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14th Annual VOTING FOR ISSUES TO PUT ON BALLOT IN CAUCUS MICHIGAN STUDENT POLITICAL ISSUES CONVENTION VOTING CAUCUS ARE FROM 12:00 proceeding with the voting. pm — 12:20 pm (See insert for Each student may cast as many Assigned Room) votes as they wish for nominations. In conjunction with NATIONAL STUDENT CAUCUS VOTING RULES – MICHIGAN Caucus coordinator may allow STUDENT POLITICAL ISSUES students to speak for or against POLITICAL ISSUES WEEK CONVENTION 2016 issues — time permitting. About the Voting Caucus: The purpose of Issues that get a majority of the the Voting Caucus at the Michigan caucus participants to agree to Student Political Issues Convention is to nominate will be listed as nominated make nominations to an electronic ballot for the ballot. for determining the top concerns of Sponsored by Michigan Students. The electronic ballot Caucus Coordinator will provide will be opened from October 21-October on the caucus report form the caucus Henry Ford College 28. Students’ teachers must register a group’s list of issues nominated for class; or a student must signup either at the ballot to Dr. Anthony Perry in the the Michigan Student Political Issues Forfa Auditorium by 12:30 pm. League of Women Voters Convention through the registration Caucus Coordinators will read the process or by email at: vote of their caucus at the final plenary session. [email protected] with Friday, October 7, 2016 their name, school and student email All issues nominated at the by October 25, 2016 at midnight. Michigan Student Political Issues 9 : 0 0 A . M . — 2 : 0 0 P . M Convention will be placed on the RULES FOR VOTING: electronic ballot. Students will have access to this ballot beginning Each Voting Caucus group will tally the students’ vote for October 21 with the ballot closing on presentation at the Final Plenary October 28. Session. The top 7 issues receiving votes For an issue to be considered for will be made the Michigan Student a vote in the caucus, each issue that Political Issues Agenda. can be voted on in the caucus must The final agenda will be sent to receive a nomination by one student, elected officials asking they consider and a minimum of two students must these concerns when they set their second the nomination. legislative policies. On this day, students from around Michigan will convene at Henry Ford College in Each student is allowed to nominate only one (1) issue, but has Students around Michigan will be Dearborn, Michigan as part of the Michigan Student Political Issues Convention. At no limit on the number of issues they encouraged to use this agenda and this venue students from Michigan will discuss their most important issues that need may second. to invite their elected officials to resolution. After an issue has been campus to address the Michigan nominated and has received two students’ concerns. seconds the caucus coordinator will The primary purpose of this convention is to develop the nominations for a political write the issue on the chalk board. agenda from the student in Michigan. Students will nominate their concerns in the [This will indicate the issue’s Caucus Voting Sessions. They will focus on what they deem the most pressing concerns. eligibility for being voted on.] Caucus coordinator shall Students will not address specific solutions; rather, students ask those in office and announce three (3) times that the nominations are closing before running for office to find appropriate solutions to their concerns. accepting no more nominations and SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Politics is the process, 8:00 am —9:00 am: Registration Forfa Atrium Peace is the goal. 9:00 am — 10:00 am: Opening Panel: Cities and Public Services and Government — If I am not for myself, who will be? the Stewards of Public Goods (Forfa Auditorium, Building L) If I am but for myself, what am I? Overview of local government and services from Eric Lupher, President, The Citizens Research Council of Michigan If not now, when? — Hillel Saul Green, Former Detroit Deputy Mayor; Mayors: Karen Majewski, Hamtramck, Susan Rowe, Wayne, Stacy Stritz, In the spirit of Otto Feinstein (1930-2003) Melvindale and Daniel Paletko, Dearborn Heights 10:10 am — 11:00 am: 5 Concurrent Panels: Public Education as an essential tool for economic development, equality and civil rights. [Berry Ampithether in the ASCC, Building L) Attendance Includes Students and Faculty from: Kathleen Straus, State Board of Education; Andrea Jackson, Youth Violence Henry Ford College Prevention Team; Osborn HS, David Hecker, President, American Federation of Macomb Community College Teachers — Michigan; Senator Morris Hood; and Senator David Knezek. Michigan State University Monroe Community College Public Safety's role in maintaining public spaces and respecting civil rights. Oakland Community College-Auburn Hills (Forfa Auditorium in ASCC, Building L) Oakland Community College-Royal Oak Denzel McCampbell, BYP100 Detroit; Asha Noor, Take on Hate Representative; Schoolcraft College Chief Ronald Haddad, Dearborn Police; David Gelios, FBI Special Agent in University of Michigan-Dearborn Charge, Detroit Michigan; and, Barbara McQuade, US Attorney for Detroit. University of Michigan—Ann Arbor Environment and Public Spaces: Public goods essential for quality of life and Wayne State University democratic participation. (Rosenau C in ASCC, Building L) Mike Berkowitz, Sierra Club; Abdullah Hammoud, Board of the Michigan League of Conservation Voters; Melvadean Pearson, Friends of the Detroit River. Thanks to the Organizers for the Democracy Institute Public Infrastructure: Roads, Bridges, Water and Sewage as a public good that improves the quality of life and which is essential for supporting a 21st Century Betsy Cushman, President The League of Women Voters Dearborn-Dearborn Heights economy. (Rosenau A and B in ASCC, Building L) Cheryl Bukoff and Deborah Bunkley, The League of Women Voters Detroit Renell Weather, Michigan League for Public Policy; Kandia Milton, MOSES in Detroit (Regional Transit); Aurora Harris, We the People of Detroit and Lecturer at President Stanley Jensen, Henry Ford College University of Michigan-Dearborn, Donald Stuckey, Transportation Riders United. Kathy Dimitriou, President’s Office Henry Ford College Globalization, Jobs and Immigration: Exploring our interconnected world as a Frederic Pearson, Director Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, Wayne State University way of for enhancing lives and opportunities. (K-14 in Liberal Arts, Building K) Bing Goei, Michigan Office of New Americans; Yachun Zhang, Wayne State Jeffrey Farrah, Political Science Faculty at Oakland Community College, Auburn Hills University; International Relations PhD Candidate on Global Trade; Cynthia Tim Kiska, Professor of History and Director of the State and Local Government Institute, Stiller, Dean of Social Science Fitness and Arts, Henry Ford Community College; the University of Michigan-Dearborn. Frederic Pearson, Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, Wayne State University. Abdulhakem Alsadah, Anthony Perry, Eric Rader, Robert Yahrmatter and the Political Sci- 11:10 am — 11:50 am: Workshops (List and Locations on insert) 12:00 pm — 12:20 pm: Student Voting Caucuses (Assigned Room on insert) ence Faculty at Henry Ford College 12:30 pm — 12:45 pm: Attacks on Voting Rights: Judy Karandjeff, President League of Cynthia Stiller, Associate Dean Social Science, Arts and Fitness, Henry Ford College Women Voters Michigan (Forfa Auditorium, Building L) Rachid Elabed, ACCESS 1:00 pm — 2:00 pm: Final session: Congresswomen Dingell will lead the session Lacy Dawson, Michigan Voices and address "the Responsible Politics and the challenges with a discourse that pits the public goods versus A Special Thanks to Dr. Henry Bowers historical champion of the Democracy Institute and private goods and the free-market, as opposed to the role of the public for enhancing peoples lives as well as for donation of the door prizes. supporting the private sector." (Forfa Auditorium, Building L) .