When we fight, we win.
Welcome to the
Westside Democratic Headquarters (WDHQ)!
Our Mission:
Tuesday, 10/1, 5 – 9 PM — VP Debate Watch Party at the HQ! 📺
Hosted by CBS, moderated by Norah O’Donnell & Margaret Brennan, venue New York City
CLICK HERE OR ABOVE TO RSVP
for another fantastic WDHQ watch party with food, drink, three TVs, and new speaker system
Sat., 10/5, 1 – 4 PM Kids too young to vote? They can still contribute to the campaign by making Harris/Walz art this Saturday!
While your kid(s) are being supervised as they make posters, you can join them or (we hope) you can make some calls or postcards for Kamala & Tim & key races! All supplies provided. Free, but we’d love it if you could **RSVP HERE**
He was the architect of Barack Obama’s 2008 epic grassroots organizing campaign, but his activism and organizing can be traced back to Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta’s campaign to unionize California farm workers in the late 1960s and 1970s, and even further back to the 1964 Freedom Summer in Mississippi.
Who is he? Marshall Ganz, of course! And he is coming to the Westside Dem HQ Sunday, 10/6 at 11:30 AM to talk about his new book, People, Power, Change: Organizing for Democratic Renewal.
Friday, 10/11 — Yom Kippur, no event
Saturday, 10/12 — Blues Grove Musical Eve — event after sundown, details TBA 🎷
Sunday, 10/13 — Women For Harris Brunch: 47 to 47,000
(If we get her elected, KH will be the 47th President; the brunch aims to reach 47,000 voters) 🍕🥙
Biig happy announcement: Brunch to be emceed by none other than fave comedian Paula Poundstone, friend of the HQ! CLICK HERE TO RSVP
WATCH THIS SPACE FOR POTENTIAL NEWS OF 10/13 VERY SPECIAL BRUNCH GUEST
WDHQ HOURS & SCHEDULE
Hours for the 3rd St. Promenade HQ:
(open later for special event nights • may expand closer to Election Day)
Monday – Thursday: Noon – 8 PM
Friday: Noon – 6 PM
Saturday & Sunday: 10 AM – 6 PM
with special events select Friday & Saturday nights, 7 – 10 PM
*** 1241 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica ***
one block south of Wilshire, across from Sephora
Nearby inexpensive parking in SM Parking Structure 1 (4th St. just south of Wilshire) and Structure 2 (2nd St. just south of Wilshire)
** 1st 90 minutes free, $2 for 2 hours **
Not only will you be able to call, text, or postcard in person … hop a ride to canvass in swing state Nevada or a swing district right here in CA … register voters … or have your kids create campaign posters … you can also experience:
Special events with entertainment • Debate watch parties • Candidate meet-and-greets • A where-else-could-you-find-this collection of political merch • Snacks & drinks for volunteers • High school community service ops
Previous events FYI — see what we’ve been up to!
First round was a huge hit so it’s back! Kamala Harris makes us want to sing 🎶, so we’re hosting a karaoke party at the Westside Democratic HQ on the evening of Friday, Sept. 27. Professional MC and setup, 60,000+ songs to choose from 🎤
No RSVP needed for the Musicians for Kamala livestream — just come on down
Thanks to everyone who stopped by and survived Friday the 13th’s (not-so) spooky (but definitely funky) night of Karaoke for Kamala
And oops, we did it again Friday, September 27 
We’re grateful to the 200+ who joined the excitement as we watched the oh-so-satisfying Harris-Trump debate
with food & drink & good cheer
DEBATE-WATCH PARTIES! PRESIDENTIAL:
Tuesday, Sep. 10, 2024, 6 PM PDT, hosted by ABC, moderated by David Muir & Linsey Davis, venue Philadelphia
VICE PRESIDENTIAL:
Tuesday, Oct. 1, 6 PM PDT, hosted by CBS, time, moderated by Norah O’Donnell & Margaret Brennan, venue New York City
Wow, we reached capacity with over 200 RSVPs and dozens more wanting to come, and with regrets,
stopped taking reservations — big thanks to everyone who came or wanted to come!
Thank you to the 100+ who came to Manchego to celebrate union labor
and helped us raise thousands for the HQ!
