Your YDA Supplemental July Newsletter |
We’re sending out this brief supplemental newsletter because our July edition was packed with so much information. There are some important updates we don’t want you to miss. Stay tuned for exciting news and key highlights! |
8th Annual NYSYD Gala – August 3 – NYC, NY NJYD Community Service Event – August 7 – Trenton, NJ
Harris for President Southern Training Summit – August 8-9 – Raleigh, NC
Harris for President Midwest Training Summit – August 10-11 – Detroit, MI Volusia Young Democrats Candidate Mixer Karaoke – August 11 – Holly Hill, FL Housing + Forward Dallas Panel – August 13 – Dallas, TX Young Democrats of Illinois NC Welcome Party – August 18 – Chicago, IL Democratic National Convention – August 19-22 – Chicago, IL The Black Linkup – August 20 – Chicago, IL Game Night With Young Dems! – August 24 – Maitland, FL 2024 Forever Young Dinner – August 27 – Lincoln, NE |
Is there a YDA local, chartered unit or caucus event that should be listed in our next newsletter? Email us at [email protected] to let us know. |
Share Your Photos & Content with YDA |
Do you have photos of events you or your chapter have hosted? Here at YDA, we love to highlight and celebrate our chapters. Please DM us photos of the exciting things your chapter has been up to. Photos can be submitted by messaging @theyoungdemocrats on Instagram
You can also DM us on twitter (@YoungDems) with posts or content you want us to share or boost. Always feel free to email us at [email protected] with any questions or concerns.
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Harris for President Campaign Updates |
Young Voters for Harris National Call |
The Harris campaign is excited to share with you our Social Media Toolkit! Packed with ready-to-use graphics, videos, and infographics, it’s designed to help you amplify Kamala’s message and engage with supporters online. You can access the Toolkit here. |
Harris for President Young Organizer Training Summit |
The Harris Campaign and Democratic coordinated campaign are hosting training summits for young organizers in Detroit, MI and Raleigh, NC. This opportunity will identify and train people who are interested in working on the coordinated campaign as Field, Engagement, or Campus Organizers.
We are hosting two trainings and would greatly appreciate your help sharing the word about both: Would absolutely love it if you could share these opportunities with any partners in the South and Midwest. The more we can spread the word in local communities, the better. Would also hugely appreciate you uplifting within your own channels.
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Harris for President Employment Opportunities |
There is so much at stake in this election and we have just over 100 Days to elect Kamala Harris and Democrats up and down the ballot. If you are interested in the roles below, or know someone who might be, please submit an application as soon as possible. |
Young Dems Actions and Partner Events |
Welcome to the Black Linkup: DNC After Party! Get ready to keep the party going after the Democratic National Convention with a night full of music, dancing, and our dynamic guest speaker, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett. Join us on Tue, Aug 20, 2024 at 6:00 PM. Come dressed to impress and ready to mingle with fellow party-goers. You’ll be amongst an amazing network of Black public servants, political operatives, lobbyists, and advocacy leaders as we connect at this year’s Democratic National Convention. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to be part of this epic event. Grab your friends and make it a night to remember at The Black Linkup: DNC After Party! |
Partnership Highlight: Tour to Save Democracy |
The Young Democrats of America is proud to be an official partner of Tour to Save Democracy. Tour to Save Democracy is a collective of Gen-Z activists are embarking on a Tour To Save Democracy this July 2024, traveling on a bus across the nation stopping in swing districts to flip them blue, drive change forward, and safeguard democratic principles. Visit their website by clicking this link to find more information. |
Partnership Highlight: Voters of Tomorrow Text and Phone Bank |
Join Voters of Tomorrow’s weekly texting and phonebanking efforts to engage and empower young voters. Sign up for phonebanking or textbanking today. |
New Kamala Harris YDA Merch |
We have a bunch of new Kamala Harris merchandise available now!
This is just the beginning, with many more designs being added to our webstore in the coming days and weeks. These items are perfect for any Young Democrat looking for canvassing gear this summer. Visit store.yda.org today and grab yours now!
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Young Democrats in the News |
‘Incredible how much things can change’: New alliance stoked to get Harris elected |
| USA Today – Vice President Kamala Harris is gaining ground with America’s youngest voters, a new Axios/Generation Lab poll shows, less than a week after the launch of her presidential campaign. |
| Quentin Wathum-Ocama, the Young Democrats of America’s president, 33, says it feels a lot like the “Hope and Change” vibe of the Obama campaign in 2008, adding, “It’s incredible how much things can change in just a few days.” Hoping to maximize their efforts, Voters of Tomorrow brought together 17 youth political advocacy groups representing tens of thousands of voters to join forces. This alliance aims to bolster Harris’ campaign in the final stretch, according to a statement released Friday morning. The groups are hoping their combined efforts could help get more young people to vote for the vice president this November, a voting bloc Democrats need more than Republicans and that President Joe Biden struggled to win over. Wathum-Ocama said Biden’s decision to exit the race and Harris’ entrance into the race Sunday energized a group of campaign volunteers who weren’t feeling confident about the party’s odds in the fall. “They feel good, and they feel like we can ride this into November. We can ride this up and down the ballot,” Wathum-Ocama, 33, said. “If you had called me last Thursday, what would I have said?” |
Hundreds of Democratic delegates pledge support for Harris, according to AP survey |
| Associated Press – An AP survey finds that Vice President Kamala Harris has the support of more than half of the delegates she’ll need to take President Joe Biden’s place at the top of the Democratic ticket. |
Capital City Sunday: Quentin Wathum-Ocama on Netanyahu’s address and Kamala Harris’ appeal to young |
| WKOW 27 NEWS – Young Democrats of America President Quentin Wathum-Ocama talks about Vice President Kamala Harris’ latest calls for ceasefire after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday and how the Vice President is appealing to young voters. |
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