The Latest News from Our Organizers
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Now that the dust has settled... what can involved people do?
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Power Shift 2009 Check out The League's coverage of Power Shift 2009!
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99Problems.org A project of LYVEF - - Speak up! Be heard!
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The Different Shades of Green Community strength was developing at Powershift 2009!
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It Worked - ACES passes the House!
Well if you don't know, now you know: ACES passed through the House with our provisions from the Green Jobs Act intact! That means 860 million dollars in funding and a green careers program. Work we can feel good about. This is the most significant legislative action the League has undertaken. Together we called, we emailed, we twittered and we texted. Thank you.
For detailed info on the bill, check Green4All.org.
HuffPost Reps Our Fight For Safe Streets
Click the title link to see The League's own Heather Box speaks out on the Youth PROMISE Act and our power to curb urban violence today in the Huffington Post. We are outraged that 62.5 percent of all homicide victims are young people, and we hope you are too. Help us spread the word and let Pres. Obama know that it's time to reclaim our streets, and the Youth PROMISE Act is our best chance to break the cycle of violence.
The League Is Counting On YOU!
From hip hop activism to congressional hearings, the League has grown from a scrappy group of artists and dreamers to be a major voice at the table in many legislative measures that will shape the future of America.
Our work on the Youth PROMISE and ACES Acts will be the foundation upon which we build a clean and safe future for the youth of America. But we can't do it alone.
Invest in our future by donating to the League.
Get the Phone, it's Congress
Join us on the phone with Senators Waxman and Markey to talk about the ACES Act, billed as "a new course towards a clean energy economy." Send your questions to billquestions@1sky.org and then hop on the phone with us to rep the young activists of America.
Wednesday, June 10th at 4:30pm EST
Number: 1-800-391-2548
Passcode: 28643226#
The Special Election: Help Us Help You!
The
May 19th special election is fast approaching, but many San Francisco
voters aren't even aware that the election is happening. We need to get
out there and do what we do: tell them what is what with our voter
guides! But we need your support to print them.
Will you donate $25 to print 20,000 voter guides?!
TODAY: LYVEF Calls You to Action
Our sister organization, the League of Young Voters Education Fund, unites with its coalition partners to urge our congressional representatives to approve Obama's budget and the student loan relief it provides.
Click the title link to go to LYVEF's page with all the info you need to call your reps!
The League wants YOU to join us!
The League is comprised of a large, dedicated group of young, intelligent and hardworking individuals who are pushing forward for a better tomorrow.
We can't do it alone, however. Join us!
Deputy Director
The League of Pissed Off Voters Podcast!
Each week, the San Francisco League broadcasts a radio show to highlight the awesome work that young people are doing to lead the movement to a clean energy future that both saves our planet and lifts up our communities with Green Jobs and environmental justice. March 3rd, 2009: This week's topic is Powershift! Don't miss League Executive Director Biko Baker at 26:30 and Nisha from the
Milwaukee League at 41:00!
Power Shift 2009
Our sister org, The League of Young Voters Education Fund, touched down in D.C. last weekend for the third annual Power Shift conference, and they came back to us, energized and inspired. Words alone can not describe the eloquence, exuberance and intelligence of the speakers and activists who came together, almost 12,000 people in total, for three days of training and organizing. Next year, we want you all to be there. Come inside and learn what we learned.
The spotlight is on you: 99problems.org
Our sister organization, the League of Young Voters Education Fund, just launched a hot new website for progressive community building. Our nation is a patchwork of different people and identities, and everyone needs representation. 99problems.org is designed to give a voice to all artists and activists. Check the site out and join the conversation.
Dispatches from D.C.
A few Leaguers are lucky enough to be in D.C. this week for this incredible Inauguration. They'll be "twittering" updates from the
front lines, so keep coming back for the latest news and views on this historic moment in the making. Your fearless correspondents include... * Sam Patton, Tech Director
* Heather Box, Development Director
* Khari Mosley, Political & Field Director
Happy New Year from the League
This year marks a new chapter of life in America. We don't know what will happen in 2009. Will it be hard? Yeah, seems like it. Will it be tough? Yes, but we can handle it. If we stay engaged, if we educate ourselves and our friends, then together we will write a story of unity and strength the world will never forget. Here's to 2009; let's get to work.
Changing the Unchangeable
In a recent New America Media piece, activist Raj Jayadev shared his views on community organizing, Obama's win, and our victories yet to come. Check it out: "The reason community organizers seem starry-eyed and unrealistically
idealistic at times...is because it is in those moments that an organizer becomes a witness
to the potential of everyday people changing the seemingly
unchangeable."
Post Election Eloquence
Voices from the League Blog: by Katie Diamond by Ana Jimenez He absolutely had to be a "Community Organizer"
by Hakim Bellamy
It's a New Day; It's a New Era
In the afterglow of Tuesday's monumental victory, many of us are looking for insight from the great leaders and thinkers of the youth movement. Two inspiring voices from the progressive world offer their views:
It's a New Day
by Jeff Chang, Hip Hop Journalist and League board member
It's a New Era
by Biko Baker, Director of the League of Young Voters
How we did it
The League has helped bring thousands of new young people into the political process, in crucial states around the country. On this historic moment, we pause to honor those who have pushed through the toughest circumstances, determined to join the movement for a better country and world. Check out this video about Valentino Gray -- one of our star canvassers in Wisconsin -- his difficult path to where he is today, and his unique method of engaging his community.
The Election Day Public Board
We asked to hear from everyone on election day. What was going on in your town? You can still check out the election day public board.
Fighting back on Election Day
Here is the rapid response campaign we launched in the middle of election day: In many states people have
received deceptive text messages and emails saying that because of long
lines, they should wait to vote until Wednesday. Of course that is not true. Today is the final day to vote! It's just another illegal attempt to confuse people and suppress the
vote. On top of that, once again we're facing unacceptably long lines
at polling places around the country.
We need to act now! Here's what you can do.
Voter Guides
It's that time of year again, when your friends and neighbors are trying to figure out what the @%$# all these damn propositions on the ballot mean. Luckily, there's theballot.org, the Do-It-Yourself website for progressive voter guides. Find a guide for your area, or make a new one, and help people in your area make smart voting choices!
