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Women in Non Profits
By Melanie Berringer Women are not seen as leaders in our society. After all women still make up only twenty percent of Congress and three percent of management in Fortune 500 companies. One sector where the management issue is especially stark is in non-profits. Women make up seventy percent of the workforce in non-profits, but they …
A Student Bill of Rights: to ensure higher education is a path out of poverty…not into it
By: Bob Wieckowski Note: The Silicon Valley Young Democrats (SVYD) approved Assemblymember Wieckowski’s Student Bill of Rights during their March Membership meeting and it went on to be approved by the California Young Democrats (CYD) at the California Democratic Convention in April. A college degree is still the best road to financial security, helping to improve …
Women are Fighters
By Alex Wara For the past decades women have always been told that they were not allowed to do something in society. We were told that we were not equal, so women marched at Seneca Falls. We were told that we were not allowed to make choices about our own bodies, so we took our …
Fired Up, Ready To Go
State of SVYD 2013, by President Joshua Barousse It is so refreshing to serve for a Party whose mission supports progressive ideals such as accessible healthcare, comprehensive immigration reform, and equal rights for all. The Silicon Valley Young Democrats has the unique opportunity to support numerous young professionals, recent college graduates, and young high …
Past Minutes
Here are downloadable PDFs of available minutes before July 2013 July 16, 2012 January 10, 2011 November 15, 2010 October 18, 2010 August 16, 2010
Past agendas
Here are downloadable PDFs of available agendas before July 2013 August 20, 2012 February 28, 2011 January 10, 2011 November 15, 2010 October 18, 2010 August 16, 2010 Annual Agenda 2010-2011
Endorsements 2012
Federal Barack Obama, U.S. President Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Senate Mike Honda, CD 17 Anna Eshoo, CD 18 Zoe Lofgren, CD 19 State Jerry Hill, SD 13 Jim Beall / Joe Coto, SD 15 (dual) Bill Monning, SD 17 Rich Gordon, AD 24 Bob Wieckowski, AD 25 Nora Campos, AD 27 Paul Fong, AD 28 Mark Stone, …