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Register for Policy and a Pint®: Youth and Politics
Tuesday, September 2
Doors 5:30 | Program 6:00 - 7:00
Varsity Theater, Dinkytown, Minneapolis
Admission: $10, $5 for students with valid ID
Appetizers included
As the RNC takes place across town, join Dominick Washington (political director of the Minnesota Obama campaign) and the co-authors of Grand New Party, Ross Douthat (senior editor of The Atlantic) and Reihan Salam (Fellow at the New American Foundation) at the Varsity Theater to ask how young people today are changing politics, elections, and public discourse. Register soon -- we anticipate that this event will sell out!
Policy and a Pint: Youth and Politics is presented by 89.3 The Current and the Citizens League and sponsored by Best Buy.
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Help the Citizens League Reach 2,000 Members
The Pohlad Family Foundation has challenged the Citizens League to grow its membership to 2,000 -- when we do, we'll receive a $15,000 matching grant.
We're about 150 members away. Help us reach this goal! Click here to become a member today with a tax-deductible contribution of any amount.
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Visit us at the State Fair
Stop by the Citizens League booth (in the State Fair Chautauqua Big Top Tent, just east of Heritage Square) during the mornings of August 21, 25, 26, 27, and 28. You can visit with staff and volunteers, make a video answering the question "What does it mean to be a Minnesotan?" and be among the first to use CitiZing!, the first-ever online civic engagement platform, and our new property tax tool. We'll see you at the Fair!
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Education Issue Briefs Available on www.StudentsSpeakOut.org
On www.StudentsSpeakOut.org, young people report on their experiences in school -- and lots of good ideas and information gets shared. Over the summer, we've collected issue briefs on some of the key topics that came up on the site over the past year, such as standardized testing and No Child Left Behind. Click here to check them out.
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Action Group Constructing Rain Garden at St. Paul School
The Citizens League's Energy and Environment Action Group and students at St. Bernard's School will reduce pollutants in storm water runoff in the school's urban environment by constructing a rain garden in late August. Students will maintain the garden as part of a service-learning project. The Action Group is supporting the project by providing the schools with donated native plants, volunteers, consultations with environmental planning and education experts, and fundraising for the project. Click here to read more.
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Will Your Employer Match Your Citizens League Contribution?
Many companies have funds set aside to match donations and volunteer time given by their employees to non-profit organizations. Help us take advantage of these programs! Click here to see some of the local companies that match contributions - including US Bank, Travelers, and TCF Bank - and contact your human resources department to find out if your employer participates. If you have any questions, talk to our intern Casey Hudek at chudek@citizensleague.org or 651-293-0575, ext. 11.
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Take the Citizens League Member Survey
Let us know what you think about how we're doing, and share your ideas about how we can do better. The survey only takes around 10-15 minutes and it really helps us out -- click here to respond.
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Annual Meeting Postponed
For reasons related to
current staff capacity, a strong interest on the part of members and staff in
focusing on post-election priorities for 2009, and potential pre-election timing
conflicts (e.g. debates), we have decided to postpone the Annual Meeting to November. We believe this
will help us involve members and community partners in delivering a meeting that
meets expectations based on previous annual meetings, helps us set our course
for 2009, and will reflect what we have learned and accomplished in 2008. We
apologize for the delay, hope to have a new date set soon, and will be looking
for members to take the lead in some aspects of planning. Thanks for your
patience and understanding.
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