Have you ever wondered what 1,000 #RegisterToVote clipboards look like?
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From the Women’s March to the March For Our Lives, the most empowering sight is the number of people carrying not signs, but clipboards. Registering people to vote. These aren’t just protests, they’re a mass mobilization of Midterm voters.
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And I found this .................
March For Our Lives Rallies Made A Huge Push To Register Teen Voters Across The US
Registering young people to vote was a top priority for the thousands of people who rallied across the US Saturday as part of the March for Our Lives protests against gun violence.
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https://www.buzzfeed.com/carolineodonovan/people-register-to-vote-for-the-first-time-march-lives?utm_term=.cjR3JlkoMn#.cpv0PqGz4l
Teens who survived the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida — and who organized Saturday's March for Our Lives rally — have started a forceful push to register new voters as part of a long-term strategy to bring about changes in US gun laws.
Voter registration was a big theme at the main march in Washington, DC, with the Parkland teens behind the Never Again movement making a point to mention it in their speeches.
"Get out there and vote, get out there and get registered," Emma González said told the crowd.
David Hogg, another Never Again leader, echoed González, saying, “Vote for us, vote for our future."
“The next steps for our movement are voter education, voter registration and making sure people our age vote," Never Again leader Cameron Kasky told BuzzFeed News.
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https://www.buzzfeed.com/carolineodonovan/people-register-to-vote-for-the-first-time-march-lives?utm_term=.cjR3JlkoMn#.cpv0PqGz4l
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shit ton of clipboards, amirite? - and of course I was so enthralled just looking at all the darlings gathered in DC that I SORT OF took note of all the banners up and the stage erected - but this photo is making me think, yeah, these kids made today look effortless
- just another thought that adds to the wonder of this day!! Thank you, KElleyK!!
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