Hey DoSomething Members,
It's National Voter Registration Day and just because 2023 isn’t a Presidential election year, doesn’t mean we can’t start stepping up our voter turnout game!
In fact, we often can have an outsized impact in local elections where our vote has a direct impact on changes in your community. Data from 2022 shows that young voter turnout was all over the place, with some states reporting as high as 37% while others were as low as 13%.
We know that young people are fired up about key issues, so we’re making it our mission to help you use your voice at the polls. That’s why we’ve teamed up with TurboVote to make registering to vote easier than ever as well as provide you with voter registration and election reminders!
We’ve got you, fam. Now it’s time to pay it forward and send this nugget of wisdom over to a bestie (or even sign up as one of our Voter Captains) because friends don’t let friends skip out on voting! Join us in smashing youth voter turnout records by registering to vote now.
Let’s Do This!
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Speaking of using your voices, our Art of Democracy program is here to help NYC members sound off on the issues impacting their communities.
We’ve been hosting Storybooth events across the city and since launching the series this year, young people have shared stories about the importance of increasing housing affordability, ensuring educational equity, and improving access to public spaces for recreation and community connection. |
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Electing officials who can enact these changes is key, so the time is now to get registered to vote! There are nearly 435,000 eligible NYC youth who aren’t registered yet, so help us spread the word! And if you call the Big Apple home, stop by at our next storybooth event, details here: |
🗽 Wed. October 11, 2023: Caribbean Research Center Lecture Series x Art of Democracy - MedGar Evers College - Brooklyn, NY - 10am-1pm – RSVP
🗽 Thurs. October 12, 2023: Lehman College - Bronx, NY - 12pm-2pm – RSVP |
ATTN: PENN VOTERS!... Pennsylvania just rolled out automatic voter registration, making it the 24th state to do so. We love how these states are paving the way to equitable voting!
Bye bye, censorship 👋… NYC members, mark your calendars for October 3rd! Celebrate Banned Books Week and Latinx Heritage Month at the Loud and Proud: Latinx Representation and Empowerment Against Censorship event in the Bronx. See you there!
Mental health wins… The Mental Health Coalition (MHC) has been hard at work to establish the first-ever online safety standards for youth, and we’re now one (giant) step closer to creating safer online spaces for all–hooray!
Speaking up… Who said TikTok can’t be used for good?! This summer, Chicago youth came together against gun violence through a video campaign with over 350 students using the apps they scroll on every day to educate and raise awareness about this pressing issue. Read more about it and watch some of the videos here!
LAST CHANCE NYC... Join DoSomething CEO DeNora Getachew as she joins Global Director of Sustainability and Impact at R/GA Bayyina Black, and President of The Webby Group Awards Claire Graves to talk discuss how the brands you love can effectively engage Gen Z in the fight for climate justice. It's going down tomorrow, 6pm EST at SoHo House!
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FastWeb College Scholarships for Hispanic & Latinx Students |
CollegeXpress Our friends at CollegeXpress wants to give YOU the opportunity to earn a $2,000 scholarship, and all you have to do is answer one question! Complete a free profile on CollegeXpress and share your response to the following: What is your favorite subject in school? |
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