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Roosevelt Spring 2008 Decal Class
Wednesdays | 6:00PM - 8:00PM | 156 Dwinelle
Spring 2008 Course Site
Syllabus
What is progressive policy and what are progressive political issues? This class is intended to give students an overview of current topics on the progressive policy landscape, with topics varying from environmental, technological and foreign policy to how to frame and discuss politics in a progressive way. Weekly guest lecturers from various departments and organizations will discuss key policy issues, and in addition to class discussions, students will workshop and produce their own short op-ed policy pieces. This class will aid students in thinking critically about current policy issues, facilitate debate and discussion, and help organize, produce and promote student work.
Roosevelt Fall 2007 Decal Class
Wednesdays, Fall Semester 2007 | 5:30PM - 7:30PM | 180 Tan
What is progressive policy and what are progressive political issues? This class is intended to give students an overview of current topics on the progressive policy landscape, with topics varying from environmental, technological and foreign policy to how to frame and discuss politics in a progressive way.
Weekly guest lecturers from various departments and organizations will discuss key policy issues, and in addition to class discussions, students will workshop and produce their own short op-ed policy pieces. This class will aid students in thinking critically about current policy issues, facilitate debate and discussion, and help organize, produce and promote student work.
This semester the Roosevelt Institute will focus around three policy challenges,
The CCN is 77124 and the course webpage is http://www.decal.org/roosevelt.
Saturday, March 3, 2007 | 9:30AM - 3:00PM | Stanford University
Roosevelt Berkeley would like to congratulate Courtney Siu on her presentation at Stanford's Energy Conference. Courtney analyzed the increased BART ridership on "Save the Air" days and the estimated the resulting reducion of carbon emission. Her proposal was a montly BART pass that would increase ridership on a regular basis and reduce carbon emissions at a lower cost than traditional carbon reduction proposals.
Kai Stinchcombe, Executive Director of the Roosevelt Institute called Courtney's proposal "one of the most practical and actionable at the conference." Courtney has been invited to submit her idea to Roosevelt's new 25 Ideas publication.
Roosevelt Energy Conference
Saturday, March 3, 2007 | 9:30AM - 3:00PM | Stanford University
The Roosevelt Institution at Stanford, in conjunction with the Energy Crossroads conference will be hosting a forum on the future of American energy policy on March 3rd, 2007.
We are encouraging all students from any Roosevelt Chapter to submit short (2 page) policy briefs for inclusion in a student policy competition. Entries should propose innovative methods for the U.S. to reduce its dependence on oil and will be judged on creativity, potential for impact, and feasibility. Plus, since this is a competition for ideas, your submissions can be works-in-progress. Winning submissions will be published in our "25 ideas" journal, with distribution to members of congress, governors, and national news outlets.
If you have already done significant research on energy policy, we have a second opportunity as well. Advanced undergraduates and graduate students are encouraged to submit 20-25 page policy proposals and to apply to present their work to an audience that will include policymakers, academics, and businessmen interested in leading our nation on a new path in energy policy. Chosen presenters may receive the opportunity to be featured in our flagship publication, The Roosevelt Review and could even earn a trip to present their vision in Washington D.C. in June.
For more information, or to submit for either the competition or presentation spots email kyra@rooseveltinstitution.org no later than February 2nd.
Note: For all particpants from schools other than Stanford, we will do our best to provide both housing and transportation.
State of the Union
Tuesday, January 23, 2006 | 6:00 - 7:30 PM | TBA
We'll be watching the 2007 State of the Union Address. We'll be discussing the speech, politics and probably lots tangents. We'll also discuss the state of the Berkeley chapter.
Roosevelt Boot Camp: An introduction to Public Policy
Saturday, November 18, 2006 | 12:00 - 2:00 PM | 103 Wheeler
We will introduce its new members to the Berkeley Chapter and lead them through Eugene Bardach's 8 Fold Path. They will also meet up one on one with their mentors and discuss their policy interests and potential research and projects to conduct.
Robert Reich and the Progressive Policy Landscape
Saturday, April 15, 2006 | 12:30 - 4:30 PM | 159 Mulford
Please join us for �Developing the Progressive Policy Landscape,� a policy seminar co-sponsored with Stanford Roosevelt and Roosevelt National. Our keynote speaker is Robert Reich, Secretary of Labor for the Clinton Administration and Professor at the Goldman School of Public Policy.
The seminar will feature discussions on strategies for progressives to effectively approach policy analysis theoretically and empirically. Refreshments will be provided.
Berkeley Students To Participate in National Symposium on Post-Katrina Relief Policy
UC Berkeley students will be participating in the Special Center on Emergency Preparedness and Relief Policy Symposium at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill on March 3-4, 2006. Read more.
The California Plan: Berkeley Roosevelt Launches Long-Term Progressive Policy Strategy
We are committed to developing a common understanding of the long-range direction in which we should collectively proceed as an organization and as progressives, given today's policy context.
Our hope is that this plan will articulate the core motivation underlying tasks and projects undertaken by Berkeley Roosevelt. It will be a plan that we, as progressives, choose to adopt vis-a-vis a constant and robust internal dialogue, a strong community, and valued institutionalized evaluation and feedback processes.
To that end, the California Plan will also articulate a comprehensive set of strategies and practices to be employed. Read more.
How close to performing torture can U.S. soldiers come before they are in violation of the law? What, if any, are the official limitations that the United States government places upon the treatment of enemy combatants? Are these enemy combatants protected under the Geneva Conventions?
Transportation Reform in Post-Katrina New Orleans
As our energy future grows more uncertain, it is vital that decision-making account for those uncertainties through long-term planning. The need to rebuild the transportation infrastructure in New Orleans has given the city the opportunity to do the same.
Improving Access to Essential Medicines
Most people are aware that the majority of the global burden of disease falls on the developing world. There is much public discussion of the responsibility of more developed countries to help those that are resource-poor. However, little attention is paid to the specific role that universities play in the development and distribution of technologies that can improve global health.