Meeting July 25, 2019 The Green New Deal in Contra Costa County

Shoshana Wechsler, founding member, Sunflower Alliance

The Green New Deal in Contra Costa County
July 25, 2019
6:00 Networking; 6:30 Dinner
($28 members; $33 nonmembers)
7:00 Program
Crow Canyon Country Club, 711 Silver Lake Drive, Danville
Please RSVP president@srvdems.org

The San Ramon Valley Democratic Club will focus on urgent environmental concerns. Since California is a forerunner in combatting climate change, it is surprising that we have so many threats to our environment in our own community of Contra Costa County.
(1) The oil giant Phillips 66 refinery expansion for toxic tar sands from Canada, polluting the air for residents, and with the potential of leaking oil into the Bay.
(2) The pollution of storing and handling coal in Richmond.

Then we will hear about what cities are doing to combat the effects of climate change.

1) Shoshana Wechsler is a founding member of the Sunflower Alliance, an East Bay climate justice organization working for a rapid transition from a fossil fuel-based economy to environmental renewal and social equity. /an activist for many years, she serves on the Policy Team for 350 Bay Area, and is an alternate representative on the Contra Costa County Sustainability Commission. A native Californian, she was born and raised in Solano and Contra Costa counties, and educated at U.C. and Stanford in literature and cultural studies.

(2) Lynda Deschambault has worked at the EPA for more than 19 years, the latter years managing the clean up of a SuperFund site. From 2004-2008, she served as the mayor of Moraga. She has a B.S. in Soil science and Chemistry from the University of New Hampshire. She has a Masters in Management & Organizational Development from University of California, Long Beach. Currently, she is the Executive Director of Contra Costa County Climate Leaders where she oversees grants and a team of consultants assisting cities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

(3) Janet Johnson is an organizer for No Coal in Richmond, for which she makes presentations to local government, community groups, workshops and symposiums. She also does the website, manages the social media, write and produces canvassing and outreach materials. She also also been a volunteer at Sunflower Alliance and an ESL instructor.

Please join us at 6:00 pm to network, speak informally to the speakers, and exchange ideas about the latest political news or to just socialize and have fun.

We have dinner meetings.
Members: $28
Non-members: $33

Please email us to let us know that you are attending (we need a ‘head count’ for the dinner). Thank you for your help.

To make certain you have a dinner reservation, please make your check payable to Brodie Hilp, and send to SRVDC, P.O. Box 1218, Danville 94526.