Mills College Fem Dems

Hey everyone! Eva here! I just wanted to let everyone know that Fem Dems will be participating in a phone banking event for Ballot Measure A. We will be doing the phone banking in Downtown Oakland, On Tuesday April 17th, from 5-8pm.
Ballot Measure A is an amazing ballot measure for Early Childhood education. Supporting this measure will mean that you do so much to support early childhood education, families interested in ECE, and ECE providers. This will also be a great opportunity to network and meet people.

Hey everyone!
Eva, President of Fem Dems,here. February 23-25 is California Young Democrats(CYD) convention in San Diego. Mills needs a proxy to go and we currently don’t have anyone who is interested in going. Anyone who would be interested in proxying should email me at [email protected]. I would highly recommend going. This is a great opportunity for people interested in a career in politics to network. It’s also really fun. You also get to represent Mills and vote on CYD issues. I can also help connect you with transport and lodgings.

Hello everyone!
It's Eva, president of Fem Dems. It is time for Fem Dems to have our first meeting of the year! At the meeting we need to discuss:
1. Getting to know each other.
2. Roles within the chapter.
3. Convention
4. Voting in races

Anyone who is interested in attending should email at [email protected] with times they are available to meet. I will also be tabling for the club this Friday from 9:00am-11:00am. Hope to see people there!

Hey everyone!! We are having our first Fem Dems meeting today. It's at 9:30am in the Faculty Lounge( Room across from the TShop)! Come join us!

It's a new month so our monthly theme is changing. The Fem Dems theme of the month for September is healthcare!

Today is the Club Community Action Fair at Mills College!! Fem Dems is running a table!! Stop by the center of campus and check us out!!!

Hey everyone. Eva here. I've just arrived at the CYD 2017 Summer Statewide Leadership Committee Meeting! So excited for the conference and to meet some inspiring individuals!

To Mills College and Fem Dems community

The events of the past week have left us shocked and stunned. Neo-N*azism, White Supremacy, homophobia, Islamophobia -any type of discrimination against anyone is wrong and unjust in every sense of the word. These are tough times. Yet, through these tough times we have to remain strong and stand together.
We have been in discussion over the meaning of allyship in political leadership this month. The hate-inspired rallies and violence this past year show that we need allyship now more than ever. And not just in politics. In every part of our everyday life. We need to come together in order to stop the hate and violence. Through educating ourselves and others about the injustices that are happening. Through organizing and supporting community gatherings that bring us together. Through being present and checking in with our communities affected.
As Mills College Feminist Democrats, one of our goals is to help create spaces that foster community. As we go on this year as student leaders, let us keep our minds and hearts open. We should reach out to those in need and continue to advocate for just policies as well as the abolishment of discriminating policies.
To the communities affected by Charlottesville and all hate-inspired actions/violence, we see you, we stand with you.

Sincerely,
Mills College Feminist Democrats

Hello Fem Dems!

Continuing on with our theme of Allyship, we want to spend the next few days talking about what allyship means in general. This article showcases 4 different perspectives about allyship and what it is about.

http://tvo.org/article/current-affairs/shared-values/what-does-being-an-ally-really-mean

What does being an ally really mean? From hashtags to safety pins, there are many ways to show that you’re an ally of underprivileged people — but are these gestures meaningful or merely empty? Four Canadian journalists discuss.

Fem Dems is kicking off the theme of allyship for the month of August! We are starting the conversation by posting a link to a video explaining what allyship is and how it works.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dg86g-QlM0

5 Tips For Being An Ally SUBSCRIBE to Chescaleigh! http://bit.ly/chescaSUBSCRIBE TWEET this video http://ctt.ec/6793H FACEBOOK this video http://on.fb.me/1BZi0jE • • • • • • • • • • ...

Hello Mills Community,

We are the Mills College Feminist Democrats (A.K.A. Fem Dems)!

Fem Dems is our college chapter of the California Young Democrats. This semester, Fem Dems will have a different theme for each month of the semester. We will talk about and work on issues related to each of these themes through morning meetings, guest speakers, and community events.

The Fall 2017 semester themes are:
1.August
Allyship

2.September
Healthcare

3.October
Disability Rights

4.November
S*x work and human trafficking

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please email Eva Flores at [email protected] and/or Natalia Sandoval at [email protected].

We look forward to a great year with Mills College Fem Dems!

Eva Flores and Natalia Sandoval
Co-Presidents
Mills College Feminist Democrats 2017-18