2025 Past Events
May Meeting - Combating Wealth Inequality
Our May meeting featured Professor Steven K. Vogel, Director of the Political Economy Program, and Professor of Political Science and Political Economy at the University of California, Berkeley. He specializes in the political economy of advanced industrialized nations, especially Japan. His book, Marketcraft: How Governments Make Markets Work (Oxford, 2018), argues that markets do not arise on their own but instead are crafted, primarily by governments, something he calls "marketcraft". Professor Vogel's talk was followed by a an update on our May 3 Rally and upcoming events. .
April Meeting - The Tech Oligarchy
This meeting featured Gil Duran, an independent journalist (former editor of The Sacramento Bee and The San Francisco Examiner) who closely follows the tech industry and its billionaires, like Elon Musk. Mr. Duran publishes The Nerd Reich newsletter about extremist tech politics .
Livermore's April 5th Hands Off Rally
Residents of Livermore came together on Saturday, April 5, to demonstrate opposition to the policies and actions of the second Trump administration. The Hands Off! 2025 rally took place at Livermorium Plaza downtown, and attracted approximately1,000 participants. Similar rallies were taking place simultaneously throughout the Bay Area and across the nation. The video playlist for the Rally can be found here.
Livermore’s rally was sponsored by Livermore Indivisible and LAPE,
March - Department of Education
Cheryl Cook-Kallio, a member of the Alameda County Board of Education, spoke about the importance of the imperiled Department of Education and how current federal policies are affecting our schools and students. We also heard updates from our Teams. A copy of Cheryl's slides can be found here.
February - Organizing for Action
At our February meeting State Senator Jerry McNerney's staffer, Nathan Tran, briefed us on the Senator's priorities and how the California State Legislature is working to help make Californians safer during the current federal regime.
Following that in-person presentation we discussed how Livermore Indivisible is organizing to do our work going forward. The presentation slides can be found here.
2024 Past Events
October - CA Ballot Propositions
To help you fill out your ballot, we reviewed the 10 California ballot propositions on the November ballot. Questions such as what do they mean, why are they on the ballot, fiscal impacts, and who supports and opposes them were discussed. Find the slides for the presentation here.
September Livermore School Board Candidate Forum
Learn more about the candidates running for the two positions on the Livermore School Board Forum, which occurred on September 19th at the Livermore Valley Joint Unified District Office. Five of the six candidates who are running for the two positions participated in the forum. The event was hosted and moderated by the Livermore Vine and co-hosted by Livermore Indivisible.
September - Project 2025
Project 2025 is a policy "wish list" for the Trump presidency that would vastly expand presidential powers and impose an ultra-conservative social vision on the US. We had two excellent speakers - Mariko Hirose, Americans for Separation of Church and State, and Leah Greenberg, Indivisible Project - telling us about this dangerous agenda and how to talk to others about the agenda's consequences. For even more information on Project 2025, check out these resources.
August - Meet Adam Gray - the Democratic candidate for CA's 13th Congressional District
Adam Gray is the Democratic Party's candidate for California's 13th Congressional District. He lost the 2022 race for the 13th Congressional District by just 564 votes! Adam visited us via Zoom to discuss his priorities if he is elected to serve in Washington, D.C. CA 13 district is in the Central Valley around Merced. The session includes a Q&A at the end. Check out Adam's campaign site and consider donating and volunteering.
June - Establishing Gun Sense in the US & Cleaning Up the Bay Area
Janie Dobbs, from the Livermore Valley Chapter of Moms Demand Action, talked about the group's efforts to demand common sense gun legislation. Please refer to Janie's slides for excellent statistics and information about gun violence and the 10 things you can do to support gun violence prevention. Andy Wong spoke on his efforts to clean up the Bay Area. His slides can be found here.
May - God & Country - White Christian Nationalism
Following the movie, God and Country, we had a panel discussion about the movie and White Christian Nationalism. The panel consisted of Dr. Bradley Onishi, a scholar on Christian Nationalism and Adjunct Professor at the University of San Francisco, Reverend Kathy La-Point Collup, Lead Pastor at Asbury United Methodist Church in Livermore, and Jordan Syler, Assistant Minister at Asbury. For more information and resources on Christian Nationalism, please see this page.
April - Update from Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan
The Assemblymember discussed her legislative priorities for 2024. Following that, Livermore Indivisible shared the group's priorities and those of the California Indivisible StateStrong Coalition (of which Livermore Indivisible is a member).
March - Ending Child Marriage in CA and Reclaim Our Vote Update
Our March meeting covered two topics - Ending Child Marriage in CA and an update from Andrea Miller, the founding member of Reclaim Our Vote. Andrea spoke on the effectiveness of postcards and ROV's strategy for the 2024 election.
For more information on child marriage in CA see the Los Angeles Times and Cal Matters articles and a report from ChildUSA , a sponsor of Senator Wahab's 2022 bill. AB2924, a bill sponsored by Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris from Orange County, would end child marriage in CA.
January - CA Senate District 5 Candidates Forum
On January 21, Livermore Indivisible hosted an online State Senate District 5 Candidates forum with all three candidates– Jerry McNearny (D), Jim Shoemaker (R), and Carlos Villapudua(D) – who are vying for the position.
In case you missed the forum, watch it to learn more about the candidates.
2023 Past Events
November- Let's Win the 2024 Elections
On January 21, Livermore Indivisible hosted an online State Senate District 5 Candidates forum with all three candidates– Jerry McNearny (D), Jim Shoemaker (R), and Carlos Villapudua(D) – who are vying for the position.
In case you missed the forum, watch it to learn more about the candidates.
October - Legislative Wrap Up
The October meeting focused on 2023 CA legislation. CA Senator Aisha Wahab shared her experiences as a legislator and discussed the bills she authored. The second speaker, Indivisible's Senior Regional Organizer Dennessa Atiles, shared the results of CA State Strong CASS. CASS is a statewide coalition of over 50 Indivisible groups to further progressive agenda in California.
September - Criminal Justice Reform
The September meeting focused on the Criminal Justice issues of Sheriff Oversight and Police Demilitarization. The Reverend Derron Jenkins and Anne Janks discussed Sheriff Oversight AB1185, which passed in 2020, and their work in getting an oversight committee established in Alameda County. John Lindsay-Poland provided an overview of AB481, which passed in 202, and was intended to increase transparency, accountability, and oversight for the acquisition of military equipment by local, county, and state law enforcement agencies.
July - The Equal Rights Amendment 100 Years and Counting
Learn about the history and the importance of the Equal Rights Amendment, the vital role of Black women in the ERA movement, and how we can best advocate for the amendment and equal rights from two esteemed speakers - Julie Suk, author and Professor of Law at Fordham University, and Andrea Miller, the founder of the Center for Common Ground.
June - Celebrating Pride Month
Brittni Kiick (our own Livermore Vice Mayor and Livermore Pride's Community Engagement and Education lead) spoke about Pronouns 101. Ava Lashay followed Brittni to tell us about the drag show business (Ava is a producer, director and performer).
April : CA State Legislation
Our first guest speaker, Cheryl Cook-Kallio, talked about the legislative process in California and how we can influence state legislation. Then we heard from Dennessa Atiles, Indivisible's Senior Regional Organizer - West Coast, who talked about the work of Indivisible California StateStrong (CASS), a coalition of California Indivisible groups whose members participate in state legislative advocacy. Finally, we heard about 5 bills we picked out of 24 CASS priority bills this year (summaries are below). We also learned how we can get involved in CASS and be part of the advocacy Work Groups.
February : Livermore's 2024 CA Senate District
In our February meeting, CA State Senator Susan Eggman introduced us to CA State Senate District 5, which as a result of redistricting will represent Livermore in 2025.
January: Overview of the Indivisible Guide
The January 2023 meeting featured Indivisible Northern California Regional Organizer Dennessa Atiles who provided an overview of the Indivisible Guide.
2022 Events
Medicare Open Enrollment and 2022 Election Results
The November 2022 meeting provided an overview of Medicare Open Enrollment and the preliminary 2022 Election Results
Overview of CA Propositions and County and Local Measures
The October 2022 General Meeting,presented an overview of the 2022 CA Propositions and County and City measures.
Overview of CA Propositions and County and Local Measures
The September meeting featured Zone 7 Water Agency Board president Sarah Palmer and Board member Laurene Green talking about the Tri-Valley water supply and quality control..
Livermore School District Board of Education Candidate Forum
On September 26, 2022 Livermore Indivisible co-hosted a forum for the Livermore School District Board of Education candidates.
ALAMEDA COUNTY CANDIDATES FORUM ON EDUCATION
For our April 2022 General Meeting, we held a forum for candidates for Alameda County Superintendent of Schools and Board of Education District 7 Trustee.
Alameda County Sheriff Candidate Forum
For our January 2022 General Meeting, we held a forum for the candidates for Sheriff of Alameda County.
2021 Events
Alameda County District Attorney Candidates Forum
Our November 2021 General Meeting,hosted a forum for the 3 candidates (at that time) for District Attorney of Alameda County.
Alameda County DA Candidate Forum (with 4th candidate)
Mr Seward entered the race after our November Alameda County District Attorney forum. This session contains Mr. Steward 's answers to the questions asked of the other 3 candidates in the November forum.