College Students for Bernie
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 States with Registered Chapters (In Blue). | |
| Abbreviation | CSFB |
|---|---|
| Successor | Young Progressives Demanding Action |
| Formation | 1 April 2015 |
| Dissolved | 1 December 2016 |
| Type | Political organization |
| Legal status | Dissolved |
| Purpose | Campaign, Education |
| Location | |
| Membership | 260+ Chapters |
| Website | collegestudentsforbernie |
College Students for Bernie (CSFB) was a grassroots organization dedicated to increase young voter participation, enhance progressive politics, and support Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential bid. At the organization's peak during the 2016 United States presidential election, there were over 200[1][2] chapters (with the exact numbers being around 260) in universities across the United States.[3][4]
The group was founded in April 2015[5][better source needed] and did most of their organizing online through social media.[6] The executive board and their founders consisted of students from various universities across the country (see Founding section).
In the aftermath of the 2016 election, the organization split into two different organizations, the existing group Young Democratic Socialists of America,[7] and a new organization founded by College Students for Bernie members, Young Progressives Demanding Action, a subgroup of Progressive Democrats of America.[8]
College Students for Bernie was founded by Elizabeth Siyuan Lee[9][10] and Nathan Rifkin.,[11] as well as Alex Forgue at Northern Illinois University,[12][13][14] and Benjamin Packer at Dartmouth College.[15] After coming up with the "chapter model", where each college would have their own chapter under a larger network of progressive college students, they reached out to their peers to help establish chapters at Middlebury[16] and other colleges across the United States.
After they worked with progressive students in other colleges to establish around 30 chapters, College Students for Bernie was featured on the front page of the Daily Kos.[17]
