Month: October 2016

Volunteer Opportunity: E1 Campaign

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YES on E1 for the Berkeley Schools will benefit all students directly from the BSEP funding. If you are interested in helping campaign, below are some options for you!
There will be an info booth and reading area at Sunday Streets this weekend on Shattuck near north Berkeley from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. All are welcome to stop by!
They canvass neighborhoods on Saturdays (10/29 and 11/5), starting at 10:00 a.m. convening at E1 headquarters (1201 University  Ave.) for a quick training and to give out materials. Students could pair up and walk neighborhoods!
They plan on rallying voters (holding signs and cheering) on:
Monday, November 7th – 4 to 6 p.m. in the Marin Circle
Tuesday, November 8th – 4 to 6 pm. at North Berkeley, Downtown Berkeley, & Ashby BART stations.
Students could also write an article for the Jacket or letter to the editor or the Berkeley Times (their deadline is 10/28).
If you are interested please contact miashayna@gmail.com

 

Volunteer Opportunity: Kiva Club

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Kiva club has a volunteer opportunity with the Asante Africa Association’s fundraising event! Volunteers will help serve delicious food and set up, and get to hang out with other volunteers. Dinner is provided (and free) – in the past we’ve been able to sample various African dishes! Call time is at 3:30 at the David Brower Center in Berkeley (very BART-able) and the event ends at 9. The only requirement is that volunteers need to wear black.
Anyone who’s interested can contact Rachel Hu and Elina Juvonen at bihs.kiva@gmail.org.
The event takes place on October 22nd.
For more information about Kiva visit https://www.asanteafrica.org/2020journey/

Student Mock Election…last chance voting on 10/6 at lunch

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Student Mock Election in class, but last chance voting will take place on Thursday, October 6 at lunch in the main courtyard.

 

BHS will be one of hundreds of schools across California participating in a mock election before this year’s November election. This helps support new legislation that allows 16 year olds to registers to vote and any current students who are eligible to vote. This is a student mock election for president, US Senator for California, and seven ballot measures.

​YOUTH SPEAKS hosts THE BIGGER PICTURE on 11/2

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Youth Speaks will present The Bigger Picture at BHS on November 2 during 1st, 2nd, and 3rd periods. Have your teacher sign up your class today before it fills up!

The Bigger Picture is a collaboration between Youth Speaks, and the University of California, San Francisco Center for Vulnerable Populations designed to combat the rising epidemic of Type 2 diabetes by empowering youth to change the conversation about the disease, and work to change the social and environmental factors that have led to its spread.

The Bigger Picture (TBP) school visit program provides young people with critical information and resources regarding the social determinants of type 2 diabetes, health outcomes, and health disparities.  The assembly features live spoken word, short films from the campaign, and an interactive presentation that introduces young people to the environmental drivers of Type 2 Diabetes.