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National Phenomenon?
Last year was tremendous for the Manhattan Young Democrats. We led a fight in our own state on Marriage Equality. We won awards in Chicago and trained young people there how to be awesome. We even picked a fight with the South Carolina GOP. New York – check Chicago – check South Carolina – check And now, MYD is being cited as an example for a “new model for City-wide or local political activism” by Democratic organizers in Baltimore who are inviting Dems from all over their city to a brainstorming session to reinvigorate their clubs. Give yourself a well-deserved pat on the back for setting a new standard. Do it again because you’ve not only gone a long way … More >>
Tagged Baltimore, Chicago, myd, online organizing, South Carolina
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MYD FTW! #yda2009
Some serious NYC pride coming out of the 2009 YDA Convention in Chicago: MYD took home two awards! First, the blood, sweat, and tears that culminated in 80 MYDers on the ballot for County Committee seats paid off: Open Seat Project won Outstanding One-Time Event. We also won Local Chapter of the Year. This award went to a total of three chapters. This was extremely hard on our delegation because as we all know, New Yorkers aren’t very good at sharing. That being said–and not that I’d stake my life on this or anything–I suspect we’re still the only chapter who has been Chapter of the Year for four consecutive years–we won it in 2007 (straight up, no sharing that … More >>
Photo of the Week: Chicago!
A Chicago perspective, in honor of the YDA biennial Convention happening now in our President’s fair (yet windy) city. Manhattan Young Dems are all over it, showing other young Democratic chapters how to use social media tools to educate, activate and inspire youth. Photo by weezilking on Flickr.
