Helping is hip these days. From eco-vacations, where even the rich and famous are roughing it, to riding your bike instead of driving your gas guzzling SUV, every day citizens are trying to make the world a better place—a trend I think we can all agree is worth sticking with.
Why is it, then, that voting isn’t culturally cool? It’s not for lack of trying. Everyone remembers the “Vote or Die” campaign of 2004, when P. Diddy turned from his usual musical and entrepreneurial endeavors to launch a large-scale registration campaign.
WireTap Magazine (www.wiretapmag.com) recently posted an article covering SAVE's Asserting the Youth Vote event. Writer Ally Klimkoski aptly summarized the key points of the event, and to confirm her closing statement, a video of the last portion of the event will be up on the blog shortly; read the full post here
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 31, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC; As the forefront organization for youth election protection, SAVE applauds the introduction of the Student Voter Opportunity to Encourage Registration (VOTER) Act of 2008—-a federal bill conceived of, developed by, and championed through our student members. Senator Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Congresswoman here
