President Dudley Thompson called the 5,355th Civic Thursday meeting to order at 12:30 p.m. as he greeted many smiling faces in the California Ballroom as well as Rotarians on Facebook and Zoom. To provide everyone with a safe environment, masks are required in the Ballroom except during eating or drinking.
Mary Rudser shared a quote from Marie Curie: “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.”
Ed Jellen introduced today’s speaker, Erwin Chemerinsky. Dean Chemerinsky, author of 14 books, founding Dean of UC Irvine Law School, past Law professor at Duke and USC and a legal scholar in the area of Constitutional Law and federal civil procedures, gave an insightful talk on the Supreme Court. He highlighted the makeup of the court over the years moving back and forth between conservative and liberal to currently being staunchly conservative. Two important areas we can expect rulings on during this session are abortion rights and gun rights.
Renia Webb introduced our newest member, Jimmie Wilson, with a few interesting facts. Jimmie was a football wide-receiver in high school and at San Jose State University. He was a plumber and pipefitter for 16 years before going to UC Hastings College of the Law where he earned his law degree. He has been a Deputy District Attorney in the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office for 16 years. Renia also revealed that his older brother and sister bestowed a special nickname on him as a child: “J Sweet''.
-High Adventure Committee Co-Chair Tom Limon said there are still about 25 tickets available for the soccer game between Oakland Roots and Los Angeles Galaxy teams on September 18th at 5 p.m. Go to the club website, event listing page to buy tickets.
-Rotary District 5170 Avenue of Service Pres. Dudley invited us to attend the upcoming District Areas of Service meeting. You’ll get a chance to see what projects clubs in our district are doing. You can participate via Zoom or in person on Saturday, October 12th. The price is $50. Register online at the Rotary District 5170 website.
-Environment Committee Joel Parrott is chairing the Environment Committee, a new program about protecting the environment. (Supporting the Environment is a new major focus added by Rotary International this year.) The committee is looking for members. Contact Joel at jjparrott83@gmail.com to get involved. Dudley asked us also to consider joining ESRAG, a national organization that is doing some interesting things regarding the environment as well. Their membership fee is $30/year.
-September 29 - Next First 5 Civic Wednesday Meeting The First 5 Clubs will meet together on Wednesday, September 29 at noon. Rotary International President Shekhar Mehta will be a featured speaker. This replaces our usual Thursday time. Advance registration is required. Sign up on the Club website, Upcoming Speakers page.
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