My advice for young progressives is to start advocating and sharing your ideas with the world. I am tired of young progressives who say that what they do or say will not make a difference. Young people have proven after the last election that we are extremely influential and we will fight for our convictions. Therefore, it is now our duty to continue our politically active reputation that we won after the election of Barack Obama. It is your job, as a young progressive, to become an active citizen! Whether that is writing to your Congressmen, participating in a political organization, going to DC to protest, or running for office, it is time to become active!
I recently attended an LGBTQ History Month dinner at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, which Campus Progress helped sponsor. The keynote speaker was Dr. Nathaniel Frank, author of Unfriendly Fire: How the Gay Ban Undermines the Military and Weakens America. His book, and his speech that night, raise a variety of interesting points on how the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy (DADT) was created and the problems it creates for the military. Read More »
“I profoundly believe in advocating for immigration reform not only because my life has dramatically changed, but because it pains me to see so much young talent being wasted and rejected. For me it’s very difficult to accept the fact that many people who do not appreciate the opportunities the United States offers and who are not willing to become good citizens are easily given a visa, green card or citizenship based on a quota or their economic status while thousands of students, like myself, who are willing to work for the land that has given us everything, are rejected.”
We have the opportunity to pass 3 bills at the core of our values:
Health Care Reform
Climate Change
College Affordability
That is why we need to come together to work on all three issues, regardless of which issue matters to us the most.
Campus Progress sent out an email highlighting this, which featured this paragraph from our resident climate change specialist, Tommaso.
That means environmental people (like me) also need to take action on health care and college affordability. And health care activists should do the same on the climate bill...and well, you get the picture.
We have set up three steps ways to get the word out.
1. Share on Facebook 2. Tweet it 3. Send an email (old school)
We have three issues, two months, and one future to work work with.
For the next two months, we'll be keeping you up to date as action is needed on each of these bills. Now is the time for us to make an impact. With everyone's help, we'll finally see progress on these issues.
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My advice for young progressives is to start advocating and sharing your ideas with the world. I am tired of young progressives who say that what they do or say will not make a difference. Young people have proven after the last election that we are extremely influential and we will fight for our convictions. Therefore, it is now our duty to continue our politically active reputation that we won after the election of Barack Obama. It is your job, as a young progressive, to become an active citizen! Whether that is writing to your Congressmen, participating in a political organization, going to DC to protest, or running for office, it is time to become active! 
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