Monthly General Meeting
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, […]
General Meeting Feat. Louis DeSipio
Norman P. Murray Community & Senior Center 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA, United StatesImmigration Policy: Making Americans, Remaking America Guest Speaker:Louis DeSipio, Ph.D. Political Science and Chicano/Latino Professor, UCI & Author Dr. Louis DeSipio is a Political Science and Chicano/Latino Studies Professor in the School of Social Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. His areas of focus include ethnic politics, Latino politics, immigration, naturalization, US electoral politics. […]
General Meeting Feat. Ayn Craciun
Norman P. Murray Community & Senior Center 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA, United StatesFighting the Climate Crisis in Orange County Guest Speaker:Ayn Craciun Climate Action Campaign, Orange County Policy Manager Ayn Craciun is the Orange County Policy Manager with Climate Action Campaign, a leading nonprofit climate policy watchdog in the region. Ayn’s work focuses on advancing equity, facilitating adoption of zero carbon Climate Action & Adaptation Plans, Building […]
General Meeting Feat. Russ Feingold
Norman P. Murray Community & Senior Center 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA, United StatesCourts Matter! Guest Speaker:Russ Feingold Former US Senator from WI & current President of the American Constitution Society The recent shift to a majority conservative Supreme Court and the overturning of Roe v. Wade has opened our eyes to the impact that courts can have on our daily lives and the lives of our families. […]
General Meeting Feat. Megan Yoo Schneider
Norman P. Murray Community & Senior Center 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA, United StatesA Conversation about water issues relevant to oc Guest Speaker:Megan Yoo Schneider Board President of the Municipal Water District of Orange County Where does our water come from? Are we going to run out? What is being done to ensure our supply? How safe is it to drink? How are our rates established? Who controls […]
General Meeting & Panel: Is this the Beginning of the End of Public Education?
Norman P. Murray Community & Senior Center 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA, United StatesIs this the beginning of the end of public education? Panel Discussion featuring:Therese Sorey, Sherine Smith & Billie Joe Wright In our first section, we will be focusing on the various attacks on public education to let everyone know this is a national effort that is reaching into local districts. From the national well-funded effort […]
General Meeting: Let’s Reclaim Medicare From the Profiteers
Norman P. Murray Community & Senior Center 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA, United StatesMEDICARE ADVANTAGE: BAD FOR PATIENTS, GREAT FOR PROFITEERS Ed Weisbart, MD Our precious Medicare program has attracted Wall Street, and they’re pillaging our public dollars as they delay and deny our access to healthcare. We’ll talk about why Medicare is so important to us all, who’s attacking it, and some decisions you might not realize […]