SUMMER TOUR, PARKLAND *MARCH FOR OUR LIVES: Register Young Voters for Nov. Mid-terms

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- 'The March For Our Lives Movement is Hitting the Road This Summer to Register Young People to Vote Ahead of the November Mid-Term Elections,' NPR, June 16, 2018.

https://www.npr.org/2018/06/16/620486174/parkland-survivors-launch-tour-to-register-young-voters-and-get-them-out-in-nove

Three months ago the students from South Florida established themselves as a potent force in the gun debate with the March For Our Lives rally. This summer they're hitting the road with a new mission: turn the wave of young activism they helped spark into an energized voting bloc for the November mid-term elections.

At the annual end-of-year peace march in Chicago, organized by St. Sabina Catholic Church, Grammy-winners Chance the Rapper and Jennifer Hudson, along with former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, joined the Parkland survivors to launch a bus tour called Road to Change. *It's a voter mobilization effort aimed at getting young people registered and keeping them energized through the summer. A nationwide tour will make 50-plus stops in more than 20 states, including Iowa, Texas, South Carolina and Connecticut. The will also be a Florida tour stopping in all 27 of the state's Congressional districts.

"The main purpose of this tour is not just to educate people on gun violence and what we can do to prevent gun violence, but is also to register more people to vote," says Matt Deitsch, chief strategist for March For Our Lives. The movement will not be endorsing any candidates on the tour. Organizers plan to stop in places that have been affected by gun violence and also areas where there is a strong pro-gun culture.

Andy Bernstein heads the national non-profit HeadCount which partners with recording artists like Jay-Z, Pearl Jam and the Dave Matthews Band to register voters at music concerts. "I really think that the Parkland students have done something remarkable. They have made voter registration cool," Bernstein says..Matt Deitsch, the March For Our Lives chief strategist, says he is up for the challenge. "We're making voting something that is not just checking a box. It's literally you being a hero and you saving lives," Deitsch says. "That's why we have to do this."..MORE at Link..



- The March For Our Lives movement is hitting the road this summer to register young people to vote ahead of the November mid-term elections.

MARCH FOR OUR LIVES/*TOUR SITES & DATES* RSVP:
https://marchforourlives.com/tour/

7/7 Dallas, TX

7/8 Houston, TX

7/9 San Antonio, TX

7/10 El Paso, TX

7/11 Albuquerque, NM

7/12 Aurora, CO

7/13 Littleton, CO

7/14 Salt Lake City, UT

7/16 Las Vegas & Henderson, NV

7/17 Palmdale, CA

7/20 Los Angeles, CA

7/21 Orange Co., CA

7/22 Oakland, CA

7/28 Tallahassee, FL

7/29 Atlanta, GA

7/30 Roswell/Sandy Springs, GA

7/31 Charleston, SC

8/1 Greensboro, NC

8/2 Blacksburg, VA

8/3 Charlottesville & Harrisonburg, VA

8/4 Fairfax, VA

8/5 Washington, DC & Baltimore, MD

8/7 Philadelphia & Chester, PA

8/8 Pennridge, PA

8/9 Morristown, NJ

8/10 New York, NY

8/11 Queens, NY

8/12 Newtown, CT

[Garrett78]

1. Hell yeah! Good for them.

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2. Wonderful, brave young survivors who give us much hope for the future.

All the best & much appreciation for the dedicated work of these Survivors to make America a better & safer nation.

[Garrett78]

3. I fully support the nonviolent, in-person protests of downright evil Republicans.

But there's nothing more valuable than direct efforts to register people and get out the vote.

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4. Keep on fighting! 'NRA is down' (losing steam & support)- David Hogg today