for YCC President & Vice President

JR & Michelle

running for Yale to respect us. all of us.

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Every year, YCC candidates promise the same things. Every year, administrators nod politely and change nothing. The strongly-worded emails aren't working. It's time to actually do something about it.

Students rallying for fair food at Yale
Yale won't respect us on principle.
They'll respect us under pressure.
Yale's Endowment
$44,100,000,000
larger than the GDP of 110+ countries
but apparently they can't afford to fund your summer experience

Meet the Ticket

JR Walker

JR Walker

President Starkville, Mississippi

Dwight Hall Advocacy Coordinator. Student organizer with the Endowment Justice Collective. Understands how power works at this institution, and isn't afraid to step on toes when it matters. More interested in moving the needle than padding a resume.

Michelle Jimenez

Michelle Jimenez

Vice President El Paso, Texas

Murray College Senator. Dwight Hall Student Executive Committee. Student rep on the Public Safety Advisory Board. Ran the Season of Giving Drive that matched 300+ Yalies with 300+ local K-8 students. Has seen the Senate pass unanimously and get ignored. Ready to try something different.

What We're Fighting For

Respect Students

Your Money, Your Experience

  • Restore full funding and resources for students on financial aid
  • Repeal time, manner, and place restrictions on student gatherings
  • Restore cultural center funding and PL hours slashed this year
  • More student reps on Public Safety Board, open to the entire student body
Respect Workers

Fair Pay, Fair Treatment

  • Raise the student minimum wage to $22/hr, on par with peer institutions
  • Protect contracted faculty and staff positions
  • Join the Fair Food Program to protect farmworkers in Yale's supply chain
  • Good faith negotiation of union contracts for dining hall, facilities, and staff
Respect New Haven

Be a Real Neighbor

  • Divest from ICE-contracted companies
  • Divest from fossil fuels and weapons manufacturers
  • Pay a fair share to the city of New Haven
  • Use Yale's resources and privilege to actually serve the community
JR marching for farmworker rights
"When Yale chooses austerity, it chooses disrespect."
— JR, who meant it

No More Closed Doors

When administrators show up to the Senate, they come with promises they can't keep. They make decisions behind closed doors and rarely seek student input. The YCC shouldn't be a rubber stamp for admin PR. It should be a real channel of student power.

Here's what we'll actually do differently:

Build Respect,
Together

Join JR, Michelle, and the thousands of students, workers, and community members that breathe life into this campus.

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