[Cal Dems] January 11 Digest : Winter Break Edition

[Molly Green]

CAL DEMS Email Digest for January 13, 2008

Hey Cal Dems!  I hope you are all having an absolutely wonderful break,
and while some of you may be dreading it, we’ll all be back to school in
about a week…and it’s time to get back in gear.  As you probably know, the
CA primary is February 5th and Cal Dems will be doing a lot to get
ready…just read on!

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CAL DEMS ANNOUNCEMENTS:

-SmartAss
The deadline for the first SmartAss of the Spring semester is February 11
and will concern primary results-what the nation can look forward to
heading into the 2008 presidential election

-Deadline to Register to Vote
It’s January 21.  If you’ve moved or just haven’t gotten around to
registering, be so to do so…we need all of you out and about, voting away
for the primary.

-Beginning of the Semester
We’ve got a lot of stuff planned for the beginning of the semester.  There
will be a 2 week big publicity push to remind everyone on campus to get
registered.  We also want you all to wear your Cal Dems shirt on the 1st
Thursday meeting & on February 5th.  On Election Day itself, we’ll have a
big tent out on Sproul with lots of exciting things going on, and there
will be a huge push for GOTV.  Get ready!

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PROGRESSIVE QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
“I was raised the old-fashioned way, with a stern set of moral principles:
Never lie, cheat, steal or knowingly spread a venereal disease. Never
speed up to hit a pedestrian or, or course, stop to kick a pedestrian who
has already been hit. From which it followed, of course, that one would
never ever -- on pain of deletion from dozens of Christmas card lists
across the country -- vote Republican.” –Barbra Ehrenreich

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PROGRESSIVE EVENTS:
-Free digital subscription to THE NATION
On January 10th 2008, in a special new promotion, The Nation , will be
offering free digital subscriptions to the weekly magazine to students
coast to coast.  Both undergraduates and graduate students are free to
sign up for the electronic subscriptions at StudentNation.us.
One of the country's leading political publications, The Nation has
emerged as the place to turn for progressives and all thinking people
eager for serious, critical (but seldom shrill) commentary. The Nation
editor and publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel keeps up a busy campus speaking
schedule and this new campus initiative is aimed at allowing any students
interested in engaging with the issues of the day an opportunity to do so
with a publication that takes them seriously.

The Nation is America's oldest weekly magazine,and has been pissing off
the powerful since 1865. It is today, one of the country's leading sources
of news, investigative reporting and cultural commentary.


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PROGRESSIVE OPPORTUNITIES:

-Design a Video for the New Leaders Council website
The New Leaders Council has posted a "Request for Brilliance" for those
creative individals who are interested in helping design a video for our
homepage. This video will highlight the work of the NLC Institute and orient
web viewers to the New Leaders Program. So if you are creative, progressive,
and know how to make a web video, please join in the competition.

For more information, visit www.geniusrocket.com.



-Internship in the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: SPRING INTERNS

Duties & Responsibilities:
- Monitor incoming emails and phone calls
- Interact with constituents and troubleshoot concerns
- Navigate the wide variety of city departments and community partners
- Organize and staff community meetings and public hearings as needed
-  Conduct  research  related  to  local  community organizations and their
activities
- Maintain contact database
- Accompany the liaisons to community and staff meetings as appropriate
- Assist the Office Manager and staff in performing other duties as needed

Qualifications:
A   qualified  candidate  will  be  enrolled  in  a  2  or  4-year  college
(exceptional  high school students also considered) and maintain an average
GPA  of  3.0.  Foreign  language  proficiency  is a plus. We also encourage
recent  graduates  to  apply.  A focus on or interest in political science,
public  policy, communications or any other major really and a demonstrated
commitment to San Francisco are highly desirable. To be considered for this
position,  candidates  must  be  available  15  ¬ 20 hours per week for the
duration  of  thee school year. Candidates reaching the interview phase
will be given a writing test.

Compensation:
College  credit  available  (if  you do a good job and handle the necessary
paperwork,  we'll  sign it). Plus, the opportunity to work in a fast
paced, never  a  dull  day  atmosphere,  where  you will have ever
grateful people willing to give you awesome recommendations.

Contact:
Please   submit   a   resume   and   cover   letter  to  Alex  Randolph  at
alex.randolph at sfgov.org  to be considered for a position. Resumes and cover
letters  in  PDF  format are preferred.  In your communication, please also
include your earliest available start date and class schedule along with an
accounting  of previous commitments that may interfere with your internship
at  The  Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services.  Please include "MONS
Intern Position" in the subject line.