Come join the Penn Democrats and College Republicans for a fun event with great discussion.

No matter your party affiliation, we hope to see you there!

This is a great way to meet new people in both clubs and stay politically active.

Stop HB934 Study Break and Phone Banking!

Tomorrow (December 14th)

at noon in Houston Market (tables close to Hall of Flags)

If you can’t make it, here’s how to make calls and emails from home:

Below is a list of all PA State Senators, their phone numbers, e-mail addresses, and the number of Penn families living in their district.  Please take a few minutes to call and e-mail their offices to express your opposition to HB 934.

Please leave a message if no one picks up the phone.  Feel free to modify the script as you see fit.

Hello, Senator _(their name)_, my name is _(your name)__ and I am a student at the University of Pennsylvania.

 I am calling on behalf of myself and the (number of Penn Families) Penn families living in your district.

I’m calling to express my staunch opposition to the fast-tracked bill pending in the PA Senate, HB934. 

Although the bill was recently amended to allow student ID’s for voting, countless other tax-paying PA residents will remain restricted from exercising their right to vote if the current bill passes.

This bill will shrink the electorate, not protect it. 

Furthermore, its $11 million price tag is a huge amount of tax dollars that do not fit into our state budget.

Please consider my voice and the voice of the Penn community when you vote.  Thank you.

Penn Dem’s creative activism campaign against voter disenfranchisement and HB 934 has made national headlines! Check out the article here.

Come hear from former Congressman, Iraq War veteran, and Attorney General Candidate Patrick Murphy!

Wednesday, November 30th

8:30 – 9:00 PM

Huntsman Hall, Room TBD

Penn Dems Elections will follow, and voting members are expected to stay and vote for all 9 positions, so please do not plan to leave before 11:30. 

To qualify to run for a board position, you must meet the voting criteria detailed below. All voting members are eligible to run for the Penn Dems executive board with one exception — to run for President, you must have served at least a term on the Penn Dems exec board.

We strongly recommend that you speak to the board member who holds the position for which you are running before you declare your candidacy. As a reminder, the positions are President (president@penndems.org),Vice President (vicepresident@penndems.org), Events Director (events@penndems.org), Political Director (political1@penndems.org), Legislative Director (legislative@penndems.org), Communications Director (commmunications@penndems.org), Treasurer (treasurer@penndems.org), and Membership Director (membership@penndems.org).

We are also introducing a new position on the board this year: Volunteer Coordinator. This position will be responsible for coordinating all Penn Dems volunteer activities on Locust Walk and in the West Philly and suburban Philadelphia communities. This board member will work closely with the Membership Director to coordinate on-campus activities, and with the political director to coordinate local political activities, especially through local and Congressional campaigns. For more information about this position, please contact current Community Outreach Director (outreach@penndems.org).

Elections will be held on November 30th at 8:30 pm in Huntsman G60.

RULES:

1. All voters must remain in the room until elections have come to a close, so please plan your evening accordingly.

2. Any eligible member can declare his or her candidacy up until the doors close at 9pm.

3. All board positions are for the 2012 Calendar Year so you may not run if you are going abroad for either of those semesters.

4. To be eligible to vote, you must have attended two Penn Dmes events during the 2012 calendar year, or you must have volunteered for at least one hour with Penn Dems (i.e. flyering on the Walk) in addition to one event. Attendance at the Obama Student Summit and the Joe Biden event, while admirable, do not count towards the Penn Dems voting requirement. Our voter roll is based on attendance sheets from each event. We will notify eligible voters before midnight on Sunday, November 20th; if you do not receive an email from us confirming your eligibility by then and you believe you are eligible to vote according to the rules above, you may email elections@penndems.org with the two events you have attended and, subject to approval, we will add you to the list of votes.

Do you prefer cookies or brownies? 

Vote for your favorite baked good on Locust Walk and you’ll get a free cookie or brownie.

But wait…do you have the right ID?

If HB934 passes the PA State Senate (it already passed the State House), you won’t be able to vote in the upcoming election unless you have a Pennsylvania driver’s license or an unexpired U.S. passport. PennCards won’t work. Driver’s licenses from your home state won’t work.

Come protest voter disenfranchisement on the Walk:

Outside Steiny-D

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 11/14-16

10 am – 3 pm

Email info@penndems.org if you want to help out, and visit us in front of Steiny-D.

Sign our petition against HB934 here.  

Students at the summit getting fired up and ready to go.

Tonight Young Americans for Obama hosted a nationally broadcast student summit in Houston Hall to mark the official launch of Obama’s “Greater Together” initiative. The event was designed to allow students to engage in dialogue about issues affecting the youth of America with senior political leaders.

Speakers included Mayor Nutter, Obama’s campaign manager Jim Messina, and Director of Domestic Policy Council Melody Barnes. They addressed the crowd on a variety of issues, including student loans, Wall Street reform, bringing home the troops, healthcare reform, the American Jobs Act and the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. Students were encouraged to ask questions, and the 6,000 viewers watching the summit via live broadcast on the Young Americans for Obama website were encouraged to Tweet in questions and comments as well.

Over 400 students from Penn, Drexel, Temple, Haverford and Swarthmore attended the summit. Many of the attendees were freshman, eager to exercise their right to vote for the first time in the upcoming elections.

All in all, the night marked a successful launch of the Young Americans for Obama program and left students fired up and ready to go.

For more information on what President Obama has done for young Americans, check out this link.

Here are some things to get you through midterms.

Saturday, October 29th @ 2:30 PM

BILL CLINTON

Temple University

Mitten Hall

1913 N Broad Street

President Clinton will be speaking in support of Mayor Michael Nutter’s re-election campaign.

A group of us will meet at The Compass (37th and Locust) at 1:00 PM and head to the rally together. Join us or go on your own.

Bring your mom; I hear moms love Bill Clinton.

Then, it’s our turn:

STUDENTS FOR BARACK OBAMA 2012

National Campus Summit @ UPENN

Speakers will include Obama Campaign Manager Jim Messina, Mayor Nutter, and other special guests.

Join students from campuses around Philly for this exciting nationally broadcast event.

Learn how you can get involved in the 2012 Youth Movement!

Wednesday, November 2nd @ 6 PM

Hall of Flags — Houston Hall

This is an amazing opportunity and honor for our organization, and it will be a high-profile event just like when Michelle Obama, Tim Kaine, and others came to Penn in the past. It’s important that you RSVP!

RSVP HERE: www.barackobama.com/studentsummit

SEE YOU THERE!

Questions? Email Communications Director Andrew Brown at communications@penndems.org

Also be sure to check us out on Facebook and Twitter!

We attempted to get pictures with him; some more successful than others. Your Membership Director, Graham White, and Multimedia Chair, Alex Lee, were yelled at by Secret Service because they were standing on chairs!

See more pictures on the PHOTOS page!

Also check out our live-tweeting on our twitter @penndems!