To the Brown Dems that have made this semester (and year) so fantastic:
Since everyone is in the midst of finals period and preparing to go home for the summer (or, sadly, graduate), it is time for the final blog post of the school year.
First, CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS!! The board for next semester will be...
President - Harrison Kreisberg
Vice President - Lise Rahdert
Elections & Advocacy Chair - Raphaela DeGette Lipinsky
Speakers & Events Chair - Jeremy Feigenbaum
Civic Involvement Chair - Rajan Kothari
Secretary - Jared Stein
And, we should not forget, congratulations to President Emeritus Gabe Kussin for a great year and for being chosen to be the President of the College Democrats of Rhode Island!
We cannot wait to begin a new semester supporting our Democratic nominee and Democratic candidates throughout Rhode Island and New England. We will certainly have a very busy upcoming year, filled with opportunities to get involved and to hear from some very interesting speakers.
Also, our final event of the semester was a great hit. Congresswoman Diana DeGette spoke intelligently and passionately about the need for congresspersons to put science before politics. Her book will be coming out in August which, as she said with a smile, is certainly not a coincidence.
We hope that those of you still around next year will come to our first meeting with many ideas and thoughts about where you would like to see our chapter go. 2008 should be a great year for the democrats, and we hope you are as excited as we are to be a part of it.
Thank you for a great year,
The Outgoing Democratic E-Board
Friday, May 9, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Elections and Lectures
Hey Beloved Dems,
As many of you have your eyes glued to the TVs to find out the final results of the Pennsylvania primary, I thought I would remind you about our own upcoming elections.
The elections will take place at 6:00, on Thursday 4/24, in Salomon 003. Whether or not you run for any position, please show up to make your voice heard. Just to remind anyone interested, the open positions are President, Elections and Advocacy Chair, Civic Involvement Chair, and Secretary. Hope to see you all there!
Also, please bring yourselves and your friends to our upcoming lecture by Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-Co). You can see the blog entry below for more information, but it promises to be a fantastic event. E-mail jeremy_feigenbaum@brown.edu if your group would like to cosponsor our event or if you would like to simply help out.
We will let you know the results of our board elections as soon as it happens.
Stay Tuned,
The Brown Dems Board
As many of you have your eyes glued to the TVs to find out the final results of the Pennsylvania primary, I thought I would remind you about our own upcoming elections.
The elections will take place at 6:00, on Thursday 4/24, in Salomon 003. Whether or not you run for any position, please show up to make your voice heard. Just to remind anyone interested, the open positions are President, Elections and Advocacy Chair, Civic Involvement Chair, and Secretary. Hope to see you all there!
Also, please bring yourselves and your friends to our upcoming lecture by Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-Co). You can see the blog entry below for more information, but it promises to be a fantastic event. E-mail jeremy_feigenbaum@brown.edu if your group would like to cosponsor our event or if you would like to simply help out.
We will let you know the results of our board elections as soon as it happens.
Stay Tuned,
The Brown Dems Board
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Going Out with Style
To the Wonderful Brown Democrats,
As most of you (aka, all of you) have realized, we have just one month left of school before going home for the summer. But before you all get to "enjoy" finals period, we have some really exciting events planned over the next week and a half.
First, I wanted to let you know that the Brown Democrats Pizza and West Wing Party we had for the propsective students at ADOCH (and a bunch of dems who showed up for the free food) was a huge success. It was great to see so many freshmen interested in being involved in our club. We cannot wait to see a huge outpouring of new members at the beginning of next semester.
Anyway, TOMMOROW NIGHT IS RELAY FOR LIFE. As our prez just said at the meeting, "Relay for life is one of the coolest things thats happens at Brown." Join the Brown Democrats in the fight against cancer at the main green friday night (from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. because cancer never sleeps). There will be movies, food, and entertainment, and you can help out a great cause. We definitely hope that you will join our team. E-mail gabriel_kussin@brown.edu for more information and to help raise some money (trust me, your parents will definitely give some money for the cause).
This coming THURSDAY, APRIL 24, AT 5:30 WILL BE OUR ELECTIONS. The positions of President, Civic Involvement Chair, and Secretary will all be open for election (although others might open if the officers run for new positions). Please come and feel free to run for a position (if you have any questions write to jeremy_feigenbaum@brown.edu). Even if you don't run, we would love for you to come and vote anyway.
Finally, a week from Monday, on APRIL 28, CONGRESSWOMAN DIANA DEGETTE (D-CO) WILL BE COMING TO SPEAK at Brown in Hunter Lab--Carmichael Auditorium. The lecture will be discussing Sex, Science, and Stem Cells: The Right Wing Assault on Reason. Tell your democratic friends, tell your friends who love science, tell everyone you know ... it is going to be a great event. If you are interested in tableslipping or ushering, email jeremy_feigenbaum@brown.edu.
Looking forward to seeing you all at these many, interesting events,
The Board
As most of you (aka, all of you) have realized, we have just one month left of school before going home for the summer. But before you all get to "enjoy" finals period, we have some really exciting events planned over the next week and a half.
First, I wanted to let you know that the Brown Democrats Pizza and West Wing Party we had for the propsective students at ADOCH (and a bunch of dems who showed up for the free food) was a huge success. It was great to see so many freshmen interested in being involved in our club. We cannot wait to see a huge outpouring of new members at the beginning of next semester.
Anyway, TOMMOROW NIGHT IS RELAY FOR LIFE. As our prez just said at the meeting, "Relay for life is one of the coolest things thats happens at Brown." Join the Brown Democrats in the fight against cancer at the main green friday night (from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. because cancer never sleeps). There will be movies, food, and entertainment, and you can help out a great cause. We definitely hope that you will join our team. E-mail gabriel_kussin@brown.edu for more information and to help raise some money (trust me, your parents will definitely give some money for the cause).
This coming THURSDAY, APRIL 24, AT 5:30 WILL BE OUR ELECTIONS. The positions of President, Civic Involvement Chair, and Secretary will all be open for election (although others might open if the officers run for new positions). Please come and feel free to run for a position (if you have any questions write to jeremy_feigenbaum@brown.edu). Even if you don't run, we would love for you to come and vote anyway.
Finally, a week from Monday, on APRIL 28, CONGRESSWOMAN DIANA DEGETTE (D-CO) WILL BE COMING TO SPEAK at Brown in Hunter Lab--Carmichael Auditorium. The lecture will be discussing Sex, Science, and Stem Cells: The Right Wing Assault on Reason. Tell your democratic friends, tell your friends who love science, tell everyone you know ... it is going to be a great event. If you are interested in tableslipping or ushering, email jeremy_feigenbaum@brown.edu.
Looking forward to seeing you all at these many, interesting events,
The Board
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Our Upcoming Plans (no, not an april fools)
Hey Faithful Dems,
So now that Spring Break is past, and finals are creeping up (sorry, but it's true), we have one month to really have some fun and do some great events. Here's a roundup of what is to come.
April is the month for our Spring semester lectures! We are waiting to confirm everything, but it involves great speakers, congress, and a lot of fun...
Anyway, some things that I can tell you more about:
April 3 2008: This is our first meeting back, and you should definitely come! We will talk about raising money for Relay for Life, a really worthwhile cause. We will tell you more about our lectures. And we will start talking about ELECTIONS. We hope that you guys will all consider running for positions - as we can tell you, it is both fun and rewarding to be on Dems board.
April 10 2008: No meeting (you wouldn't come, it is almost spring weekend!)
Those are the big things for now, but more to come, I promise...
Your Board
So now that Spring Break is past, and finals are creeping up (sorry, but it's true), we have one month to really have some fun and do some great events. Here's a roundup of what is to come.
April is the month for our Spring semester lectures! We are waiting to confirm everything, but it involves great speakers, congress, and a lot of fun...
Anyway, some things that I can tell you more about:
April 3 2008: This is our first meeting back, and you should definitely come! We will talk about raising money for Relay for Life, a really worthwhile cause. We will tell you more about our lectures. And we will start talking about ELECTIONS. We hope that you guys will all consider running for positions - as we can tell you, it is both fun and rewarding to be on Dems board.
April 10 2008: No meeting (you wouldn't come, it is almost spring weekend!)
Those are the big things for now, but more to come, I promise...
Your Board
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Here is a copy of the e-mail Gabe sent out this week, it basically says it all.
"Hey Guys!
Tonight at 8PM, in our regular meeting spot in Wilson 105, the Dems will briefly meet to discuss a great opportunity this weekend. On Saturday at 11 AM, the Dems, along with activists from across the state, will meet at the downtown office of Jobs with Justice to canvass for state budget solutions. We will talk to people in their own communities about real alternatives to deep service and program cuts proposed by Republican Governor Carcieri.
So come to the meeting tonight, to get familiarized with the issues facing Rhode Island and get pumped about this weekend!"
Both meetings wil be extremely valuable and rewarding, and you don't want to miss them. I look forward to seeing all of tonight and on Saturday.
Until then,
The Dems
"Hey Guys!
Tonight at 8PM, in our regular meeting spot in Wilson 105, the Dems will briefly meet to discuss a great opportunity this weekend. On Saturday at 11 AM, the Dems, along with activists from across the state, will meet at the downtown office of Jobs with Justice to canvass for state budget solutions. We will talk to people in their own communities about real alternatives to deep service and program cuts proposed by Republican Governor Carcieri.
So come to the meeting tonight, to get familiarized with the issues facing Rhode Island and get pumped about this weekend!"
Both meetings wil be extremely valuable and rewarding, and you don't want to miss them. I look forward to seeing all of tonight and on Saturday.
Until then,
The Dems
Friday, February 29, 2008
PRIMARY WEEKEND!
Hey Y'all!
First, I wanted to thank everyone who showed up to our joint general body meeting last night with the Asian-American Student Association. It was a lively discussion that we hope will spawn other similar discussions as we approach November.
Secondly, since Tuesday is such an important day for Rhode Island Politics, I thought I would list two of the great events happening around the Ocean State leading up to the primary!
Friday Night (Tonight)
Chelsea Clinton will be at Viva/Paragon (234 Thayer Street) tonight for a "Hillary Hour" event. Doors open at 7:30, event starts at 8PM and there will be a cash bar.
Saturday
Senator Obama will be speaking at the Rhode Island College Recreation Center (600 Mount Pleasant Avenue in Providence). Doors open at NOON with the senator arriving soon after.
In addition, Blue State Coffee is holding a mock election until 11PM TONIGHT AND on March 4, if you come to Blue State wearing an “I Voted Sticker,” you’ll get a FREE cup of coffee! Who says democracy doesn’t pay!
Finally, if you are unsure of where you are supposed to vote, please visit the secretary of state’s website: http://www.sec.state.ri.us/vic/
This will give you all of the information about Tuesday that you will need!
Keep checking the blog for more information as we will try to post news and events as soon as we hear about it!
-The Dems!
First, I wanted to thank everyone who showed up to our joint general body meeting last night with the Asian-American Student Association. It was a lively discussion that we hope will spawn other similar discussions as we approach November.
Secondly, since Tuesday is such an important day for Rhode Island Politics, I thought I would list two of the great events happening around the Ocean State leading up to the primary!
Friday Night (Tonight)
Chelsea Clinton will be at Viva/Paragon (234 Thayer Street) tonight for a "Hillary Hour" event. Doors open at 7:30, event starts at 8PM and there will be a cash bar.
Saturday
Senator Obama will be speaking at the Rhode Island College Recreation Center (600 Mount Pleasant Avenue in Providence). Doors open at NOON with the senator arriving soon after.
In addition, Blue State Coffee is holding a mock election until 11PM TONIGHT AND on March 4, if you come to Blue State wearing an “I Voted Sticker,” you’ll get a FREE cup of coffee! Who says democracy doesn’t pay!
Finally, if you are unsure of where you are supposed to vote, please visit the secretary of state’s website: http://www.sec.state.ri.us/vic/
This will give you all of the information about Tuesday that you will need!
Keep checking the blog for more information as we will try to post news and events as soon as we hear about it!
-The Dems!
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Exciting Events
Hey Dems,
My apologies for not have written everyone a post last week, so I'll try to make up for it by telling you about a very exciting event this week. First, we will be doing some voter registration in the Bear's Lair at 8:00 tonight. Hopefully, if you haven't already registered, you will go and do it now - it is really easy, and so important!
Now here is the really exciting and usual event - Thursday night at 8:00, our usual time, we will be having a joint meeting with the Asian-American Students Association discussing Asian Americans' role in modern politics. The meeting will certainly be fascinating and will include media clips, panelists, and discussion. I hope all of you will be able to make it.
As a final point, this coming Tuesday, March 4th, will be a very big day for RI Democrats; for the first time in a long time, our little Ocean State will matter in the primary elections. Even though we on the board are split about who we support, we all agree on one thing: EVERYONE should vote! Make sure you vote for your favorite candidate.
Until we have another batch of exciting events to tell you about,
Your Brown Dems Board
My apologies for not have written everyone a post last week, so I'll try to make up for it by telling you about a very exciting event this week. First, we will be doing some voter registration in the Bear's Lair at 8:00 tonight. Hopefully, if you haven't already registered, you will go and do it now - it is really easy, and so important!
Now here is the really exciting and usual event - Thursday night at 8:00, our usual time, we will be having a joint meeting with the Asian-American Students Association discussing Asian Americans' role in modern politics. The meeting will certainly be fascinating and will include media clips, panelists, and discussion. I hope all of you will be able to make it.
As a final point, this coming Tuesday, March 4th, will be a very big day for RI Democrats; for the first time in a long time, our little Ocean State will matter in the primary elections. Even though we on the board are split about who we support, we all agree on one thing: EVERYONE should vote! Make sure you vote for your favorite candidate.
Until we have another batch of exciting events to tell you about,
Your Brown Dems Board
Monday, February 11, 2008
New Meeting Location!!
If you read the post below (and I recommend that you do), please note that our future meetings will be help at 8:00 p.m. on Thursdays in WILSON 105.
See you there!
See you there!
Another Week, Another Blog
Hey Dems,
We wanted to thank everyone who came out to our first general meeting this past Thursday – it was great to see many new faces and to hear about what everyone would like to see happen this semester. And thank you to those who came out and helped us clean out the office; it was a mess, but it is looking pretty good now.
Anyway, a word about next week. This coming Thursday at 8:00, in Solomon 202, we will be having another general body meeting. We will discuss potential lobbying opportunities with specific progressive groups, which should be interesting, and talking about “Get Out the Vote” operations on March 4th (The RI primary).
On a final note, we want to mourn the passing of Representative Tom Lantos (D-CA) today. The only Holocaust survivor serving in the U.S. Congress, Rep. Lantos served with distinction, as Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and the founder of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus. His life story and resilience is an inspiration to us all.
Hope to see you Thursday,
Your favorite E-Board
We wanted to thank everyone who came out to our first general meeting this past Thursday – it was great to see many new faces and to hear about what everyone would like to see happen this semester. And thank you to those who came out and helped us clean out the office; it was a mess, but it is looking pretty good now.
Anyway, a word about next week. This coming Thursday at 8:00, in Solomon 202, we will be having another general body meeting. We will discuss potential lobbying opportunities with specific progressive groups, which should be interesting, and talking about “Get Out the Vote” operations on March 4th (The RI primary).
On a final note, we want to mourn the passing of Representative Tom Lantos (D-CA) today. The only Holocaust survivor serving in the U.S. Congress, Rep. Lantos served with distinction, as Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and the founder of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus. His life story and resilience is an inspiration to us all.
Hope to see you Thursday,
Your favorite E-Board
Monday, February 4, 2008
Super Tuesday and More!!
Hey Dems!!
I just wanted to start the second entry by letting you know how the debate party went. We had a great turnout, with lots of Hillary and Obama supporters--as well as a healthy amount of undecided dems--drinking soda and eating pizza while enjoying what we all felt was a great debate. It was great to see a debate that really focused on the policies, and to see our favorite candidates acting like friends again.
Okay, so enough with the debate party, what are we doing next?
Tommorow is a big day for the Dems...
First, we have the midyear activities fair, from 7-9. We know there will be a lot of fun booths to visit, but definitely stop by the Brown Dems station to talk to us and see about our plans for the year.
But that's not all. At 8:00 the Janus Forum will be hosting the Tsunami Tuesday Presidential Primary results watching party. Tons of groups will be showing up to support their party and favorite candidates, and the Dems are no exception. This is going to be alot of fun, and a really important day in the presidential race. Join us to see how it all unfolds.
Also this coming week, we will be hosting OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE SEMESTER. We will be talking about our agenda for the semester, fun ideas and activities, and we definitely want to hear your input. The meeting will take place at 7 p.m., and we have a new meeting place, Solomon 202. So come and join us for an exciting first meeting.
We know it's a busy week, and we can't wait to see you all.
I just wanted to start the second entry by letting you know how the debate party went. We had a great turnout, with lots of Hillary and Obama supporters--as well as a healthy amount of undecided dems--drinking soda and eating pizza while enjoying what we all felt was a great debate. It was great to see a debate that really focused on the policies, and to see our favorite candidates acting like friends again.
Okay, so enough with the debate party, what are we doing next?
Tommorow is a big day for the Dems...
First, we have the midyear activities fair, from 7-9. We know there will be a lot of fun booths to visit, but definitely stop by the Brown Dems station to talk to us and see about our plans for the year.
But that's not all. At 8:00 the Janus Forum will be hosting the Tsunami Tuesday Presidential Primary results watching party. Tons of groups will be showing up to support their party and favorite candidates, and the Dems are no exception. This is going to be alot of fun, and a really important day in the presidential race. Join us to see how it all unfolds.
Also this coming week, we will be hosting OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE SEMESTER. We will be talking about our agenda for the semester, fun ideas and activities, and we definitely want to hear your input. The meeting will take place at 7 p.m., and we have a new meeting place, Solomon 202. So come and join us for an exciting first meeting.
We know it's a busy week, and we can't wait to see you all.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Our First Post!
To the wonderful Brown Democrats,
Welcome to our new blog! So the e-board was sitting around in our commander-in-chief's suite trying to think of new ways we could reach out to the many fantastic democrats on Brown's campus. We would love to hear if you have any comments, and feel free to leave them on this post and future ones. And since we will definitely have a great semester ahead, we thought we should come up with a great way to make sure everyone hears about events, speakers, etc.
Such as the debate watching party. We will all get together at 8:00, this thursday, in Morris Lounge.
Get excited.
Whether you love to watch Hillary, Obama, or Edwards, or just plain like to watch Democrats talk (and argue too), this event is a great chance to hang out with friends, have some fun with the dems, and learn a thing or two about where the democrats stand. Even if you have yet to watch a presidential debate or have watched all of them (I lost count after 10), this promises to be a fun and exciting event.
Also, please stop by our booth at the midyear activities fair. You can ask us about getting more involved, about our general meetings, or just more about what we do on campus
There is definitely alot more great stuff planned, but that seems like enough for a first post. Hope to see you at the debate party!!
--Your Democrats E-Board
Welcome to our new blog! So the e-board was sitting around in our commander-in-chief's suite trying to think of new ways we could reach out to the many fantastic democrats on Brown's campus. We would love to hear if you have any comments, and feel free to leave them on this post and future ones. And since we will definitely have a great semester ahead, we thought we should come up with a great way to make sure everyone hears about events, speakers, etc.
Such as the debate watching party. We will all get together at 8:00, this thursday, in Morris Lounge.
Get excited.
Whether you love to watch Hillary, Obama, or Edwards, or just plain like to watch Democrats talk (and argue too), this event is a great chance to hang out with friends, have some fun with the dems, and learn a thing or two about where the democrats stand. Even if you have yet to watch a presidential debate or have watched all of them (I lost count after 10), this promises to be a fun and exciting event.
Also, please stop by our booth at the midyear activities fair. You can ask us about getting more involved, about our general meetings, or just more about what we do on campus
There is definitely alot more great stuff planned, but that seems like enough for a first post. Hope to see you at the debate party!!
--Your Democrats E-Board
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