Kids in California and Washington, DC Scream Together for Senators

Los Gatos, CA and Washington, DC—Please join the Young Suffragists and the League of Women Voters as we plan to wrap up a fun-filled, enriching year with a Screaming for Senators ice cream party, where we will scream for 15 seconds for representation for D.C.! At the same time, a group of kids in D. C. will be screaming and having a similar event. The wonderful party takes place this Saturday, June 16, 2007, at 1:00pm Pacific, in Los Gatos, California, or at 4:00pm Eastern, in Washington, DC, with free ice cream that follows the scream!

Over the year our group has learned a lot about representation, senators, government, and the USA!

California and all the other states have representatives. They get elected and go to congress to vote on laws for the country and states. But Washington D. C. citizens have a large problem. Their voices are not heard and they do not have the same ability to get what they want in their own community. This is because they don’t have voting representation in Congress.

Our D. C. Democracy project went to many field trips through the year to learn about government and our country. We started our class with an engaging reading time where we studied how women fought so they could vote like men.

We also saw a lot of people take their US citizenship oaths after years of tests and hard work.

After that we got to visit two city halls; one in San Jose and one in Saratoga.

Then we went to Congressman and representative from California Mike Honda’s office. He told us all about his life before he was elected, and also about his job today. I thought it was very interesting that he had been a teacher. He was friendly toward both children and adults.

"I Scream for Senators!"

When: Saturday, June 16, 2007, 4pm Eastern/1pm Pacific

Who: DC and CA Young Suffragists, friends and families and the League of Women Voters

What: A kids' 15 second, simultaneous cross-continental scream celebrating senators and equal representation for all, followed by free ice cream to soothe sore throats

Where: California- Los Gatos Town Plaza, corner of Santa Cruz and W. Main Streets, Los Gatos, CA Washington, DC- Janney Elementary School, 4130 Albemarle, 1/2 block west of Tenleytown Metro

For more information about the DC Democracy Project for Kids in California, contact Jane Varner Malhotra at 408-973-9030, cayoungsuffragists@gmail.com. In DC, contact Jenny Smulson at 202-316-3450, youngsuffragists@gmail.com.