With the new year ahead of us and Barack Obama’s inauguration just a few short days away, it’s time that Young Democrats came together to help ensure that Obama’s vision of change isn’t wrecked on Ventura’s shores by intransigent Republican elected officials like Tony Strickland and Elton Gallegly, or even by risk-averse and entrenched interests within our own party. The change that Ventura needs will require the enthusiasm and energy of young Democrats.

In that spirit, the first organizing meeting of the Ventura County Young Democrats will be held on SUNDAY, January 18th at 2:00pm. Do keep in mind that although the cutoff age for Young Democrats is 35, Associate memberships are also available for those 36 and older.

Because it is our first meeting and we’ll all be trying to get to know one another, we will be holding it at the Camarillo Starbucks off Las Posas Rd.:

Starbucks
540 Las Posas Road
Camarillo, CA 93010
(805) 383-7130

We are currently working toward securing more formal meeting rooms in either Camarillo or Thousand Oaks, and our goal is to have a unified membership from throughout the county. I know we’re all involved in a lot of activities, but it is vitally important to make sure that young people in the county have a coordinated voice, and that we are able to bring our enthusiasm and power to bear on some of the exciting elections coming up in Ventura, including the Wal-Mart initiative on the ballot this November, and especially the 2010 elections.

Please feel free to bring along any friends or family members that may wish to be a part of this exciting group.