker:Author David Pepper David Pepper is a graduate of Yale and Yale Law School, former head of the Ohio Democratic Party, an elected Cincinnati Council member, and a published author. His book, Laboratories of Autocracy was published in 2021. Amazon describes Pepper's book this way: Pepper “shows that far more than […]
General Meeting Feat. Todd Harmonson, OC Register, Senior Editor
Norman P. Murray Community & Senior Center 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA, United StatesJOURNALISM: THE MISSION MATTERS MORE THAN EVER Guest Speaker:Todd Harmonson, Orange County Register, Senior Editor Todd Harmonson is the Senior Editor for the Orange County Register's and one of the lead editors for the Southern California News Group. He is an award-winning journalist who spent much of his career in sports as a reporter and, […]
General Meeting Feat. David Edward Burke, Pres. & Founder of Citizens Take Action
Norman P. Murray Community & Senior Center 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA, United StatesHow to Fight back against big money in politics Guest Speaker:David Edward Burke, JD, President & Founder of Citizens Take Action David Edward Burke is the President & Founder of Citizens Take Action because after working in Congress & on numerous political campaigns, he learned that no matter what issue voters care about, big money […]
General Meeting Feat. Sudi Farokhnia
Norman P. Murray Community & Senior Center 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA, United StatesGender Equality: Global Issue/Local Solution What is happening now to women in Iran? And what can we do about it? Guest Speaker:Sudi Farokhnia Co-Founder of the Iranian American Democrats of California Sudi Farokhnia is a member of the Orange County Democratic Party, an elected delegate to the state Democratic Party, former National Democratic party delegate, […]