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| + | ==WSU YDS== | ||
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| + | In 2011, leaders of Wichita State University [[Young Democratic Socialists]] were;<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2298091438, Wichita State University [[Young Democratic Socialists]] Facebook page, accessed September 10, 2011]</ref> | ||
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| + | * [[Aaron Rivers]] (Wichita, KS) | ||
| + | * [[Heidi Cruz]] (Wichita State), president | ||
| + | * [[Holly Rayl]] (Wichita, KS) | ||
| + | * [[Chris Hicks]] (Wichita State) | ||
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| + | [[Category:Wichita State University Young Democratic Socialists]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 23:27, 8 September 2011
Template:TOCnestleft Chris Hicks has been active in student and progressive politics at Wichita State University in the late 2000s as a leader in the Student Labor Action Project, Campus Progress, Political Science Club, and Young Democratic Socialists.[1]
Atlanta DSA convention
Young Democratic Socialists members Maria Svart, Nicole Iaquinto, Flavio Hickel, Jr., Chris Hicks and Alyssa Cundari (University of Miami) attended the Democratic Socialists of America National Convention in Atlanta, Georgia in November 2007;[2]
Wichita DSA
In March 2009 Rannfrid Thelle, a transplanted activist from Norway’s Labor Party and now a college teacher in Wichita, Kansas, decided to try to form a DSA local in Wichita. She contacted Chris Hicks, a YDS activist at Wichita State, who put her in touch with Stuart Elliott, a labor activist and longtime DSA member. A call to Frank Llewellyn provided the practical info to get off on the right track..[3]
Young Democratic Socialists
As of September 2009 Chris Hicks was Coalitions Coordinator of the Young Democratic Socialists[4].
SLAP
In 2011, Chris Hicks was national co-ordinator of the Student Labor Action Project.[5]
As coordinator, Chris Hicks helps student activists build relationships with local unions and community and faith-based groups and Jobs with Justice coalitions.
Hicks said:
- SLAP supports the growing student movement for economic justice by making links between campus and community organizing, providing skills training to build lasting student organizations, and developing campaigns that win concrete victories for working families while breaking the poverty cycle by fighting for access to higher education and full and fair employment.
WSU YDS
In 2011, leaders of Wichita State University Young Democratic Socialists were;[6]
- Aaron Rivers (Wichita, KS)
- Heidi Cruz (Wichita State), president
- Holly Rayl (Wichita, KS)
- Chris Hicks (Wichita State)
References
- ↑ http://talkingunion.wordpress.com/2010/05/04/student-activist-talks-about-afscmes-alternative-union-break/
- ↑ Dem. Left, Winter 2007/8
- ↑ Democratic Left, Summer 2009
- ↑ http://www.ydsusa.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/coordinating-commitee-list-2009-2010.pdf
- ↑ Talking Union blog, Student Labor Action Project (SLAP) Connects College Campuses to Union Movement Posted on February 5, 2011
- ↑ Wichita State University Young Democratic Socialists Facebook page, accessed September 10, 2011