Letting 18-year-olds Drive Us to the Future: Confessions of Old, Some of Us, Like, Seriously Old, Youth-Vote Advocates
Each day, another 50 or so 17-year-olds in Philadelphia turn 18, and soon it’ll be time to hand them the keys.
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Nov 124 min read
Deja Kilgore – Vote That Jawn!
Deja Kilgore sits across from me at Philadelphia City Hall, leaning in with a quiet confidence, poised for our conversation.
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Nov 123 min read
Championing Change: Inside the Philadelphia Citizen with Executive Editor Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
I spoke with The Philadelphia Citizen’s Executive Editor about her experience editing and writing for The Citizen.
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Nov 123 min read
Democracy in Danger: The Battle for Your Ballot
Preventing residents from exercising their constitutional right is unacceptable
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Nov 123 min read
Philadelphia College Students Are Mobilizing To Get Out The Youth Vote
At the Vote That Jawn press conference, student leaders from across Philadelphia and city officials reminded voters that their voice matters
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Nov 43 min read
Students: Turn Your Emotions Into Action!
The upcoming election carries a lot of weight for Philly, the biggest city in one of the biggest swing states.
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Nov 14 min read
2024 Trend That Jawn
Eight University of Pennsylvania students who attended Trend that Jawn offered their reflections from the evening.
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Oct 23 min read
Youth Voting Initiative Hosts #TrendThatJawn, Youth Vote Press Conference at City Hall
At their annual event, #VoteThatJawn encourages young people to register and vote!
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Jul 302 min read
So, what's really going on?
We woke up to a new world. But no worries, we’ve got this
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Jul 243 min read
Voting Against Memory
There were many times I wasn’t allowed to leave the house because of demonstrations happening downtown.
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Jun 292 min read
Tune In, Turn Up, Turn Out: Coercing Your Friends to the Polls
Isabel Engel provides ways to get your friends out and to the polls during election season!
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Nov 14, 20224 min read
Sheyla Street: Getting in the Fight
By Tina Smith-Brown Philadelphia is a tough place for politics. Registering voters is far from easy here, but West Point cadet, Sheyla...
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Jul 24, 20223 min read
Why Your Vote Matters in the Fight to End Gun Violence
I have a personal problem with gun legislation that stems from the lack of controls. I feel like getting and concealing a gun is too easy.
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Apr 26, 20222 min read
Redistricting
Redistricting occurs after the census to ensure that each lawmaker’s number of constituents in their district is proportional to the populat
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Oct 25, 20204 min read
Op-ed | Vote That Jawn
In January, a handful of young organizers perched in my office in the English Department at the University of Penn planning the 2020...
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