VoteThatJawn2 days ago3 minCan We Make the Change?By Kyla Downs March for Our Lives, a youth-led movement that began after the 2018 Parkland, FL, school shooting, has a policy titled “It...
VoteThatJawnFeb 122 minThe Youth Vote: Half a Century LaterBy Gemma Hong Youth voices matter. That is the belief of the Philly students working with PA Youth Vote to register every 18-year old in...
VoteThatJawnFeb 102 minHow old is our Congress?By Michael Lin How would you feel if your grandparents were tasked with drafting legislation to solve today’s most pressing issues?...
VoteThatJawnFeb 62 minHEAR HER VOICE! You Decide to Vote! By Maya Hairston “Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.” Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court...
VoteThatJawnSep 17, 20201 minStorm: From Whitman's Election Day to OursPhiladelphia Youth Poets Laureate and Philadelphia Chamber Music Society respond to Walt Whitman's "Election Day: November 1884" On...
VoteThatJawnSep 10, 202013 minWalt Whitman's Election Day Curriculum Guide for TeachersThis guide offers a lesson plan and resources for teaching Whitman's "Election Day: November, 1884."
VoteThatJawnAug 31, 20205 minWhat’s Your Jawn?: A Young Journalist’s Guide to Interview-Based WritingLearn how to write a blog for VoteThatJawn.com on your voting "jawn" — that issue that ignites a fire in you drives you to the polls.
VoteThatJawnMay 5, 20203 minOUR VOTES, OUR LIVESThe Point Was, Voices of Young Activists Can, and Should Matter By David Bradley "When adults came to Selma, Selma had already been...
VoteThatJawnMay 5, 20202 minStep-By-Step Guide for Philly Youth Voters During COVID-19The coronavirus has disrupted our way of life, and our elections. But you can still vote! Review this guide for tips on...
VoteThatJawnMay 5, 20203 minFirst Land of the Free? Wyoming: An Unsung Champion of The Women’s Suffrage Movement By Tanner Probst Although we often think of the drive for equality as a...
VoteThatJawnMay 5, 20203 minCalm About It: Women Exercised their Voting Rights Before the 19th AmendmentBy Tanner Probst Women may have won the right to vote in 1920, but some voted decades before it was legal. The women’s suffrage movement...
VoteThatJawnMay 5, 20201 minInteractive Constitution Project"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for...
VoteThatJawnMay 5, 20202 minWe the People Learn to Interpret the ConstitutionBy Tanner Probst "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic...
VoteThatJawnMay 5, 20203 minI Will VoteBy Blake Kiernan “The only thing that matters more than our health and safety is the freedom to choose how we are governed.” The above...
VoteThatJawnMay 5, 20203 minVoting History: The 15th AmendmentBy Tanner Probst “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State...
VoteThatJawnApr 14, 20203 minThe Pandemic Can’t Stop Us: Youth Vote Initiatives Go VirtualBy Sophie Burkholder The way we vote is about to be turned upside down. Fears of the coronavirus pandemic have prompted fears of...
Hannah YusufFeb 5, 20195 minAre We Entering into an Ideal Future? Vote that Jawn and Voter ParticipationAs you walk onto the Mayor’s Reception Room, you are immediately surrounded by history. A statue honoring Amerigo Vespucci and the seal...
Rebecca Pepper SinklerOct 23, 20189 minMy First Vote: Residents of the Cathedral Village Retirement Community Share Stories About Their “FiIt’s a hot time in the old folks home these days. Elections are coming up in November and these guys are psyched. I recently asked a...
Joyce XuOct 23, 20183 minTo March or to Vote? They’re Different, So Do BothDuring my second year of college, I took my first ever creative writing course. My sweet professor had us check in with her at the...
James PetersonAug 24, 20183 minThey’re Playing Our Votes Like a Video GameLet me tell you a secret. You know that game Superhex.io? Here’s what it looks like in case you don’t: In the game, you as a player are a...