W&M Students for Bernie Sanders 2020

02/04/2020

While we wait on results from the Iowa caucus to come in, there's a critical committee vote TODAY in the VA House on HB 77 -- Green New Deal Act. The bill would:

- put a fossil-fuel moratorium that stops new fracked gas pipelines starting in 2021
- provide worker protections e.g. transition assistance for fossil-fuel workers
- establish strong environmental justice protections e.g. establishing training programs for the clean energy sector

Please call these delegates and urge them to vote YES on HB77:

The Green New Deal Act- HB 77- is up for a key committee vote on Tuesday February 4th. From now until then please make calls to the members below urging them to support the Green New Deal Act because it is the only climate bill with: a definite fossil-fuel moratorium that stops new fracked gas pi...

11/08/2019

Students for Bernie meeting at 4pm tomorrow night in Tucker Hall! Room TBD

10/22/2019

10/16/2019

https://thehill.com/policy/finance/465772-sanders-takes-aim-at-corporate-america-with-new-tax-plan

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is shining a light on the U.S. tax code in the lead-up to Tuesday’s Democratic presidential primary debate by releasing new proposals that would aggressively raise rates on corporations and the wealthiest Americans.

09/25/2019

Billionaires should not exist.

We are taking on powerful interests who will do and spend whatever it takes to stop us. Change never happens from the top down. Chip in to join the political revolution today.

09/16/2019

Feeling The Bern? Want to help make Bernie the 46th President of the United States? We need student leaders to help run our unofficial W&M Students for Bernie Sanders 2020 club! If you’re interested, send us a message! There isn’t a plan to have a hierarchical structure, as our guiding philosophy is: Not Me. Us. But the organization can be set up however our student leaders want!

09/11/2019

This is the first official Bernie 2020 campaign event in Richmond! It will take place this Saturday 1pm - 3pm! You won’t want to miss it!

The Bernie 2020 Campaign is Coming to Barnstorm in Richmond on September 14! Please join Joseph Hutton - Bernie 2020 Campaign Ballot Access Organizing Director, Emily Isaac - Bernie 2020 Relational Organizing Director, and Daphne Charette. We'll be talking about organizing and how we'll ensure Berni...

08/20/2019

Add your name if you agree: we must eliminate profit in our justice system, end mass incarceration, end cycles of violence, and transform the way we police our communities.

08/13/2019

The official BERN app is now available! Follow these steps to get involved with the campaign and share your !

08/13/2019

Look at all that Bernie Blue! People are Feeling The Bern all across the US!

We analyzed the Democratic presidential candidates’ fund-raising to see how widespread their support was across the United States.

06/24/2019

Great news for students!

The proposal, to be introduced by Rep. Ilhan Omar in the House, is likely to face objections from conservatives as well as some moderates.

04/27/2019

The pizza is hot and ready for our Bernie 2020 Organizing Kickoff event! Swing by for some free food!