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Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 at 11:54am

Young Dems Call to Convention

Posted by Curtis in Young Democrats of Utah

Don’t forget that the Young Democrats of Utah’s annual convention is this Saturday from 2-5 PM at the University of Utah’s Saltair room located in the Student Union. Keynote speakers include Councilman Luke Garrott and Lauren Littlefield of Equality Utah.
Plus, I would appreciate your vote for Vice President.
Anyone under the age of 36 is considered [...]

Friday, November 13th, 2009 at 2:00pm

Young Dems call for Leadership!

Posted by Curtis in Young Democrats of Utah

For the two of you who are Young Dems, read this blog, and don’t subscribe to the YDU email list – take note!
The Young Democrats are taking applications for various board positions for next year.  All positions, aside from national committeewoman, last for a year.  To apply, click here.
YDU JOB DESCRIPTIONS:
Vice President – – Assists [...]

Thursday, September 17th, 2009 at 9:00am

Debate for Dummies

The following will appear in the Young Democrats quarterly newsletter just as soon as it is published, but I thought I would let you all get a sneak peak!
So there you are, minding your own business in, say, your works break room, when you overhear a conversation between two of your fellow coworkers and [...]

Saturday, May 16th, 2009 at 10:35am

Governor Herbert? Part I – 2012 Election Ramifications

The news that is rippling through the Utah political scene today is the announcement by President Obama that he has tapped Governor Huntsman to be the U.S.’s ambassador to China. The ramifications of this still remain to be seen but, needless to say, they are many – both nationally and state-wide.
Let us begin with the [...]

Sunday, May 10th, 2009 at 5:47pm

I Boldly Went, and You Should Too

Seen it twice, been impressed twice – the real question is how much money will this movie take from me?
Oh, and you hard core Trek nerds who hated this, shut it, it is a great film.

Thursday, March 26th, 2009 at 8:52pm

YDA: WTF?!

Many of you know that I am involved with the Young Democrats of Utah – an origination near and dear to my heart. That being said, our parent organization, the Young Democrats of America, are very good at being Democrats – that is loosing everything when there is no plausible way for them to do [...]

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009 at 3:01am

Young Democrats of Utah Legislative Hangover!

Posted by Curtis in Young Democrats of Utah

Feeling Down? Tired? Headache? Not feeling too good?
Sounds like a Legislative Hangover to me.

But no need to worry as the session is over and YDU is going to celebrate our successes and commiserate our failures.Join YDU this Friday for our annual Legislative Hangover & End-of-Session Party!

Where: Squatters 147 West Broadway SLC
When: Friday [...]

Thursday, March 12th, 2009 at 12:09am

9 in ‘09

Posted by Curtis in Young Democrats of Utah

Help the Young Democrats of Utah reach their goal of nine new county Young Dems chapters across the state by donating $20.09 a month for the next year. I have contributed…have you?
For more information, click here.

Thursday, February 26th, 2009 at 6:27pm

Condoms, Buttars, and the Young Democrats of Utah

The next few days are going to be rather busy up at the capitol!
Youth Lobbying Day – sponsored by the Planned Parenthood Action CouncilFriday, February 27 from 8:45 to noon – Capitol Rotunda
From PPAC:

The Utah legislature has a reputation for being adults who only care about adults and make decisions for adults. ! And we’re [...]

Thursday, February 19th, 2009 at 6:50am

ACTION ALERT: Young Democrats to Lobby Legislature, People Needed

From the Young Democrats of Utah Facebook event:

The Utah Legislature recently passed SB 16, Prohibited Gang Activity, which purports to create the “offense of failure to disperse from loitering in a public place by groups that include gang members.” Although this sounds like a potentially reasonable idea, the major problem with this bill is that [...]

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