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Spring Break Super Duper Club Meeting. Anybody is invited. Mr. Wood will buy the coffee.

We will get updates on:

• Ariel’s flag – it looks COOL!
• Dani’s OHS Baseball Banner – we’ll work on it there.
• Rebecca’s book bag patches
• T-shirts – Mr. Wood has some updates and so does Dani.
• Progress updates on National news searches
• Information on Heather’s University of London article on the Super Duper Club

I’ll bring my computer and the speeches from Lansing as well. If you haven’t seen them yet, we’ll watch them at at Big Apple Bagel. Give me a call or drop me a post if you need a lift – we’ll get organized.

Hope you’re enjoying the sunshine. Mr. Wood (616) 402-8668

Our first Tuesday morning meeting of the Super Duper Club went well – we had tons of people, lots of bagels, and three tubs of cream cheese. Angelina got NUN.

Members Present:

#1 – Petitions – we are up to 1070.
Our new goal for Washington DC is 1500. And maybe if we can get some Close Uppers in DC to join us 1700.Mr. Wood will pick up more clipboards – anybody who needs petitions or flyers or clipboards stop by during the week and pick up a stack. OUR GOAL FOR BREAK IS EVERYBODY SHOOT FOR 20.

#2 – T-SHIRTS – order with a $9 deposit.
We are ready to go on the shirts. We need to order by Friday. You have three choices of colors – White, Yellow, or Pistachio green. You have five choices of sizes – XL, L, M, S, XS. If you choose XS you can only get your shirt in white or yellow. Shirts cost $18. You must fill out an order form with your color and size. Pick up the order forms from Mr. Woods room. It would be nice if you had the $18 but you can pay a $9 deposit to get the shirts.
#3 – Big Date – Saturday April 19 (Get it off of work for sure)

• Delegates will be selected in a Michigan Caucus up in Mason County. Mr. Wood has applied to get students in the door. Anybody can come along. There will be a lot of democrats, a lot of people to “wake up.”
• Meeting with Mark Brewer of the Democratic Party – Coffee House@4:30
• Big Democratic Fundraiser at Oakridge Country Club – 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM (we’ll be there with signs and Tshirts and petitions. AND A BIG FAT FLAG

#4 – Big Date – Saturday April 26 (March of Dimes / March for Babies)
Wear our shirts – March together
collect signatures
set up a booth – Registration starts at 8:00 AM

#5 – THE FLAG! – White, Green, & Yellow

Ariel Burrington is going to make our flag over Spring Break.

I just got the DVD of the speeches of our three representatives of the Super Duper Club in Lansing on March 13. You guys were awesome, absolutely incredible. And very very passionate in your defense of democracy. Congratulations. You’ve made yourselves, our Super Duper Club, and Oakridge High School proud! I do believe democracy was listening.

Guys expect an email soon from London. Heather Havermans is working on an article on our club. I will be sending her the DVD and have forwarded her your email addresses, along with Dani’s and Brittany’s email.

Members in Attendance:
Myranda Smith
Vivian Hicks
Alysa Uhlenbrauck
Angelina Mosher
Dani Patton
Corey Swanson
Amber Lamkin
Rebecca Howseman
Ariel Burrington
Chad Barnaby
Dakota Berg
Molly Morse
David Anderson
Mr. Wood

Item #1: WE MADE 1000!!!

Item #2: TUESDAY MORNING MEETING – We are going to have a trial run for changing the time to Tuesday mornings starting at 7:00. Mr. Wood will be bringing bagels. *If any member that has not been able to make the meeting needs a ride talk to Mr. Wood to arrange a ride with someone. New Members are always welcome.
-Members that need a ride: Corey Swanson, Amber Lamkin, Alysa Uhlenbrauck, Chad Barnaby, and David Anderson.

Item #3: WE NEED MEDIA ATTENTION! Make sure you send letter and give them a call. Make sure you know what you are talking about and be clear, and enthusiastic. Get them interested you only have a minute or so to get them interested in you. Make sure you tell them you are a student; it has a greater impact, and lastly get name, direct line number, and e-mail for future reference.

Item #4: Saturday, April 19th is a big day for us Super Dupers. The delegates are going to be chosen, Mark Brewer is probably going to stand us up at the coffee shop, and the Oakridge Country Club is having a get together that we to be there protesting at. Mark Brewer will be there, so we can catch him there. This is also the day that all of the Congressional Districts select their delegates to the convention. Mr. Wood is applying to be a delegate…and all of the super dupers are invited to go, to learn, and to get signatures.

Item #5: We can do pod casts now, so if you have any ideas let Mr. Wood know. It can be anything: a news report, you talking about something related to the Super Duper Club, or you and someone else having a conversation on the Super Duper Club.

Item #6: Dakota finally came through with the T-shirts. The shirts are going to be $18. There will be three colors available; white – yellow – pistachio green. We need $5 deposits on the shirts. Stop by, take a look, and order one on Friday.

Item #7: Ariel Burrington has agreed to make us a flag, so on Tuesday we need to have ideas for a flag. The colors will be the same as the T-shirts. Dani has also volunteered to make us patches for our shits with the same design. And we have colors for the flag:

• WHITE for Truth
• YELLOW for the Boldness of Youth
• GREEN for Grassroots

Item #8: Send thank you letters to Brett, the WMU guy, for his letter to the club.

Item #9: Vivian Is taking petitions to church, and so is David.

Item #10: Angelina is going to see Carl Levin speak at WMU on March 27 to present him our petition , anyone is welcome to join her.

Item #11: August 21 If the issue of super delegates is not solved Mr. Wood is planning to go to Colorado to protest the convention, WE NEED TO BE THERE!

Last but not at all least we are adding a new page “Picket Sign Slogans” over on the left side of the blog (group idea) for Saturday April 19 at the Oakridge Country Club. This is Muskegon County’s BIGGEST Democratic Party Fundraiser! Lots of people will be there. So will we, with petitions and signs. So go to the blog and post ideas.

…and keep on getting those signatures.

ps…thanks to Amber L for squeezing in minutes of the meeting and track practice

Below is an unsolicited e-mail from a Western Michigan University Political Science Student by the name of Brett, congratulating us on all of our efforts. If you get a chance take a look – it is very kind and I would say very true.

I have a good feeling after reading this, that the Super Duper Club will soon have a chapter located in Kalamazoo at WMU. So, say “Hi” to Brett and give yourselves a pat on the back. There are citizens out there who appreciate the efforts you are exerting, to hold this government of our accountable to truth and justice.

and keep up the good work! See you at the meeting tonight.

posting of March 25, 2008, by Brett B to the Super Duper Club.

I was fortunate enough to be introduced to your organization by one of your student members, of whom I have had the great privilege to meet and work with. Having the chance to interact with and get to know this person, I must admit the envy I have for the students of this program and of Oakridge High School. Compared with political studies in my own high school, the content of your program seems more akin to one available at a prestigious university or D.C. think tank. As a future educator of political science, I am inspired by the ability of your instructors to enlighten your understanding and appreciation for the American political process. That being said, while I can tell this group has succeeded in large part due to immense student participation, I implore you to offer your thanks to both Mr. Wood and Mr. Green for providing not only a great curriculum, but for providing this excellent opportunity to further your awareness and involvement in the American political process.

To the Super Duper Club,
Let me commend all of you on your successful undertaking in the fight against not only an injustice in the Democratic Party, but a threat to true democracy in the United States. It is uncommon (and very refreshing) to see such concern and understanding for our nation’s political process coming from a group of students like yourselves. Even in my four political science courses at WMU, I would be hard-pressed to muster as much support for such a club that has developed at tiny Oakridge High. I would love to attend one of your Wednesday meetings and to express my own thoughts on the matter and offer my support, but this is not possible due to evening classes on that particular day. I will be willing, however, to offer any support as far as circulating petitions and offering input and opinions via this blog.

Please realize that because of efforts such as the Super Duper Club, super delegates are coming under increasing pressure to align their vote with the will of the populous in this year’s Democratic Nomination. Maybe during this nomination process, or maybe by 2012 or 2016, the Democratic Party will live up to its name and abolish the practice of super delegates. However, there is still much work to be done. May I wish you success in continuing your fight, and may I again offer any help or services you might need. Simply send any petitions or contact information along with my acquaintance within your program, they know who they are.

I leave you with a quote from Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” one that transcends both its time and its initial reference:
“We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people.”