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Why Young People Should Run for Office
Every day, we meet smart, motivated young people who we would vote for in a heartbeat, if they had the candidate training to run a successful campaign for office. What if that candidate was YOU?
What Happens When 33,000 Young People Show up to Talk Politics?
#BarackTalk: 1.24.2012 on YoungVoterLive
On January 24th, at 7:30pm EST, the League of Young Voters Education Fund presents its 2nd annual #BarackTalk: State of the Union Watch Party. In partnership with Rock the Vote and AllHipHop.com, the League has secured notable guests Goldie Taylor, Dee-1, Rhymefest, Jasiri X, Jamira Burley and more for a spirited discussion about President Obama's State of the Union address and youth activism in 2012. Don't miss it.
The 2011 Yearbook is in!
Check out our 501(c)3 2011 digital yearbook and meet the League family from around the country. In 2011, the League faced monumental struggles with the birth of laws that chipped away at access to the polls in nearly every state.We got organized and fought back. As 2012 begins, we can't wait to hit the ground running.
2011 Election Results
Tuesday's election was a good day for us. By the numbers: - In Maine, we brought in 9,000 signatures to save same-day voter registration and handed out 36,000 voter guides.
- The San Francisco League distributed 60,000 copies of their thirteenth voter guide.
- In Ohio, we turned out 1,900 voters to help defeat Issue #2 and protect workers' rights.
Hit the jump for more. Want to support our work? Go here.
10/26: Hi-Tek on YoungVoterLive.com
Tweet @TheLeague99 w/ #HiTekTalk to participate online.
RSVP on Facebook: on.fb.me/HiTekTalk
#NumbersDontLie: Youth Jobs Crisis
Tune in LIVE to YoungVoterLive at 4 p.m. EDT on 9/14. We are facing an unprecedented jobs crisis and young people have been
hit the hardest, with less than half of us currently employed. Rashad
Robinson, Executive Director of Color of Change joins
us for a frank conversation on youth unemployment rates in 2011, with a
focus on proactive solutions employment solutions.
Help us bring Hip-Hop & Politics to SXSW
Politics isn't working for young Americans, and if we don't change the conversation, young voters won't show up in 2012. Our sister organization, LYVEF, has put together a panel of the nation's leading artists and activists - including Heather Smith, E.D. of Rock the Vote; Chuck Creekmur, CEO of AllHipHop.com; and Jasiri X, Hip-Hop Artist - Please take 1 minute to vote! Help us bring Hip-Hop & Politics to SXSW 2012.
A Conversation About Gun Violence
Tune in to YoungVoterLive.com at 4 p.m. EDT on 8/10
Police Brutality: America's Dirty Secret
It's time to break the silence on Police Brutality. Join us today at 4pm Eastern for a live broadcast on police brutality with Jasiri X and Paradise Gray, who who will speak using their experience as hip-hop artists, online personalities and activists.
Tune in @ 4 p.m. EDT today on YoungVoterLive.com. Tweet your thoughts and questions to @TheLeague99 and we'll select the best ones for Jasiri and Paradise to answer during the show.
The People's Veto Begins in Maine
During the last legislative session, the Maine legislature passed a bill that ended same-day voter registration in the state. Since then, the Maine League actively started a grassroots campaign with a coalition of groups to repeal the irresponsible bill. They need your help collecting enough signatures to get The People's Veto on the 2011 ballot. Sign up here to contribute to the campaign!
Feature: Van Jones & the White House
The League's c3 blog, 99problems.org, wanted to know: How would the White House's Green Strategy look if Van Jones still held office? 99p's editorial team sat down with five diverse, influential thinkers to get their take on the question. Dr. Cornel West, Ethan Case, Julian Mocine-McQueen, Malia Lazu and Chuck Creekmur all wanted to weigh in on this exclusive feature.
SF Chronicle Features the League
Recently, the San Francisco Chronicle featured the League's Executive Director, Robert "Biko" Baker. In an exclusive interview, Baker discussed the role of Twitter in light of Rep. Anthony Weiner's scandal. SFGate wrote: "'People used to talk about the digital divide, and now that divide is on content - Twitter is becoming the new TV,'... 'But elected officials have to think seriously,' he said, about how to take the 140 characters (or a photo) allowed on the Twitter feed and make it a positive."
Maine Action Alert: Protect Public Unions
From the FB event: "Maine legislators need to know union busting is not a 'good jobs agenda' and that they have to stop this radical, toxic, anti-democratic and viscous ongoing series of attacks on Mainers." There's a public hearing next Thursday, June 2nd on LD 309, Maine's public union busting bill, and we need all hands on deck.
Join us in protecting the Youth Vote!
Across the country, the League is fighting hard to protect the youth vote. During the month of May, The League is competing in Pepsi's Refresh Everything contest to bring in $50,000 so young Americans know about new voter ID requirements and are able to vote next year. Help us save 30,000 Youth Votes!
Join LYVEF in Holding BP Accountable
BP promised $20 billion to victims of the Gulf Coast oil spill. One year later, they have yet to pay the majority of victims who lost their livelihoods in the environmental disaster. Our sister organization, LYVEF, put together an action to tell BP executives to stop denying legitimate claims.
BP wants us all to go away. Tell them that first, they have to pay!
Happy Hour with the League 3/29!
Tuesday 3/29 5pm-9pm Hang out with your fellow Pissed Off
Voters and get caught up on who's running for mayor, what's the deal with
Twitter on Market Street, what are Gang Injunctions, how can we improve
Muni and biking, and basically anything else you want to talk about.
Thieves Tavern
496 14th Street (@ Guerrero)
Help Liberate NPR!
The artists at the League have been busy lately, and their latest short takes on the battle to defund NPR that is taking place right now in Washington. Yesterday, the House voted to cut NPR's funding, with Rep. Rich Nugent of Florida justifying their actions: "we are not trying to harm NPR; we're actually trying to liberate them from federal tax dollars."
This is What Democracy Looks Like!?
Our c3 sister org, the Wisconsin League of Young Voters Education Fund, went to Madison on Saturday, March 12th to document the continuing protest in response to WI Gov. Scott Walker's union-busting legislation. Their powerful video is circulating across the web, check it out here: This is What Democracy Looks Like!?
Systems & Communications Associate
The League's Online Department is currently seeking a National Systems and Communications Associate to join our team of digital activists. The responsibilities of this role include web content creation, graphic and website design, and the ability to interpret data to optimize our online advocacy. Deadline to apply is March 15th, 2011. Here's a link to the job on Idealist.
