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The 2012 Oscar nominations were announced a few weeks ago, and for the 80th year (80 out of 84), the Best Director category included all male nominees. Check out Canonball for a list of five female-directed films some believed were snubbed. You can support women in film here in Manhattan — specifically, uptown at Barnard College. The second annual Athena Film Festival kicked off Wednesday with four days full of films by, for and about women. The Athena Film Festival is a joint partnership between Barnard College, the Athena Center for Leadership Studies and Women & Hollywood. On Friday, February 10th, members the MYD Women’s Issues Committee will be attending a screening of Ann Richards’ Texas, a documentary work-in-progress, followed … More >>

(The following originally ran on the New York page of the Huffington Post.) Events of last week left little doubt about the political clout of the Internet. Thanks to an online firestorm, Planned Parenthood not only emerged from a three-day flap with funding intact, but also 10,000 Facebook fans stronger and about $3 million richer. “Online Backlash Boosts Planned Parenthood” and “Social Media Flexes Muscle” were headlines we saw over and over again. There’s no question that social media organizing has come of age. Twitter and Facebook are beating the drum of every modern civic protest, catapulting peripheral issues into the nationalconversation through #hashtags and ‘likes.’ But who is the driving force behind social media — and by extension, contemporary … More >>

What’s the role of the corporation in America? Can there be value in wealth inequality? Finance vs. Tech: What’s the future of NY’s economy? Two nights ago the Econ Committee had it’s first meeting of 2012. This is a great year for Econ and in the next 360 days we’re going to delve into some of the greatest questions of our day with experts, politicians and, most importantly, the real people who have to live with the answers. Please join as we tackle these issues and develop the policy stances MYD, the Young Democrats and our allies will be fighting for in 2012. Also, being economic geniuses that we are, we came up with a way to host a free open … More >>

Tomorrow morning the state will be holding a hearing on the proposed district lines released by LATFOR last week.  As we’ve mentioned, MYD vehemently opposes the lines as drawn as signed on this Downstate Young Democrats statement calling on Governor Cuomo to veto the proposal. If you would like to make your voice heard on this matter, you can sign up to attend the hearing and offer testimony: THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2, 2012 MANHATTAN-10:30 A.M. 250 BROADWAY 19TH FLOOR – ASSEMBLY HEARING ROOM NEW YORK, NY 10007-2563 http://www.latfor.state.ny.us/hearings/20120125_manhattan/

The following people have been selected to serve on MYD’s 2012 Executive Board. Congratulations to everyone, I know this is going to be an amazing year! Campaigns and Outreach Director – Robin Brown Communications Director – Kat Kane Community Service Director – Jordan Reisner Creative Director – Chris Baily Development Director – Dan Lewkowicz Events Director – Veronica Libman Finance Director – Alex Leopold New Media Director – Jon Reznick Political Director – Andrew Goldston

“To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson In 2011 the Manhattan Young Democrats set out to meet several goals: Get Marriage Equality passed in New York State (check!) Create a robust Women’s Issues Committee (check!) Run even more young people for Democratic County Committee and re-establish the County Youth Committee (check!) Pass a Living Wage bill (still working on it, but closer than ever!) I think it’s safe to say we had a pretty good 2011.  We built up our membership and we raised some serious … More >>