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DePaul University
Chapter Building
1330 pointsPolicy Change
1075 pointsTraining and Education
20 pointsPoints Earned:3225
(includes rollover)
Spent: 0
Current balance: 3225
Lifetime points: 5469
Activity Feed
| Action | Points | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Policy changed or adopted (50 points) | 50 | SSDP Chapter members were heavily active in the passing of recreational Cannabis in Illinois in the spring of 2019. Our members met with decision-makers to advocate for those under the age of 21 as well as those heavily impacted by the war on drugs, specifically, people of color. Our members will continue to be active as the legal Illinois Cannabis industry takes shape, holding decision-makers accountable for creating an equitable industry for all people. | |
| Policy changed or adopted (50 points) | 50 | DePaul SSDP successfully lobbied DePaul University to increase accessibility to Naloxone by placing kits throughout campus as well as overdose prevention training all first responders including Resident Hall Advisors, Public Safety Officers, and many other staff members at the University! | |
| Policy Change Volunteering (5 points per hour per person) | 365 | Peter and Dom met with Defelonization campaign for a total of 9 hours Peter and Dom met with Equity Coalition (11 meetings, 1.5 hours each, for a total of 33 hours Peter called with National Expungement Week (3 hours) Peter met with Joe Gilmore, MRCC ( 8 hours ) Dom and Peter attended the “close the camps” protest for a total of 4 hours Dom. peter, akemi attended the Anti hate rally at depaul for a total of 6 hours Peter attended rally for the SAFE Act (1 hour) Peter, Garen, Alex raising awareness for Support. Don’t Punish Day (2 hours x 3 people= 6 hours) Dom attended the Justice roundtable reentry working group meeting in D.C. for a total of 3 hours This altogether equals 73 hours. | |
| Meet with decision makers (20 points) | 560 | Meet with decision-makers ( 20 points each) Amy and Dom met with states attorney patrick Kneally Dom met with Congressman Danny Davis Office Dom met with Senator Dick durbin office in DC Peter, Dom, Amy, Sophia, Akemi met with State rep Kelly Cassidy and Senator Heather Steans Dom met with Dean Elen fingado Evan Dani and Anna met with Shannon, Director of Health Promotion and Wellness, Ellen Fingado, Dean of Students, and Campus Ministry Dom met with University President Esteban Dom met with Chicago Alderman Andre Vasquez Dom met with Chicago Alderman Byron Sigcho Lopez Peter met with Senator Peters Peter met with Rep. Aaron Ortiz Peter met with Rep. Sonya Harper Peter met with Senator Toi Hutchinson Peter met with Senator Heather Steans Peter met with Rep. Kelly Cassidy Peter met with Senator Omar Aquino Peter met with Rep. Kambium Buckner Peter met with Rep. Lamont Robinson Peter met with Rep. Theresa Mah Peter met with Rep. LaShawn Ford Peter met with Rep. Will Guzzardi Peter met with Rep. Robert Martwick Peter met with Rep. Greg Harris Peter met with Senator Ram Villavalam Peter met with the staff of Senator Kimberly Lightford Dom and Peter met with the Lt. Governor’s Dom met with Lt. Governor Julliana stratton Dom and Evan met with Shannon, Director of Health Promotion and Wellness in regards to Dom and Evan’s involvement on a drug focused university task force | |
| Host campaign-themed event/forum/debate (20 points) | 20 | Hosted a Chicago Kush Expo on June 3rd focused on Cannabis Legalization in Illinois. | |
| Attend lobbying training (10 points) | 10 | Helped organize with the Equity Coalition, a lobbying training to prepare our group for a lobby day in Springfield. | |
| Successfully fundraise (1 point per $10 raised) | 20 | THC staffing donated $200 to DePaul's SSDP chapter to sponsor our Chicago Kush Expo event and chapter efforts. | |
| Successfully fundraise (1 point per $10 raised) | 150 | Dominique successfully raised $1,500 for our SSDP Chapter Efforts through a facebook fundraiser and the National Organization. | |
| Positive quote/media hit (10 points) | 10 | Peter was featured in "Community Health Equity: a Chicago reader" a book on public health and equity in the city. | |
| Positive quote/media hit (10 points) | 10 | Dom was featured on Radio Depaul for a political podcast about his perspective on the war on drugs. | |
| Positive quote/media hit (10 points) | 10 | Dom was featured on Aljazeera. Read the story here: http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/201901300000-0025781 | |
| Volunteer at SSDP or partner event (5 points per person per hour) | 150 | Dom, Evan, Anna, Kendall, Peter, Hunter volunteered at the Illinois Women in Cannabis's Spring Mixer on April 25th for a collective total of 30 hours. | |
| Positive quote/media hit (10 points) | 10 | Dom was featured on NBC chicago Live segment that covered college homelessness. | |
| Positive quote/media hit (10 points) | 10 | Dom was featured on WGN. Read the article here: https://wgntv.com/2019/03/12/depaul-dax-program-helping-students-facing-homelessness/ | |
| Present an SSDP Peer Education module (20 points) | 20 | Evan and Dani presented the nicotine and tobacco module during one of our meetings. | |
| Host campaign-themed event/forum/debate (20 points) | 20 | Hosted an Opioid Town Hall event on February 12th discussing the policy changes at DePaul and SSDP's future involvement in regard to the opioid crisis and drug use on and off campus. | |
| Successfully fundraise (1 point per $10 raised) | 50 | Mueller Public Accountants Business and Financial Advisors donated $500 to DePaul's SSDP chapter to sponsor our Chicago Kush Expo event and chapter efforts. | |
| Apply for school funding (1 point for every $10 raised) | 85 | We were successfully able to fundraise $850 dollars through our university's SAF B funding to use towards our chapter attending the 2019 International Conference located in Rosemont, Illinois. | |
| Successfully fundraise (1 point per $10 raised) | 100 | Elevele Dispensary donated $1,000 to DePaul's SSDP chapter to sponsor our Chicago Kush Expo event and chapter efforts. | |
| Positive quote/media hit (10 points) | 10 | Dom, Evan, Amy were featured on Radio DePaul spreading the word about SSDP DePaul. | |
| Positive quote/media hit (10 points) | 10 | Dom was featured on MTV News. Read the article here: http://www.mtv.com/news/3127191/harm-reduction-activists-drug-war/ | |
| Positive quote/media hit (10 points) | 10 | Dom was featured on the DePaulia. Read the article here: https://depauliaonline.com/41808/news/altering-perceptions-one-depaul-students-path-to-housing-security/ | |
| Positive quote/media hit (10 points) | 10 | Dom was featured on Vice News about youth politics. See the video here: https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/broadly-18-with-issues-politically-opposed-teens-on-the-future-of-illinois/5bc4ab99be40775987367f41 | |
| Volunteer at SSDP or partner event (5 points per person per hour) | 200 | Our members Dom, Akemi, Haaris, Mike, Hunter, and Eric volunteered at Summer Camp Music Festival for a collective of 40 hours. | |
| Volunteer at SSDP or partner event (5 points per person per hour) | 120 | Our members Anna, Dom, Peter, and Evan volunteered for 6 hours each at Chicago NORML's Cannabis Health Fair on April 20th. | |
| Attend leadership or skills-building training (5 points per person per training) | 5 | Evan attended an event planning workshop at DePaul in April of 2019. | |
| Table on campus (5 points) | 25 | We have tabled at least 5 times during winter and spring quarter. | |
| Positive quote/media hit (10 points) | 10 | Dom was featured on CBS News on January 20th about Homelessness on Campus. Read the article: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/homelessness-on-campus-the-toughest-test-faced-by-tens-of-thousands-of-college-students-in-america/ | |
| Refer a friend (10 points per new chapter application) | 10 | We referred two people from University of Illinois Chicago. | |
| Build/maintain relationships with other orgs on campus (10 points per org. per semester) | 60 | We have maintained our relationship with student orgs such as Students Against Incarceration, The DePaul Socialists, Students for Reproductive Justice, Roosevelt Policy Institute, Student Government Association, and The DePaul Activities Board. | |
| Secure/maintain faculty adviser (10 points. per semester) | 20 | We have maintained our faculty advisor, Greg Scott throughout the 2019 winter and spring quarter. | |
| Recognized by school/remain in good standing with school (10 points per semester) | 20 | We were recognized as an official student org at DePaul in the 2019 Winter and Spring Quarters. | |
| Host regular meetings, at least twice a month (15 points. per semester) | 30 | We have hosted regular meetings throughout the 2019 Winter and Spring Quarters at DePaul. | |
| Recruit and train next chapter President (30 points) | 30 | Evan Hazlett was recruited and trained to be the next SSDP DePaul President in April of 2019. | |
| Meet with SSDPers in another chapter (20 points) | 140 | Our members Dom, Amy, Garen, Hunter met with SSDPers from Ferris State and Michigan State at Hash Bash around April 8th. Our members Evan, Dom, Peter, and Amy met with SSDPers from Ohio State on the way to Cartharsis on the Mall on May 2nd. Our members Evan, Dom, Peter, and Amy also met with SSDPers from Pittsburgh, Maryland, and many other alumni at Catharsis on The Mall the weekend of May 3rd-5th. Our members Dom, Eric, Haaris met with an SSDPer from Northwestern at Summer Camp Music Festival the weekend of 24th-26th. Our members Dom, Evan, and Amy met with SSDPers from around the globe at Strategy Summit June 7th-9th. Our member Peter met with an SSDPer from Boston around June 28th. Our members Dom, Peter, and Amy met with SSDPers from Pittsburgh, Ohio, Colorado for Chicago Pride the weekend of June 27th-29th. We are able to provide pictures of each meeting upon request. | |
| Submit content for blog (15 points) | 15 | Evan submitted an article on Drug testing/the bunk police protests | |
| Rollover | 800 | Rollover from 2018 - 2019 |