On behalf of the entire leadership of the Michigan Democratic Party’s Youth Caucus we wanted to take a second to congratulate the students, educators, administrators, and support staff of Kalamazoo Central High School in Kalamazoo, MI as the winner of the White House’s 2010 Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge.
Watch this video from Education Secretary Arne Duncan announcing the winner of the competition:
UPDATED: According to the Detroit News as of 4:00PM on Thursday, publicly available tickets are no longer available.
As you have likely heard, President Barack Obama will be delivering the Commencement address at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor this Saturday morning. As young progressives, it is our honor to welcome our President back to Michigan to deliver a speech to the younger class of Michigan residents, as we all are.
A limited number of tickets will be available for the general public at the Michigan Union starting at 9AM on Friday morning. For those of us who are unable to make the address in person, please note you can watch a live televised version of the ceremony on the Big Ten Network starting at 10:30AM on Saturday. Please check your local listings and channel guides for more information.
The Democratic National Committee’s Youth Council and the College Democrats of America will be hosting a call with Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), on Monday, April 19th at 7:00PM EST, and we’d like to welcome all Youth Caucus members to join in and discuss democratic priorities for 2010 with other young Democrats from across the nation.
Interested parties can register for the call by going to http://my.democrats.org/callwithreid and filling out the information requested in order to get a call in number.
Via The Michigan Democratic Party
Michigan Democrats did very well in municipal elections all across Michigan on November 3rd. Mayoral and City Council candidates backed by the Michigan Democratic Party won 65% of their races, or 44 out of 68. Ballot questions supported by the MDP such as the Kalamazoo antidiscrimination ordinance and the Macomb County Charter also passed overwhelmingly.
“For several cycles, we have been actively and successfully involved in local elections in the off-year,” said MDP Chair Mark Brewer. “Not only has this work helped to elect good Democrats to local office, but it has also built a ‘farm team’ of individuals to run for higher office.”
“This year, our candidates knocked on over 100,000 doors, handed out or mailed over 50,000 pieces of literature, and used modern campaign tools such as the voter file and the Internet more effectively than ever,” continued Brewer. “We are also proud of our support for the historic Kalamazoo ordinance and the reforms the new Macomb County Charter will bring.”
