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Democracy Matters Holds All-Day Dialogue About Clean Elections

Shannon Hoffman — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:24:48 +0000

On Thursday, April 9, Democracy Matters sponsored an all-day dialogue at the outdoor amphitheater on campus to discuss clean elections. Watch the panels, debates, and speakers, including Dr. C. Cavanaugh, Chencellor of Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.

Video courtesy of Mike DiGiorgio.

Chancellor to Address Economy at Democracy Matters

Shannon Hoffman — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:15:11 +0000

Dr. John C. Cavanaugh, chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, will speak about economic issues facing students on Thursday, April 9, at Bloomsburg University.

Chancellor John C. Cavenaugh (photo from www.passhe.edu)

Cavanaugh is scheduled to speak at 11:45 a.m. as part of “All-day Dialogue” sponsored by the Bloomsburg University chapter of Democracy Matters. The event will be held from 9:30 a.m. until 3:15 p.m. in the amphitheatre outside Scranton Commons.

Cavanaugh’s speech is believed to be one of the first times the chancellor has publicly spoken about students and the economy since Pennsylvania and the rest of the nation experienced a major financial crisis beginning in October.

Democracy Matters, a non-partisan campus-based project of Common Cause, works to get big, private money out of politics and people back in. Democracy Matters mentors the next generation of leaders dedicated to strengthening our democracy. Students organize actions and projects connecting pro-democracy reforms to issues of environment, civil rights, education, health care, foreign policy, and more.

The April 9 event is free and is open to all Bloomsburg students, faculty, staff, and the community.

Please contact Democracy Matters president Robert Kern for more details: rskern@bloomu.edu.

Democracy Matters Hosts Double-header

Joseph Arleth — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:01:21 +0000

Thursday night will be a busy evening for the members of Democracy Matters as the organization prepares to host both a CGA presidential election forum and a film viewing.

With CGA elections currently underway, Democracy Matters has invited candidates and the student body to an open forum where the Bloomsburg community can learn more about CGA and the important issues facing the campus. The event begins at 5 p.m. tonight and will take place in Old Science room 113.

Voting for the executive offices of CGA opened early Wednesday morning and will run until Thursday at midnight.

After the forum ends, students are invited to join Democracy Matters in their first major event of the semester. At 7 p.m. in the Kehr Union ballroom, the organization will host a viewing of the film “V for Vendetta.”

The purpose of the event is to entertain students while at the same time encouraging social awareness of the issues facing our world today. “V for Vendetta” is a film portraying the “nightmare scenario,” which refers to a society that citizens have become so removed from politics that the government takes complete control. Following the movie will be an open discussion regarding the issues and themes raised in the film.

Democracy Matters meets every Thursday evening at 5 p.m. in Old Science 113. The group advocates civic responsibility and works to raise awareness about the harms of money influencing American politics.

Watch some of the Movie here!