Category Archives: News

Rally Against the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Our friends at the Penn Environmental Group pass along the following message about the U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Tom Donohue’s upcoming appearance in Philadelphia and on campus on Friday.

1) Rally against U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Friday at 12pm-1pm, 1200 Market Street.
2) CEO of the Chamber, Tom Donohue is coming to Huntsman Hall, Friday at [...]

PennDems in the Daily Pennsylvanian

Check out today’s article and editorial about PennDems’ Health Care Week in the Daily Pennsylvanian.

Volunteer on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3rd

Philadelphia and Penn need you to volunteer at a polling place on Tuesday, November 3rd.  Find out how to get involved after the jump.

Health Care Week

Health Care Week

From October 26-30, PennDems will be hosting a week dedicated to health care reform. The week will be dedicated to increasing knowledge and awareness of the current health care crisis and encouraging action in Washington.
We’ll spend the week hosting events to rally our members around the cause of health care reform, educating the Penn community [...]

Town Hall with Specter Makes the Front Page of Talking Points Memo

Yup…that’s right. Arlen Specter came to campus last Friday (10/9) to hold a Penn Dems sponsored town hall, where he was unexpectedly endorsed by basketball legend Magic Johnson. The impromptu endorsement, made after Magic toured Penn, has been buzzing all over twitter, and has even been picked up by Talking Points Memo. Here is the [...]

Meet-and-Greet with Gavin Newsom

Join the Penn Democrats for a rare meet-and-greet opportunity with San Francisco Mayor and California Gubernatorial Candidate Gavin Newsom.
Mayor Newsom is a dynamic, young, energetic and accomplished public servant who has championed reforms among the most progressive of any city in the United States.
He is perhaps best known for directing the City of San Francisco [...]

Specter Town Hall was ‘Magical’

Did you hear about our event with Senator Arlen Specter last Friday?  Nearly 150 students attended the Town Hall event, and even Magic Johnson made an appearance to show his support for the Senator. 

Find Your Polling Location

If you live on-campus, use our handy chart to locate your polling location. If you live off-campus, please click here to find the address and a map of your voting location.
Remember, election day 2009 is Tuesday, November 3rd!

Policy & Government Career Fair

If you’re a member of PennDems, you probably have some interest in politics.  Maybe some of you are even looking for a career in policy or government after college.  If so, check out the Career Services 2009 Policy and Government Career Fair, Friday October 9th, 11am-3pm.
Full list of participating groups, and info session locations for [...]