CDMA Black Caucus

Applications for CDM appointed positions are now live! Complete the Google form and send a copy of your resume to "[email protected]" by May 31st to join our leadership teams.

Apply for Appointed Positions For those of you currently in finals, best of luck! And for those you graduating, congratulations! We will miss you dearly, but with our Alumni Plan in the works, we hope that we'll be able to stay in touch and see all of the incredible things your futures have in store for you.

It was a pleasure to hear Mr. William Galvin, the 27th and current Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth

Join the Latinx Action Group and College Democrats of Massachusetts Latinx Caucus in collaboration with the Latin American Student Organization (LASO) and Students Against Institutional Discrimination (SAID) for an interactive workshop where we can begin to understand the reality of gentrification and environmental racism by highlighting their overlap.
Latinx Food will be served, the event is from 6-8 PM.

https://www.facebook.com/events/205484879861522/205515596525117/?notif_t=like¬if_id=1478117720411688

Join the Latinx Action Group and College Democrats of Massachusetts Latinx Caucus in collaboration with the Latin American Student Organization (LASO) and Students Against Institutional Discrimination (SAID) for an interactive workshop where we can begin to understand the reality of gentrification and environmental racism by highlighting their overlap.

Latinx Food will be served, the event is from 6-8 PM.

https://www.facebook.com/events/205484879861522/205515596525117/?notif_t=like¬if_id=1478117720411688

Excited to be out here registering people to vote and canvassing for NO ON 2!

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Today, the Harriet Tubman Collective released a response to the "Vision for Black Lives" Policy Platform. The response, "Disability Solidarity: Completing the Vision for Black Lives," addresses the erasure of Deaf/Disabled people from The Movement for Black Lives' original platform & from ongoing actions:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/disability-solidarity-completing-the-vision-for-black_us_57d024f7e4b0eb9a57b6dc1f

Disability Solidarity: Completing the “Vision for Black Lives” The Harriet Tubman Collective, a Collective of Black Deaf & Black Disabled organizers, community builders, activists, dreamers, lovers striving for r...

Black Lives Matter Plunges into the Affordable Housing Crisis As the movement branches into economic justice, a protest in Cambridge, Massachusetts, led to a public conversation about the city’s housing policies.

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Name: Fatuma Mohamed
School: Northeastern University

Hometown: Boston, MA
Interests: Intersectional feminism, Economic development, social and political empowerment of marginalized communities, education inequality
Fun Fact: Fatuma has read Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire at least 5 times in high school.

"Fatuma Mohamed is a Kenyan Born Somali. Fatuma is a rising second year international affairs and economics major. Fatuma got her interest in politics and social justice in high school when she worked with a social justice organization, Sub/Urban Justice, working on different campaigns such as minimum wage increase, progressive revenue, school to prison pipeline, and others."

Name: Morgan Spellman
School: Williams College

"After spending my underclassmen years at Boston University, I will be attending Williams College in the fall as a junior transfer. I am pursuing a B.A. in Political Science. I am interested in all facets of human rights, the political sphere, and the criminal justice system on both the local and international scales. During my time at Boston University, I became heavily involved with BU College Democrats as the Secretary. I look forward to continuing my work with Massachusetts College Democrats as a member of the Black Caucus, and I hope to bring my work with me to Williams, as well as get involved with other political organizations, the Black Student Union, and mock trial. In the future, hope to become a Criminal Prosecutor, while also contributing to my community by combining my knowledge of social work and law, as well as my love of children, through legal advocacy for underprivileged youth in low-income neighborhoods in the Washington, D.C. Metro Area."

Name: Alexis Toliver
School: Harvard University

"I'm from California. I graduated from The Johns Hopkins University in 2015 with an M.S in Neuroscience and double minor in music and bioethics. I am currently completing a post baccalaureate fellowship in Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School. My pronouns are She/Her/Hers. I am a disabled activist. Outside of the black caucus, I'm a member of the Black Disability Studies Committee for the National Black Disability Coalition and an ESL tutor for Harvard Bridge. My work, both in non-profit and in activism, began in Baltimore while fighting against homelessness and police brutality. My influence to speak up for others came from my Great-Grandmother. She showed me the true strength of a black woman and I honestly feel like I would be letting her down if I didn't continue to fight for communities in need. She's also the reason that I've called myself a democrat since the age of 6. When I spend time with her, we watch the news and have open discussions on current events of the world.
I'm obviously pro-black, but I've also done actions for Palestinian solidarity, Immigrant support/solidarity, LBQTQIA solidarity, and Afro-Latinx solidarity. One of my goals for the Black Caucus is to hold workshops discussing black mental health and disabilities. I would also like to host a community event, like breakfast, for children in areas like Dorchester and Lynn."