UC Berkeley student and Cal Dems President* Sarah Gold sent us the following e-mail today, endorsing Andy Kelley for Senate and the entire CalSERVE Executive Slate:

“As a young progressive organizer and dedicated Democrat, I would be remiss if I did not support the CalSERVE candidates for the ASUC. The values that have propelled the party from its founding in 1984 are the same that underwrite the Democratic party: a commitment to equality, justice, and civil rights.

“Students who opine that the ASUC should not concern itself with state and national politics are dangerously short-sighted, for, as a public institution, we are dramatically and directly affected by the political morays of our government.

“It is with these values and beliefs in mind that I chose to endorse Andy Kelley for senate. I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone in my years at Cal with a stronger commitment to fighting for students’ rights than Andy; his work with UC Students Association and Tuition Relief Now has demonstrated his unwavering dedication to empowering students and keeping education affordable and accessible for everyone. He’s the kind of passionate progressive that I want to see leading my student government, which is precisely why I have also endorsed the entire CalSERVE executive slate.

“I know that Roxanne, Dionne, Krystle, and Carlo will uphold the progressive ideals of both CalSERVE and the Democratic party in leading our student government. It is their leadership that I believe will be the best to promote and fight for the values that we, as students, believe in.”

Sarah Gold
President, Cal Berkeley Democrats*

* Title for Identification Purposes Only

Check out these news clips of Dionne Jirachaikitti, CalSERVE candidate for External Affairs VP and the current EAVP Chief of Staff, speaking about the work she has been involved inthis year to help empower students in the political system and make it easier to obtain affordable loans.

The clip below features Dionne on campus heading a voter registration drive that registered over 700 student voters in a single day before the California Presidential Primaries.

The second clip features Dionne lobbying in Washington, D.C. on behalf of students to increase the affordability and accessibility of higher education with better student loans.

It’s an unfortunate reality of print campaigns that an entire platform is supposed to fit on a small flyer or in a single sentence quotation in the Daily Cal. However, technology has made it much easier for elected representatives to communicate with the public at large. Our new website reflects our commitment to being transparent with the student body about our beliefs, platform, and attitudes.

We hope that our new website will convey CalSERVE’s purpose and mission of pro-actively standing up for students in the ASUC. We’ve compiled a composite of the overarching themes and issues that we as students must deal with, and which CalSERVE members and supporters are dedicated to working on. Details about all of our candidates and ways to support them can be found on their individual pages.

We are proud to deliver a comprehensive and solid platform to the student body via our website, and we promise that our website will follow the same pattern of all our campus activities: we will continue to work on it throughout the year, as circumstances change, even once election season is over.