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Re: ASP CA Open Zoom Meeting--July 18 at 11 am
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On Sat, Jul 18, 2020 at 11:19 AM Leslie Shaw Klinger via groups.io <LSK49rs=aol.com@groups.io> wrote:
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Re: ASP CA Open Zoom Meeting--July 18 at 11 am
Leslie Shaw Klinger
Okay, well...I am going to let you go. Maybe next time this will work.
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Leslie Shaw Klinger OP
On Jul 18, 2020, at 11:18 AM, Leslie Shaw Klinger <LSK49rs@...> wrote:
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Re: ASP CA Open Zoom Meeting--July 18 at 11 am
Leslie Shaw Klinger
No it’s not! I just sent an email to her listed email address to see if that helps.
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Leslie Shaw Klinger OP
On Jul 18, 2020, at 11:16 AM, Mark Ruzon <ruzon@...> wrote:
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Re: ASP CA Open Zoom Meeting--July 18 at 11 am
Good, it's not just me, then. Mark
On Sat, Jul 18, 2020 at 11:15 AM Leslie Shaw Klinger via groups.io <LSK49rs=aol.com@groups.io> wrote:
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Re: ASP CA Open Zoom Meeting--July 18 at 11 am
Leslie Shaw Klinger
Well!
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I have been trying to enter for 15 minutes and no one will let me in! Leslie Shaw Klinger OP
On Jul 18, 2020, at 11:13 AM, Mark Ruzon <ruzon@...> wrote:
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Re: ASP CA Open Zoom Meeting--July 18 at 11 am
Joyce, Will you let me into the meeting? Thanks, Mark
On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 1:54 PM Joyce Fan Rice <joyce.fan@...> wrote: Hi California folks,
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ASP CA Open Zoom Meeting--July 18 at 11 am
Hi California folks,
Here is the Zoom link for the California ASP Open Zoom meeting on Saturday July 18 at 11 am. https://zoom.us/j/95413635940?pwd=WHNWMEJuVmpTY2QyU1J0MjZtWTZUQT09 Meeting ID: 954 1363 5940 Password: Carroll20 One tap mobile +16699006833,,95413635940#,,,,0#,,478457160# US (San Jose) We'll have time for introducing ourselves, hear an update on the Delegate Convention from our California delegates, and hear an update on the Carroll campaign from Brian Carroll. Anyone in California can join. Please feel free to invite your Cali friends who are interested in the ASP.
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Re: welcome!
Welcome. Me, I’m in the SGV. -- Ross S. Heckmann Attorney at Law 1214 Valencia Way Arcadia, CA 91006-2406 626-256-4664 Fax no.: (626) 701-5022 E-mail: RossS.Heckmann@...
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Re: welcome!
Leslie Shaw Klinger
We need to figure out how we can afford them. That is always the toughest part....
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To: ASPCalifornia@ASP.groups.io Sent: Thu, Jun 18, 2020 3:04 pm Subject: Re: [ASPCalifornia] welcome! We would definitely like yard signs here...we are in a city of about 130K people right outside LA; typically conservative but very social justice minded. We belong to a large parish and I would like to promote ASP after mass sometime.
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Re: welcome!
Leslie Shaw Klinger
welcome!!!
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To: ASPCalifornia@ASP.groups.io Sent: Thu, Jun 18, 2020 3:04 pm Subject: Re: [ASPCalifornia] welcome! I'm in Simi! And most of my extended family is ASP inclined Independents; they're in SFV.
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Re: welcome!
We would definitely like yard signs here...we are in a city of about 130K people right outside LA; typically conservative but very social justice minded. We belong to a large parish and I would like to promote ASP after mass sometime.
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Re: welcome!
I'm in Simi! And most of my extended family is ASP inclined Independents; they're in SFV.
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Re: California Delegate Information
Leslie Shaw Klinger
I missed it too. I am sorry
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Leslie Shaw Klinger OP
On May 31, 2020, at 5:29 PM, Mark Ruzon <ruzon@...> wrote:
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Re: California Delegate Information
I very much regret missing this meeting. It is not indicative of my enthusiasm for the party or for meeting more of its members.
I hope to meet with any or all of you individually before the convention. Mark
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Re: California Delegate Information
Hello ASP of CA!
Here is the Zoom video of this mornings delegate Q&A, hosted by Joyce Fan Rice. Thanks Joyce for hosting this event! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h8SWjHghr7XAPR55FVWmJ0Out9k4We4F/view
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Re: California Delegate Information
Skylar Covich
Meeting link for 11 AM
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https://zoom.us/j/99497712108?pwd=VE9FZTN6YVlqa2hCU1dmUit5YkZ3Zz09 ID (if needed): 994 9771 2108 Password: Carroll20
On 5/23/20, Mark Ruzon <ruzon@cs.stanford.edu> wrote:
Thank you for thinking of me, Skylar. I am very happy to meet with others --
Skylar J. Covich, Ph.D., Political Science
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Re: California Delegate Information
Thanks for posting!
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Re: California Delegate Information
Thank you for thinking of me, Skylar. I am very happy to meet with others at that time. Hopefully the details will come this way as well.
Also, here is my reposted candidate statement. Hello! My name is Mark Ruzon, and I want to represent you at this year’s national convention. The main reason I am running is to move the party in the direction of building power while remaining true to our principles and maintaining respect and decency for those with differing opinions. And what is power? For a number of years I was a leader with Peninsula Interfaith Action (PIA), part of the PICO Network (now Faith in Action), a faith-based community organizing non-profit. PIA taught me that power is “the ability to act,” and is neither good nor bad. Our party has a philosophy and a platform that resonates deeply with my worldview. What we lack is the ability to act to translate that platform into meaningful political change. My experiences with PIA have given me insights that will help me advocate for the changes needed to bring this about. Within a month of joining PIA, I was founding a committee at my church, which soon became a member. I learned how to have effective one-to-one conversations with friends and neighbors to understand local issues that mattered. I attended meetings with city council members, county supervisors, and state legislators. I helped organize and spoke at action meetings where we asked our officials to commit publicly to specific plans for addressing local issues. My own committee played a role in creating the Palo Alto Opportunity Center, which provides permanent housing and drop-in services for the homeless. After a year of leadership within my church, PIA asked me to join their Board of Directors. A year after that they appointed me co-chair. During my tenure our charismatic founding executive director retired, and I co-chaired the search committee that hired an interim executive director before settling on a permanent replacement. I am qualified to select members of the National Committee who will get things done. Since we’ve already selected a presidential ticket, the purpose of this convention is to set the goals that we want the National Committee to achieve in the next year, including the fall election, the best time to build momentum as a party. These goals should not be focused on drafting high-level statements; we already have a platform and our four principles to do that. Instead, I want to focus on practical goals like nominating candidates for office, helping bring about change in specific areas of legislation, and increasing political participation by our members. Because I had experience through PIA in gathering signatures for a California ballot proposition, it was easy for me to organize local signature gathering to support Desmond Silviera’s 2018 gubernatorial campaign. If we set goals for volunteering during this fall’s campaigns, and put in the work to achieve them, it will be easier for party members to envision running for office themselves, and they will know where to find experienced people willing to help run their campaigns. If we can make progress in jurisdictions that are, for example, considering ranked choice voting, it gives our party more chances to compete against Democrats and Republicans. We must make these ideas into priorities. If this plan sounds good, then I’m the person to carry it out on your behalf. Vote for me. Bio: Mark Ruzon was born in Illinois and grew up Republican. He graduated valedictorian of the University of Southern California School of Engineering with a B.S. in computer science and later received his M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford University, also in computer science. During that time he became a pro-life Democrat. He is currently a Senior Software Engineer for Google, working on the processing of satellite and aerial imagery used in Google Maps and Google Earth. He has held numerous leadership positions in multiple parishes and is a graduate of the Institute for Leadership in Ministry in the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose. He lives in Mountain View, California, has been married to his wife Lesley for 23 years, and is the father of four children ages 12-19. He found the ASP while reading an article in America magazine and hasn’t looked back.
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Re: California Delegate Information
Esther Nickell
I shared my info to the West Delgates thread. I think I should have put it here. My apologies! Below, I have copied and pasted my delegate statement. I also added a bit of biographical information and a bit about the Statement of Principles, which were not included in the website version of my statement. Hope this is helpful! I am a 27 year mother of 3 with a bachelor's degree in Classical Studies from UC Davis. I have worked as an office assistant for the state in the Department of Water Resources, as a program manager/student admissions co-director at a small non-profit, as a concert production manager for a women's choir, and currently as a part-time teacher at a Catholic high school in Dixon, CA. Regarding the SoP, I don't have a strong opinion either way as to whether or not we need one. I do think we should not spend a lot of time on it at the convention. I am happy to do a simple yes or no vote on one or two versions, but after that we should move on to other things. For instance, many people support the major parties with a sort of "good enough" attitude. If people are going to support a disorganized fringe group, they are going to pick one that aligns 100% with their views (or start their own!). We need a coherent plan to move from the "disorganized fringe group" category to a party that people are willing to support even if they disagree with parts of the platform. That is to say, we need to have some name recognition, some viability, and some efficiency to our processes. Outlining a clear path forward is key. Part of that will be allowing local chapters both the freedom to operate somewhat independently as well as the support of other chapters and the SNC in the form of sharing resources and information effectively. ___________________________________________________ Hello! My name is Esther Nickell. I am a California native (born and raised in Davis) and have been following the growth of the ASP since around 2015. Normally, I would be more comfortable with a less public role, but I signed up to be a delegate candidate because at the time, there was only myself and one other person on the list for the whole Western region. There are more candidates now, but I am still willing to step forward if selected for the job. I come from a family that has always been at least somewhat involved in politics. Traditionally that has meant the Republican Party. However, I no longer feel able to support most of the candidates I see on the Republican ticket and was delighted to discover an alternative. At this stage in the life of the party, I believe we need to focus on outreach and making ourselves both accessible and viable. Most people I know who share my views have not heard of the ASP. In addition to running our own candidates, it is important to make endorsements and publish opinions for as many elections as possible - local, state, and national. In this way, the ASP could still be influential for people who would not be willing to “take the risk” of voting for a third party candidate, but who share our values and care what we as a party say. Going forward, the National Committee should prioritize giving local chapters the tools they need to succeed. There is so much leg work that needn’t be done by each chapter individually and having an effective and organized way of sharing our efforts with each other will be critical to the growth of the party. There is so much the ASP has to offer. However, if we don’t consolidate our resources and streamline our communications, we will never take off. There is so much enthusiasm and sincerity among the ASP members. As a person who has worked in administration and organizational work, I believe that what I can bring to the table will allow that enthusiasm and the truths that we rightly espouse to flourish.
On Thu, May 21, 2020 at 11:47 AM Skylar Covich <covich7@...> wrote: Hello fellow CA delegate candidates,
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Re: California Delegate Information
Skylar Covich
Hello fellow CA delegate candidates,
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Joyce Phan wants to set up a Zoom meeting, ideally for Sat May 30 at 11 AM. Are you available? Mark, I especially hope you will respond here; this was posted on Facebook before. Skylar
On 5/16/20, Amar Patel <amar.patel.asp@gmail.com> wrote:
California Delegate Candidates can share their information here for voters: --
Skylar J. Covich, Ph.D., Political Science
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