SNAP Notes

Last month, Students for a New American Politics (SNAP), a student-run political action committee, held two successful fundraisers — one in New York City and one in New Canaan.

The New York City fundraiser was held by The Nation for the benefit of SNAP at its offices. The magazine and SNAP have had close relations since 2006, when Katrina vanden Heuvel, the publisher of The Nation, discovered the group while visiting Yale University. During the fundraiser, an alumna of SNAP’s summer fellowship program, Aja Worthy-Davis, now a legislative analyst for a member of the New York City Council, spoke about how SNAP’s program provided her with invaluable training and experience. After, SNAP Executive Director and Yale student Rhiannon Bronstein spoke about SNAP’s mission, and Katrina vanden Heuvel urged attendees to donate generously. Shortly after the fundraiser, The Nation ran an article encouraging its readers to donate as well.

Just over a week later, SNAP held a fundraiser in New Canaan at the home of a supporter, featuring prominent Connecticut politicians, including Congressman Jim Himes (D-CT) and former Democratic Senate candidate Ned Lamont.

If you would like to donate to SNAP, you can sponsor a SNAP fellow for a week by donating $250 to the cause. You can also follow SNAP on Twitter and become a fan of our Facebook page!

This Wednesday, February 24, between 6PM and 8PM, The Nation and Katrina vanden Heuvel (the publisher of The Nation) are holding a fundraiser in support of Students for a New American Politics (SNAP). The event will be taking place at The Nation’s office in New York City: 33 Irving Place.

SNAP is a political action committee that is dedicated to engaging America’s youth in electing progressive leaders today, and to training the progressive leaders of tomorrow. The lessons we’ve learned since President Obama’s inauguration have taught us the necessity of having a firm majority of progressives in both houses of Congress — it is not enough to have a majority of Democrats.

Furthermore, the Citizens United decision by the Supreme Court — the decision in which a small majority of the Court ignored precedent to allow unlimited contributions by corporations directly to political candidates for office — has underscored the need for an active, vibrant and well-funded progressive grassroots movement. Without such a movement, we will be unable to combat the influences of multinational corporations whose primary motivations are profit, not what is best for the American people.

If you are interested in attending, please contact Rhiannon Bronstein by e-mail (rhiannon.bronstein@snappac.org) or by phone (206-778-6404).