June 9, 2017
Because we’re ridiculous democracy nerds, we spent last night glued to Twitter watching the returns come in for the UK general election. The tl;dr is that the progressive Labour Party overperformed almost everyone’s expectations, driven in huge part by young people turning up. Early returns showed that young Britons turned out at 72% – up […]
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May 17, 2017
In April, we brought our *literally* hundreds of young organizers from all ends of the country to Washington, D.C. for the first ever Youth Organizing Summit. It. Was. Huge. Together, we debriefed 2016 and made plans for building progressive power in 2017 & 2018. Our friends at Advocates for Youth, CJRC, FCCP, NAKASEC, NextGen Climate, […]
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April 26, 2017
By Henry Kraemer | June, 2017 Fact Sheet: Automatic Voter Registration Transforms Oregon Youth Registration & Turnout. Also dramatically increases registration rates in communities of color. After a half-decade of leadership and advocacy from the Bus Project (an affiliate of the Alliance for Youth Action) alongside a coalition of advocates, Oregon passed automatic voter registration […]
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April 24, 2017
The Youth Organizing Summit is just a few days away, and it is gonna be lit. What was originally an just an awesome idea has now turned into an incredible space with 570 attendees representing 68 organizations and 39 states. Over 50% of attendees are people of color and experts agree that 100% are sooooo […]
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April 7, 2017
Bigger, bolder and more ready to pump up the voices of young people than ever. We have spent the better part of a decade making moves behind the scenes. Pushing the envelope on voting rights. Changing the balance of power in our communities. Transforming the face of leadership across our states. A select few knew […]
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April 6, 2017
by Sarah Audelo, Executive Director Across the country, there’s an explosion of young folks trying to figure out how to engage their communities. Our freed-up staff capacity will allow us to meet this moment and the clear wave of interest and enthusiasm for civic engagement. A new partnership model, in addition to our traditional Affiliate […]
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March 14, 2017
We’re thrilled to be bringing on a brand new Executive Director, Sarah Audelo, who many of you already know from her work in national activist and youth organizing spaces. She’s smart, she’s driven, she gets it done. Who is she? Here’s a snapshot bio: A Latina who grew up in California’s central valley, Sarah served […]
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March 10, 2017
The Nation’s Ari Berman covers two Alliance affiliates’ work protecting and expanding the right to vote, from the Oregon Bus Project’s successful half-decade campaign to bring automatic voter registration to the United States, to MOVE San Antonio’s battle to get voters on the rolls in Texas. Check out the whole article at The Nation.
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