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Introducing Media Makes: Giving Students a Voice in the Election
Letters to the Next President 2.0 engages and connects youth aged 13–18, as they research, write, and make media to voice their opinions on issues that matter to them in the upcoming election....
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BAYMN Presents Rise to the Occasion Youth Media Festival — Call for Entries
Applications are now open for BAYMN’s Rise to the Occasion Youth Media Festival, hosted at the Kaiser Center in Oakland on October 13, 2012, 2-5pm. Deadline for submission: September 10, 2012 For its...
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Oakland Innovation Film Lab – Youth Mobile Media Workshop
by Robyn Bykofsky I have been facilitating media literacy and video production workshops with Bay Area youth and educators for over 12 years and the Youth Film Lab was the experience of a lifetime....
View ArticleDo You Have ID?
In a close presidential election, the new state voter ID laws could have a real effect. In the presidential election this year, some states will require that voters show a photo ID, such as a driver’s...
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A Class Project With A Difference – Making Politics Personal
Teaching about elections is never easy. The whole drama of conventions, ballots and propositions can seem far removed from the everyday issues in students’ lives. It becomes a civics lesson – students...
View ArticleThe State of Voting Rights in America: A 3-Part Comic Series
The upcoming midterms marks the first major nationwide election since the Supreme Court struck down a key piece of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act. The 2013 decision had an immediate impact,...
View ArticleThe Sad State of Voter Turnout in the U.S. … and California [Map]
Voter turnout in the 2014 midterm elections, shown as a percentage of each state’s voting-age population. [Article continues below map] In case you weren’t paying attention, this was a big week for...
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Bay Area Teens Explore the Political Process During State Capital Visit
KQED partnered with BAVC’s NextGen youth program for an exploration into the local election process. Students from BAVC’s youth leadership council, Gears, visited Sacramento to learn more about this...
View ArticleHow Can We Get More Young People to Vote?
Voting is a really important part of the democratic process. We all know this, but in reality, many people don’t vote. That is especially true for younger generations who have historically had very low...
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