The Alameda County Democratic Party is gearing up for the 2012 Election Season and seeking energetic, passionate student interns who are looking for college credit or simply looking for ways to build your resume. We are offering internships around Alameda County to help with all of the following tasks, as well as other duties that come up this Election Season:

• Field: Assist the Executive Director with outreach, research, volunteer coordination, special projects
and administrative and operational tasks. Lead grassroots rallies, canvasses (precinct walks), and
phone banks. A good sense of humor and a willingness to take on any task.
• New Media: Help build the campaign’s social networking and online presence on Facebook.com,
Twitter.com, YouTube.com, Flickr.com, and ACDems.org as well as disperse online media materials,
and assist with other tasks as needed. Strong organizational and writing skills required.
• Solutions & Analysis Research: Research all aspects of the campaign’s messaging and on-andoffline efforts. Excellent analytical and research skills are desired. Technical and legal knowledge of
the political process, Elections, and campaigns is a plus.
• Finance: Research potential donors, prepare briefing materials, research labor union contacts,
maintain donor records, and assist with other tasks as needed. Assist in fundraising events
coordination and outreach. Strong organizational and writing skills are essential. Research experience
is desired, but not mandatory.

Interns are asked to dedicate at least 10 hours per week or whatever is required from your program to receive college credit. Schedules will be determined upon acceptance to the program. This internship provides remote work opportunities.

Additional Qualifications:
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Solid computer and research skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to juggle multiple deadlines and assignments.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Applicants with a variety of experience levels and interests encouraged to apply.

To Apply:
• Applications should consist of a resume and at least 2 references.
• Include available start date and end date.
• Send all materials or inquiries electronically to: ExecutiveDirector@ACDems.org

Deadlines and Dates:
• Internships will be for a period of ten or twelve weeks or whatever your college program requires in
order to receive college credit.
• This is an unpaid internship and there is no stipend, housing or any other benefit provided.

Eligibility:
• Internships are open to all undergraduate, graduate students, and recent graduates.

Paid for by
Alameda County Democratic Central Committee
P.O. Box 3937, Hayward, CA 94540-3937
Not authorized by any candidate or candidate committee.

A complex policy issue like higher education admissions cannot be reduced to a simplistic metaphor like prices for baked goods, or other forms of crude satire, and doing so trivializes the experiences of students from all backgrounds. SB 185 would allow students from a variety of backgrounds to succeed on UC and CSU campuses without creating an unfair advantage for underrepresented students.

We believe race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic background are all relevant factors that should be considered in college admissions. Since Proposition 209 was passed in 1996 banning affirmative action in California’s public universities, UC Berkeley and its student body has suffered from decreased representation of students of color. To mitigate these effects, SB 185 would allow admissions officers at UCs and CSUs to create campuses that acknowledge difference and diversity and to foster a more complete learning environment. Therefore, we firmly endorse SB 185 and urge Governor Brown to sign it immediately.

The Cal Berkeley Democrats and Berkeley College Republicans have striven to maintain a sense of mutual respect and civil opposition. Moving forward, we ask that the larger campus community agree to promote a more respectful exchange of ideas. Although the bake sale itself has passed, many students remain hurt and distressed by the tactics employed during this event. It is imperative to close the historical wounds that have been reopened by this incident and to recreate the civil atmosphere of dialogue that all students cherish and uphold.

President Obama addressed “one American family” on Tuesday night: a family he insisted includes American Muslims, undocumented immigrants, and America’s most vulnerable populations.  While I am grateful for these words, America has never been a unified family.  Nor have we been, as President Obama patriotically claimed, the world’s “moral example” of freedom, justice, and dignity.  Our history of genocide and displacement acted upon Native Americans, slavery, and dehumanizing immigration policy (to name a few of many injustices against communities of color) stand in direct opposition to these values.  “Our history” is not the history of America; it is merely a myth that white people have chosen for us to remember.  If you deny that history is malleable by the whim of those in power, you don’t have to go as far as a Texas textbook to see that certain omnipresent stories, of Columbus, of the American hero, of the pioneer, and of his dream, reinforce the idea of a unified cultural identity.  However, this reading of history neglects the narratives of people of color, denying them the ability to define their own identity and dreams, and forcing a form of assimilation that renders their cultures inferior.

Obama was always my man.  But it is my commitment to core Democratic values that keep me critical of my President, and the Democratic Party at large.  If we are supposedly “poised for progress,” if our leaders are indeed to be “a light to the world,” and if we are really willing to measure our success by the success of all of our people, we need to stop accepting and rearticulating hegemonic rhetoric.  We need to check our power systems, proclaim the American Dream was never a universal dream, and stop looking backwards to an unacceptable history.

Authored by: Anais LaVoie, Jonathan Uriarte and Senator McDonald

Sponsored by:  Senator Alabastro, Senator Bach, Senator Del Rosso, Senator Freeman, Senator Gong, Senator Horning, Senator Loomba, Senator McDonald, Senator Montouth, Senator Pham, Senator Salahi, Senator Youm, Senator Zhang, and Executive VP Nanxi Liu

WHEREAS, on Saturday, January 8, 2011 a mass shooting of Representative Gabrielle Giffords and 17 other people occurred outside a supermarket in Arizona where Rep. Giffords was meeting with constituents; and,

WHEREAS, Rep. Giffords and many others were wounded as a result of the attack while six were killed including Federal District Judge John M. Roll, nine-year-old Christina Greene, Giffords’ Director of Community Outreach Gabe Zimmerman, Dorothy Morris, Phyllis Schneck, and Dorwan Stoddard; and,

WHEREAS, although motives for the shooting are still unclear, evidence suggests that the shootings were planned and reflect shooter Jared Lee Loughner’s own hateful and violent political opinions; and,

WHEREAS, in light of the tragic violence the East Bay Young Democrats will be holding a candlelight vigil for Rep. Giffords and all the victims of Sunday’s senseless violence; and,

WHEREAS, the event will take place on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 5pm at the Frank Ogawa Plaza in front of Oakland City Hall; and,

WHEREAS, the event is co-sponsored by Cal Berkeley Democrats, Courage Campaign, CREDO Action, East Bay Young Democrats, City of Alameda Democratic Club, East Bay Democracy For America, NWPC-AN, South County Young Democrats, and the Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club,

BE IT RESOLVED, that “Standing Against Violence: A Candlelight Vigil for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords” be an ASUC-Sponsored event; and,

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the ASUC condemns shooter Jared Lee Loughner’s actions and the hateful rhetoric behind them; and,

BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the ASUC joins the campus community in calling for civility and a more respectful dialogue in the political process.

But a lot of young people don’t even know about the new law or how they can get covered. That’s why The California Endowment launched the “Get Covered California” campaign to ensure that every young adult in California learns about the new health law as soon as possible, gets covered immediately, and spreads the word to their friends and family.

Dems, help spread the word right now. It only takes a couple of minutes.

First, check out GetCoveredCA.org and Join the Campaign.

Next, send an email to your friends, family and networks to tell them about the Get Covered California Campaign and ask them to spread the word. You can use the text of this email to get you started.

Finally, share our page on Facebook and re-tweet and follow the campaign on Twitter:

Facebook.com/getcoveredca

Twitter.com/getcoveredca

OPERATION: PROTECT & DEFEND
2010 Campaign Kickoff BBQ

Cal Dems will be organizing and funding transportation.  Fill out this form to be added to the carpool list.

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Republican operatives at the national and state levels have painted a BIG RED BULLSEYE this election season on some of our true blue leaders in the Bay Area — courageous Dems like Congressman Jerry McNerney and Assemblywoman Buchanan — in their quest to take back Congress and state houses across the country.
…
But we can’t let them. And with your help, we won’t.

JOIN…

CALIFORNIA YOUNG DEMOCRATS &
ASSEMBLYWOMAN JOAN BUCHANAN
@
CYD Bay Area’s 2010 CAMPAIGN KICKOFF BBQ
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26th

11:30am | MEET @ 2694 Bishop Drive, Suite 121, San Ramon, CA 94583
11:45am | RAH RAH RAH w/ Assemblywoman Buchanan + light refreshments
12:00pm | DESCEND upon DANVILLE (located in AD 15 & CD 11)
4:00pm | EAT BBQ!

Bring your walking shoes and a healthy appetite — and help us kick this crucial campaign season into high gear as we talk to Democrats about the importance of showing up to the polls this November!

PROTECT & DEFEND OUR MAJORITY.

1 city. 1 day. 2 more years of a blue Bay Area.

Last week, the Public Relations Team participated in Campus Movie Fest, a contest to create an original film in one week.  The film, submitted for Best Comedy, is a satire about what would happen if conservatives ruled the world.  Join us for the finale, Friday September 24th at 7:30 in Wheeler Auditorium.

The third speaker, Assm. Martin Block (D-San Diego), assured the crowd, “We hear your voices in that building.”  Now, as the Chair of the Committee on Higher Education, that’s exactly what he should be saying.  I realized in that moment that over the last year, we’ve been yelling, marching, and advocating, but really we’ve been hoping that someone would listen to us.  We’ve been occupying buildings and signing petitions, plotting to make our voices stronger than the businessmen who run our schools and our state.  We’ve been skimming, deleting, forwarding, and reposting messages sent by various organizations opposing the cuts, knowing that together we wouldn’t be silenced.

Well, we’ve jumped that hurdle.  But what’s next?

I think it starts with supporting leaders we see standing up for us.  And that’s why, when the girl taking notes next to me wanted to confirm the name of AB 656’s author was Alberto Torres, I quickly answered, “Torrico actually, he’s also running for Attorney General.”  Now, I missed the endorsement meeting so as far as Cal Dems goes, this is probably blasphemous, but I guess bloggers are supposed to have an opinion and this is mine: We know that quality education reduces crime in our state.  We are all products of this.  For public safety, I want to support a leader who is willing to not only be tough on crime, but also stand up for preventing it by funding institutions like Cal.  That leader is Alberto Torrico.

The next step is continuing to use the tools that make our generation unique.  Grassroots organization is no longer about knocking on doors and phonebanking.  It’s about Facebook advertisements, calculated Tweets, and the simplicity of sharing YouTube videos.  In this way, we automatically endorse issues to our friends and relatives, often while avoiding the uncomfortable argument at family gatherings – you know the one with your (awkwardly closeted) conservative uncle about who should actually be paying the most taxes.  The petition for AB 656: Fair Share for Fair Tuition is encouragingly close to garnering 100, 000 signatures.  I don’t think that it’s unlikely to predict that if all its supporters reached out to all their friends on Facebook, defeat would be impossible and higher education would once again be California’s priority.

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