We're excited to invite you to an in-person meeting! 
 

🗓 Date: Monday, June 3, 2024

🕕 Time: 6:00 PM

📍 Location: 303 W. Colorado Boulevard, Monrovia, CA 91016

(Located at the Mountainside Church corner of Colorado and Magnolia – enter on Colorado)
✨ RSVP: https://forms.gle/MPMRixbEzB4ZkMQR6

Light refreshments and appetizers will be provided.
 

🎙️ Speakers from the Immigration Resource Center of San Gabriel Valley

✨ Jean Grant, Executive Director

Jean Grant has over two decades of experience as a development professional in higher education and the nonprofit world, with a passion for education, leadership, and service to the community. She holds an undergraduate degree in Communications and a Master’s degree in Leadership Studies. Throughout her career, Jean has successfully secured significant funding for causes such as education, AIDS research, the arts, homelessness, at-risk youths, and immigration. Jean credits her Midwestern upbringing for her strong work ethic and commitment to service, as well as her belief in the importance of the larger community. Her true joy comes from using her gifts and talents to make a difference in the world.

✨ Stephanie Peralta, Immigration Attorney

Stephanie Peralta was born and raised in Pasadena, California. She is a first-generation college graduate, earning a Bachelor’s in Sociology and a Bachelor’s in Linguistics from the University of California at Davis. She recently received a Juris Doctor (JD) degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. In her free time, she enjoys baking, crafting, and dancing. As a daughter of immigrants, she has always had a passion for helping the immigrant community, and she is thrilled to follow this passion through the IRCSGV.
 

✨ While we highly encourage you to join us in person for a more engaging experience, we understand that not everyone can attend physically. Therefore, a Zoom meeting option will also be available.
 

🎥 Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86195665243?pwd=bk5SVkh2TTRDTkRsdER3cEtQdWVHdz09

Meeting ID: 861 9566 5243

Passcode: 541912

🙋‍♀️ Questions?

If you have any questions, please email us at: nwpcsgv@gmail.com

May Membership Meeting

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

📅 Monday, May 6, 2024

🕡 6 PM

💻 Via Zoom
👩‍💼 Executive Committee Meeting Immediately Following

🎙️ Guest Speaker | Heidi Lau

Stop Hate Program Manager | Asian Youth Center (AYC)

Heidi Lau is a Program Manager at the Asian Youth Center (AYC), where she specializes in the Stop Hate program. She joined AYC in 2021 with a passion for providing a variety of information and tools to educate the community to combat AAPI hate, keeping the community prepared and equipped when confronted with hate crimes and hate incidents. By promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion, her goal is to achieve zero hate tolerance in the community. Heidi currently serves as the Advisory Board member on both the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office as well as AAPI Connect, a youth-led non-profit organization that connects the public with AAPI culture and AAPIs with civic engagement, anti-hate resources, and broader society. As a first-generation immigrant from Hong Kong, Heidi is fluent in both Cantonese and Mandarin.

Zoom Meeting Link
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89193994139?pwd=Z2NXTFZOZGJMMmNyTU55QWM3UFZSdz09

🙋‍♀️ Questions?

If you have any questions, please email us at: nwpcsgv@gmail.com

April Membership Meeting

✍️ Primaries & Voting Trends

📅 Monday, April 1, 2024

🕡 6 PM

💻 Via Zoom

👩‍💻Zoom Meeting Link - TBA

🎙️ Guest Speaker | Mona Field

- President of the LWV of Greater Los Angeles

Ms. Field has had a lifelong career in education, starting at Evans Adult School in Los Angeles and later teaching sociology and political science at Glendale Community College. She served four terms on the Governing Board of the Los Angeles Community College District, and has held leadership positions in various educational organizations, including Vice President of the California Federation of Teachers and President of the Glendale College Guild. She has also been involved in advisory roles with organizations such as the Faculty Association of California Community Colleges and the Center for California Studies. Ms. Field is the author of California Government and Politics Today.

🔗 Click here to learn more about our guest speaker:

http://www.monafield.net/about/

🙋‍♀️ Questions?

If you have any questions, please email us at: nwpcsgv@gmail.com

Executive Committee Meeting

Monday, February 5, 2024 | 6:00 PM | Via Zoom 💻

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87024248806?pwd=TGJNVUlHbE1FcGhXVU80RlRROTZmdz09

Hello NWPC-SGV Members,

Following the success of our recent membership reception, we hope to reconnect with you at our executive committee meeting on Monday, February 5, at 6:00 pm.

The meeting will primarily focus on addressing crucial matters related to the status and business of our organization.  We believe in the strength and diversity of our membership, and your perspectives, insights, and contributions are essential to the success of our organization.  It will be an excellent opportunity for all members to stay informed, share ideas, and actively contribute to shaping our organization.

Thank you for your support and dedication to NWPC-SGV.

In Solidarity, 

NWPC-SGV 

“There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.”

🪩 NWPC-SGV Membership Appreciation Reception 🪩

📅 Friday | January 19, 2024

🕰️ 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

📍 Pasadena residence | Address provided upon RSVP.

🎟️ Members - Free

🎟️ Non-members - $20

Join us to celebrate National Women’s Political Caucus - San Gabriel Valley’s Membership Appreciation Reception in Pasadena!

Come and enjoy some time with your friends and movers and shakers of the San Gabriel Valley area.  There will be wine, sparkling water, and delicious appetizers.  Don‘t miss this opportunity to show our appreciation for your dedication and commitment.  

Register soon because space is limited.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nwpc-sgv-membership-appreciation-reception-members-tickets-796558677447

🪷 October Membership Meeting 🪷

📅 Monday, October 2, 2023

🕡 6 PM

💻 Via Zoom
 
🎙️ Guest Speaker | Patti Giggans | Executive Director of Peace Over Violence

Patti Giggans has been the Executive Director of Peace Over Violence (formerly LACAAW) since 1985. She has served on various local, state and national advisory committees, boards of directors and is a past Chair and a current Commissioner of the LA County Sheriff's Civilian Oversight Commission. Patti is the founder of Denim Day, has co-created violence prevention curricula, and co-authored several books including When Dating Becomes Dangerous. Giggans received The California Peace Prize, Angel of Peace Award, the 2016 Visionary Voice Award, and is a Durfee Foundation Stanton Fellow.

🙋‍♀️ Questions?

If you have any questions, please email us at: nwpcsgv@gmail.com

💻 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87345167894?pwd=bWl6NjZpaHpENWN3TE14WGlZUkJJUT09

🔒 Meeting ID: 873 4516 7894

🔑 Passcode: 902929

🕕 6:00 pm Via Zoom
👩‍💼 Executive Committee Meeting Immediately Following 👩‍💼

🎭 The Right Is Ours! is about the extraordinary friendship of two women, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, whose efforts spurred the creation of the Women’s Suffragist Movement, and the impact of that relationship on the suffragist movement and women winning the right to vote. 🎭

🎼 "The Right is Ours!” is a powerful slogan created by Elizabeth.

The wearing of face masks is recommended at this event. 🎼

⏳ Runtime: 90 minutes with no intermission. ⏳

ℹ️ We have reserved the Sunday, October 1st, 2 p.m. show for our Chapter. ℹ️

🎟️ Ticket price is $48.00. 🎟️

🎶  Half of the proceeds will go to NWPC SGV.  🎶 

Tickets can be picked up from Will Call at the Sierra Madre box office.

🥅 Our goal is 50 tickets.  Let’s make it happen! 🥅

Let’s get together

Here is our latest event, and we’d love to see you there. Join us for NWPC SGV - Paint & Sip

Monday, June 13, 2022

Schedule:

5pm-6pm Networking

6pm-8pm Paint & Sip

Good food and good friends supporting a good cause