Work: CIRCLE (@CivicYouth) re: youth voting, civic engagement. Interests: inequality & democracy, civic life, nonprofit sector. M.A. from UMD
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My friends at @allintovote are seeking award nominations for civic champions who supported the #StudentVote for the 2022 midterms! Learn about the SEVEN categories and submit your nominations by July 14. Feel free to submit more than one! #AllInAwards allin.vote/awards-noms
LOVE seeing local journalists take on democracy as a series/beat.
🧵@WBEZ, @Suntimes + @UChicagoCEG are launching The Democracy Solutions Project over the next 18 months, leading up to 2024 presidential election. Reporters will dig into topics such as how government works; extremist factions in Illinois politics and government 1/
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We are hosting a virtual summer #fellowship "Educating for Informed and Equitable Voting" w/ @CivicYouth and we are looking for innovative #district #administrators to support non-partisan voting instruction in #schools. Apply today: bit.ly/3LNLbiD #DemocracyEd #profdev
Opportunities for #K12 Educators and administrators!
We're excited to share several opportunities for teachers, administrators, and other education leaders to promote or support stronger K-12 civics in their school communities. Explore at the link! circle.tufts.edu/civic-leade…
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Our deputy director @abbyik spoke to @InsidePhilanthr about challenges and opportunities for engaging rural youth: "It’s one thing to know an election is happening, but it’s an entirely different thing to have the support to understand how to participate." insidephilanthropy.com/home/…
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Read more of @CivicYouth data on our blog here:
allianceforyouthaction.org/t…
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Our researcher @Peterdeguz joined @DelawarePublic today to talk about young voters in 2022, the barriers to participation many youth still face, and what it's going to take to increase youth turnout and eliminate inequities in 2024 and beyond! delawarepublic.org/show/the-…
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Check out our new profile of Ruby Belle Booth, A21!
@rubybellebooth began working with @civicyouth as an undergraduate and continues to study, support, & uplift young voters as the research center’s Elections Coordinator. 🗳️🐘
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ALT Alumni Profile: Ruby Belle Booth, A21. Headshot of Ruby Belle Booth in a circle with "There are so many incredible young people who are doing amazing work, and it's fun to be able to work with them directly, but also to support them indirectly by really uplifting young people's potential and power.”
Proud to be a #DemocracyDefender. @newdealleaders highlights CIRCLE's collaboration with partners and youth in Minneapolis in their #DemocracyPlaybook to help elected leaders & community partners protect American Democracy. Check it out here: bit.ly/3Z3yVy1”
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Next week! On Feb 23 at 11:00 a.m. EST, catch our director @CIRCLE_KKG and deputy director @abbyik talking civic infrastructure. linkedin.com/events/civicinf…
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Our team is growing! We're excited to welcome @mahnoorhk, who comes to CIRCLE with a deep background in organizing and policy advocacy. As our Program Manager, she'll be leading key work to develop and strengthen partnerships for more equitable civic engagement opportunities.
ALT Graphic welcoming new team member Mahnoor Hussain
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NEW: Our analysis finds that, compared to their share of the population, Black youth and youth without college experience were underrepresented among young voters in 2022—highlighting ongoing challenges to equitable youth participation in elections. circle.tufts.edu/latest-rese…
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27% youth voter turnout is just one part of the story of young people's impact in 2022, writes our deputy director @abbyik in @ConversationUS. Her lessons from what happened (and didn't happen) and their implications for 2024 and beyond: theconversation.com/near-rec…
Helpful insights into Republicans and youth!
NEW: Youth voter experts & advocates say the 2022 midterms prove that political parties can't continue to discount the nation's youngest voters w/o risking the loss of a key voting bloc that could help decide future elections.
usatoday.com/story/news/poli… @USATODAY
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Thank you @MattVas for a great article about college student voting in the midterms & the work to increase voter access for young & first-time voters. Shoutouts to @CivicYouth, @CampusVote, @AndrewGoodmanF & so many campuses and students for their work to enable the #StudentVote!
“It’s all of our jobs to grow voters and ensure the health and well-being of our democracy,” she said. “When young people aren’t voting, it’s not because they’re apathetic. It’s because it’s hard to do for the first time. Young people care.”-@JenDomagalG
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Same! Between the research and data from @CivicYouth & @TuftsIDHE and the #StudentVote movement orgs, campuses, students, and other deeply committed individuals, we've collectively changed culture and built a #YouthVote movement. #AllInToVote #AskEveryStudent
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CIRCLE estimates that 27 percent of eligible young voters cast ballots this election, the second-highest turnout for a midterm in nearly 30 years. “This is a continuation of young people showing up to do the work,” says @abbyik, CIRCLE’s deputy director. vox.com/policy-and-politics/…
