Humboldt Young Democrats

05/26/2021

One year ago, today, the world watched in terror as George Floyd was murdered at the hands of Derek Chauvin as his fellow officers stayed there and did nothing to stop it. At the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, we as California Young Democrats know that it is not enough for our leaders to share their thoughts and prayers. We need action:

The California Young Democrats support measures to end police use of force, including the use of weapons and tactics of force.

The California Young Democrats invest in and support alternatives to policing.

The California Young Democrats support establishing a transparent accountability process for police officers, including independent citizen oversight boards and mandated reporting of all previous misconduct reports by police officers upon their hiring.

The California Young Democrats support the divestment from prisons and instead invest in community-based organizations (CBOs) that provide resources focused on reducing recidivism

Lastly, the California Young Democrats call for the California Democratic Party, California Senate Democrats, the California Assembly Democrats, and all other Democratic leaders across the state to reaffirm their commitment to racial justice, , and recognize that .

05/10/2021

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Wanted: thoughtful high school or college students who are interested in politics and looking for something meaningful to do this summer -- for the inaugural class of Huffman Democracy Summer Fellows, starting in just a few weeks!

Here's a bit more about this exciting new program. Twelve dedicated high school and college students from my district will be selected to participate with peers from around the country in a program focused on educating and training the next generation of political activists, organizers, and leaders.

Modelled after the successful “Democracy Summer School” program conceived by my Maryland colleague Congressman Jamie Raskin, the program includes an exciting on-line seminar and curriculum designed by Rep. Raskin (a constitutional scholar) focused on the history of social and political change in America and the progress of political democracy. In addition, Fellows will be trained as organizers and activists, getting hands-on field experience in politics.

Democracy Summer 2021 is a partnership between the Huffman and Raskin campaign teams, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), and several other congressional campaigns around the country. The theme of this year's academic seminar is “The Fight to Vote: Nonviolent Movements, Violent Reactions and the Continuing Struggle for Strong Democracy in America.”

Huffman Democracy Fellows will learn from activist heroes of all ages, policy experts and top political and community organizers across the country. While this year’s program is still taking shape, past Democracy Summer speakers have included House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Civil Rights leaders Bob Moses and Rev. William J. Barber II, Prof. Laurence Tribe, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Rep. John Lewis, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other luminaries.

In the training component of the program, Fellows will participate in essential political field activities and initiatives like phone banking, canvassing, registering voters, social media initiatives, planning and managing political events, and more. Each participate receives a $500 stipend and a program t-shirt.

Additional information and the application for the Democracy Summer 2021 Fellowship can be found at the link below. PLEASE NOTE: there is a short deadline period for these fellowship decisions -- THE DEADLINE IS MAY 14th.

If you know a student who may be interested in this life-changing program, please share this with them right away. We expect the limited number of positions in this year’s class of Democracy Fellows to fill quickly, so please encourage students to apply now.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/19xbXLn7asHDb4Yws5TR8eheehm6HJ8YnORUeM9mhUtw/viewform?edit_requested=true

05/02/2021

Congratulations to the wonderful group of young leaders!

Welcoming the newly elected leaders of the California Young Democrats:

- President: Diane Le
- Vice President of Membership: Resa Barillas
- Vice President of Finance: Codi Verra
- Vice President of Operations: Giovanni Chavez
- Secretary: Nabil Kherfan
- National Committeeperson: Christen Hebrard
- National Committeeperson: Devin Murphy
- Parliamentarian: Emily Bonner
- Political Director: Mike Sharif
- Communications Director: Parshan Khosravi

And expressing our sincerest thanks to CYD's immediate past president Will Rodriguez-Kennedy and all of the outgoing officers of the board for their service and contributions to Young Democrats across the state.

04/22/2021

Looking to get involved in climate work this summer? Check out this great opportunity.

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California is leading the example for combating climate change with civil service action with the California . 🌎

If you are interested in making every day and becoming a part of the climate action culture apply to become a Fellow this summer. ☀️

By joining the program you will have the opportunity to be part of a community and state wide force of emerging leaders while also learning real-world climate action skills through organizing action projects.🌲♻️

📲 Visit ClimateActionCorps.ca.gov to get started.
⏰ DEADLINE to apply is April 30th.