Support the Debate Society of Berkeley!

The Debate Society of Berkeley is UC Berkeley's largest academic debate team, competing internationally in the American and British Parliamentary styles. Over the years we have grown to be one of the best public university debate teams competing in British Parliamentary debate, having our competitors advance to elimination rounds at tournaments such as Yale, the North American University Debate Championships, and recently, the Worlds University Debate Championships, the largest annual BP tournament.

To maintain and improve our position and continue representing UC Berkeley on the international debate circuit, we hope to send students to the most competitive tournaments worldwide. While the competition is fierce, our students' greatest challenge is not strong opponents, but rather having to pay for expensive travel expenses, including flights and housing, out of pocket. This spring, we will send several teams to USC IV, the United States University Debate Championships, and the North American University Debate Championships in Kingston, Canada. We hope to continue to be able to represent UC Berkeley in the tournaments nationally and globally. Your donation would make it possible to keep up and excel against the competition.

As part of our membership in the national and international circuits for BP (British Parliamentary Debate), we are a part of a tremendous and diverse group of students from the world’s premier academic institutions. We’re a young team, but we are extremely grateful for the world of debate. As such, we love giving back to the community that inspired us. Every year, we host two tournaments, Cal Parli in the Fall for high school students competing in parliamentary debate, and Berkeley IV in the Spring for university students from the BP circuit. These tournaments give us the chance to inspire young students to continue their debate journey as well as actively engage our team members, but hosting these events would simply not be possible without the support of our dearest donors.

Here's a breakdown of how your generosity would be put to use for our team! 

These are only estimates; actual expenditures may vary.

 The Debate Society of Berkeley is already one of the most successful British Parliamentary debate teams from a public school in the country, and your donation will continue allowing us to keep competing with the best. Your support makes all our achievements possible. 

Thank you so much!

If you have any questions or would be interested in learning more, please visit our website at https://debate.berkeley.edu/ or get in touch by email at contact@debate.berkeley.edu.