With the #IowaCaucus next week, now is a great time for #educators to explore the free nonpartisan resources for teaching about elections & #voting on Teaching for Democracy's website.
Resources & more: https://t.co/K3ua1OFkKc
“What’s most important to me and should be important to the rest of the country is to engage our first-time voters,” says LaTricea Adams, founder of @BM4Flint in this great @BET piece about #NationalVoterRegistrationDay https://t.co/HljbBhnrM0
Hey everyone,
We are still recruiting for our Elections in Action leadership team, spread the word to high school students you think may be interested!
We just hit 1776 Partners! Break out the fireworks and some tri corn hats!! If you haven’t signed up to host a #nationalvoterregistrationday event this year, visit https://t.co/18ioA2csWP to sign up today!
1/4. Our society has divested from youth transitioning to adulthood, especially those who experience challenges or are marginalized in various ways. #OpportunityYouth.
This type of divestment has severely limited youth opportunity for civic, social, & economic mobility.
"It is important that we are non-partisan... Our opportunity at BET is to speak to our audience about the chance to impact the issues that are important to our community" —Scott Mills, @BET#CivicResponsibility
"In our democracy what’s really special is that my vote doesn’t matter any more than anyone else's... Democracy only works when we all show up" —@kerrywashington#CivicResponsibility
BREAKING: #SCOTUS Decision Limits Political Interest in Redistricting Cases in #BethuneHill v Virginia House of Delegates
This win for voters keeps legislators from bringing lawsuits to protect their own political interests. Read our statement: https://t.co/RZKwHttYka
Our #EngagingNewVoters event is ON at the @PressClubDC! See our new report highlighting the real impact nonprofits have on voter turnout! https://t.co/SH6vx4QZFN
Our panelists, Rebecca Gorrell, Community Respurce Center and Ebony Baylor, National Urban League sharing how we do this work as the anchor groups in our states. #thisiswhatdemocracylookslike#env