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Portland Commission Rejects Non-Citizen Voting

A campaign to make Portland one of the first cities in the country to allow non-citizens to vote suffered a setback last night when the city's charter commission narrowly rejected the idea. But immigrants who converged on City Hall vowed to get the issue on the November ballot.

Young Voters group trying to 're-ignite' community

The dismal economy, a lack of progress on climate change policy and the repeal of Maine's gay marriage law were just a few of the reasons 2009 "sucked" for many at Maine's chapter of the national The League of Young Voters organization. But with a full slate of city, state and federal elections just eight months away, the Portland-based advocacy group is launching a new monthly meeting to make sure 2010 ends on a stronger note.

The Domino Effect

Some people are obvious candidates for political appointments: connections galore and a closet full of power suits. Hallie Montoya Tansey, 29, is not one of those people, but she's now a confidential assistant in the Department of Education.

Young voter turnout key to outcomes

Harris Parnell, state director for the Maine League of Young Voters, sees Tuesday's election as more than just another off-year crop of referendum questions. For her generation, it's a turning point.

MDOT's plans for Exit 7 on I-295 amount to a waste of money

Not only won't traffic be helped, but Portland's hopes for pedestrian access will be trumped.

As Goes Maine, So Go Health Care and Gay Marriage?

As Jenna Vendil of the Maine branch of the League of Young Voters, a progressive national political organization, told me in an e-mail, Maine is built around small, tight-knit communities that lend themselves to local organization. Campus activists couldn't ask for a better setting.

Grover Norquist in Maine to Promote Spending Limit Initative

"He is from away and doesn't have Maine values, and really, it's inappropriate for him to even be pushing this here in Maine," says Harris Parnell, who is with the League of Young Voters, whose members were among the couple dozen protestors outside the hotel.

Youth matter in healthcare debate, Dean says

This stage of the debate is an optimal time for 18 to 29-year-olds to "flex their muscle," said Robert "Biko" Baker, executive director of the League of Young Voters.

Youth Seek Voice In Health Care Debate

Young voters were instrumental in helping elect President Obama but since then they've felt largely ignored by the political process. Now a number of youth advocacy organizations are insisting that they may have an important role to play in the health care debate.

See Spot Write: Pissed Off And Loving It

The League prints a fabulous voter guide each election and even to a unsophisticated dilettante like myself, it's a well-researched, honest look at every ballot item. They do an awesome job and last night's event hoped to raise money to print this thing.

Maine to vote on gay marriage in Nov.

C.J. Bearce, the University of Maine campus organizer with League of Young Voters, an organization that encourages young people to engage in the democratic process, anticipated the law would be met with resistance.

Young Voters Are Obama's Best Hope for Healthcare Reform

Singer launched a national volunteer run campaign called Generation H which is working to elevate the voices of young people in the health care debate and call for comprehensive health care reform.

Young People Fight to Push Urban Violence to the Top of Obama's Agenda

The homicide rate for young, non-white people is over six times their white peers. "This is a true epidemic in our country and we need to give it the same attention we would any epidemic taking 40-plus people's lives a day," says Jenkins, who works as training director for the League of Young Voters.

Special Election Analysis: What Message Were Voters Really Sending to Sacramento Politicians? And What Should Be Done Now to Solve California's Budget Crisis?

Conservatives call for deeper cuts, Progressives launch campaign to allow majority to make budget decisions in Sacramento.

Youth PROMISE Act Will Help Communities Fight Youth Crime

In this video submitted to 99Problems.org, a site where people can upload video testimonials about problems facing their communities, Joe Hill of Philadelphia explains why he sees a need for the Youth PROMISE Act in his community.

Obama's First 100 Days

“People are excited about the new era but people have a lot of issues going on in life,” said Biko Baker, executive director for the League of Young Voters Education Fund. “There is a lot of hope and a lot of problems.”

Young People Step Up to Share Their '99 Problems'

Who said that the younger generation of voters is apathetic and unaware of America's biggest problems? With one look at the new website 99Problems.org, it's easy to tell that is certainly not the case.

Green Jobs: Good Work If Youth Can Find It

In the fall of 2004, then-college student Julian Mocine-McQueen was outraged that the prosperous city of San Francisco was doing little to prevent or talk about the high rate of homicides among young African-American and Latino men. So he started organizing young people around violence prevention programs through the League of Young Voters, a national voter engagement organization that also supports community organizers working with low-income youth.

Ex-Source Political Columnist Launches 99Problems.Org

Coinciding with this week's heavy dose of political events, The League of Young Voters Education Fund announced yesterday that they will launch 99Problems.org.

Trial opens in Port Authority advertisement case

Attorneys suing the Port Authority for its refusal to run advertisements informing ex-felons of their right to vote in Pennsylvania only got through two witnesses yesterday in the opening day of trial.

Port Authority voting-rights suit going to trial

The Pittsburgh League of Young Voters and the American Civil Liberties Union sued the Port Authority in 2006 after it refused to accept an ad explaining voting rights of ex-convicts.

Now that the dust has settled, what can involved people do?

The League of Young Voters has a agenda for progressives that touches all bases.

It's A New Era

I'm not going to lie to you. When Barack Obama first kicked off his campaign less than two years ago I was more than a little skeptical.

It's A New Day

Throughout the north side of Pittsburgh, one of the city's three major Black districts, they lined up before dawn, hundreds deep in the 47-degree weather as if they were waiting for history to be made.... One of them was a 19-year old named Loric Frye.... But Frye was far from the kind of clean-scrubbed, neatly partisan first-time voter.... he wasn't even supposed to have found his way into the voting booth yesterday.... Frye spent the year canvassing, registering and door-knocking with Khari Mosley and the League of Young Voters....

It Feels Like the First Time

“First-time voters...are comfortable seeking information out and being able to discern and separate the wheat from the chaff,” said Sam Dorman, a managing director of The League of Young Voters, a group based in Brooklyn, N.Y., that works to engage young voters in swing states - particularly those off of college campuses.

Youth involvement in election increases this year

The Pennsylvania League of Young Voters is one of the many organizations that have focused more on voter engagement and education this year.

Vote smart

Leonardo DiCaprio, MTV, P. Diddy and Burger King agree: your vote matters. More than ever, young voters are getting a big push to register, vote and get their voices heard.

Vote for hope

KHARI MOSLEY says Barack Obama has inspired a new generation of African Americans to set higher goals and look beyond themselves

Get out the vote, YOUTH style

At first glance, it's just another Halloween bash. Among the group of young adults, one finds "Mr. T," a witch and Lady Liberty. But upon closer examination, one realizes -- there's more than candy driving these young adults in costumes.

No-camera edict at polls criticized

Watchdog groups on Thursday said a ban on cameras at polling places throughout Westmoreland County could lead to a cover-up of potential problems with electronic voting.

Youth wins political contest

A local 12-year-old Hill District resident won a political contest hosted by the Pennsylvania League of Young Voters.

Working Together for a Green New Deal

As more racially diverse groups like the League of Young Voters, the Hip Hop Caucus, the Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative and Young People For (YP4) join the movement, the sky is the limit for the next generation's leadership role.

Veterans reflect on war in Iraq; Maine League hosts forum

The war in Iraq has been a costly and frustrating effort, according to forum speakers Adam Cote of Portland and Alex Cornell du Houx of Brunswick, who shared their experiences and reflected on the past five years of war Wednesday at the University of Maine at Farmington.

Common Cause, others stress voting rights

Citizen groups today urged Maine's voters to know their voting rights for the Nov. 4 election.

Tipping Points :: Early Voting In Swing States

Since this year's election could bring one of the highest turnouts on record, especially at precincts in communities of color and around colleges and universities, both parties and nonpartisan organizations like the League of Young Voters have already begun bringing people to the polls.

20 Questions With. . .Billy Wimsatt

Billy Wimsatt founded The League of Young Voters in 2003 to organize and empower youth – particularly young people from low-income communities who haven’t attended college.

Early Voting a Growing Trend in U.S.

Early voting has become a growing trend in the United States, with now more than 30 states offering "no-excuse" early voting, either in person or by mail.

Voter rolls in Pa. at record high point

For the past week, representatives from the League of Young Voters Education Fund have been working an unusual shift. From 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., members of the group have been prowling bars and clubs looking for -- and finding -- unregistered voters.

Interested in volunteering for the PA League of Young Voters?

There is a place for every volunteer. While the No. 1 thing is voter contact, it also needs volunteers for things like data entry and research. "Don't be scared off by thinking that there are only specific tasks," said Elizabeth Rincon, the league's state director.

Right Here: The PA League of Young Voters will not take 'I don't care' for an answer

This is fourth in a series of Right Here columns about 20-something Pittsburghers who work at nonprofit organizations. This week, we sat down with some employees of the PA League of Young Voters, all in their 20s.

The League Moderates District 9 Debates: Front-runners share a lot in common

On a recent Monday night, the top three contenders for supervisor of San Francisco's District Nine gathered in the studio of Pirate Cat Radio, an unlicensed community radio station, to answer some tough questions from their host, the League of Pissed Off Voters.

Volunteers register county jail inmates to vote

The inmates on 6D crowded around plastic tables, chatting, smiling and milling about, while one volunteer at each table handed out forms and answered a flurry of questions. From the giddy buzz on the cellblock, you might have guessed they were giving away iPods or fresh turkey dinners with all the fixings.

The Power of Youth

I spent six months in a U.S. senator’s office but ended up leaving frustrated and disillusioned by the political process. Instead of making improvements, we seemed to be stepping backwards; things were changing too slowly. That’s when I got involved with the League of Young Voters.

A New Way of Practicing Politics

New voters could decide the '08 election, but in most states there are just over two weeks left to register. In this panel we're focusing on the change-makers....We are joined on the phone by Robert Biko Baker, Executive Director of the League of Young Voters.

League ME Forum: Candidates Face Home Heating, Economy Questions

Portland Voters Pack Room To Seek Answers From Candidates

Obama's Youth Movement

The League of Young Voters, founded in 2005, has campaigns to reach working class non-college youth in cities in nine states. It has also helped build local groups that work on local issues, such as gun control, green jobs, voting rights and loitering laws.

League SF Forum: Campos, Quezada and Sanchez Provide Contrasts in District 9

The three candidates participated in a forum presented by the League of Young Voters yesterday, which will eventually lead to an endorsement by the organization. “Please don’t triple endorse,” Sanchez said jokingly, before the debate began.

Young voters: Will they turn out?

Midmorning asks if the enthusiasm of today's youth will translate to their actual votes, live from the Democratic National Convention in Denver.

League of Young Voters aims to connect peers to politics

As the national political director of the League of Young Voters, Mosley has worked with the demographic since the League's creation in 2005. "Young people see what is happening with the economy, what is happening with energy, urban violence and a lot of other issues across the country," Mosley said. "These issues are affecting people in a way we haven't seen in a long time and it's evident, particularly in this generation."

Youth delegates to rock the DNC

Biko Baker, executive director of the non-partisan League of Young Voters, believes that the presence of the young delegates will be valuable for youth engagement efforts. “I think it’s giving young people practice at democracy, seeing it up close and personal,” said Baker. “I think it’s a great thing.”

Panel seeks to prevent voter disenfranchisement; League reaches out to incarcerated potential voters

Prior to Election Day, the League of Young Voters will be visiting the Allegheny County Jail, registering inmates to vote.

Analyzing the Youth Vote

Robert (Biko) Baker, executive director of the League of Young Voters, which focuses on working class voters, said it was a question of priorities. “I think, we as progressives, particularly us as young people of color who are working class, first people ... of our families to go to college, we have to continue to push these candidates around the issues that are important to us,” he said.

Getting Out the (Rest of the) Youth Vote

When it comes to mobilizing non-college youths, Khari Mosley, the national political director of the League of Young Voters, another group that works primarily with low-income youth and youth of color, stresses that it's crucial to combine traditional voter organizing tactics, such as canvassing, with new models to engage non-college youth in November.

The Factor' Goes Inside Far-Left Media 'Reform' Conference

ROBERT "BIKO" BAKER, LEAGUE OF YOUNG VOTERS: The truth of the matter is America, if you turn on the TV, is a racist, sexist, xenophobic society when you turn on the TV. We're afraid of Muslims, we're afraid of gay people, we're afraid of African-Americans, and we're afraid of working-class white folks.

Alfond wins District 8 Senate race

Justin Alfond, former head of the League of Young Voters, won Tuesday's three-way race for the Democratic nomination in Senate District 8, according to unofficial results from the Portland city clerk.

Port Authority ad policy called discriminatory

The Pittsburgh League of Young Voters Education Fund and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Pennsylvania filed suit against the Port Authority in August 2006 after it rejected an advertisement that encouraged ex-offenders to register to vote.

Tear Down the White Picket Fence

Instead of segregating ourselves into “communities,” we need to reengage

Hill coalition pushing for arena settlement

The One Hill Community Benefits Agreement Coalition met yesterday to announce an online petition drive aimed at securing a fair new arena settlement for the community.

Non-college youth turnout lags badly

Young people who have never attended college are not voting at levels nearly as high in the primary elections as their peers with at least some post-secondary education, according to a recent report by a nonprofit group that studies civic engagement among youths.

Pittsburgh has changes in political leadership

Last week the Allegheny County Council selected Amanda Green to replace Brenda Frazier and Khari Mosley to become the national field director for the League of Young Voters.

City man to expand reach to young voters

Pittsburgh political activist Khari Mosley is hitting the road as the new national field and political director for the League of Young Voters.

Destination Tomorrow?

Last week, scores of people, including at least 60 young adults organized by Portland’s League of Young Voters, converged on a public hearing held by the Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation (PACTS), the regional advisory board whose job is to recommend transportation solutions and policies for the greater Portland area, to ask members to rethink their priorities for the near future.

Young voter turnout goes through roof

Billy Wimsatt, director of the League of Young Voters noted, “The youth vote didn’t just come out of nowhere. Organizations like ours have been building up the youth vote election cycle after election cycle to help build the confidence of young people to participate.”

Crowd resists widening I-295

A Portland meeting on transportation spending draws supporters of investing in public transit.

Youth vote real force in 2008

Sam Dorman, the Director of Online Programs for the League of Young Voters, recognized the power of the Internet to engage youth voters and help run a faux primary on Facebook.com as a result.

'Disease' of credit debt addressed

The campaign, sponsored by the Service Employees International Union and the League of Young Voters, is promoting a student video contest dubbed “Keep it in your pants,” which plays off the theme of campaigns to prevent sexually transmitted diseases.

Young voters are stoked

Students at UC-Berkeley favor Barack Obama, with 61 percent of them supporting him in a League of Young Voters online primary on the social networking site Facebook. Among young voters who participated in the Facebook primary, 48 percent of Californians went for Obama, as did 44 percent of all young people in the United States.

Candidates facing up to youth on the Internet

Nish Suvarnakar, interim director of the Pennsylvania chapter of the League of Young Voters, said the politicians who have been most successful in courting the young vote are the ones who engage them to lead community efforts themselves.

Students Use Site to Choose Favorite Candidates

Facebook Offers Way for Students to Blend Networking and Politics Through Online Vote

Vote online, with Facebook at least

The League of Young Voters and MoveOn.org Political Action launched their Facebook primary the same day as the Iowa caucus. Students can add the primary application to their profiles and choose their favorite candidate.

Draft plan to widen I-295 draws criticism

A multimillion dollar plan to improve Interstate 295 between Scarborough and Brunswick is drawing criticism from activists opposed to widening some sections of the road from four lanes to six.

10 Examples of Getting Social Media in Politics...

The League of Young Voters Facebook Application enables the political conversation within Facebook.

You can Vote in the (Virtual) Primary Today

Anyone can vote in the primaries when your states have them. But you can vote today in the virtual primary brought to you by the League of Young Voters.

Where the youth vote is: MySpace, Facebook

Virtual 'primaries' are popular with users, and campaigns take note.

MoveOn.org and the League Unleash Your Inner Activist

The liberal MoveOn.org Political Action group announced a bunch of new online applications Thursday that aim to prime citizens to take political action at the click of a mouse.

What is it About America?

The League of Young Voters and MoveOn.orgs’ Political Action Committees have created a brilliant way for your voice to be heard!

MoveOn And The League: Helping Youth Voters Continue To Grow

I was impressed last night in Des Moines, I have to admit it. As the returns came in and I chatted about them with friends like Ari Melber, it became increasingly clear that a watershed moment had just happened.

The League and MoveOn Team Up for a Digital Primary

If it doesn't seem fair to you that a measly 6% of Iowans get an over-sized say in picking our next nominees, The League of Young Voters and MoveOn have a solution to your pre-caucus envy. Today the two groups teamed up to launch their own primary on Facebook. Via a new application that they hope will highlight the beliefs of young voters and showcase their interests in the primary process.

OBAMA, SCARLETT JOHANSSON AND A FACEBOOK PRIMARY

Des Moines, Iowa -- Scarlett Johansson was the special guest at Barack Obama's last big rally in Iowa last night. The Obama Campaign avoided publicizing her appearance or involving her in the official program, but she spoke at a separate, small gathering to rally young voters.

Announcing the Facebook Youth Primary

Do younger voters have something to tell the rest of America? The League of Young Voters and MoveOn.org Political Action are betting that they do, and along with a growing coalition of youth-oriented groups, they are launching a "Facebook Primary" application aimed at highlighting the views of voters under the age of 35.

Scarlett Backs Obama

It's not only Oprah anymore. Scarlett Johansson has jumped aboard the Barack Obama train. She even gave a speech supporting the presidential candidate right before the crucial Iowa caucuses Jan 2nd in Coralville, Iowa.

A 'Facebook Primary'

The League of Young Voters and MoveOn.org Political Action are kicking off a “Facebook Primary” that aims to solicit and highlight the political views of young voters, including current and recent college students.

The Race Is On: Whom Are You Voting For?

All eyes are on Iowa today where registered party members are voting in Caucuses. Young people (18-29) represent 22.2% of the population in Iowa and could very well decide who will lead our country out of the mess we are in. If you are registered to vote in Iowa, young people all over the country are counting on you to represent!

The Ten Best Public Policies of 2007

This bright policy idea didn’t come from politicians: grassroots organizations, including the League of Young Voters, began a petition drive that was later picked up by legislators.

Mutual funds tailored to political philosophies

Everybody knows about the Sierra Club with its deep pockets and nationwide staff, but they may not know how the fledgling League of Young Voters is trying to engage young people in politics.

And now, hold them accountable

There'll be no resting on laurels, League state director Justin Alfond informed the victors -- now the voters will hold them accountable.

Mecke rallies supporters in losing effort

The League of Young Voters spent the entire day campaigning for Mecke all around San Francisco. . .

Portland Greens Another: The Real Story Is The League

The League of Young Voters had a 100% success rate this year with its endorsed candidates.

TheBallot.org Gets It Right

Some of the best ways to get people to vote are social. Below are a few projects, such as TheBallot.org that got it right. They each have elements that make voter engagement and turnout effective, lasting and fun.

SF: Candidates, Activists Asking Voters To Turnout For Election

League of Young Voters is touring San Francisco in the bus today passing out voter guides and encouraging registered voters to turn out at polling places, according to spokeswoman Heather Box.

Web tool of choice for Young Voters

On the statewide level, it still takes "dedicated young folks" to get the word out, but the Internet has helped jump-start interest, said Rob Baker, organizing director for the national League of Young Voters.

Opportunity Maine aims to keep college grads in-state

The panel brought together Alec Maybarduk, the field director of Opportunity Maine and the League of Young Voters, Bowdoin alumnus David Duhalde '06 from the Young Democratic Socialists, and Rebecca Thompson, the legislative director for the United States Student, who answered students' questions about Opportunity Maine and discussed the issue of increasing college debts.

Step Up To The Plate...and get a beer mug

The League of Young Voters billed Wednesday night's "Step Up To The Plate" awards as "not your typical awards ceremony. Which in some ways was true, but in others was only sort of true.

Young Hellions. . .Er. . .Voters

Keegan King, the co-director of the League, took some time out of the election season mayhem to talk with the Alibi about the organization's role in youth politics.

Olympian Wescott is speaker tonight

Olympic gold medalist Seth Wescott will be the keynote speaker at The League of Young Voters Education Fund Step Up to the Plate Awards at 6 p.m. today.

Supreme Court Takes on Voter Registration

Some organizations working on voter mobilization and fighting for full citizen participation include Liberty Hill Foundation and The League of Young Voters...

Olympic Snowboarder Seth Wescott to Speak to Young Maine Entrepreneurs

The League of Young Voters Education Fund announced this week that Maine business owner and Olympic gold medal snowboarder Seth Wescott will be the keynote speaker at their Step Up to the Plate Awards...

Albuquerque school board votes to let cops carry guns

Opponents from the League of Young Voters and the SouthWest Organizing Project pleaded with the board for gun-free schools and more emphasis on violence prevention and intervention. . .

TheLeague.com: Not Your Old Man’s Political Site

My buddy Sam Dorman over at The League of Young Voters just announced the launch of their newly branded site, TheLeague.com. And I’m impressed.

Video killed the radio star

Some non profits have been ahead of the curve, putting video to work for them. Here are some of my recent favorites – each with a different goal, style, and creative angle.

Back to School with the Youth Vote

One of these orgs, the League of Young Voters, just launched a new website: check it out. Fortunately, they are not working alone, and there are a number of other groups doing interesting and effective work...

Get to Know Your City Council Candidates on Sept. 06

1000 Friends of New Mexico, in partnership with the League of Young Voters, Southwest Organizing Project (SWOP) and Sacred Alliance for Grassroots Equality (SAGE Council), hosts the 2007 Albuquerque United Candidates Forum...

Changemakers: Chelsa Wagner

Right now, she's due to meet with the League of Young Voters, "one of the groups that gives me a lot of hope," she says. "It's so important to have new people involved in the political process."

Mainers Give Grads Debt Relief

After spending the fall of 2005 with Maine student activists and the League of Young Voters fighting a referendum that would have gutted an ...

Curbing exodus of graduates

Opportunity Maine joined with the League of Young Voters to collect 73000 signatures to put their proposal to a referendum in November. ...

Governor Signs Pioneering Law To Stop "Brain Drain"

Justin Alfond of the League of Young Voters, which pushed for the so-called Opportunity Maine law, put it this way: "The eyes of the nation are looking at Maine."

Take our Money, Please: Student debt no longer hits as hard for Mainers

A student debt relief campaign received strategic guidance from The League of Young Voters.

Victory in Maine

 

Fighting "brain drain" in Maine (and winning!)

 

Opportunity Maine Overwhelmingly Passes the Legislature

 

Outreach efforts to the politically aware young are increasing

A surge of youth voters is likely to change the political landscape in 2008 and beyond.

Politicking to the Beat of the Funky Drummer

 

MySpace Digs Deeper Into Politics With Town Hall Meetings

MySpace has announced yet another step into politics with its plan to host what it calls a 'Presidential Town Hall' series of hour-long events at college campuses this fall. The sessions will invite the public to attend up-close and personal discussions with presidential candidates as they answer questions from the audience and online. Several front-runners have already said they will participate.

Schedulers struggle with transit route cuts

Port Authority bus and trolley riders are growing antsy about how they may be affected by upcoming service changes."No one has seen the schedules, and people are scared," Khari Mosley, state director of the Pennsylvania League of Young Voters....

Let's own this movement, Portland

 

Young voters endorse Pittsburgh Public School Board candidates

 

Groups unite to demand arena benefits

An alliance of unions, community groups and housing and political organizations is lining up... hoping to change the way development is done across Pittsburgh. The new umbrella group, Pittsburgh UNITED, includes 15 organizations (including the League of Young Voters) and plans to add more....

No More Friday Nights at the Mall?

 

Pa. renters have big stake in referendum

 

Mayor Luke doesn't play well with voters his own age

 

Suit over bus ads aimed at convicts can go forward

 

Dedicated Newsom bashers

Eclectic mix of bloggers, activists delights in skewering mayor

Anti-Violence Group Protests Mayfair Mall Teen Policy (video)

 

A Movement Without a Candidate

 

Political group aims to keep young voters informed

A political action group is launching an interactive video voter guide on its Web site to keep young voters informed for the upcoming primary elections.

12,000 say no to bus cuts

 

Rendell honors League PA Director Mosley

 

Take me out of the ball game ...

 

Pittsburgh blogs foment controversy

 

Capping college debt

 

Downtown Port Authority rally draws crowd

 

The Youth Shall Set You Free: 2006 Person of the Year

 

The new guard

 

RU a Txt Votr? Text Messaging Registers Young Latinos

"We're trying to change the mindset that political engagement is in some boring category separate from the rest of life," says Sam Dorman, National Online and Technology Director for the League of Young Voters. "When we talk about politics, we're talking about our father's job, our grandma's health care, or our sister's education. So if young people are already communicating about those issues by text message, we need to be there with them."

4 Easy Voter Reg, Txt Me

Response was positive, said Sam Dorman, tech director of The League of Young Voters, which used text message signups at its Pittsburgh affiliate. The key to getting young people to vote is convincing them that politics isn’t “in some other boring category, separate from the rest of life,” Dorman said. “If young people are comfortable communicating by text message, that’s where they’ll talk about these issues,” he said.

Jeff Chang Showers League With Love!

 

Housing Committee Discusses Inclusionary Zoning

A nod to the Portland League of Young Voters

Black leaders divided even on need for unity

Coalition building works, said Mr. Mosley

Mayoral Candidates Score Partial Public Funding

 

City Politics: Dating for College Students

Groups like the League of Young Voters were outraged last week, when City Council President Luke Ravenstahl initially chose March 7 as the date for a special election to replace former City Councilor Gene Ricciardi.

Special election date changed

This is a huge victory for all our young voters all over the city said Khari Mosley, from the League. Mosley hailed the date change as evidence that young people can affect city issues.

Hip-hop activist devalues 50 Cent's line

An outspoken hip-hop activist whose worldview was shaped by groups like Public Enemy, Biko Baker knew he had to come to Pittsburgh when he heard about the fatal shooting of Shelton Flowers at The Waterfront last week on the opening night of 50 Cent's new movie...

Hip-Hop Voting Bloc?

Hip-hop culture has proved to be a very effective means of conveying political ideas to young people. Its images and lyrics speak far more clearly to many of them than the language of mainstream politicians. And we may have seen only a hint of hip-hop's political promise.

Pittsburgh seen as a hotbed for political activism

A few U.S. cities -- San Francisco, New York City, Seattle -- are synonymous with political activism among young people. Is Pittsburgh ready to join that list? For some people, it already has. This week, the New York-based League of Independent Voters is holding its second annual national convention, "Smackdown 2005," at the University of Pittsburgh...

So Fresh, So Clean

 

Skepticism spawns broad effort to push voting reform

 

Adrienne Brown interviewed on Rise Up Radio

 

Don't Sleep

Conscious youth have turned out and stuck around. Now, what matters is that they don't give up the fight.

The Truth About the Youth Vote

 

Election Day Top Ten

 

League of Pissed Off Voters Gives Tips For Election Day

 

Happy days are here again!

Cheer up, progressives, says Texas populist Jim Hightower. Not only will Kerry win decisively on Nov. 2 -- we're also seeing the great awakening of grass-roots democracy.

Fighting Voter Panic

 

Home Stretch

 

Impeach the President

It's been a historic political year for the hip-hop generation, but will they rock the vote on Nov. 2?

Using the Web Helps Take the Message to the Street

 

Some Just Won't Vote, No Matter What

 

Being There - Beer and Voting in Reno

 

Absentee Voters Hit Roadblocks

 

Mattie Weiss on NPR's "Talk of the Nation"""

 

Looking for Voters Who Are, Well, Angry

 

Personal Voices: Staying up Late to Vote Early

New voters hold their ground and stake their tents at Camp Out for Change, an event to mark the first day of early voting in Florida.

Will Bush Spark A Seismic Youthquake?

 

The hundredth phone call

Small actions, when sufficiently multiplied, can change the world

Life of the Party

Is this the Birth of a New Hipster Political Movement?

Debates heat up at HotHouse

Polls indicate young people more interested in politics this election year

Chicago Activists Re-Ignite Young Voters

 

University of Minnesota student runs for Ramsey County office

First-year University student Nic Buron said he is working to make government officials more accessible by running for Ramsey County Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor.

The Third Debate: Jesus, Mary, Bob and Joseph! Oh My!

Adrienne Maree Brown remixes the third presidential debate.

League in MTV.com news headlines

 

Pissed off voters' try to reach FSU students

 

Hip-hop community slams Bush at Miami poetry event

 

Hip-hop political confab mobilizes to change city

From voter training workshops to a hot performance by Talib Kweli, the first Pennsylvania Hip Hop Political Conference had a focus of voter registration.

One Pissed Off Voter

Gita Drury, a leader in the youth voting movement, explains the League of Pissed Off Voters' plans for their October push, and the shift in approach from progressive foundations.

Darth Vader and Mr. J Crew: One is Rubber, One is Glue

Adrienne Maree Brown's take on the the vice presidential debates.

Each Vote Strengthens Democracy

 

A new class of power voters

After a pathetic turnout in 2000, college students are poised to be an important wild card in this presidential election.

Changing Our World, One Vote at a Time

The Satya Interview with Adrienne Maree Brown

As October 5 deadline approaches, students rush to register new voters

 

Hip-Hop Convention seeks to rap the vote

 

A Gentleman and a Gangsta

Adrienne Maree Brown's quick wrap up of the first presidential debates.

Voter group's message: Pissed off? Do something

 

Celebrity influence; Voter registration efforts in overdrive

 

Bush Bash

With Slam Bush, the hip-hop generation descends on a hurricane-plagued swing state

Poll Vaulting in the Land of Enchantment

 

Group strives to boost youth turnout at polls

 

Coaxing young gays to the polls

A new kind of gay-straight alliance hopes to get young voters involved in the 2004 presidential race.

Musicology -- book review

Robert Christgau from the Village Voice reviews How To Get Stupid White Men Out of Office

Californians road-tripping to register Nevada voters

 

Politics As Unusual: or, How I Learned To Win, from the League of Pissed Off Voters

the incredible Elizabeth Mendez Berry gets on down to Smackdown 2004: Building a Voter Bloc Nation - the League of Pissed Off Voters' National Convention!

The Real Political Parties

Alternet covers Democracy is Like Sex: It's Only Good if you Participate - a fundraiser thrown by the amazing Bethany Yarrow for the League!

Extraordinarily Pissed-Off Voters

ZNet Commentary by Vijay Prashad

Will Young Voters Deliver for Kerry?

After the Florida debacle of 2000, Democrats are targeting the typically inactive 18-to-29 set

Who Let the Punks Out?

 

We're Pissed Off and We Vote

Don't just get angry; elect somebody

HTGSWMOOO Book Review

 

Hip-Hop Activism: Will They Come to Vote?

A new crop of hip-hop activists -- and some old, familiar faces -- are taking their message to the kids. From malls to hair salons to hip-hop clubs to a national convention in Newark, NJ -- the electoral energy is mounting.

Hammering Out Justice

 

Groups demand voting machines with paper trail

Oberlin Leaguers headed out to Canton to demand a paper trail for voters.

Davey D on Surveillance and Hip-Hop

 

Alumna Urges Students to Engage in Politics

 

Wiretap Interview with Adrienne Maree Brown

 

The League of Pissed-Off Voters tries to save democracy

From the group's name, one would guess they are angry about something; they are. They're tired of the apathy toward voting and the regressive course the United States has taken.