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Contact Info: Robert F. Kennedy Democratic Club
P. O. Box 821 La Mirada, CA 90637 (562)943-8527 Meetings: New Location ! Mimi’s Cafe - In Whitwood Center 15436 Whittier Blvd, Whittier Third Monday of the month Dinner/Social hour at 5:30 pm. Program at 6:30
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John Smith President Drexel Stevens 1st Vice President Jeanette Jenkins Treasurer Veronica Smith Recording Secretary Paton Marshall Corresponding Secretary Carol Meglio Immediate Past President | Welcome to the Robert F. Kennedy Democratic Club! Representing Democrats from La Mirada, Whittier, and Surrounding Communities Together, America Can Do Better! RFK Monthly Meeting - January, 2012 No RFK Club meeting this month The next meeting will be February 20.  Accomplishments of our new Democratic President Obama pushes Wall Street reform with populism Teacher of the year sees 'story in every learner' Obama calls Height a champion of 'righteous cause' Fuel-Economy Rules Set EPA Climate-Change Standard Read the rest ... Welcome to our new website!  Democratic National Committee Press Releases Click for the cartoons of the day . . . Thanks for visiting our site; come back soon! RFK Holiday Party - Dec. 3, 3 - 5 pm SPICE UP your holiday with the RFK! SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3 • 3:00 to 5:00PM El Taco Mexicano 12810 La Mirada Blvd., La Mirada (562)947-8809 In Stater Bros. Shopping Center Our Zesty Celebration will feature NO PARTY CHARGE! You may choose whatever food you like from El Taco Mexicano’s menu of authentic Mexican dishes and pay for it at the party. We’ll furnish the dessert! A FUN GIFT EXCHANGE: Each guest should bring a new, gift-wrapped, inexpensive present (less than $10.00) for our gift exchange game. It can be anything, but could go to either a man or a woman. TOYS AND FOOD FOR THE NEEDY: As has been our custom, please bring an unwrapped toy and/or non-perishable food items to be donated to those children and families who so desperately need it this year. No Charge, but please RSVP! Even though there's no RFK party charge, we still need to know if you’re comng so that we can request the right number of reservatons. Please call Jeanette Jenkins at (562)947-8036 FELIZ NAVIDAD ROBERT F. KENNEDY DEMOCRATIC CLUB RFK Monthly Meeting - November 21, 2011 THIS MONTH AT THE RFK ... Open Microphone All members are encouraged to share their views with the Club. Everything from the Occupy Wall Street movement, to the deficit reduction panel, and the herd of Republican presidential hopefuls. Everything is on the table. Join the RFK on Monday, Nov. 21 at 6:30 pm Mimi’s Cafe - 15436 Whittier Blvd Whittier (in Whitwood Center) RFK Monthly Meeting - October 17, 2011 THIS MONTH AT THE RFK . . . Assembly Member Tony Mendoza (D-56) The Honorable Tony Mendoza (D-Norwalk) will visit the RFK Democratic Club at our regular meeting on Monday, October 17.
Mr. Mendoza will also review the recent dispute over the redistricting of LA County’s supervisor districts. Join the RFK on Monday, Oct. 17 Mimi’s Cafe 15436 Whittier Boulevard, Whittier (In the Whitwood Center) Information: 562-943-8527 Read the rest ... RFK Monthly Meeting - September 19, 2011 THIS MONTH AT THE RFK . . . UNITED! UNITED! by Carol Meglio What has happened to the United States of America? The Problem seems to be in our inattention to the word United. We seem to have forgotten what it means to our philosophy of life as a country. What I hear now is the word individualist; how we are a country of rugged individualists. I hear how each person is able to make his or her own way- what a lie! No one goes it alone in Life. We all need other people for physical and emotional support. No state can go it alone either; we must be here for each other. In the past being United is what has given us our strength as a people. United means we have a plan, a plan to get somewhere together. Where we were going We could never have gotten to alone. But now this big lie of individualism has arisen and people are buying into it.
But all of this is just a fool whistling past the graveyard. We don't know what time will bring us in this life or what misadventures or illnesses may befall us. When we work together in a United way we can help those who have not been able to "keep up" in life. When we act as individuals we go in all different directions each doing his or her own thing, and when disaster strikes we have no plan in place to rescue people. Examples of this abound - going back to the closing of the mental institutions in our state under Governor Reagan. Each community was to take care on their own mentally ill, but no plan was put into place as to how this was to be done. The local communities looked the other way, unable or unwilling to accept responsibility for those who could not care for themselves. Finally the whole thing was dumped on the families of these very ill people and to this day we have families desperately struggling with this problem with little help. We have places in our cities where these poor unfortunates are dumped like human refuse to wander and live in confusion. If there was a problem with the mental hospitals why didn't we Unite to make them better places of help for our troubled fellow citizens? The big lie of individualism! Now we have the state of Texas where we have more talk of the rugged individualist. They cut their fire fighters funding so low that there was a horrible lack of equipment. No one wanted to pay for the protection of the other communities. "We are rugged individualist who can take care of ourselves" "Why we may even want to secede from the Union" " Why should we pay taxes, let everyone take care of their own problems" But they didn't have a plan for how that should happen. We see now how well that has worked. With no regulations, no plans, or no instructions from fire services the individuals let the brush and pine needles stack up around their homes and the ill equipped fire fighters had no means to help the fire ravaged areas. What happened to the word "United"? Let us put it back into who we are. United we have a plan. United we move forward with a purpose for all of us here in this country. United we leave no one behind to suffer or be in misery. We are the Unites States of America! Let’s act like it! RFK Monthly Meeting - August 15, 2011 This Month at the RFK . . . The California Disclose Act, Plus - Discussion on Other Upcoming Ballot Initiatives Ballot Initiatives The next time Californians vote will be in the June 2012 Primary election. But it’s not too early to review some the Initiatives that are working their way through the system. The California Disclose Act A representative from the California Clean Money Campaign will come and discuss this critical bill. In January 2010, the Supreme Court decided that groups such as corporations could spend limitless amounts of money on political campaigns. Now, California is trying to pass an initiative that would force these donors to identify themselves and “disclose” who they are. Also, there is another attack on labor union political donations, a new Term Limits modification, an initiative to block internet taxes, and yet another Parental Notification initiative. *** New Meeting Location *** Mimi’s Cafe 15436 Whittier Blvd, Whittier (In the Whitwood Center) 5:30 Dinner - 6:30 Program Information: 562-943-8527 Read the rest ... |
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