Showing posts with label The League of Young Voters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The League of Young Voters. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Think you have the right to vote? Not so much.



Follow these groups on Twitter to learn what some people are doing to help Americans get these ID's. @TXyoungvoters @voteriders

If you know of others that should be followed then please leave a comment on this post.

Want to know what the state ID law is in your state? Check out HeadCount's resources.

Thanks to Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist for the infographic below, and this Huffington Post piece.

Monday, October 26, 2009

Windmills have "Big Sharp Points" & "Look Like A Robot"

This viral PSA YouTube video was released today by the League of Young Voters in order to educate and activate young voters around climate change legislation.

"Shut Up Windmill," which was written, directed by and features League staffers, pokes fun at America's reliance on dirty energy and asks viewers to get engaged in the conversation.

The PSA is linked to this website, which helps voters contact their elected officials so that voters can ask their elected officials to support strong climate legislation.



The League of Young Voters Education Fund, founded in 2004, empowers young people nationwide to vote and participate in the democratic process -with a focus on youth from low-income communities and communities of color.

The League of Young Voters Education Fund is a member of the Energy Action Coalition, a national coalition of over one hundred youth organizations who are interested in environmental causes.

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Abstinence-Only Provisions in the Health Care Bill

As the battle for health care reform heats up in Congress, The League of Young Voters is stepping up to make sure that young voters are being heard. Yesterday, they launched a virtual PSA called "The Marshmallow Test: Teenagers" that aims to educate viewers about the dangers of the abstinence-only provisions in the heath care bill.



The video is a parody of the extremely hilarious video "The Marshmallow Test."

The abstinence-only provisions, a continuation of George Bush's bad sex ed policy, were recently added to the health care reform bill currently being debated in Congress.

YES, YOU READ THAT RIGHT.

Sen. Orin Hatch (R-UT) introduced an amendment that passed on a 12-11 vote in the Senate Finance Committee that would provide $50 Million for these programs.