2008-2009 DePaul Political / Activist Organizations:
Academic Freedom Committee: The purpose of this organization is to defend, promote and generally advocate for academic freedom at DePaul University and elsewhere.
Contact: Evan Lorendo elorendo@gmail.com
Activist Student Union: The purpose of this organization is to advocate for activist students at DePaul University.
Contact: Justin Hardy jumaha@gmail.com
Act Out: A radical student queer and allied collective that focuses its purpose in two foundations, 1. uniting students through activism, service work and service opportunities within the queer community. 2. uniting queer and allied students who are aligned in radical, progressive politics and social action.
Contact: Carolyn Dolin spunkyc@gmail.com
DePaul College Republicans: The purpose of this organization is to inform DePaul students on the issues and beliefs of the Republican Party. We represent an underrepresented group at DePaul and organize events aiming to inform the DePaul community and help others recognize their own beliefs.
Contact: Rich DePaulRepublicans@yahoo.com
DePaul Conservative Alliance (DCA): Seeks to engage the University community in a true marketplace of ideas where vigorous intellectual discussions are paramount. The DCA is a non-partisan organization that welcomes and promotes all flavors of conservatism.
Contact: contact@depaulca.com
DePaul Medical Brigades: Our mission is to lead a holistic model for sustainable health care in underserved villages that conducts preliminary needs assessment, treats patients to the highest ethical standards, sponsors referrals to those with needs beyond our capability, records data for the production of quantitative reports, and works to improve the water, sanitation, and economic infrastructures.
Contact: Alexandra Howe, alex@medicalbrigades.com
DePaul Students against the Death Penalty: To bring awareness to the DePaul community on the issue of capital punishment, through education and activism.
Contact: Dominic Fortunato dominic@dsadp.org
DePaul Students against War (DSAW): DSAW was founded immediately after 9/11 in opposition to the war in Afghanistan. The name DePaul Students Against the War specifies that we are focused on the current need to end the war in Iraq and to address issues of the war in Afghanistan, yet we are opposed to all U.S.-led military action. We see U.S. military presence on the globe as working in the interest of corporations and imperialism, and not in the interest of any form of human rights; as long as this continues to be so, we will oppose any U.S. Led military action, military training, military aid, and military alliance with other countries.
Contact: Bobby Grant bgrant2@gmail.com
DePaul Students Peace Alliance: The purpose of this organization is: to build support for a peaceful community on campus and in the local community, to raise youth consciousness of the Department of Peace movement, and to engage in peace activism, community action, and education. Ultimately, we seek to accomplish the following: educate, lobby, build solidarity, organize workshops and presentations, and organize community work.
Contact: Andrew Riplinger ariplinger@mac.com
DePaul University College Democrats: The DePaul Democrats pledges itself to support the political philosophies and candidates of the Democratic Party. The DePaul Democrats is the official DePaul chapter of the College Democrats of America. Furthermore, the DePaul Democrats support efforts to engage DePaul students in the affairs of the Democratic Party.
Contact: Neil Heyman neilheyman@yahoo.com
Feminists in Action! (FIA!): The purpose of this organization is to take a stand against intersecting forms of oppression through activism, education, and empowerment from feminist perspectives. We are a political, activist organization willing to respond to any anti-feminist or problematic activities or behaviors as deemed by the membership or rhetoric in our community. This organization does not condone, accept or tolerate any misogyny, objectification of the body, homophobia, racism, classism, sexism, gender discrimination, ageism, ableism, religious discrimination, heterosexism or LGBTQ discrimination.
Contact: Jenny Noerper jemn06@gmail.com
I’L Pledge The mission of I’L Pledge is to encourage dialogue among IL university students, faculty, and staff, providing them with the tools and incentive to fight for marriage equality in IL.
Contact: ilpledge@gmail.com
International Socialist Organization: The purpose of this organization is to promote socialist politics on campus and to provide a forum for discussion of theory, history and current events.
Contact: Chance Lunning clunning@gmail.com
Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP): Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) is a diverse group of students, faculty, staff, and community members, organized on democratic principles to promote justice, human rights, liberation, and self-determination for the Palestinian people.
Contact Samar Damra samardamra@gmail.com
Veteran Advocacy Group (VAG): To promote a sense of community for veterans, military personnel, and the general population who attend DePaul University. By putting to use several skills that all our members possess (leadership, dedication, loyalty) to help veterans that are less fortunate, the sense of community will grow.
Contact Derrick Winding dwinding2003@yahoo.com |
