Emerge California Applauds Selection of Senator Kamala Harris as the Next Vice President of the United States
Emerge California Applauds Selection of Senator Kamala Harris as the Next Vice President of the United States FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 12, 2020 Contact: (916) 396-6153 contact@emergeca.org Sacramento, CA — Emerge California –… Read More
Statement on the Fight for Justice for Black Americans
Today and every day, Black lives are to be respected, valued, uplifted and protected. Over the weekend, we saw thousands of Americans come together and raise their voices to protest systemic racism and police brutality. Americans of every background are demanding that our elected leaders and our society do better… Read More
Emerge California Announces the Class of 2020
Emerge California Announces the Class of 2020 Prominent Democratic Women’s Organization Announces its Largest Class in its 18 Year History FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 18, 2019 Contact: (916) 396-6153 contact@emergeca.org Sacramento, CA — Emerge California, the state’s… Read More
Political Animals
Political Animals celebrates the legendary civil rights victories of the first four openly gay elected California state politicians – all women — Carole Migden, Sheila Kuehl, Jackie Goldberg, and Christine Kehoe. It documents the tough struggles they endured and the compromises they made, while celebrating their pioneering success in the… Read More
Emerge California Announces Groundbreaking Child Care Initiative
Emerge California Announces Groundbreaking Child Care Initiative The Child Care Initiative will offer child care grants to women during their candidate training program… Read More
Emerge California’s Child Care Initiative
Emerge California’s Child Care Initiative Support our effort to raise $15,000 in 15 days to ensure that women have the resources to succeed as California’s next political leaders… Read More
Emerge California Announces New Executive Director and Director of Development
Emerge California Announces New Executive Director and Director of Development San Francisco – Emerge California, California’s premier training program for progressive Democratic women who want to run for office, kicked off the Class of 2019 Training Program by welcoming two… Read More
Celebrating women in politics: 10 books you need to read for Women’s History Month
This March we celebrate Women’s History Month, commemorating the lives, legacies, and contributions of women around the world. Since the inception of the women’s suffrage movement at Seneca Falls in 1848, we have seen a significant increase in women’s involvement in politics and the fight for women’s rights. It is… Read More
Record-breaking wins by female candidates in 2018 inspiring more to run
“Assistant Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University and Scholar at the Center for American Women and Politics, Kelly Dittmar and the Director of Progressive Programming for Sirius XM, Zerlina Maxwell join Chris Jansing to discuss the factors at play behind the surge of women candidates in 2019… Read More
Black History Month Spotlight: Erica Stewart
“As the newest City Council member for San Luis Obispo, many have asked me what I think about being the first African-American woman female council person in our city.” Erica Stewart, Emerge California ’18 As the newest City Council member for San Luis Obispo, many have asked me what I… Read More