Black Youth Vote!
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Black Youth Vote! identifies youth-focused organizations in communities and on campuses, and engages their youth leaders on the effects of the political and civic process. BYV! develops tactics to increase civic engagement amoung young adults, including: civic education, issue education, voter registration, message development, voter mobilization, voter protection and accountability.
Through coalitions, BYV! Seeks to:
- EDUCATE young adults on the connection between voting and public policy, and how this affects their lives today and their future opportunities.
- MOUNT an aggressive national media campaign that communicates the value of the civic process, including voter registration, issue education, turnout and accountability.
- DEFINE the impact of the Black youth vote in elections on the local, state and national levels.
- CONTINUE to implement long range civic education and mobilization initiatives with existing youth organizations.
- ESTABLISH BYV! networks to keep those groups motivated, mobilized and informed on the policy initiatives that affect their lives.
Black Youth Vote! Join the Movement!
The power of our movement comes from the fact that we are able to build diverse coalitions to build towards making change in our communities! Not only are our coalitions diverse, but so is the universe we’re trying to register to vote! Our coalitions include student governments, Greek, community, women’s, hip hop and LGBT organizations, labor unions, grassroots movements, churches, and anyone else working to build the young Black electorate!
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