Columbia University College Democrats - Revision history

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‎External links

Absentminded: /* Notable Campaigns */

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‎Notable Campaigns

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‎Criticisms

Liberalboy at 03:09, 25 May 2013

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Liberalboy at 02:35, 25 May 2013

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reversing vandalism of "Criticisms" section

Janbal at 00:54, 6 May 2013

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	Each week, the Dems hold a body meeting where a member gives a "Liberal Boot Camp" on something in the news or political arena he/she believes deserves more attention before the body splits into "circles", to work on different activist campaigns or take part in discussions. The body encompasses a variety of liberal and progressive opinions on issues including environmental, civil liberties, social justice, and foreign policy issues. Recently the group has showcased this diversity with its new forum, "Liberal Sparring", in which members debate on issues that do not have consensus in the Democratic party. Such contentious issues include the Obama Administration's Drone Policy.		Each week, the Dems hold a body meeting where a member gives a "Liberal Boot Camp" on something in the news or political arena he/she believes deserves more attention before the body splits into "circles", to work on different activist campaigns or take part in discussions. The body encompasses a variety of liberal and progressive opinions on issues including environmental, civil liberties, social justice, and foreign policy issues. Recently the group has showcased this diversity with its new forum, "Liberal Sparring", in which members debate on issues that do not have consensus in the Democratic party. Such contentious issues include the Obama Administration's Drone Policy.
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		+	In recent years, the CU Dems have mostly kept out of the limelight. In 2017, Dems decided to counter-program a CUCR speaker series which brought controversial individuals such as Tommy Robinson and Mike Cernovich to campus, explaining their reasoning in a [https://www.columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2017/10/30/countering-hate-with-speech-not-silence/ Spec op-ed], which was [https://www.columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2017/11/21/letter-to-the-editor-cu-dems-statement-of-redaction-and-responsibility/ retracted and condemned] one month later by the Dems after identity-based and activist groups on campus yelled at them for a while.

	==Notable Campaigns==		==Notable Campaigns==

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 == External links ==
-* [http://www.cudemocrats.com/ College Democrats website]
+* [http://www.cudems.com/ College Democrats website]
 [[Category:Political clubs]]
 [[Category:SGB groups]]

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 ==Notable Campaigns==
-On October 9th, 2013, the CU Dems began a campaign to bring transparency to sexual assault. They circulated a petition which received tremendous student support. Among the items the petition called for were the number and nature of sexual assaults, rapes, and incidents of gender-based harassment and misconduct reported to Columbia University and Barnard College and the average number of days before such cases are resolved.
+On October 9th, 2013, the CU Dems began a campaign to bring transparency to sexual assault. They circulated a petition which received tremendous student support. Among the items the petition called for were the number and nature of sexual assaults, rapes, and incidents of gender-based harassment and misconduct reported to Columbia University and Barnard College and the average number of days before such cases are resolved under the [[Sexual Misconduct Policy]].
 Their activity during this led to response from administration, including PrezBo.

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-The '''Columbia University College Democrats''' (CU Dems for short) constitute one of the largest and most active groups on campus. The President for 2013-2014 is Sejal Singh, and the Vice President is Austin Heyroth.
+The '''Columbia University College Democrats''' (CU Dems) is one of the largest and most active groups on campus. The President for 2013-2014 is Sejal Singh, and the Vice President is Austin Heyroth.
-The CU Dems are an activist group, and have spurred notable campaigns advocating for women's and worker's rights.  The Democrats also host panel and speaker events.  One such speaker the group has hosted is Congressman Steve Israel, the head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC).  Each week in the body meeting a Dems member gives a "Liberal Boot Camp" on something in the news or political arena he/she believes deserves more attention before the body splits into "circles", to work on different activist campaigns or take part in discussions.  The body encompasses a variety of liberal and progressive opinions on issues including environmental, civil liberties, social justice, and foreign policy issues.  Recently the group has showcased this diversity with its new forum, "Liberal Sparring", in which members debate on issues that do not have consensus in the Democratic party.  Such contentious issues include the Obama Administration's Drone Policy.
+The CU Dems are primarily an activist group with a liberal leaning. They have several "lead activists" who manage and direct campaigns advocating for issues from women's rights to divestment.
 ==Criticisms==

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 ==Criticisms==
 The College Democrats are sometimes criticized for their lower on-campus profile relative to their right-ward leaning counter-parts, [[Columbia University College Republicans]] (and for a time the [[Columbia College Conservative Club]]), who have a reputation for hosting deliberately provocative and controversial events, despite having fewer members and much less campus funding.
 ==Annual events==

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−	The '''Columbia University College Democrats''' (CU Dems for short) ~~are~~ one of the largest and most active groups on campus. The President for 2013-2014 is Sejal Singh, and the Vice President is Austin Heyroth.	+	The '''Columbia University College Democrats''' (CU Dems for short) constitute one of the largest and most active groups on campus. The President for 2013-2014 is Sejal Singh, and the Vice President is Austin Heyroth.

−	The CU Dems are an activist group, and have spurred notable ~~activist~~ campaigns ~~to advocate~~ for women's and worker's rights. ~~Every~~ week in the body meeting a member gives a "Liberal Boot Camp" on something in the news or political arena he/she believes deserves more attention before the body splits into "circles", to work on different activist campaigns or take part in discussions. The body encompasses a variety of liberal and progressive opinions on issues including environmental, civil liberties, social justice, and foreign policy issues. Recently the group has showcased this diversity with its new forum, "Liberal Sparring", in which members debate on issues that do not have consensus in the Democratic party. Such contentious issues include the Obama Administration's Drone Policy.	+	The CU Dems are an activist group, and have spurred notable campaigns advocating for women's and worker's rights. The Democrats also host panel and speaker events. One such speaker the group has hosted is Congressman Steve Israel, the head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC). Each week in the body meeting a Dems member gives a "Liberal Boot Camp" on something in the news or political arena he/she believes deserves more attention before the body splits into "circles", to work on different activist campaigns or take part in discussions. The body encompasses a variety of liberal and progressive opinions on issues including environmental, civil liberties, social justice, and foreign policy issues. Recently the group has showcased this diversity with its new forum, "Liberal Sparring", in which members debate on issues that do not have consensus in the Democratic party. Such contentious issues include the Obama Administration's Drone Policy.

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−	The '''Columbia University College Democrats''' ~~make up~~ one of the largest and most active groups on campus. The President for 2013-2014 is Sejal Singh, and the Vice President is Austin Heyroth.	+	The '''Columbia University College Democrats''' (CU Dems for short) are one of the largest and most active groups on campus. The President for 2013-2014 is Sejal Singh, and the Vice President is Austin Heyroth.
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		+	The CU Dems are an activist group, and have spurred notable activist campaigns to advocate for women's and worker's rights. Every week in the body meeting a member gives a "Liberal Boot Camp" on something in the news or political arena he/she believes deserves more attention before the body splits into "circles", to work on different activist campaigns or take part in discussions. The body encompasses a variety of liberal and progressive opinions on issues including environmental, civil liberties, social justice, and foreign policy issues. Recently the group has showcased this diversity with its new forum, "Liberal Sparring", in which members debate on issues that do not have consensus in the Democratic party. Such contentious issues include the Obama Administration's Drone Policy.
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−	The CU Dems are an activist group, and have spurred notable activist campaigns to advocate for women's and worker's rights. Every week in the body meeting a member gives a "Liberal Boot Camp" on something in the news or political arena he/she believes deserves more attention before the body splits into "circles", to work on different activist campaigns or take part in discussions. The body encompasses a variety of liberal and progressive opinions on issues including environmental, civil liberties, social justice, and foreign policy issues. Recently the group has showcased this diversity with its new forum, "Liberal Sparring", in which members debate on issues that do not have consensus in the Democratic party.

	==Criticisms==		==Criticisms==

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 The '''Columbia University College Democrats''' make up one of the largest and most active groups on campus. The President for 2013-2014 is Sejal Singh, and the Vice President is Austin Heyroth.
-The body encompasses a variety of liberal and progressive opinion, ranging from environmental, civil liberties, social justice, and foreign policy issues.  The CU Dems are an activist group, and have spurred notable activist campaigns to advocate for women's and worker's rights.  Recently the group has showcased this diversity with its new forum, "Liberal Sparring", in which members debate on issues that do not have consensus in the Democratic party.  Every week in the body meeting a member gives a "Liberal Boot Camp" on something in the news or political arena he/she believes deserves more attention.
+The CU Dems are an activist group, and have spurred notable activist campaigns to advocate for women's and worker's rights.  Every week in the body meeting a member gives a "Liberal Boot Camp" on something in the news or political arena he/she believes deserves more attention before the body splits into "circles", to work on different activist campaigns or take part in discussions.  The body encompasses a variety of liberal and progressive opinions on issues including environmental, civil liberties, social justice, and foreign policy issues.  Recently the group has showcased this diversity with its new forum, "Liberal Sparring", in which members debate on issues that do not have consensus in the Democratic party.
 ==Annual events==

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−	The '''Columbia University College Democrats''' make up one of the largest ~~political clubs~~ on campus. The President for 2013-2014 is Sejal Singh, and the Vice President is Austin Heyroth.	+	The '''Columbia University College Democrats''' make up one of the largest and most active groups on campus. The President for 2013-2014 is Sejal Singh, and the Vice President is Austin Heyroth.

	The body encompasses a variety of liberal and progressive opinion, ranging from environmental, civil liberties, social justice, and foreign policy issues. The CU Dems are an activist group, and have spurred notable activist campaigns to advocate for women's and worker's rights. Recently the group has showcased this diversity with its new forum, "Liberal Sparring", in which members debate on issues that do not have consensus in the Democratic party. Every week in the body meeting a member gives a "Liberal Boot Camp" on something in the news or political arena he/she believes deserves more attention.		The body encompasses a variety of liberal and progressive opinion, ranging from environmental, civil liberties, social justice, and foreign policy issues. The CU Dems are an activist group, and have spurred notable activist campaigns to advocate for women's and worker's rights. Recently the group has showcased this diversity with its new forum, "Liberal Sparring", in which members debate on issues that do not have consensus in the Democratic party. Every week in the body meeting a member gives a "Liberal Boot Camp" on something in the news or political arena he/she believes deserves more attention.