This has been an absolutely fantastic year for us, with a total of nineteen bills on our policy slate SIGNED INTO LAW! Thank you everyone for your hard work 😊
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As students, we’re always going to stand up for our classmates, regardless of documentation status. Thank you to @KPBS for inviting me to share my thoughts on yesterday’s protest at @UCSanDiego for the protection of undocumented and international students.
I largely got my start in #AAPI advocacy during my time with @UCSDinDC: as the office's inaugural Federal Policy Intern, I worked closely with the university to advocate for equitable #AANAPISI funding. Thanks to @UCSanDiego Today for highlighting my work! https://t.co/0VJKOSscYl
📣📣ATTN Californians! Send a letter directly to @GavinNewsom calling for free condoms to be available in CA public high schools! STIs are rising at alarming rates among young people. #SB954 will improve health equity and protect access to sex ed! https://t.co/ygstmjwbAF
California youth are experiencing an alarming rate of STIs. Young people make up more than 5 out of every 10 chlamydia cases in CA, and more than 87% are youth of color. @GavinNewsom must sign #SB954 into law! #YHES4Condoms
As an undergraduate student at UC San Diego, I’m deeply concerned by the violent suppression of free speech on campus this week. I join @ottaunited, @AAPIDemsSD, @sdapicoalition, and many others in condemning the university administration’s irresponsible behavior.
Today is the 25th year of Denim Day, a landmark day in Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Today, we wear jeans to bring awareness to victim blaming and fight destructive myths about sexual assault. You can learn more about Denim Day at https://t.co/PT5iuOoPLJ. (1/5)
GENup leaders Maegha and Genavieve hosted a workshop on Activism and Youth Voice at the CCLL GRID Statewide Summit in LA! They taught dozens of CA students how to create grassroots campaigns and public-facing communications. Each student then made a poster using their new skills!
Thank you to @ottaunited for recognizing @ASUCSDLocal with the Coalition Builder award! We’re looking forward to continuing our collaboration on making San Diego affordable for students to live!
It was wonderful to recognize and celebrate my fellow young advocates at @ottaunited’s second annual gala. Young people in San Diego are fired up and ready to organize for change! 🙌🔥
TODAY AT 4PM PST - Join us for our 2023 Policy Celebration! You can still RSVP and celebrate all of GENup’s amazing legislative wins this year! See you there! https://t.co/dgH8UFhYJs
Want to advocate on behalf of @UofCalifornia students in Sacramento and Washington, DC? Now is your chance! Apply to be a UC Advocacy Network (UCAN) Student Ambassador! Apps are due Oct. 15. https://t.co/oBcQpJooWo #TeamUCAN
#SB394 is on @GavinNewsom's desk, and we hope he signs it. 🙏🤞✒️
But what exactly is in this bill, why does it matter, and what do districts, schools, and students stand to win or lose? 🤔
Thread below 🧵🔽
https://t.co/ktVecPjR7W
We had a great time at Family Day today in Vallejo w/many community partners who are doing the work on the ground in our communities to keep them safe.
We ask @GavinNewsom to sign #AB28 so we can provide funding to these crucial programs. #SaveTheYouth#CalVIP#CredibleMentors
VICTORY for advocates, volunteers, and community partners! AB 28 (#CalVIP) PASSED the Senate today! A massive, statewide collaborative effort, building on years of work and partnership. Huge shoutout to the CalVIP Coalition and @MomsDemand
@GavinNewsom We’re almost there. Please sign #AB28 . Over Mother’s Day weekend my kids made signs and tabled with me for this. They already know what it means to fight like a mother. #CALeg@MomsDemand
@GavinNewsom As a public college and public high school student, the threat of gun violence always hangs over my head. #AB28 will fund a multitude of mental health, education, support, and prevention programs to reduce gun violence in CA. Please sign AB28!
#SB2#CALeg