Penn Democrats is joining with Penn for Immigrant Rights to bring you Immigration Action Week! Here’s the full schedule:

Monday, February 24: Discussion with Ed Rendell

8:00 PM, Steinberg-Dietrich Hall 107

Tuesday, February 25: Screening of  ”Inside the Immigrant Worker Experience: Made in L.A.” documentary.

7:00 PM Huntsman Hall (room TBD)

Wednesday, February 26: Panel with Immigration Policy Experts

8:00 PM, Huntsman Hall G60

Thursday, February 27: Panel on Immigration and Health

7:00 PM, Huntsman Hall (room TBD)

Friday, February 28: Identity Demonstration

11:00 AM – 1:30 PM, College Green

More details can be found on each event’s Facebook page, we can’t wait to see you all there!

Tuesday, February 4

She’s worked with Michael Bloomberg and Cory Booker. She’s served as Obama for America’s senior advisor in Pennsylvania. Now, she is both the Communications Director and and the City Representative for Mayor Nutter. With such an impressive resume, Desiree Peterkin Bell is someone you don’t want to miss. Join us Tuesday as she speaks to Dems about her political experiences.

Dr. Valerie Arkoosh, a patient advocate, health care expert and Penn professor, is running for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 13^th District. This is a top tier, highly competitive race and the campaign is seeking finance interns for the spring. Interns will work directly with campaign finance staff. Learn more about her campaign here.

Internships are based in Jenkintown and are unpaid. There may be opportunities for upward mobility for the right applicants.

Responsibilities: Data entry, database management, research, and other projects as assigned by finance staff

Qualifications: Strong commitment to Democratic politics, a willingness to learn, and good personal and written communication skills

To apply, please send resume and dates and times of availability to Ellen Sun, Finance Director ellen@valarkoosh.com

Tuesday, November 12th @ 7PM, Huntsman Hall F85

Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams will be coming to Penn on November 12!

Seth Williams serves as the current District Attorney for the City of Philadelphia, the first African American to ever serve in that role. After 10 years as an Assistant District Attorney, Williams was elected District Attorney with 75% of the vote. Previously, Williams has served as the city’s Inspector General and Assistant Chief of the Municipal Court.

During his time as District Attorney, Williams has prosecuted several high profile cases, including the Kermit Gosnell abortion clinic trial. In 2011, Williams became “the first U.S. prosecutor to charge a church official for endangering children whom the Roman Catholic Church was supposed to protect by shuffling pedophile priests to different parishes where they could find fresh prey”, as one commentator put it, in the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic archdiocese of Philadelphia.

This is is a talk you won’t want to miss!

Wednesday, November 6th @ 6:15PM in Huntsman Hall F85.

Admiral Joe Sestak served as the Director of Defense Policy for the Clinton White House’s National Security Council, as a 3-star admiral in the US Navy, responsible for post-9/11 counterterrorism policy, and as a U.S. Congressman.

Admiral Sestak is now expected to run to become Pennsylvania’s next U.S. Senator and will be at Penn on November 6th! Come hear Admiral Sestak discuss his incredible career and his plans to run for Senate!

Extended Bio:

“Former 3-star Admiral Joe Sestak is an experienced, independent leader who served in the Navy for 31 years and then as the highest ranking military officer ever elected to Congress when he represented Pennsylvania’s Seventh Congressional District from 2007-2010, during which the National Journal identified him as “at the ideological center of the House.” He commanded an aircraft carrier battle group that conducted combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq with 30 U.S. and allied ships and more than 15,000 sailors and 100 aircraft. Joe served as President Clinton’s Director for Defense Policy on the National Security Council in the White House, the first Director of the Navy’s anti-terrorism unit (Deep Blue) after 9/11, and the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations responsible for the Navy’s five year $350 billion warfare requirements.

Joe ran for U.S. Senate in 2010, bucking the entire Democratic Party leadership because he believed Pennsylvanians deserved a leader who would always put their interests first, ahead of party. Against all odds, he overcame a 40 point deficit to win the nomination over a 30-year incumbent, Senator Specter. After the primary, Joe continued to run as the candidate with a pragmatic, independent approach in a Senate election decided by only two points in a year where the party lost the Pennsylvania governor’s race and five Congressional seats by an average of 11 points – all despite being outspent more than any other Senate or Governor’s race (except one) in America that year.”

Fall 2013 has been quite an exciting semester for Penn Democrats. Starting off the year with a discussion on the politics of Obama’s presidency with Ed Rendel, we have since hosted Senator Daylin Leach, Secretary Joe Califano, and two Democrat candidates for Governor of Pennsylvania, Tom Wolf and Katie McGinty. Plenty more where that came from!

Be sure to check out more photos from our events on our Facebook page!

                                                       

Mr. Wolf, a prominent Pennsylvania businessman and philanthropist, served as Pennsylvania Secretary of Revenue under Governor Ed Rendell. We are excited to welcome him to Penn and hear about his past experience and his vision for Pennsylvania.

Throughout the semester Penn Dems will be welcoming the leading Democratic gubernatorial and congressional candidates to campus to speak about their career, their candidacy, and how you can get involved in the 2014 election cycle.

Kevin Strouse for Congress: Finance and Communications Fellowships

Kevin Strouse for Congress is gearing up for the 2014 elections! He is running as a Democrat in Pennsylvania’s 8th District. Find out more about his campaign here. 

Job Description: We are looking for ambitious, hard working individuals to join our team and help us win next fall. Fellows will have the opportunity handle a variety of tasks including conducting research, fundraising, engaging with supporters, writing campaign correspondence and organizing campaign events. Fellows will have the opportunity to work with senior staff and interact with the candidate.

Location:
Lower Bucks County, PA

Start Date:
September 2013

Duration:
Fall Semester. Full and part-time fellowships are available.

Application Requirements:
Strong communication skills required
Computer skills (Excel, Word) required

To Apply: send resume to justin@kevinstrouse.com

Katie McGinty, Democratic Candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, is seeking interns for the 2013-2014 school year. To find out more about Katie McGinty visit her website.

Job Descripton: Katie McGinty for Governor interns will have the opportunity to serve in multiple capacities ranging from campaign finance, policy research, communications, and operations. While you will have exposure to all aspects of the campaign, your specific focus and duties will be designed based on your major, past experience and interests. Duties will include but are not limited to policy research and writing, donor research, assisting with campaign logistics, data management, and communications. Interns will have the opportunity to interact with the candidate and senior campaign officials, as well as the ability to learn the functions of a campaign first hand. Ideal candidates must possess strong communication skills, professional behavior and be very detail and task-oriented.

Interested applicants may send a resume and brief statement of interest to Giancarlo Stefanoni at gstefanoni@katiemcginty.com