HKS Democratic Caucus: A Student Organization at the Harvard Kennedy School

11/06/2020

We've seen enough.

“Decision Desk HQ projects that has won Pennsylvania and its 20 electoral college votes for a total of 273. Joe Biden has been elected the 46th President of the United States of America. Race called at 11-06 08:50 AM EST All Results: https://t.co/BgcQsEyt3j”

10/21/2020

Check out our latest newsletter. 13 days to take action!

With less than two weeks until the election, none of us want to say we didn't do enough to win. Join us as the Democratic Caucus heads up to Maine to canvas for Sara Gideon as she seeks to defeat Sen. Susan Collins. We will be knocking doors and social distance canvassing in compliance with the Gid...

10/13/2020

TONIGHT join the Democratic Caucus, HKS Republicans, and the Harvard Votes Challenge for Election 2020-themed trivia at the virtual Cambridge Queen's Head. All are welcome!

You can sign up in as a team of three to four or as an individual to be sorted into a group. Sign up as a team here: https://forms.gle/rkiaaeBEuQpKNf6m8

Or as an individual here: https://forms.gle/nV1NADAgb6fWsP4p6

See you tonight!

Team sign-up

10/01/2020

We had our first full leadership meeting of the year today. With the election in 33 DAYS (!), we have the team to make it happen at HKS.💪
Co-Chairs: Daniel Remler + Chris Stewart
Organizing Co-Chairs: Adina Goldin + Maddie Ulanow
Finance Chair: Yasmin Serrato-Muñoz
Programming Chair: Emelia Cobbs
Communications Chair: Jordan Jefferson

If you want to get involved with the Democratic Caucus, send us a message on Facebook and make sure you're subscribed to our newsletter: http://eepurl.com/bl###

04/15/2019

Cool opportunity: be an audience member at next week's IOP/CNN Democratic Town Hall! Details below (sorry for the length), deadline to express interest is TONIGHT at midnight through this link: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.us2.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3De1362f5a7b7af83c005d02813-26id-3D74faa6f7bc-26e-3D6299d9f657&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=fgq-NGamc_Snly6HoqQJLow0Mas_3RZ03Ehk8WT51oM&m=lYL8uWPkBgzwe88cYp8vTyPQp5_90N5KkIsWZwwEYpk&s=siAZS9Uwq3d8-bgGDkyTgg8HGc0oszYh8hfZObv8vUY&e=

An Unprecedented Evening of 2020 Politics

The Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School is excited to announce it will co-host an unprecedented evening of 2020 politics: Five Democratic presidential hopefuls will field questions from a live, student audience in this internationally broadcast CNN Town Hall.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Kamala Harris and Mayor Pete Buttigieg will participate in this special evening, co-hosted by the New Hampshire Institute of Politics. Each back-to-back candidate town hall will discuss issues of importance to young voters, as Harvard releases the new IOP Youth Poll, developed by our Harvard IOP students.

The Institute of Politics will provide transportation to and from Saint Anselm College. Students must be able to depart campus by 3:00pm ET and commit to attend the full duration of the programming on Monday, April 22nd.

GUIDELINES FOR CONSIDERATION:

Please indicate you are Harvard Kennedy School Student in the organization/school section.

All students interested in attending must submit three questions per candidate. Please use the link below to submit your interest in attending and proposed questions for the candidates.

PLEASE ONLY FILL OUT THIS FORM IF YOU CAN COMMIT TO ATTENDING



INTEREST FORM DEADLINE:
Monday, April 15, 2019
11:59 PM ET

EVENT:
Monday, April 22, 2019
7:00 – 12:00 AM ET
Saint Anselm College
Manchester, New Hampshire

04/08/2019

Passing along info about an event from an HBS student group interested in fostering conversations across ideological differences...

"The Free Enterprise Club at HBS is hosting an exclusive pre-screening of “The Pursuit” featuring Arthur Brooks tomorrow evening (April 9th). I’d love to include as many members of the Democratic Clubs at HBS and HKS as possible, with the hopes of sparking conversations and potentially having follow-on discussions...

The focus of the film is on how free markets can benefit the most marginalized in society, and why they sometimes fail. Logistics are below, and here’s a preview of the movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjbug3ygzi0

Logistics:
Where: Spangler Auditorium
When: Tuesday April 9th 530-730pm
What: Pre-screening of “The Pursuit,” with introductory remarks by Arthur Brooks
Hosted by: HBS Free Enterprise Club
RSVP Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-pursuit-harvard-university-tickets-58664947437 (Note: it’s free, and it will be done before start of HBS Show)"

Professional musician turned intrepid economist Arthur Brooks travels around the globe in search of an answer to the question: How can we lift up the world t...

03/26/2019

TONIGHT: Interested in joining a Presidential, Senate, or House campaign in 2020, but not sure where to start? Come hear from Sarah Canny (HKS MPP ’18) and Tess Lerner Byars (HKS MPP ’18), two recent HKS students who were hired onto House and Senate campaign teams after they graduated. They’ll offer practical advice about where to look, what to do, who to speak with, and how to position yourself as an asset to a campaign.

How to Get a Job on a Political Campaign
When: Tuesday, March 26th, 6:30-7:30
Where: Wexner 332