GW Democrats

Started in Fall 2006, the GW Democrats has grown to over 800 members. The GW Dems, the only collegiate chapter of the Progressive Democrats of America, focus on Democratic and Progressive activism. They spend their time registering students to vote, advocating pro-choice/safe-sex issues, encouraging environmental responsibility, and organizing campus efforts to bring US troops home from Iraq. Determined to serve the DC community, in May 2006 the GW Dems adopted Thaddeus Stevens Elementary School (the oldest public school in the District of Columbia--opened in 1868). While separate organizations, the GW Democrats assist the College Democrats at GWU whenever possible.