Foreign Affairs
Take an active role in helping to formulate the future foreign policies of the Democratic Party. Members of the Issues Committees will help formulate the policy stance of the Manhattan Young Democrats and identify legislation and candidates for MYD to support.
Members of issue committees debate policy and track related news through an MYD discussion list; organize speakers, panels and other events to increase awareness; and work with MYD’s President, VP, and Political Director to identify effective ways to influence policy. Issue Committee Chairs are elected by each committee and have a voting seat on the Executive Board.
Read the Foreign Affairs Committee’s 2010 Policy Points here:
Bilingual Education for English Speaking Students
MYD supports a policy centered on including heightened standards regarding bilingual education for English speaking students in New York City. This will prove extremely advantageous in equipping students with stronger communication skills and will prepare young minds for the rapidly globalizing world.
Stronger green energy initiatives to reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
MYD would support legislation that establishes targets for NYC businesses to implement solar powered engineering and/or offering incentives such as tax breaks for those that greatly contribute to green energy research and reach targets with immediacy. MYD also supports penalizing businesses that emit excessive amounts of greenhouse gases and that don’t take the necessary steps towards reaching targets stated in the aforementioned legislation.
Download the draft Foreign Affairs Committee’s 2009 Policy Papers here:
Sign up to below become a member of the Foreign Policy Issues Committee and join the discussion on our Google Group.
