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Features WORKSHOPS We will be sponsoring 6-8 workshops in two sessions, with each session lasting approximately 45 minutes long. Panelists and facilitators are currently being enlisted to provide their expertise on today's most controversial issues. Proposed topics include: 1.
What is the future of the Democratic Party? SPEAKERS To provide our membership with insight into the inner workings of federal and state government and give a personal view of their visions of the future for the Democratic Party, we will be inviting several individuals to deliver addresses to attendees between workshop sessions. Among the many well-known guests invited to address to convention is Steve Grossman, former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee. CHARTER AMMENDMENTS The convention will serve as the official forum by which CDM will enact amendments to our charter. Several important issues are scheduled for discussion and consideration by the convention body and will face debate. The results of this initiative will be crucial in the expansion of CDM and will determine the direction into which the organization will proceed. ELECTIONS Our annual election of executive board members will be held at the end of convention day activities. All CDM chapter members will be counted upon to elect ambitious, determined, focused individuals to lead the organization into the next year. PRE-CONVENTION PARTY YDM will host a Pre-Convention Party in conjunction with young state legislators to provide an opportunity to meet fellow College Democrats members in a more casual environment and allow everyone to have a good time - the way it should be for all Democrats. Arrangements for this event will be announced soon. HOUSING/TRANSPORTATION Housing is currently being offered for College Democrats members who attend schools outside of the immediate Boston metropolitan area. The hosting school of the convention is currently considering all arrangements. In addition to housing, a charter bus is being proposed by YDM to bring members on the day of the convention from the U-Mass Amherst area to Harvard to encourage participation and eliminate transportation concerns for schools outside of the range of the Commuter Rail. If you need housing or busing to Harvard for members of your chapter, please contact Michael Christofides at machris@bu.edu. For all questions concerning the CDM/YDM Convention, or to volunteer, please contact Michael Christofides, Secretary of CDM, at machris@bu.edu.
Senator Kennedy's record has shown that he is dedicated to providing quality health care for all. Through his resounding efforts, he has managed to eliminate hundreds of insurance abuses that resulted in a loss of coverage for thousands of Americans a year. The 1996 Kassebaum-Kennedy Bill guaranteed health care coverage to individuals who lose their jobs or are in the process of changing jobs to ensure that working families continue to receive adequate medical care even in hard times. The 1997 Children's Health Insurance Plan, an initiative he introduced with Senator Orrin Hatch, gives every child a healthy start in life. Today, he continues the struggle for health care reform through his efforts to see a Patient's Bill of Rights passed in the Senate and to provide Medicare coverage to senior citizens for prescription drugs. Ted Kennedy's efforts to improve the quality of education in our nation's schools are unprecedented in the Senate. His support of the Head Start program has ensured that young children enter school ready to learn. He has resolved to work towards wide-reaching student aid initiatives to make college accessible and affordable for all students. He has been a major proponent of wiring schools to the Internet. As a result of his statewide efforts, 100% of schools in Massachusetts are currently connected to the Internet. This project was accomplished through the assistance of 20,000 volunteers and the donation of over $35 million in products and services. In addition, Senator Kennedy has dealt with the issues that directly impact working families. Among the highlights of his 38-year record are: his continuing fight to raise the minimum wage, his proposals to increase safety in the workplace, his initiatives to provide better job training and opportunities, his programs helping individuals with disabilities to lead productive and successful lives, his efforts to strengthen civil rights laws, and his strong resolve to protect Social Security and Medicare for senior citizens. To continue the pursuit of his vision for reform in the Senate, however, Senator Kennedy needs your support. The Kennedy campaign is underway and looking for energetic volunteers to ensure his unprecedented leadership will continue. A massive signature collection drive is currently gathering the 10,000 signatures the Senator will need to qualify for the ballot. Future activities will include visibilities, phone banking, and community outreach. If you want to get involved in the campaign, please contact Marty Walsh, Field Director of the Kennedy 2000 campaign, by e-mail at mwalsh@massdems.org, by phone at (617) 742-6598, or go to the official Kennedy 2000 campaign website at www.kennedy2000.com and fill in the participation form.
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The
annual CDM/YDM Convention will be taking place on April 9, 2000,
at the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government. Currently,
the two organizations are working in conjunction to schedule the
events that will take place and are confirming speakers to make
this one of the most exciting and entertaining conventions to date.
As the arrangements are finalized, we will be contacting all chapter
leaders to ensure that all members of our organization have the
opportunity to participate. The following is a brief overview of
our ongoing efforts: 
Since
his election to the Senate in 1964 to complete his brother's term,
Senator Edward M. Kennedy has been a leader on issues important
to middle class Americans. He has taken great strides to improve
our country's education system, offer wide-reaching health care
initiatives to those forgotten by traditional HMO programs, and
to provide workers across the country with tougher safety standards
and higher wages. Ted Kennedy has, through his solid and dependable
leadership on the front lines, stood up to the special interests
to fight for those who need help the most. As the senior Democrat
on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, he continues
to champion the causes that directly impact his constituents, both
in Massachusetts and nationwide.
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