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What a Night!
Last night over 200 people packed Simyone Lounge to honor 5 amazing young people at MYD’s 3rd Annual ‘Young Gets It Done’ Awards. We were joined by veritable who’s who of New York City politics, including Scott Stringer, Bill Thompson, John Liu and many other fantastic guests!
Our honorees were introduced by members of the Open Seat Project, part of MYD’s commitment to get young people elected to office here in Manhattan. This year over 90 young… Read More
195 People Will Be Partying with MYD on August 24th. Will You Be One of Them?
What: MYD’s Young Gets It Done
When: Wednesday, August 24th, 7:30pm-10:30pm
Where: SL – 409 West 14th St.
DJ Sam French!
Facebook Event HERE!
Buy Your Ticket HERE!
Don’t forget to invite your friends!!
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The Young Have Found Their Voice in the Arab World
As previous generations have affected and directed the course of events in their own society, this Arab generation is greatly influencing the course of events in their societies. From the spirit of hope and inspiration we all saw in Tahrir Square last month to the Libyan Youth Movement sparking a rebellion that now has the military support of the world, the youth are getting it done in the Arab world. We kids know that we have the power to forge the… Read More
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Young Got It Done – Westchester Edition!
A few weeks ago we told you about an effort by Young Dems in Westchester to move their village elections from March to November. They faced some serious opposition:
Common-sense progressive change is not supported by everyone – the Croton-on-Hudson Republican Committee is devoted to stopping this. Their candidates for village office are not only campaigning on their own platform but campaigning against Proposition 1.
Well we are proud to report that yesterday the voters of Croton-on-Hudson adopted… Read More
Egypt: Young Got It Done!
It’s difficult not to be moved by the events that transpired in Egypt over the past three weeks. In just 18 days, protesters managed to topple a leader who had been entrenched for 30 years. As the New York Times points out, most of the protesters were born when Hosni Mubarak was coming to power. They have never known anything else. Yet these young people, many of them educated at top universities, staged a largely non-violent revolution that brought… Read More
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Not Your Father’s Labor Union
Young union members in Oregon are reshaping the way Labor courts youth. Young Emerging Labor Leaders (YELL) is a new group that aims to reach out to young people by focusing on things that interest them. YELL representative Nick Gaitaud says young union workers want what most other young professionals want:
I asked people why they wanted to become involved in YELL. And it wasn’t so that we could go phone bank or lobby, even though those things are
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