Yale Law Democrats
(YLDems)

Weekly Update

Hello Democrats,

It's great to have everyone back on campus for another school year. This is our first weekly email of the semester, and for those new to this group, these emails serve to fill you in on what's going on around campus in the week ahead, with a special focus on YLDems events and opportunities. With an election happening in under 60 days, we will have no shortage of those between now and November.

YLDems Updates

YLDems Board!
New year, new board. Read about our all-star team here, and reach out to any of us if we can be of service. We are all very excited to meet you at our Welcome Reception x Debate Watch Party on Tuesday night (more on that below)!

President
Gevin Reynolds

Vice Presidents of Policy
Mariko Lewis
Jake Reagan
Eli Sabin

Vice President of Elections
Dylan Shapiro

Vice President of Programming
Colin Dunkley

Vice Presidents of Communications
Cyrus Khandalavala
James Kunhardt

Vice Presidents of Membership
Raymond Perez
Catey Vera

Vice President of Finance
Henry Wu

2024 Election Activities
Remember to fill out this Google Doc to express your interest in being a part of the YLDems' election-related activities this fall! We are exploring opportunities to collaborate with the undergraduate Yalies4Harris chapter, in addition to outside organizations, on canvassing and phone banking. We hope you'll join us in making an impact on this election. Keep up with the GroupMe to stay in-the-know on those opportunities and more.

YLDems Instagram
Consider this the hard launch of our new YLDems Instagram. We've got 0.006K followers already (6 board members), so go ahead and throw us a follow. We are also in the market for a profile picture, so feel free to send any suggestions our way.

Upcoming YLDems Events

Welcome Event x Debate Watch Party – Tuesday, September 10 at 8:30pm. RSVP HERE.
Come enjoy some pizza and refreshments as we kick off the 2024-2025 school year. We'll mix and mingle from 8:30-9:00 pm, at which point we'll turn on the debate. We promise this one will go better than the last one.  

External Events This Week

Misunderstanding AI's Democracy Problem with Nate Persily, Professor of Law, Stanford Law School – Tuesday, September 10 at 12:10pm. Link HERE.
In recent surveys, a majority of Americans express the opinion that disinformation generated through artificial intelligence will determine the outcome of the 2024 election.  Indeed, there are already thousands of examples of “deep fakes” related to the US Presidential Election, as there were for other national elections earlier this year.  However, the panic over AI has proven to be more of a democracy problem than the AI-created imagery itself.  This talk will discuss the various dimensions of AI’s “democracy problem” and the differences between this new generation of tech-related concerns and the lingering worries about social media’s impact on elections. It concludes with a review of proposed and enacted policies to deal with these issues.
Sponsoring Organization: Information Society Project

Yalies4Harris Kickoff Session – Wednesday, September 11 at 5:00pm.
Join the undergraduate Yalies4Harris for a kickoff meeting in Linsly-Chittenden Hall room 211. Reach out to matthew.quintos@yale.edu with any questions.
Sponsoring Organization: Yalies4Harris

Argentina under Milei – Thursday, September 12 at 12:10pm. Link HERE.
A discussion with Carlos Pagni, Argentine journalist and political analyst.
Sponsoring Organization: The Latin America Series at YLS

Human Rights Workshop with Elizabeth Kelly ’12, “AI Safety from the US Government Perspective” – Thursday, September 12 at 12:10pm. Link HERE.
Elizabeth Kelly is Director of the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute. As Director, she is responsible for providing executive leadership, management, and oversight of the AI Safety Institute and coordinating with other AI policy and technical initiatives throughout the Department of Commerce, NIST and across the government.

Elizabeth holds a J.D. from Yale Law School, an MSc in Comparative Social Policy from the University of Oxford, and a B.A. from Duke University. She is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Sponsoring Organization: Schell Center for International Human Rights

Thurman Arnold Project Kickoff – Thursday, September 12 at 12:10pm. Link HERE.
The Thurman Arnold Project (TAP) is Yale's research center for competition policy and antitrust enforcement. At this introductory meeting, Prof. Fiona Scott Morton (Director, TAP) and David Dinielli (Tech Accountability & Competition Project) will discuss how students can get involved with TAP's work including our annual student paper series, clinical work, and more. The Chair of the Federal Trade Commission, Lina Khan, will provide inputs for this year's student paper series at a subsequent event. Join us at the introductory meeting to find out more.
Sponsoring Organization: Thurman Arnold Project

Job Opportunities

Harris for President – Multiple Positions. Apply HERE.
The Harris-Walz Campaign is hiring for a host of positions across the country. If you'd like to get involved in making sure a Democrat stays in the White House, take a look at these opportunities and apply for positions that interest you. 

 

As always, if you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to the Board. 

Democratically yours,
The YLDems Board