YOUth DECIDE: Creating a culture of voting
Designed by Soleena Carrillo Ramanathan
Designed by Soleena CR and Francesca H
Designed by Mira Agarwal
Designed by Soleena Carrillo Ramanathan
YOUth DECIDE’s mission is to reach, register to vote, and educate students in civics and the importance of voting. The vision is to create a culture of voting.
YOUth DECIDE:
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Partners with local public and private high schools and community colleges.
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Engages youth in voter education, voter registration and getting out the vote.
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Guided by League volunteers who are experienced educators.
Teacher and Student Toolkit
The Toolkit supports student and faculty efforts to create a vibrant community-based culture of voting through student-led activities integral to civic engagement. The Toolkit is rich with multi-media resources, field-tested sample classroom presentations and ideas which teachers can customize to suit their needs.
The Toolkit contains:
Presentations and Resources
Additional Resources:
Community Colleges
YOUth DECIDE Student Volunteers
High school and/or community college students work with YOUth DECIDE as Student Volunteers to:
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Plan a student-led voter registration drive at their school.
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Ask their teacher or club advisor to contact YOUth DECIDE and request a voter education presentation at their school.
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Help design and/or deliver a voter education presentation.
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Create voter education posters for Oakland schools.
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Contribute to YOUth DECIDE Webpage content.
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Encourage family and friends to register to vote.
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Join civics or voter advocacy clubs at their school.
To become a Student Volunteer, email: youth-decide@lwvoakland.org
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