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ADONAL’S MESSAGE…CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS…MONTHLY IDEAS & QUOTES…NEW UNIONS…BIG MONEY UPDATE…FACTS YOU CAN USE

OUR PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Welcome everyone – interns, members, friends and supporters! At DM, we dream of and fight for a real democracy – where every vote is counted, every voice is heard, and all our rights are protected and strengthened.  
DM students are registering students, checking  absentee ballots, and urging everyone to vote! We are laser-focused on Nov. 8, and I’m so proud to be working with all of you!    ADONAL

     CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS 

DM chapters have signed up hundreds of students on their campuses. They’re keeping them involved with:

  • Social Media Posts on Politics and Activism
  • Faculty panels like”What’s at Stake for YOU on Nov. 8?”
  • “Donuts and Democracy” Round-Table Discussions
  • Tabling with voter information and petitions for politicians.
  • Political Kahoot Nights (with prizes!)
  • Informational Poster Campaigns on reproductive rights, climate change, LGBTQ+ and more…
  • Rallies on Election Day
Action Campaigns

    IDEA OF THE MONTH 
   Political Trick or Treat

HALLOWEEN is only a week before Election Day! Have fun celebrating Halloween by reminding everyone it’s time to get out and VOTE!

  • Send cool DM social media Halloween messages and graphics about voting. (What’s scarier than 1,000,000 ghosts? NOT VOTING! etc. etc.)
  • Table in costume with DM political “trick or treat” quizzes, games, and clever voting reminders!
  • Post funny DM Halloween-type voting posters/flyers around campus.

On Election Day text/call/email everyone you know to remind them to vote. Ask them to contact 5 others, who then can contact 5 more, etc.

https://www.democracymatters.org/action-campaigns/holiday-celebrations 

QUOTE OF THE MONTH

“If enough of us act together, we can fix the system so government can work for you, your family, and the rest of us. We can fix our democracy, avoid autocracy, and unlock our common good.”                                                Rick Hubbard 

Rick Hubbard is an activist who is walking from LA to DC to spread his      democracy message. 
 https://www.wcax.com/2022/09/21/south-burlington-man-walking-fix-democracy/

dm5UNIONS TO THE RESCUE

This month, Mandle comments on the growing strength of the union movement today, with increased organizing victories and rising popular support. He speculates that a rejuvenated labor movement could strengthen the fight against Trumpism’s corrosive influence on American politics.
https://www.democracymatters.org/money_on_my_mind/unions-to-the-rescue

DEMOCRACY MONEY 3BIG MONEY POLITICAL UPDATE                         (so far)

With the election still a month away, members of Congress are already awash in big money. 

  • Total Raised – $2,479,891,614
  • Most Expensive Race (PA Senate) –  $87, 365,047
  • Incumbents vs Challengers – Incumbents outraised challengers 15-1.
  • Donors – Top zip code (10019 – New York City)  $143,627,547  
  • Donors– Top sector(Finance, Insurance & Real Estate)                                                                                        $993,368,374 
  •  https://www.opensecrets.org/elections-overview

   FACTS YOU CAN USE           Forgiving Student Debt  

There was good news flast month for those of the 40 million Americans carrying student debt whose income is less than $125,000. Stident debt for up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients and $10,000 for other borrowers will be cancelled.
The cost of college has nearly tripled since 1980. By 2020, the average debt for students at four year institutions had ballooned to $28,400. With 90% of forgiveness going to those who make less than $75,000, racial equality will increase and the growing wealth gap will shrink.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/08/24/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-student-loan-relief-for-borrowers-who-need-it-most/