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BCC Students Attend Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Congress

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A delegation of Berkeley City College students joined other representatives of the Peralta Community College District in traveling to Washington, D.C. for the Congressional Black Caucus 51st Annual Legislative Conference. The event spanned Wednesday, September 28th through Sunday, October 2nd. PCCD’s involvement has been ongoing for the past 18 years with support from Trustee Linda Handy and Representative Barbara Lee.

This year’s Annual Legislative Conference theme was “Advancing Our Purpose. Elevating Our Power.” The conference focused on sparking Black civic engagement ahead of the November midterm elections.

BCC’s representatives were ASBCC President Mazin Saeed and Noel Arikew. They were able to meet with local politicians and lawmakers such as Rep. Lee and San Francisco Mayor London Breed, as well as out-of-state lawmakers such as Rep. Rashida Talib and Rep. Ilhan Omar. “They’re both Muslim, and as a Muslim myself, being able to connect and meet and greet them with the traditional Islamic hello, it was cool to have a connection,” said Saeed. “You’re used to seeing these leaders on TV and to be able to finally meet them is a different experience. It was inspirational to see people in your community are really leading.”

They described the excitement of meeting with legislators and their staff members and being involved in policy discussions that engaged them. “It was exciting taking a lot of the conversations and advice from different state officials and being able to connect with them with questions,” said Saeed. “I was able to take a lot of leadership advice from them and implement them in my role with ASBCC and use it to influence the BCC community.”

We thank BCC’s EOPS Coordinator Ramona Butler, as well as Chancellor Jannett Jackson, Trustee Linda Handy, Doris Hankins, Atheria Smith, and Devine Hardy for coordinating this experience.

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