Some of our candidates are neck-and-neck with their opponents. Many of the campaigns need help writing postcards, canvassing, phone banking, and text banking.

Write Postcards for Gilbert Felix for SCCCD Area 5!
Thursday, October 20th — 1-3pm or 6-8pm
Please join us at Democratic HQ, 1033 U Street, Fresno, to write postcards to get out the vote for Gilbert Felix.

MEET AND GREET for Marisa Wood for CD 20 (click for flyer)
Saturday, October 22nd — 3-5pm
Triple Creek Ranch, 6208 Amber Avenue, Clovis
Contact Host, Randy Witt, to RSVP, 559-862-9649

FUNDRAISER to Support Joseph Hebert for Clovis City Council (click for flyer)
Sunday, October 23rd — 3pm
At the home of David Rowell, 3282 Bullard Ave, Clovis (East of Temperance, between Locan & Dewolf )
$50 suggested donation – RSVP at Joe@joeforclovis.com

Fresno Stonewall Democrats met on October 11, 2022, to vote on final candidate endorsements and consider positions on the California Statewide Propositions and Fresno County Ballot Measures. Our club is pleased to share our updated list of endorsements and recommendations for this election cycle. Please consider using our list as a ‘Voting Guide’ to help with selections on your ballot.

View or Download our Voting Guide

November Election Ballots were mailed to all registered Fresno County voters on October 10th! Download our voting guide and pass it on to your friends and family or just send them the link to our endorsement page:

https://fresnostonewalldemocrats.org/endorsements/

Democrats,

Abortion freedom is LITERALLY on the ballot this November, along with other critical issues. Don’t miss out this Wednesday, September 21 for the first PropTalk of the year.

Join CADEM and hear from policy experts, community advocates, and Democratic leaders on Yes on Prop 1. Prop 1 will add the right to an abortion directly into the California State Constitution to ensure that, in California, people continue to have the power to control their own bodies and personal decisions.

UPCOMING 2022 CADEM PROPTALKS

YES ON PROP 1

Who:
Everyone

What:
Join us on September 21 to learn about Yes on Prop 1. Prop 1 protects the fundamental right to abortion and the fundamental right to contraceptives by adding those rights directly into the California State Constitution.

When:
Wednesday, September 21 | 6:30 – 7 p.m.

YES ON PROP 30

Who:
Everyone

What:
Join us on September 28 to learn about Yes on Prop 30. Prop 30 taxes annual personal income over $2 million to fund wildfire prevention, clean air and climate change programs.

When:
Wednesday, September 28 | 6:30 – 7 p.m.

NO ON PROP 27

Who:
Everyone

What:
Join us on October 5 to learn about No on Prop 27. Prop 27 legalizes online sports betting. Out-of-state corporations would get 90% of the profits leaving little to fight homelessness, and directly attacks the sovereignty of CA Native American tribes.

When:
Wednesday, October 5 | 6:30 – 7 p.m.

YES ON PROP 29

Who:
Everyone

What:
Join us on October 12 to learn about Yes on Prop 29. Dialysis patients deserve protection under the law. Prop 29 will help ensure they receive safe treatment in dialysis clinics under the care of a doctor or another highly trained clinician in case of emergencies, without risk of infection, and without discrimination.

When:
Wednesday, October 12 | 6:30 – 7 p.m.

Fresno Stonewall Democrats met on September 13, 2022, to decide on additional endorsements for the upcoming November 8 General Election. Thank you to all our members who came together for this selection process. Your contribution to the club is appreciated.

Congratulations to the following endorsed candidates:

• Veva Islas for Fresno Unified School Board Area 4
• Destiny Rodriguez for SCCCD Trustee Area 1
• Gilbert Felix for SCCCD Trustee Area 5
• Nabil Kherfan for Central Unified School Board Area 4

See our Endorsements page for a full list of all endorsed candidates.

Next month, at our October 11 meeting, we will decide on some additional endorsements for races in which the candidate has changed since the June primary and we are also planning a presentation on the Propositions that will be on the November ballot and considering endorsements for those as well.

Doors open at 5:30pm for refreshments, socializing/networking, and hot topic discussions until the meeting calls to order at 6:00pm. Club members in good standing will vote to endorse Democratic candidates on the November ballot. New members are only eligible to vote after a 30 day waiting period. Candidates who receive a 60% vote from members at the endorsement meeting will win the endorsement and will be published on this website and social media.

Candidates Being Considered for Endorsement

Candidates who completed our club’s Questionnaire include a link for easy review:

• Keisha Thomas for Fresno Unified School Board Area 1
• Veva Islas for Fresno Unified School Board Area 4
• James R. Barr for Fresno Unified School Board Area 7
• Destiny Rodriguez for SCCCD Trustee Area 1
• Gilbert Felix for SCCCD Trustee Area 5
• Robert Fuentes for SCCCD Trustee Area 5
• Shawn M. Brooks for Central Unified School Board Area 4
• Nabil Kherfan for Central Unified School Board Area 4

Click here to review candidate information.

Candidates seeking endorsement should complete our club questionnaire to inform our members of their positions on LGBTQ+ issues. The questionnaire can be downloaded from our Endorsements 2022 page: https://fresnostonewalldemocrats.org/endorsements/

Click here to send us an email if you have any questions or are unsure of your voting status or membership dates.

Guest Speaker: Tiffany Woods, LGBTQ Caucus Co-Chair, regarding Monkeypox

Scheduled Speakers: Candidates for SCCCD Trustee positions

• Destiny Rodriguez – Area 1
• Magdalena Gomez – Area 4
• Robert Fuentes – Area 5
• Gilbert Felix – Area 5

Club members will vote at the September 13 meeting to select candidates for endorsement. You must be a member FOR 30 DAYS before you can vote on club business or participate in the endorsement process — so join today!

Our general meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month at 5:30pm. Meeting Announcements are distributed to our mailing list subscribers a week ahead of time. Please join our mailing list for announcements and a reminder the day before: FSD Mailing List

Tiffany Woods, Co-Chair of the California Democratic Party’s LGBTQ Caucus will be our speaker at this meeting. [Bio below is snipped from https://www.cdplgbtqcaucus.org]

Tiffany is a wife, mother of three, trans woman, activist, recognized local, state, and national LGBTQ+ leader. She is an Appointed California Democratic Party Delegate by Rep. Barbara Lee, CD-13, (3 terms) and the 1st Trans Woman to be elected a California Democratic Party Caucus Chair as Co-Chair of the LGBTQ Caucus in 2019, and re-elected in 2021. She is a 2021 appointed member of the CDP Credentials Standing Committee. She served as Secretary of the LGBTQ Caucus from 2017-2019. She was selected by Speaker Pro-Tem Toni Atkins as one of eight LGBTQ Californians as a CA LGBTQ Legislative Caucus Pride Honoree in 2020.

An At-Large Hillary Clinton Delegate to the DNC in 2016, she is one of the first three trans delegates to ever attend the Democratic National Convention from California, and a member of the historic first ever DNC Transgender Caucus. In 2017, she became an Emerge CA 2017 and Equality California Leadership Institute Alumna. Tiffany has worked in HIV prevention and Trans Health for 20+ years creating and implementing groundbreaking, innovative, nationally and internationally recognized inclusive health care spaces and programs for transgender and gender nonbinary folx. She currently works at the California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS, as the first Transgender Health and Community Engagement Specialist.

The Fresno Stonewall Democratic Club, a political club devoted to advancing the equal rights of all people, regardless of sexual orientation, preference, or identity, stands in support of Fresno EOC and the Fresno Chaffee Zoo for holding a Pride Night for LGBTQ+ families and allies.

The attack on the LGBTQ+ community as it celebrates Pride in the month of June with parades, flag raisings and celebrations is an attack on our constitutional rights to seek equality.

The hateful rhetoric and misinformation spread by Bredefeld and his Christian Call to Action seem to forget that he has LGBTQ+ constituents and there are LGBTQ+ Christians and members of their churches. Bredefeld has no right to question members of the LGBTQ+ community on their relationship to God or prayer.

2022 is set to break records for anti-LGBTQ legislation, with hundreds of bills introduced across the USA. The gay community has fought for equality for 53 years, since the “Stonewall Riots”, and we will not be silenced or go back.

If Bredefeld and the pastors were true Christians they would recognize that God created all of us, not just the ones they value.

Marsha Conant
Fresno Stonewall Democrats, President

Please join us in person or on Zoom for this meeting on Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 5:30 PM. We have a guest speaker scheduled, Election Results Review, and other announcements! We would like to encourage discussion of current events and hot topics during the first 30 minutes “social segment” of our meeting, and then we will call to order at 6:00pm to handle business and hear from our guest speakers.

This meeting will be held in person at Fresno County Democratic Party Headquarters (1033 U Street, Fresno, CA, 93721) or click here to connect by Zoom.

Guest Speakers:

• Lucy Yale

Reports:

The agenda, last month’s minutes, and other reports are available on our .

Draft Agenda:

1. Meeting Calls to Order – Marsha
2. Flag Salute
3. Introductions of Members & Guests
4. Approval of May minutes
5. Treasurer’s Report – Terry
6. President’s Report – Marsha
7. Election Results Review — Carns Consulting
8. Old Business
   1. Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade and Festival – review
   2. Rainbow wristbands and FSD T-shirts
9. New Business
   1. National Coming Out Day – October event
10. Speaker: Lucy Yale – self-declared Blonde Bombshell of Fresno, Fresno State alum, and Secretary for Fresno State Rainbow Alumnx & Allies Club
11. Announcements
12. Adjournment

You can find ALL of our contact information, website,
and social media links at our new Link Tree:

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