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- Stop Blackwater Rally - Nisour Massacre Anniversary -- Great protest and commemoration -- September 13th in front of the Blackwater base of operations in Otay Mesa, just north of the border to commemorate the 17 innocent civilians cut down by Blackwater gunfire on September 16th, 2007, and to protest against Blackwater's mercenary training school in Otay Mesa.
- See pictures of Protest of Blackwater's Federal Court Misuse on 6/17 - We were there, in front of the Federal courthouse, at the corner of Front and Broadway in San Diego at 10 a.m. on June 17th. The hearing started at 10:30, argued by City Attorney Mike Aguirre before President's father appointee, Hon. Marilyn Huff.
- See pictures of Protest Rally on 6/11 with Jeremy Scahill, award-winning and best-selling author of Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army who addressed the crowd. (In front of the recently discovered Otay Mesa mercenary training facility... This madness must stop!
- Blackwater Worldwide wiki
- Blackwater Otay Secret Facility - Blackwater attempts to open a secret facility by Cal-Mex border by calling it a "vocational school" and using the name "Southwest Law Enforcement." Sorry, Blackwater, the cat is out of the bag!!
Press Conference and Rally -- 25 Apr 2008
Our rally to put pressure on Blackwater to pull the plug on this project too! We won on their first ridiculous project in Potrero We can do the same here! Ray Lutz explains the situation on Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman:
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- Common Collaboration Site You can help us by contributing to our Wiki site
- Calendar of Events - This is a dynamic calendar of all political events focused on East San Diego County!
- Calendar Update - Next two weeks of events as a list.
- Event List - Edit this topic to add your events. See How To Add Events to learn how to do it!
- Blackwater Mercenary Firm Complete news on the Blackwater West proposal for Round Potrero Valley in San Diego County, as well as Blackwater North and Blackwater in Moyock, NC.
- East County Democratic Club Information specific to our club (Home page, Members, Secure Web, officers, bylaws, contact information, etc.)
- Citizens' Oversight Panels (COPs) Program Details Volunteer to watch for corruption of local officials. Just attend one council, board, or planning group regularly, perhaps two times a month, and as a group, we'll have a significant impact!
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To identify Democrats in San Diego's East County and to assist in developing a positive image of the Democratic Party; to identify viable candidates and assist them in assuming positions of leadership; and to develop an active and productive group of workers, leaders and candidates of the Democratic Party.
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With today's corporate media, you might wonder if there are any other Democrats in the area.
Well, despite impressions, you’re not alone.
There are over 100,000 registered Democrats in the East County Area.
We believe: - our leaders must be held accountable for their actions.
- the country should not go into debt to give tax breaks to the wealthy.
- everyone should have affordable healthcare.
- education is the key to our future and must be funded.
- a woman has a right to choose.
- Americans should not be subjected to warrantless spying.
- disaster relief is more than a fly-over.
- our environment must be protected for future generations.
- in the U.S. Constitution and the rule of law, not men.
Collaboration Site:
We use this web site as a common area for collaboration.- Common Collaboration Site - This "Web" on the collaboration platform is used for general (all east county) activities.
- Common Calendar - Please help by adding your events!
- East County Democratic Club Web - Web for Club business, meeting documents, etc. Please help us maintain these sites... Just Register on the site and then you can help out! (See the 20 Minute Tutorial)
- El Cajon City Council Minutes - This page provides simple links to the El Cajon City Council Minutes. They use a javascript method for access on the City's site that keeps Google from spidering the minutes. This page simply provides links to the City Website and allows google to spider these files and therefore, provide the informtion to the public.
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You are welcome to subscribe to our emailing list for announcements and discussions. Please note: you only need to subscribe to one list, the ECDC-List or ECDC-Announce. All announcements will also be posted to the discussion list, ECDC-List.- Mailing list summary
- ECDC-List: announcements and political discussion (higher email volume).
- Subscribe to ECDC-List
- View the ECDC-List Archives
- ECDC-Announce: official announcements and calendar updates only (less email).
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If you are tired of shouting at the TV and want to help take action, the East
County Democratic Club can help. We recognize that people feel comfortable
participating at different levels so we provide a wide range of activities,
including: - outreach efforts
- registering voters
- writing letters
- formulating political strategy
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Rancho San Diego Library:
11555 Via Rancho San Diego
El Cajon, CA 92019
(619)660-5370
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Join East County Democratic Club Today!
Just print out this form, fill in and enclose in an envelope with your
payment (check only). Please do not sent cash. Please make your checks payable to the "East County Democratic Club".
All donations and fees are not tax deductible.
Not registered yet? Just come to a meeting, we'll take care of that!
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| Student / Senior | [ ] $15 | [ ] $20 | |
| Sustaining | [ ] $60 | [ ] $100 | |
| Sponsoring | [ ] $125 | [ ] $200 | |
| Patron | [ ] $250 | [ ] $750 | |
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East County Democratic ClubPhone: 619-933-1526
P.O. Box 252
El Cajon, CA 92022
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Web: http://www.ecdcweb.org
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