Yesterday, Tuesday June 8th, Mr. Jackson spoke at the Decatur Township Democrats Club and their Club President, Jon Easter, proposed that they waive the membership fee for any young Democrat that is under the age of 25. Mr. Easter's proposal passed, and thus that makes the Decatur Twp. Democrats Club, the third Democrats club in the areas surrounding the UIndy campus to waive fees for young members. This is a very, very good thing because it demonstrates how vital the youth movement is to these clubs. I think State Representative Candidate, Timothy Huber, said it best last night at the Decatur meeting to the club members, "We aren't getting any younger, and these kids are the future of this club!"

We need to become more involved in the community and in these local clubs, if we ever want to be taken seriously and have a role in local politics. So please, feel free to join other club members at these meetings, it will mean alot for their organizations. The Decatur Club, beings it is my home township club, also appointed me as the Chairman of their Youth Committee, in order to try to get more youth involved.

Later this week, I will post more about our newly amended organizational constitution and in coming weeks, news about the Indianapolis Coalition of College Democrats and our participation in UIndy Life Expo, Move-in Day, and the UIndy Circus Welcome Week activities will be posted.
Please feel free to post comments below and let me know what you think about this developing news, or about any ideas you have for the club!

Last night, June 3rd, Mr. Jackson, our Club's President and a Candidate for Indpls. City-County Council, spoke at the meeting of the Southside Democrats Club, about the impact that young Democrats will have in keeping Indiana blue in future elections. He also spoke about the soon-to-be-created Indianapolis Coalition of College Democrats, his brainchild and something that more information will be posted on here about in the near future. The Southside Democrats Club held a vote to waive the membership fees for College Democrats, and the vote passed unanimously to allow the fee to be waived. This is very important news, because this makes 2 very important city Democrat clubs that have hopped on the banwagon and have recognized that young members are vital for their organizations, and Indianapolis' future. We should be very appreciative of what these clubs are doing, because they are going out on a limb to let us know that they are welcoming us with open arms to their groups.

Next Monday, June 8th, Mr. Jackson will be attending his home township club, the Decatur Twp. Democrats Club, and making a brief speech on UIndy College Democrats, ICCD, the youth vote, and his candidacy for Indpls. City-Council. The Decatur Twp. Club is working very hard with Mr. Jackson, and it would be nice to have some of our UIndy members attend this meeting to show support for Mr. Jackson's campaign to increase youth influence and engagement in the Indianapolis Democratic community, and there is the potential for some very important announcements to be made at this meeting regarding these things. For more information about this meeting, check out the Decatur Twp. Democrats Club page at: http://www.decaturdemocrats.blogspot.com/, or email Christopher Jackson at: chljackson@uindy.edu.

Btw: How does everyone like the new logo that I created for the club? Leave comments below and let me know!

On May 28th, our organization's President, Christopher Jackson, spoke at the Perry Township Democrats Club on behalf of UIndy College Democrats. He discussed the vital role that young Democrats have in the community and how we can help further the Democratic cause in the city. He also spoke of the creation of the Indianapolis Coalition of College Democrats, something he hopes to have established by the beginning of the 2009-2010 school year.

The most important news that comes from this function is that the Perry Twp. Club voted unanimously to waive their membership fee to any new members that are college students, in an attempt to stimulate the youth movement and encourage young Democrats to join their clubs. It has also been mentioned that Perry Twp. Democrats would like for us to oversee the elections in 4 precincts that surround and include the UIndy campus, but this idea is still in its infancy and might not materialize.

Tomorrow, June 2, Mr. Jackson will be speaking at the Southside Democrats Club about UIndy College Democrats. His hope is that the Southside Democrats Club will also vote to waive their membership fee for college students that wish to join their organization. He hopes to extend this momentum to other area Democrat clubs and to have UIndy Democrats become vital members of these organizations. If you would like to attend the Southside Democrats club meeting to show support for your UIndy Democrats or would like to join the Perry Township Democrats club, email Christopher Jackson for more information at chljackson@uindy.edu.

So the recently announced College Democrats National Convention is on July 23-26. I have spoke those in charge of clubs and organizations on campus about having the school contribute funds in order for a few members, about 3-4, go to the convention. Apparently, we had to request funds in April to receive them for the summer (which doesn't help us, because we have new leadership and our summer break is so long that things like this could come and go within that time span, aka like this situation), so we won't be able to receive and funds from the the school.

I am planning on going, so I am extending an invite to 3 other club members that are serious about going to Washington, D.C. for this convention. I will most likely be driving out there, unless no one else is going, and then I will just be flying out there myself. I know that registration itself is $50, until May 31st, and then it increases to $65 until July 9th. I don't know how much it will cost total for us to go, yet. The site for the convention says that more information will be posted soon, so I am hoping that it will happen any day now. My personal guess is that it will be at least $1000 for the 4 days, unless the have a special deal on hotels and such. There is also a possiblity of sharing hotel rooms and such to make it cheaper, but that would be something to talk about later.

The website for the Convention is: http://partybuilder.collegedems.com/page/content/cda2009/

As soon as there is more information, I will post it on here. Anyone that is interested in this should email me at, chljackson@uindy.edu, and let me know that you are interested.