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We are the Sonoma Dems!
Our mission is to elect strong Democrats and advance policies and programs that will protect the environment, workers’ rights, civil rights, social justice, and to build an economy that creates opportunity for all. We believe that government works best when people get involved, so we work to inform the public, increase voter registration, and engage with policy-makers to advocate for democratic values. It all starts at the grassroots.
Rally for Women’s Rights and Voting Rights Oct. 2
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rally for Women’s Rights & Voting Rights in Santa Rosa Sat. Oct. 2 The Sonoma County Democratic Party is sponsoring a Rally for Women’s Rights & Voting Rights on Saturday, October 2, from 10 am to 12 noon in Courthouse Square, Santa Rosa. This event is coordinated with the national Women’s March movement that began in […]
SCDP Opposes Shipping Coal by Train
Whereas, an anonymous corporation based in Wyoming has recently submitted paperwork to the federal Surface Transportation Board objecting to the railbanking of the Great Redwood Trail line, saying they intend to purchase the railroad; and Whereas, it has been widely reported and corroborated that this secret corporation is intending to use the railroad to transport […]
Spotlight: Nicole Lim
“My ancestors have been here from time immemorial.” Nicole Lim is a native of Sonoma County in the most profound sense. Not only was she born and raised here, but her Pomo and Miwok ancestors have lived here from time immemorial. Says Nicole, “When the ‘explorers’ arrived, California was not an untamed wilderness but a […]
SCDP Endorses North Bay Jobs with Justice’s campaign for Sonoma County Farmworkers Safety and Respect
As we enter another wildfire season, we call on the Sonoma County wine industry; including wineries, vintners, growers, vineyard management companies, and farm labor contractors; along with our local elected officials to join us in taking leadership to ensure that farmworkers’ safety is respected this year during wildfire harvest by meeting their priorities: 1. Language […]
IMHO: The Times They are A-changin’… again
The American people are facing a series of daunting challenges that suggest the Democratic Party should evaluate its approach to politics, organizing, and policies on the local, state, and federal levels. Climate change threatens our health and safety, our environment, our species, and our planet. It demands an immediate and comprehensive legislative response. This is […]
SCDP Condemns Political Violence and Racism in Rohnert Park
WHEREAS the people of Rohnert Park, like all citizens in Sonoma County, deserve good, representative government and a living environment free from violence, harassment, hate speech and unwarranted personal attacks; and WHEREAS individuals in Rohnert Park in recent months have made threatening, racist attacks on members of their city council who happen to be people […]