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Building Community and Moving Forward
Our meetings are usually every 4th Thursday at 6:30 pm, upstairs at Atascadero Library. (Subject to change.)
Guest Speakers 2025
April 24
Yessenia Echevarria will be the featured speaker for the April 24 meeting of the Atascadero Democratic Club. We will meet in the Martin Polin community room on the second floor of the Atascadero Public Library at 6:30 PM.
Ms. Echevarria currently serves on the staff for Congressman Salud Carbajal of the 24th District which covers Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, and the southern half of San Luis Obispo County. She will update us on local, state, and national efforts to oppose the Trump administration's assaults on our democracy.
In addition to her government role, Ms. Echevarria is an advocate for justice on California’s Central Coast. To this end she serves as an organizer with Mujeres de Acción and Paso People’s Action, where she mobilizes efforts to support immigrant rights, educational equity, and civic engagement. Ms. Echevarria is also a contributor to 805 La Voz and Chicas Políticas Podcast, platforms from which she advances democracy and equity for black, indigenous, and peoples of color.
Her community leadership has earned her regional and national recognition, including being named Congressional Woman of the Year in 2021 and a 2024 nominee for Atascadero’s Influential Women of the Year.