Saturday, April 1 - Sunday, April 2 -- 4 p.m. - 10 a.m. -- Lanman Center (Payne Whitney Gym).

This year, the Dems are organizing a team for the Relay for Life, an event that benefits the American Cancer Society and its efforts to fund research, education, advocacy and patient service programs. You can support the fight against cancer by joining the Dems team at the Relay on April 1. To sign up, e-mail eva.bitran@yale.edu.

Wednesday, March 29 -- 6 p.m. -- Saybrook Dining Hall

If you're interested in helping out as members of the Dems reach out to local schools, join the Dems Schools Outreach Committee! The committee will be meeting in Saybrook for dinner this Wednesday night. Email rachel.plattus for more information!

Monday, March 27 -- 9 p.m. -- Branford Common Room

The Yale Dems' phone bank last week for congressional candidate Francine Busby from CA was so successful that their campaign has specifically asked us if we'd do it again! Writes Derek Humphrey, a field organizer for Busby's campaign: "A number of people in the office want me to point out that you made more calls than Harvard Dems and got the data back to us quicker. " Francine Busby is running to replace the recently convicted Republican Duke Cunningham. The special election to fill her seat is scheduled for April 11th -- two weeks from now! Join us immediately after the general meeting on Monday to help out! Bring your cell phones! Learn more about Francine Busby at www.busbyforcongress.com.

Monday, March 27 -- 8 p.m. -- Branford Common Room

This week, Rachel Criswell, a former co-coordinator of RALY and current intern for Planned Parenthood of Connecticut, will be speaking to the Dems about recent developments in reproductive rights. With this issue making headlines across the country, now is a great time to get informed about efforts leading up to midterm elections this fall.

Monday, March 27 -- Cross Campus.

The proposed State EITC has passed the Human Services Committee, and now it's moving on to the Finance Committee where it faces a tougher challenge. In support of the bill, the Dems will be tabling on Cross Campus during the day. To sign up to help, e-mail eric.kafka@yale.edu.

Monday, March 27 -- 4 p.m. -- 90 High Street, or enter through Entry N.

Come to a Saybrook Master's Tea with Barry Crimmins, Air America Radio writer for Randi Rhodes. Barry got his start in Boston's stand-up comedy scene of the 1980s, where he was a founder of two comedy clubs, The Ding Ho and Stitches. He has made countless television appearances on everything from The NBC Nightly News to The HBO Young Comedians Special to The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. In 2004, he toured with A. Whitney Brown to Rock the Vote.