Ukraine: A Home Away From Home

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** Fellow Young Democrat, it’s your monthly young Dems news:
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** It’s Thursday, March 17th, 2022
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🍀Happy Saint Patrick’s Day🍀
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** Ukraine: A Home Away From Home
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Nick Belyayev, Former President of Monroe County Young Dems

Three weeks of devastation in Ukraine - a living nightmare for many Americans and me, still not even comparable to the living hell of uncertainty, grief, shock, and constant sirens and missile strikes for Ukrainians.

To learn how you can give back, visit Indiana Supports Ukraine ([link removed]) . All proceeds support Ukraine. They are collecting money, goods, and amazon items. They’re going through the logistics of what they feel is important and are coordinating with a Ukrainian organization called Mist to get supplies there.
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** Sign up for Democracy in the Balance
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Democracy in the Balance is an action-focused newsletter that will provide YD’s with updates on ordinances, legislation, and how to take action in your community.
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** CDIN Gains State Central Committee Vote
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The support of Hoosier college students to build our party and win future elections is crucial. We’re happy to see CDIN get their voice heard.
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** Deadline approaching
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This year’s elections provide a renewed chance to advance the Hoosier state and champion the principles that the Democratic Party was built on. With such a consequential election, IYD is ready to jump in the fight and for the first time ever endorse candidates in contested primary elections.

Applications are due
March 31st, 2022
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** Apply to be a Rust Belt Rising 2022 Leader
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Our partner, Rust Belt Rising are looking for our region's most promising candidates to join our 2022 cohort of Democratic leaders.

Their spring course, Run a Strong Campaign in Our Region, allows leaders to learn from top practitioners via Zoom sessions on making the different elements of a strategic campaign as effective as possible today—such as communications, digital, organizing, and fundraising.
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** Happy Women’s History Month
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Here’s to all the amazing, powerful women on our team.
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** Equal Pay Day:
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** National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) in 1996 , mark March 15 as “Equal Pay Day”
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“Equal Pay Day was originated by the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) in 1996 as a public awareness event to illustrate the gap between men's and women's wages. (It was originally called ‘National Pay Inequity Awareness Day’ and changed to Equal Pay Day in 1998.)
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** What Equal Pay Day 2022 Data Is—And Is Not—Telling Us
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The wage gap has a huge impact on women’s ability to take care of themselves and their families. We can’t afford to go backwards on gender equality:
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** Things to know
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She Votes: Women, the Workplace, and Pandemic Politics ([link removed])

Abortion Rights Are About Human Rights, Not Politics ([link removed])

Lifelong friends open up about Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson ([link removed])
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** Indiana Young Democrats launch Legislative Advisory Council
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IYD made a significant impact with our voices at the statehouse this session through our inaugural Legislative Advisory Council - our program to teach young Democrats more about the legislative process and connect them with legislators.

Learn about our influence and how to get involved in this Indianapolis Recorder story featuring Rep. Cherrish Pryor and IYD National Committeewoman, Dyna Martinez.
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** Happy Birthday to our Fellow Officers!
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District 7 Chair, RaeVen Ridgell (Left)

Director of Finance, Tiffany Keown (Right)


** YDA Boise Meeting
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Join Young Democrats of America at their YDA Boise Spring Meeting. The focus of the meeting will be on how to get your voice heard, how to build a coalition, and how to focus on field efforts with an emphasis on rural organizing and flipping districts from red to blue.
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** 2022 IDP Crossroads Summit
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Democratic candidates and party members across the state to participate in an all day training to prepare for the 2022 election cycle. Door will open at 8:30 AM ET. More information will be provided closer to the event.
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** Quote of the Month:
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“As I have pursued this professional path, and if I’m fortunate enough to be confirmed as the next associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, I can only hope that my life and career, my love of this country and the Constitution, and my commitment to upholding the rule of law and the sacred principles upon which this great nation was founded, will inspire future generations of Americans.”


** - Supreme Court Nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
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