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KelleyKramer

(8,946 posts)
Sun Mar 25, 2018, 12:24 AM Mar 2018

Have you ever wondered what 1,000 #RegisterToVote clipboards look like?





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From the Women’s March to the March For Our Lives, the most empowering sight is the number of people carrying not signs, but clipboards. Registering people to vote. These aren’t just protests, they’re a mass mobilization of Midterm voters.






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And I found this .................


March For Our Lives Rallies Made A Huge Push To Register Teen Voters Across The US

Registering young people to vote was a top priority for the thousands of people who rallied across the US Saturday as part of the March for Our Lives protests against gun violence.

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https://www.buzzfeed.com/carolineodonovan/people-register-to-vote-for-the-first-time-march-lives?utm_term=.cjR3JlkoMn#.cpv0PqGz4l

Teens who survived the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida — and who organized Saturday's March for Our Lives rally — have started a forceful push to register new voters as part of a long-term strategy to bring about changes in US gun laws.

Voter registration was a big theme at the main march in Washington, DC, with the Parkland teens behind the Never Again movement making a point to mention it in their speeches.

"Get out there and vote, get out there and get registered," Emma González said told the crowd.

David Hogg, another Never Again leader, echoed González, saying, “Vote for us, vote for our future."

“The next steps for our movement are voter education, voter registration and making sure people our age vote," Never Again leader Cameron Kasky told BuzzFeed News.

--Much more on the link, including pics and videos

https://www.buzzfeed.com/carolineodonovan/people-register-to-vote-for-the-first-time-march-lives?utm_term=.cjR3JlkoMn#.cpv0PqGz4l


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Have you ever wondered what 1,000 #RegisterToVote clipboards look like? (Original Post) KelleyKramer Mar 2018 OP
Woohoo! That photo is making repug knees tremble. brush Mar 2018 #1
Sweet!! LeftInTX Mar 2018 #2
Oh, NICE, KelleyK!! Man, just look at all the WORK that went into today - thats a Leghorn21 Mar 2018 #3
Thanks Leghorn, and I agree .... KelleyKramer Mar 2018 #5
They get it. I hope many young people wake up this election cycle blake2012 Mar 2018 #4
Rec'd!! nt babylonsister Mar 2018 #6
Truly wonderful! America is waking up. nt oasis Mar 2018 #7

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
3. Oh, NICE, KelleyK!! Man, just look at all the WORK that went into today - thats a
Sun Mar 25, 2018, 12:40 AM
Mar 2018

shit ton of clipboards, amirite? - and of course I was so enthralled just looking at all the darlings gathered in DC that I SORT OF took note of all the banners up and the stage erected - but this photo is making me think, yeah, these kids made today look effortless

- just another thought that adds to the wonder of this day!! Thank you, KElleyK!!

KelleyKramer

(8,946 posts)
5. Thanks Leghorn, and I agree ....
Sun Mar 25, 2018, 01:21 AM
Mar 2018

I have been so impressed with these kids, for the first time in almost 2 years I feel like there is hope, these kids are our future and they rock!

It feels like we are reaching a moment in history, the worm is turning

 

blake2012

(1,294 posts)
4. They get it. I hope many young people wake up this election cycle
Sun Mar 25, 2018, 01:04 AM
Mar 2018

The problem with many midterms is the number of young and minorities who don’t show up and vote when the older white folks (like me) do.

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