More SSL Opportunities while Walking for Change!

Join us as we talk to District 19 (Silver Spring, Olney, Wheaton, Aspen Hill, etc) residents about Roger’s plans for bringing positive and effective change to our community this Sunday, June 27th from Noon to 4PM. Then, join us for a family-style BBQ with Roger and the rest of the campaign team back at the house.

A brief informational session will take place at The Manno home (2138 Merrifields Dr. Silver Spring) at noon, and then the walking begins!

Please be sure to invite your family, friends, and neighbors! We will be providing everyone with Roger Manno for State Senate t-shirts! Rides to and from the Glenmont Metro Station will be provided.

Please R.S.V.P. to Arie@rogermanno.com or 301.598.4063 by 8:00 p.m. on Friday June, 25.

Thank you for your continued dedication and support!

Earn SSL Hours and Campaign for a Middle School Teacher!

WHAT: Door-Knocking and Campaigning

WHEN: JUNE 26 and JUNE 27

WHERE: UPCOUNTY

WHY: To get Eric Luedtke, a Middle School Teacher, elected as a Delegate

How: Email info@ericformaryland.com to sign up!

You can devote as much time as you need to fit your schedule.

Help Elect a Teacher in 2010!

Are you frustrated that you have to take and pass the HSAs in order to graduate? Or what about waiting outside in portable classrooms year after year for your school to get renovated? These are issues that the Maryland General Assembly helps decide for hundreds of thousands of students.

Most legislators in Annapolis don't know what this is like, but you and I do. My name is Bonnie Cullison, and I've been a teacher in MCPS for almost 30 years. I'm running for the House of Delegates to bring the perspective of an educator to the state legislature, and to be a leader in the fight to get our schools the resources they need.

But I can't get there alone. I could really use your help on my campaign in the following areas: door knocking, staffing campaign events and fundraisers, researching policy and political issues, making phone calls, reaching out to voters with social networking tools and new media, and much more.

If you're interested in helping a teacher get elected this September (particularly a teacher who listens to student perspectives) and are looking for exciting and fulfilling volunteer or internship opportunities, please contact my campaign at FriendsofBonnieCullison@gmail.com, or visit my website at www.CullisonForMaryland.com.

I hope to see you on the campaign trail!

Bonnie Cullison
Candidate for House of Delegates, District 19

Volunteer for the Sam Arora Campaign

The Sam Arora for Delegate campaign is looking for smart, energetic individuals to join his fast-paced grassroots campaign to change the way business is done in Annapolis. The Arora campaign is looking for interns and volunteers* to work on:
Voter Engagement
Operations Management
Community Outreach
Communications and New Media
Precinct Captaining
Business Outreach
Youth Leadership Coordination
Get Out The Vote Strategy
and much more!

Send an email to amit@SamArora.com with your contact information, the positions that most interest you, and a few details about yourself. Please include your availability and when you could start so we can get to work and send someone to Annapolis to shake things up.
*We can help high school volunteers receive SSL credits for working on the Arora for Delegate campaign.

:: ABOUT SAM ::
Sam Arora, a native of Derwood and resident of Glenmont, is a social justice activist with over a decade of experience organizing for Democrats and progressive causes. He has served as an aide to Hillary Clinton, a volunteer for Barack Obama, an organizer for the Democratic National Committee. His experience in public service includes positions in the U.S. Senate and clerkships with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler. He is an advocate for student rights and strongly supports full SMOB voting rights.

Hans Riemer Organizing Fellows and Canvassing

Canvassing Schedule

This is a great opportunity for you to get SSL Hours, meet new people, and make an impact in your community!

Where: 11262 Georgia Avenue, Second FloorWheaton, MD 20902

When:

Monday-Thursday: 4 PM - 8 PM

Saturday-Sunday: 12 PM - 4 PM

Organizing Fellow/Intern Position

If you're looking for a more committed program for Hans Riemer, feel free to check out the Organizing Fellow Program!

Learn the political campaign trade as an Organizing Fellow on an exciting grassroots campaign in Montgomery County. Candidate Hans Riemer is a progressive champion who served as the National Youth Vote Director for Obama for America, political director of Rock the Vote, and led the effort to fight the Bush Social Security privatization plan. A policy advocate with expertise on issues including budget priorities, transportation, smart growth, retirement security and voting reform, Hans brings a fresh perspective to Montgomery County's changing economy and community life.

Montgomery County, with a population of nearly one million in cities such as Bethesda, Silver Spring, Rockville, Gaithersburg and more, is an economic engine for the Washington region and the state of Maryland.

This campaign is for an At-large/county-wide seat. Primary election day is September 14. There are four At-large seats and the top four vote-getters win.

Responsibilities for Organizing Fellows may include:

• Recruitment: Build a team of organizers across the county by recruiting local activists to knock on doors, host events, pass out flyers, make phone calls
• Data management: Building the voter database, cutting lists, improving the campaign database
• Voter contact: Door knocking, phone banking
• New media: Organizing on Facebook, twitter, blog outreach
• Operations: Managing billing, vendors, etc
• Finance: Manage logistics, track contributions, execute follow up for donors
• Events: House parties, fundraisers, friend raisers
• Get Out The Vote: Building a ground game to turn out voters in nearly 250 precincts
• Communications: Preparing press releases, other writing
• Policy: Research for preparing candidate questionnaires and voter inquiries

The positions are unpaid, but hours are flexible and can be tailored to individual schedules. A limited number of stipends may be available for the best and brightest fellows, on a full-time basis, starting around August. Additionally, the campaign can assist high school students with earning service learning hours, or college students with earning credit for their work on this effort.

To Apply: Please send a resume and brief cover letter to david@hansriemer.com. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

Saqib Ali (D-39) Door-Knocking This Weekend!

Help Saqib Ali fight against negative smears on his campaign this weekend! Sign up here!

District 39 (Gaithersburg, North Potomac) voters were recently subject to a "push poll" that relayed false information about Saqib in the hopes of tarnishing his progressive reputation.

A push poll is a time-honored dirty political tactic in which a phone survey masquerades as a legitimate poll, but in reality serves to smear a political opponent. The fact that our opponent and her allies are already engaging in such Karl Rove-style politics demonstrates that they are afraid of promoting an issue-oriented debate and believe they can only win by using these nasty tactics.

Saqib was instrumental in passing full voting rights for the State SMOB! Join us this weekend to fight against this negative campaigning and fight for a great advocate for students!

Saturday 10AM-5PM

Sunday 12PM-5PM

12504 Degas Court

N. Potomac, MD 20878

Montgomery County Youth Slate

The youth of Montgomery County account for close to 20% of the population, yet they have the least representation within the political process. Late in the spring of 2010, student leaders from across Montgomery County came together and analyzed the decisions of their elected officials and decided to take action. After reviewing the legislative and community contributions and achievements of most of the candidates for office, the youth of Montgomery County have decided to endorse the following people for their respective offices. The following signers represent the top echelon of student leadership in Montgomery County and further represent a cross-section of the different types of leaders within a diverse county ranging from Student Government, to Academia, to Music, to Science/Technology scholars, to even Athletics. They come from 8 different legislative districts and almost every high school in the County.

We are the future leaders, innovators, and changers of society and as such we have decided to vocally state our opinion of who we support to be trustworthy stewards of the society and government we will inherit. Consequently, we place our full trust and support for these candidates and will work to organize students for each of the campaigns as needed.

County Executive: Isiah Leggett

County Council (At-Large): Hans Riemer

County Council (At-Large): Nancy Floreen

County Council (At-Large): Marc Elrich

County Council (At-Large): George Leventhal

County Council 1: Roger Berliner

County Council 2: Craig Rice

County Council 3: Phil Andrews

County Council 4: Nancy Navarro

County Council 5: Valerie Ervin

District 14: Karen Montgomery, State Senate

District 14: Eric Luedtke, State Delegate

District 14: Anne Kaiser, State Delegate

District 15: Brian Feldman, State Delegate

District 15: Kathleen Dumais, State Delegate

District 15: Aruna Miller, State Delegate

District 16: Susan Lee, State Delegate

District 16: William Frick, State Delegate

District 16: Scott Goldberg, State Delegate

District 17: Cheryl Kagan, State Senate

District 17: Kumar Barve, State Delegate

District 18: Richard Madaleno, State Senate

District 18: Jeff Waldstreicher, State Delegate

District 18: Anna Sol Guttierez, State Delegate

District 18: Alfred Carr, State Delegate

District 19: Roger Manno, State Senate

District 19: Sam Arora, State Delegate

District 19: Bonnie Cullison, State Delegate

District 19: Ben Kramer, State Delegate

District 20: Jamie Raskin, State Senate

District 20: Tom Hucker, State Delegate

District 20: Sheila Hixon, State Delegate

District 20: Heather Mizeur, State Delegate

District 39: Saqib Ali, State Senate

District 39: Kirill Reznik, State Delegate

District 39: Charles Barkley, State Delegate

District 39: Shane Robinson, State Delegate

Board of Education: Shirley Brandman, At Large

Board of Education: Judy Docca, District 1

Board of Education: Patricia O'Neill, District 3

Board of Education: Michael Durso, District 5

We, the undersigned, endorse the candidates above:

• Tim Hwang, Student Member Montgomery County Board of Education, President of the Maryland High School Democrats
• Michael Hagan, Maryland Association of Student Councils (State SGA) President, Damascus High School School SGA President
• Richard Yarrow, President, Montgomery County Juniors Council, Eastern Middle School SGA; Vice President, EMS-PTSA
• Alexander Bae, Student Government President Montgomery Blair High School, Captain of the Blair Debate Team
• Jennifer Lien, Montgomery County Regional Treasurer, Student Government President James H. Blake High School
• Raynell Cooper, Co-chair of the County Executive's Youth Advisory Committee, Captain of RM's It's Academic team, RM SGA Vice President
• Meenu Singh, Student Government President Winston Churchill High School
• Russie Tran, Student Government President Wheaton High School
• Bianca Padilla, Student Government President Magruder High School
• Daniel Myung, Student Government President Springbrook High School
• Kendra Nguyen, Student Government President Northwood High School
• Michael Washington, Richard Montgomery High School Student Government President, MCR Chief of Staff Deputy, RMHS Community Service Club President/Founder
• Samir Devalaraja, Montgomery County Intel International Science and Engineering Fair Representative
• Peggy Li, Friends of the Library of Montgomery County Student Representative, Winston Churchill High School Math Team President
• Sam Motamedi, Student Member of the Maryland Commission on Civic Literacy
• Haines Sy, Wootton OHA President
• Bianca Datta, Captain of the Wootton Debate Team
• Caleb Hamilton, MCR Chief of Staff
• Nick Maggio, Montgomery County Regional State Lobbying Coordinator, Damascus High School SGA Vice President
• Hal Zeitlin, Montgomery County Regional Events Manager, Winston Churchill High School SGA Vice President
• Anthony Trinh, Montgomery County Regional Student Advocacy Coordinator, Richard Montgomery MCR Liaison, RM SGA Treasurer
• Melissa Yang, Montgomery County Regional County Lobbying Coordinator, Captain of the RM Debate Team
• Jonathan Frankle, Technical Director of the Maryland High School Democrats
• Catherine Liu, Montgomery County Regional State Public Affairs Director, President and Co-Founder of The Pillar Project
• Meenhee Shon, Quince Orchard High School Best Buddies Vice President
• Daniel Moon, CEO/President Operation Fly, Inc.
• Kevin Ma, Chief of Staff SMOB 2.0
• Jeffrey He, Class President Richard Montgomery High School
• Long Nguyen, Albert Einstein High School MCR Liaison
• Leanna Moron, Clarksburg High School Student Council Historian
• Derek Mong, Winston Churchill High School Alumnus, Duke University TC '13
• Lawrence Yen, Winston Churchill High School Class of 2010 Vice-President

Organizations and affiliations are used only for identification purposes and do not reflect the views of their specific organizations.

For more information please contact: Tim Hwang, timothy.t.hwang@gmail.com.