Democratic 21st Century Club

We invite you to join us for our monthly luncheon featuring a conversation with Susan Hinton, Chair of the Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter Plastic Pollution Prevention Team. Susan is a retired software engineer who actively lobbies local governments, including the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors and the Palo Alto City Council, to enact ordinances banning new artificial turf installations. She has also served on the chapter’s Water Committee and Environmental Stewardship Program.

Outside of her work with the Sierra Club, Susan has served as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for foster youth in Silicon Valley for over five years. An avid hiker and photographer, she is also involved with the California Native Plant Society.

HOW TO ORDER TICKETS

Please select your ticket quantity below and click "Purchase tickets" to proceed to the payment page. Your reservation is NOT complete until you have paid for your ticket(s). 

Tickets are $30 for Current Members (paid for 2026) and $35 for Non-Members. Not sure if you're current on your dues? Send us an email to check. Tickets ARE refundable and/or transferable.

If you would like to register now and pay at the door, please send an email to [email protected]. We can accept in-person payment by cash or check.

Out of respect for the restaurant staff, we ask that you please RSVP no later than 4:00pm Thursday, Feb. 12.

We invite you to join us for our monthly luncheon featuring a conversation with Ash Kalra. Ash is a Democratic member of the California State Assembly representing District 25, which includes the majority of San José. First elected to the Assembly 2016, he made history as the first Indian American to serve in the California Legislature after serving two terms on the San José City Council.

Ash began his career in the Santa Clara County Public Defender's Office, and that experience has shaped his efforts as a legislator. He currently serves as the Chair of the Assembly Judiciary Committee and as a member of several standing committees, including Housing and Community Development, Labor and Employment, Natural Resources, and Utilities and Energy.

Ash has been a vocal champion of CalCare (AB 2200), a proposed single-payer healthcare system in California. He authored the California Racial Justice Act of 2020 (AB 2542) and its 2022 retroactive expansion (AB 256) to address racial bias in criminal sentencing, as well as AB 268 in 2025 to designate Diwali as an official state holiday. He was also a leading proponent of AB 1157 (the Affordable Rent Act) to lower rent increase caps and legislation to streamline affordable housing project approvals.

HOW TO ORDER TICKETS

Please select your ticket quantity below and click "Purchase tickets" to proceed to the payment page. Your reservation is NOT complete until you have paid for your ticket(s). 

Tickets are $30 for Current Members (paid for 2026) and $35 for Non-Members. Not sure if you're current on your dues? Send us an email to check. Tickets ARE refundable and/or transferable.

If you would like to register now and pay at the door, please send an email to [email protected]. We can accept in-person payment by cash or check.

Out of respect for the restaurant staff, we ask that you please RSVP no later than 4:00pm Thursday, March 12.

We invite you to join us for our monthly luncheon featuring a conversation with Prof. Rebecca Gordon. Dr. Gordon is a philosopher, author, and activist known for her work on U.S. foreign policy, war crimes, and torture. She currently serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Philosophy department at the University of San Francisco (USF). She will speak on the state of immigration in the United States and how American interventionism in Central and South America have contributed to the current crisis under the Trump administration.

Rebecca earned her PhD in Ethics and Social Theory from the Graduate Theological Union and has authored numerous books, most recently American Nuremberg: The U.S. Officials Who Should Stand Trial for Post-9/11 War Crimes. She is a regular contributor to TomDispatch.com and serves at the Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Common Good.

NOTE: This program was rescheduled from Nov. 2025 due to unforeseen circumstances.

HOW TO ORDER TICKETS

Please select your ticket quantity below and click "Purchase tickets" to proceed to the payment page. Your reservation is NOT complete until you have paid for your ticket(s). 

Tickets are $30 for Current Members (paid for 2026) and $35 for Non-Members. Not sure if you're current on your dues? Send us an email to check. Tickets ARE refundable and/or transferable.

If you would like to register now and pay at the door, please send an email to [email protected]. We can accept in-person payment by cash or check.

Out of respect for the restaurant staff, we ask that you please RSVP no later than 4:00pm Thursday, April 9.