Welcome to the home of Pasadena Young Democrats on the World Wide Web. PYD welcomes students and young adults from throughout the region to join us. The mission of PYD is to encourage young people to participate in the political process, support progressive ideals and Democratic candidates and have a lot fun in the process!
If you are actively looking to find out about the local scene, get involved with a campaign, or even if you are just looking for some fun progressive people aged 14-35 to hang out with, we encourage you to join PYD and attend one of our meetings or events.
Please join PYD's listserv at Yahoo! Groups.
What: Fun party!
Who: Young people from the San Gabriel Valley who want to create positive change in our country, and our Party (just like you and your friends)
When: Saturday, February 24, 4-7 PM
Where: Home of Stephen Hubbard and Lisa Anderson, 1699 Walworth Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91104.
Map: http://tinyurl.com/yrmm2u
Why: To welcome more people interested in the Pasadena Young Democrats, build club membership, find the next generation of club leadership, meet young candidates for office in Pasadena, and have a fun time!
Contact: Asa Hopkins, asa (at) caltech.edu, 626-354-3141
Why a party now?
Here's the deal: Pasadena Young Democrats has reached a point of transition. Virtually all of our current officers will age out or move away (school-related) in the next 6-18 months. We need a new generation of young leaders to step forward and take the reins of the club. At the same time, PYD is strong:
-- We have a strong relationship with the other clubs that comprise the Pasadena Area United Democratic Headquarters, and offer great opportunities for our members to be involved in the nuts and bolts of political campaigns (PYD members ran two of the 4 Assembly campaigns in the 2006 primary, for example);
We'll be planning Saturday's party and considering endorsements for the March municipal elections.
At the Caltech Y, 1350 San Pasqual, Pasadena.
Please join us for our January meeting on Thursday the 18th at 7:30pm. As usual, we'll be meeting at the Caltech Y. If you need directions or anything else call Rachel at 909-964-6866.
Caltech Y West Lounge: Building 56 on the Caltech campus, south of San Pasqual between Holliston and Hill. [PDF campus map, directions]
Please come to a general membership meeting on Thursday, November 30th, 7:30 pm at the Caltech Y. We will be discussing fun party plans as well as general plans for next year and growing our club. If you need directions or anything else call Rachel at 909-964-6866.
Caltech Y West Lounge: Building 56 on the Caltech campus, south of San Pasqual between Holliston and Hill. [PDF campus map, directions]
The Democrats now have control of both houses of Congress. On November 20, the Caltech Democratic Club (with support from the Pasadena Young Democrats, the Caltech Y Social Activism Speaker Series, and the Caltech Graduate Student Council) invite you to join us for "What the Election Meant", a discussion with Harold Meyerson, Executive Editor of The American Prospect, columnist at The Washington Post, and former Executive Editor of the LA Weekly. The discussion is free and open to all. It will take place at 8pm on Monday, November 20, in Caltech's Beckman Institute Auditorium.
At our October meeting, the Pasadena Young Democrats made the following endorsements for the 2006 election. While as individuals we generally support all the Democratic candidates in this election, we wanted to make our strong feelings as a group known about these candidates and ballot propositions in particular.
Candidates:
State Assembly (44th): Anthony Portantino
Lt. Governor: John Garamendi
Secretary of State: Debra Bowen
Controller: John Chiang
Los Angeles County Superior Court (seat 144): Janis Levart Barquist
Ballot Measures:
Proposition 1A: No
Proposition 84: Yes
Proposition 85: No
Proposition 87: Yes
Proposition 89: Yes
Proposition 90: No
Pasadena Measure A: No
Please come to a general membership meeting on Thursday, September 7th, 7:30 pm at the Cal Tech Y. We will be discussing election plans and other fun stuff. Please try to be there: we have an election to win! If you need directions or anything else call Rachel at 909-964-6866.
Caltech Y West Lounge: Building 56 on the Caltech campus, south of San Pasqual between Holliston and Hill. [PDF campus map, directions]
We've got some of Cindy's photos of the Democratic Reunion and the Dodgers game up. Check them out.
