Dear Friends,

We are approaching an important milestone for California Common Cause. Since 2010, we have trained 195 young people at our annual Student Activist Training. This July, we have the opportunity to make it more than 200. Thanks to supporters like you, we’ve been able to mentor and train talented young activists that we can depend on to continue the fight to hold our government accountable and carry on Common Cause’s mission to rebuild our democracy.

But we need your help once more to train the next generation of democracy leaders at our Student Activist Training July 13-15^th.

We have not met our fundraising goal to put on our training. Will you please help us cross the finish line?

This training costs Common Cause $15,000 but is completely free for students and is invaluable to the future of our democracy. We’ve already been talking with this year’s trainees, and they’re thrilled to be gaining tools to create a more accountable, inclusive democracy. Here is what one of our new trainees has to say:

I am Berenice Ballinas, attending University of California, Merced, studying political science with a minor in community research in service. I serve as the current Legislative Director for the student association and on the UCSA Board. One of my biggest concerns in our democracy is that the voice of the people is not being heard. It is critical that students organize in bringing awareness in causes we care about, especially with our current political climate.

I am honored to be chosen because through my advocacy work I have been able to gain a lot of experience and focus on what really affects our students. It is an honor to be attending this training because I will be among other leaders making a difference in their community.

I hope to learn how other communities are impacted and understand how I can be of some help or bring awareness to the issues they are facing. – Berenice Ballinas, University of California, Merced

Will you support Berenice and other students like her so that they can attend this year’s training?

Each and every dollar goes a long way in allowing Common Cause to create a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students.

We provide travel, lodging, meals, and materials, and bring excellent speakers from across the state to share their expertise -- but we can’t do it without the support of members like you. Please consider pitching in today so that Common Cause can launch the next generation of activists.

我們正在接近加州共同事業的一個重要里程碑。自2010年以來，我們在年度學生活動家培訓中培訓了195名年輕人。今年7月，我們有機會讓它超過200個。感謝像你這樣的支持者，我們已經能夠指導和培養有才華的年輕活動家，我們可以依靠他們繼續爭取讓我們的政府承擔責任並繼續開展因為重建民主的使命。

但是，在7月13日至15日的學生活動家培訓中，我們需要再次幫助培養下一代民主領袖。 我們還沒有達到我們的培訓目標。請你幫我們越過終點線？ 這項培訓費用共計15,000美元，但學生完全免費，對我們民主的未來非常寶貴。我們已經與今年的學員進行了交談，他們很高興能夠獲得創造更負責任，更具包容性的民主的工具。

以下是我們新學員之一的說法： 我是Berenice Ballinas，就讀於加州大學默塞德分校，攻讀政治學，輔修社區研究。我是學生會和UCSA董事會的現任立法主任。我對民主的最大擔憂之一就是沒有聽到人民的聲音。至關重要的是，學生應該集中意識到我們關心的事業，尤其是當前的政治氣候。 我很榮幸被選中，因為通過我的倡導工作，我獲得了很多經驗，並專注於真正影響我們學生的事情。能夠參加這次培訓是我的榮幸，因為我將成為其他領導者，為社區帶來改變。 我希望了解其他社區如何受到影響，並了解我如何能夠為他們所面臨的問題提供幫助或提高認識。 - Berenice Ballinas，加州大學默塞德分校 你會支持Berenice和其他像她一樣的學生，以便他們能參加今年的培訓嗎？ 每一美元都有很長的路要走，讓共同事業為學生創造千載難逢的機會。 我們提供旅行，住宿，餐飲和材料，並邀請來自全州各地的優秀演講者分享他們的專業知識 - 但如果沒有像您這樣的會員的支持，我們無法做到。請考慮今天投球，以便共同事業可以發起下一代活動家。

謝謝你所做的一切，

Kathay Feng, Executive Director, California Common Cause 
National Redistricting Director, Common Cause
and the rest of the team at California Common Cause