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Freedom Summer 60 Years Later: Chapter 1 – Orientation
Freedom Summer volunteers had an orientation; here’s yours.

VoteThatJawn
Aug 7, 20245 min read


So, what's really going on?
We woke up to a new world. But no worries, we’ve got this

VoteThatJawn
Jul 31, 20242 min read


Voting Against Memory
There were many times I wasn’t allowed to leave the house because of demonstrations happening downtown.

VoteThatJawn
Jul 24, 20243 min read


How School Might Help Prepare Youth for Real Life
By Cassidy Whaley Over the years I've come to realize a striking truth: in school, students often spend as much time questioning the...

VoteThatJawn
Jul 24, 20244 min read


How Many Beatings Have YOU Taken, Congressman?
By Hannah Chang This blog is not a rallying cry to go out and vote. It’s trying to think about the vote. What makes it so great? Well,...

VoteThatJawn
Jul 24, 20242 min read


Tune In, Turn Up, Turn Out: Coercing Your Friends to the Polls
Isabel Engel provides ways to get your friends out and to the polls during election season!

VoteThatJawn
Jun 29, 20242 min read


Committee of Seventy joins forces with youth voter education organization, Vote That Jawn
The partnership unifies two leaders in civic participation and expands C70’s existing mission to connect with youth and first-time voters.

VoteThatJawn
Apr 4, 20233 min read


Sheyla Street: Getting in the Fight
By Tina Smith-Brown Philadelphia is a tough place for politics. Registering voters is far from easy here, but West Point cadet, Sheyla...

VoteThatJawn
Nov 14, 20224 min read


City Hall’s #TrendThatJawn
Youth voting is trending all over America; it only made sense to create an event that would highlight and support these efforts.

VoteThatJawn
Nov 14, 20222 min read


Party with a Purpose: Trend That Jawn!
Vote That Jawn Hosts Social Event Celebrating Philly Youth Vote, Oct. 26, 6-7 pm Vote That Jawn, a nonpartisan group of youth, educators,...

VoteThatJawn
Oct 12, 20222 min read


Why Your Vote Matters in the Fight to End Gun Violence
I have a personal problem with gun legislation that stems from the lack of controls. I feel like getting and concealing a gun is too easy.

VoteThatJawn
Jul 24, 20223 min read


WHO’S THAT JAWN?
By Gemma Hong A GenZ Breakdown One thing about our generation is that we hate to be generalized. We don’t think the same, look the same,...

VoteThatJawn
Jun 27, 20223 min read


Following Pennsylvania's School Funding Trial
How Pennsylvania's Schools Are Funded By Michael Lin If a public school is funded mostly by its own community, a rich town or district...

VoteThatJawn
Jun 8, 20222 min read


No Justus
By Tiara Risby They say they’re there to protect us from danger but who will protect us from them? The only danger I sense is a man...

VoteThatJawn
Jun 3, 20222 min read


Can 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...

VoteThatJawn
May 25, 20223 min read


Map That Jawn - The Full Story
So, what were you doing during history class? We’re here to teach you about redistricting, gerrymandering 101, and the power of your vote.

VoteThatJawn
Apr 26, 20223 min read


Gerrymandering 101
Democracy means voters choose their politicians. Current Pennsylvania law lets politicians choose their voters.

VoteThatJawn
Apr 26, 20222 min read


Redistricting
Redistricting occurs after the census to ensure that each lawmaker’s number of constituents in their district is proportional to the populat

VoteThatJawn
Apr 26, 20222 min read


How YOU Can #VoteThatJawn
So how can you help? How can we ensure that the now-fair Pennsylvania maps stay fair? Easy: you #VoteThatJawn. Everything that has happened

VoteThatJawn
Apr 26, 20224 min read


City Girls go to the Polls
As the City Girls once said, “Boy, Philly talks English, Spanish and Vietnamese!” Ok, this might not be an exact rephrasing of the iconic...

VoteThatJawn
Feb 15, 20222 min read


From Flossing to Voting, Let’s Keep up the Habit!
By Angelis Pajares How often do you floss? Every night like you’re supposed to? Or maybe three times a week? Never? I’ll bet a good...

VoteThatJawn
Feb 14, 20223 min read


PUSHING P WITH HS VOTER REGISTRATION
YOU’RE NOT REGISTERED TO VOTE? — THAT’S NOT P. By Tiara Risby Voting is more than a wave in the same way Gunna says “Pushing P” is more...

VoteThatJawn
Feb 13, 20222 min read


The Youth Vote: Half a Century Later
By 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...

VoteThatJawn
Feb 12, 20222 min read


Don’t Hit Me With that “My Vote Doesn’t Matter”
By Lila Dubois My grandmother hasn’t voted in a presidential election since 1992. She’s one of the most politically opinionated people I...

VoteThatJawn
Feb 11, 20223 min read
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