[Cal Dems] Nov. 5 Digest: Final Hours to Get Out the Vote!

[Marshall Geck]

CAL BERKELEY DEMOCRATS
Email Digest, November 5, 2006

Birthdays for 11/5-11/11: Happy Birthday from Cal Dems to Al Fang,
Kali Peterson, Grace Jordan, Dahisy Ramirez, Kayla Gordon, and Andy
Megantz.

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CAL DEMS ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Many thanks to everyone who has helped make sure California votes
Democratic on Tuesday. You guys are awesome! Now that we're in the
final 48 hours, your help is more important than ever. Three ways you
can get out the vote:

1) Monday: Phone banking, 6-9pm at 1936 University Avenue. Contact
Natalie (natalie at caldems.com) to sign up. Free food and other
Democrats!

2) Tuesday: Get out the vote all day on campus. Hand out slate cards,
help students find their polling place, and drive the GOTV golf cart!
Email Rustin (rustin at caldems.com) if you can help out.

3) Email/message 5 friends and remind them to vote!

Visit http://smartvoter.org to find your polling place, and
http://caldems.com/vote.php for more information about voting.
Tomorrow we'll send a reminder of our endorsements.

Then, Tuesday evening you can join us to watch the returns: RSVP via
Facebook at http://berkeley.facebook.com/event.php?eid=2215450405 or
contact Sarah (sarah at caldems.com) for more information.

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PROGRESSIVE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

"The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for
breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which
imprison men because they are different from other men."

Lyndon Baines Johnson

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UPCOMING EVENTS:

>> Election Night Party!
Tuesday, November 7, 8pm, Delancey Street, Town Hall Room, 600
Embarcadero Street, San Francisco

Join some of the top Democrats of the state, including U.S. Senator
Dianne Feinstein, Mayor Jerry Brown, and State Treasurer Bill Lockyer
for Election Night 2006! For more information call 310-556-VOTE.

>> Climate Change Science and the Supreme Court
Wednesday, November 8, 12:30-1:30pm, 250 GSPP

On November 29, 2006, the Supreme Court will hear the case of
Massachusetts v. EPA, about regulation of CO2 as a pollutant. A group
of climate scientists has submitted an amicus brief to the Court on
the scientific merits of the case. Dr. Fung will discuss the amicus
brief and the response thus far to the brief. Lunch will be served.
Sponsored by the Center for Environmental Public Policy (CEPP); please
RSVP to cepp at berkeley.edu by November 6.

>> Reverberations of 9/11: On Campus and Beyond
Wednesday, November 8, 6-8pm, Free Speech Movement Café

Reverberations of 9/11 explores how post-9/11 policies have adversely
affected students of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and Muslim descent.
The keynote speaker is Banafsheh Akhlaghi, founder of the National
Legal Sanctuary for Community Advancement. The aim of the program is
to empower students by informing them about government policy and
their rights, encouraging them to ensure that the civil rights of all
students are protected. For more information, contact Shereen Khan at
sakhan at berkeley.edu.

>> New Yorker at UC Berkeley
Monday, November 13 through Wednesday, November 15

The New Yorker College Tour stops at the University of California,
Berkeley, November 13 to 15! The Tour will feature in-classroom visits
by New Yorker writers and editors, free daytime, on-campus lectures,
and evening entertainment. For complete programming information, click
here: http://www.newyorkercollegetour.com