[Cal Dems] Dec. 5 Digest: Poetry After the Storm

[Marshall Geck]

CAL BERKELEY DEMOCRATS
Email Digest, December 5, 2006

Birthdays for 12/03-12/09: Happy Birthday from Cal Dems to Michelle
Wasserman, Jennifer Westhoff, Mari Chaves, Jackie Law, Katie Adler,
Atit Shah, and Sam Lam.

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PROGRESSIVE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

"Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon…which cuts without wounding
and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals."

Martin Luther King Jr.

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UPCOMING EVENTS:

>> The 2nd Annual Poetry After the Storm
Tuesday, December 5, 7pm, Heller Lounge (MLK Student Union)

Help the Berkeley Poetry Review raise money to rebuild New Orleans,
one book at a time. Proceeds from this FREE fundraiser will go to the
reconstruction of schools in New Orleans and the restocking of
libraries that were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. The event will
include performances by California Poet Laureate Al Young, Poetry for
the People, Cal Slam, and Michael Palmer. For more information, please
email Rhae Lynn Barnes at berkeleypoetryreview at yahoo.com.

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PROGRESSIVE OPPORTUNITIES:

>> Spring Policy and Field Internships

People For the American Way is a national, social justice advocacy
organization with more than 900,000 members. They offer excellent
opportunities for individuals who have a passion for public policy,
politics, people and government, and who are devoted to the
progressive movement. Program dates are from January 16, 2007 through
May 11, 2007. For more information, contact Anthony Valdez at
avaldez at pfaw.org