Op-Ed Contributor – Elite Colleges, or Colleges for the Elite? – NYTimes.com New Young Voters ReEnergize the Electorate and Our Organizers – ReEnergize the Vote The Future of Online Citizenship | Social Citizens Blog For-Profit Schools Bus and Fly Students to D.C. to Oppose Regulations, Scrutiny of the Industry – Campus Progress e.politics: online advocacy [...]
30 Sep
Posted by Kevin Bondelli as Chapter Tips, Peer-to-Peer, Youth Mobilization
INTRODUCTION TO PEER-TO-PEER Peer-to-peer campaigning is built on three principles: The more personal a contact, the more effective it is in turning out voters. People are most strongly influenced by people they know and people that are similar to them. The most effective way to reach potential voters is to go to the places where [...]
Young Voter Apathy Due To Satisfaction | The New Republic Think Young People Can’t Step Up And Solve Society's Problems? Think Again. | Amplify Peter Levine: Educating Youth for Better Politics Your Tips: The Technology of Political Redistricting | techPresident Could Location-Based Services Increase Civic Engagement in Millennials? Obama and the Bloggers | techPresident Governor [...]
29 Sep
Posted by Kevin Bondelli as Facebook, Progressive Youth Movements
Below is a list of a number of youth civic organizations/sites that have active pages on Facebook. If you know of other organizations that should be listed please let us know in the comments. Future Majority http://www.facebook.com/FutureMajoritydotcom KevinBondelli.com http://www.facebook.com/youthvote Young Democrats of America http://www.facebook.com/youngdems College Democrats of America http://www.facebook.com/collegedems Rock the Vote http://www.facebook.com/rockthevote Roosevelt Institute [...]
Can Obama get young voters to polls? – Video – FoxNews.com Courting Young Voters 101: Candidates Shouldn’t Bank on Obama to Save Them « Rock the Vote Blog President Obama to College Journalists: "What I Want to Do is Just to Go Speak to Young People Directly" | The White House Expert Labs Rolls Out [...]
Colorado has worst ethnic education gap in the country – Boulder Daily Camera News: Solution for Slumping State Support – Inside Higher Ed News: A Future for Student Health Plans? – Inside Higher Ed Why the Great GRP Debate Means Even More to Online Politicos | ClickZ Education from cradle to college curbs poverty, produces [...]
Six Month Anniversary of Affordable Care Act Means More Protections for Young Americans | Democrats.org National LGBTQ Groups Partner to Report Anti-Gay Bullying – Campus Progress Showing Gay Teenagers a Happy Future – NYTimes.com
24 Sep
Posted by Kevin Bondelli as Congress
Speaker Pelosi’s office has released a report entitled “Accomplishments of the New Direction Congress for Young People (2007-2010).” Here is the list: MAKING COLLEGE MORE AFFORDABLE COLLEGE COST REDUCTION AND ACCESS ACT (PL 110-84) Cuts the interest rates on need-based student loans in half, from 6.8 percent to 3.4 percent over four years, saving the [...]
Getting Young Chicagoans To The Polls | Progress Illinois e.politics: online advocacy tools & tactics » Google’s War Room for the Home Stretch of Campaign 2010 Delving Into Textbook Costs – Campus Progress Your vote, your issues: Fair elections « Rock the Vote Blog Arizona Capitol Times » Blog Archive » Board of Regents approves [...]
Alexander Howard: Harnessing the Civic Surplus for Open Government Andrew Merki: In The Public Interest : New Health Care Options Make Sense For Young People Joe Biden to speak at Penn State rally Tuesday – Lebanon Daily News Oregon Homeless Student Numbers Soar – News Story – KTVZ Bend How Community College Changed My Life [...]


