▁of ▁politics . ▁Through out ▁its ▁existence , ▁Dem ocracy ▁Mat ters ▁has ▁worked ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 8 0 0 ▁intern s ▁and ▁brought ▁thousands ▁of ▁other ▁affili ated ▁students ▁into ▁the ▁campaign ▁fin ance ▁fight . ▁ ▁Dem ocracy ▁Mat ters ▁chap ters ▁are ▁diverse ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁race , ▁gender , ▁and ▁political ▁orientation . ▁As ▁such , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁single ▁programming ▁curr icul um ▁for ▁DM ▁chap ters . ▁Stud ents ▁are ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁be ▁cre ative ▁and ▁innov ative ▁with ▁their ▁campaign s ▁and ▁to ▁develop ▁their ▁own ▁style ▁of ▁political ▁organ izing . ▁Among ▁the ▁many ▁tact ics ▁used ▁are : ▁organ izing ▁movie ▁screen ings , ▁bringing ▁in ▁well ▁known ▁lect ur ers , ▁facil it ating ▁educational ▁pan els , ▁and ▁act ively ▁writing ▁legisl ation ▁and ▁lo bb ying ▁for ▁reform ▁on ▁local ▁and ▁state ▁levels . ▁Stud ents ▁often ▁partner ▁with ▁local ▁community ▁groups , ▁state wide ▁and ▁national ▁groups , ▁and ▁polit icians ▁to ▁educ ate ▁other ▁citizens ▁and ▁act ively ▁promote ▁legisl ation . ▁Dem ocracy ▁Mat ters ▁has ▁also ▁tradition ally ▁been ▁ge ograph ically ▁diverse , ▁having ▁had ▁university ▁chap ters ▁across ▁the ▁country ▁( from ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁Illinois ▁to ▁California ). ▁ ▁R ais ing ▁aw aren ess ▁Dem ocracy ▁Mat ters ▁members ▁raise ▁aw aren ess ▁and ▁educ ate ▁others ▁on ▁their ▁camp uses ▁and ▁in ▁nearby ▁communities ▁by ▁organ izing ▁campaign s ▁that ▁link ▁the ▁problems ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁campaign ▁fin ance ▁system