46th LD Blog
Day 1 Program: Democratic National Convention Programming on Monday 8/17
The Democratic National Convention 2020 officially starts today!
The Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) have announced some great daytime caucuses which you you may wish to observe!
(Please remember: All times pn the schedule are Eastern, so subtract three hours, eg. 12 noon Eastern = 9am Pacific.)
You will find today's schedule and all of the zoom links at this external link: https://www.demconvention.com/schedule-and-speakers/
Today's line-up of daytime caucuses includes: Hispanic, Labor, AAPI, Black, Interfaith, Ethnic, Youth, and Women.
Also, "Campaign Academy 2020: Campaign Fundamentals" has 7 hours of free training available!
Tonight's main program airs live from 6:00-8:00 PM Pacific Time each night.
Tonight's Youtube link:
English: https://youtu.be/hQq7ZSgvhtU
ASL: https://youtu.be/61roSYD1vTM
Spanish: https://youtu.be/1RRWj0gk72s
You will also find coverage on MSNBC, CNN and C-SPAN
Convention Day 1
August 17th, Monday
6:00-8:00pm Pacific
Theme: "We the People"
Featured speakers: Senator Bernie Sanders, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Representative Jim Clyburn, Convention Chairman Representative Bennie Thompson, Representative Gwen Moore, Former Governor John Kasich, Senator Doug Jones, Senator Amy Klobuchar, and Former First Lady Michelle Obama
Performers: Maggie Rogers, Leon Bridges
Call to August Meeting - 7:00pm August 26, 2020
August 26 Meeting Agenda (click for full agenda)
- Environmental Caucus: 5:30 - 6:30pm
- Meet-n-Greet: 6:30pm - 7:00pm
- Program: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
- Business Meeting: 8:30pm - 9:30pm
Zoom link for All:
When: Aug 26, 2020 05:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/upQqdu6ppzwiaJwPMttxw5zaZm3IoVmbJQ
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Pre-registration at the link above will be required of members in good standing for voting at the meeting - link for voting credentials will be directly emailed to members before the meeting.
For our main program, as a part of our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion series, we have a discussion on Seattle’s History of Housing Policy with Ubax Gardheere, Equitable Strategies Manager; 46th LD State Rep. Javier Valdez, Chair, State House Members of Color Caucus; and King County Councilmember Rod Demobowski
For more on the Agenda, see below: