MennoProgressives
Description:
The “Menno Progressives” group was created to allow for direct communication and collaboration between students of Mennonite colleges interested in a non-partisan grassroots progressive movement much needed in a time of increased neo-conservative influence in Washington.
Progressives were fragmented by the 2004 presidential election, largely because neither major party candidate embraced these issues fully. Our issues include but are not limited to: ending the war in Iraq, creating a living wage, establishing universal healthcare, limiting corporate control of the two major parties, and protecting the environment. We hope to embrace progressives from all parties, whether Democrat, Republican, Green, Reform, or Libertarian.
As Frederick Douglass said, “Power concedes nothing without demand. It never has and it never will.”
So, let’s have this forum for discussion, planning, and go from there. It’d be great for all new members to do a short post introducing themselves. Politics aside, this group can at least act to bridge the gap between the Mennonite college campuses around the country. So, if you have friends on other campuses that you think would be interested, let them know about it. The success of this forum will depend on word of mouth advertising.
-MJ Sharp, founder/manager of ‘Menno Progressives’