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Hello Young Democrats!

We hope you are all safe and healthy. We, the SVYD eBoard, strongly believe that Black Lives Matter and are inspired by the protests and actions young people are taking in Silicon Valley. It’s long overdue for us to use every lever of power to address systemic racism in our country, in all of its forms. Many of the changes our country needs must happen at the state and local level, and we constantly strive to make SVYD a place to organize young people to take action and enact these changes.

Given that this is all happening during a pandemic, the County urges anyone who attends a protest to get a COVID-19 test within 3-5 days. You can get tested for free, with or without insurance. For more information, see the County Public Health Department or Project Baseline.

To take action against racism and fight for young people during this pandemic and recession, we have a number of exciting events coming:
  • Letter Writing - Sunday, June 14 @ 1 PM (RSVP by Thursday) - This Sunday, we’ll be partnering with Vote Forward to write to Democratic-leaning citizens in swing states to encourage them to vote this November. This is a critical step to kick President Trump and Senate Majority Leader McConnell out of office and take back the White House and Senate. To sign up, fill out this form by Thursday evening: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9TkG0aTVN-vlyEh4nBQ3vtc-06N2yegPh6LRUBNKzR8P0rw/viewform?usp=sf_link
  • General Membership Meeting - Monday, June 15 @ 7 PM - We have a jam-packed meeting scheduled for this Monday. We’ll be voting on a Black Lives Matter resolution and discussing actions we can take against racism and police brutality; voting on a Bylaws amendment to allow SVYD to support progressive, non-Democratic candidates in certain races like San José D6; and electing a new SVYD eBoard for the 2020-21 year which begins July 1. RSVP and Zoom information is on Facebook: https://facebook.com/events/s/june-general-membership-meetin/910504309462886/?ti=icl
  • Happy Hour with Supervisor Cortese - Thursday, June 25 @ 6 PM - Join County Supervisor and SVYD-endorsed candidate for state senate Dave Cortese for a happy hour. We’ll network, have some fun, and discuss issues affecting young people in Silicon Valley. To RSVP, fill out this form: http://tinyurl.com/SVYDCortese

We can’t wait to see you all at these events!

Ryan Globus
Finance Director, Silicon Valley Young Democrats

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