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All I did was sign up for a course taught by someone whose play I loved. It was last winter, just before theaters shut down. What I...
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VoteThatJawn
- Jan 17, 2021
- 4 min
My Whiplash Year
2020 has been a year of firsts for me. My first (legal) drink, first pandemic, first apartment, first presidential election, first Zoom...
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VoteThatJawn
- Jan 17, 2021
- 3 min
What I Learned on Election Day
When I stepped out of my house on Beyer Avenue on November 3rd, I took small sips of my coffee, believing I would have time to finish...
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VoteThatJawn
- Jan 14, 2021
- 8 min
The Golden Ticket to Democracy: Voter Registration
“Which one is the orange guy?”
I tried not to laugh behind my mask.
“The President?” I asked.
He nodded.
“He’s Republican,” I said...
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VoteThatJawn
- Jan 7, 2021
- 4 min
Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect?
TRIGGER WARNING: Police Violence
One moment in time, one decision, or one instance can change your life for better or for worse, forever...
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VoteThatJawn
- Jan 7, 2021
- 6 min
Voting for the First Time During a Pandemic
voted in my first election this year.
I was six years old when I went to “vote” with my mom for the first time. We approached the front...
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VoteThatJawn
- Jan 7, 2021
- 6 min
Growing Up As a Citizen
6:00 a.m. is the time I was told to arrive but I got there at 6:20. The address—1124 N. 11th Street—was where I was supposed to work for...
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VoteThatJawn
- Jan 4, 2021
- 4 min
Who Is the Working Families Party?
“Together, we can make the future and build a country where everyone can thrive.”
This is the mission of the Working Families Party, a...
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VoteThatJawn
- Jan 4, 2021
- 5 min
The Fair Fight is On
An America where every vote matters, our leaders work for us and defend our civil rights, and the government helps when it can and steps...
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VoteThatJawn
- Dec 20, 2020
- 4 min
Let's Say Black Lives Mattered
Someone has slit in half the 30-foot-long Black Lives Matter banner outside our St. Luke and the Epiphany. For the second time.
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VoteThatJawn
- Nov 29, 2020
- 1 min
Voice That Jawn
Intergenerational stories of voter participation to inspire your vote Voice That Jawn is a six-part podcast miniseries by #VoteThatJawn...
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VoteThatJawn
- Nov 29, 2020
- 3 min
America, Dude! Learn from Black Lives
For our nation to heal, we must open our ears and hearts to the messages our young people are sending us By Lorene Cary This article was...
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VoteThatJawn
- Oct 30, 2020
- 1 min
Student Out of State? Not Out of Luck!
Ask Aaron at My School Votes Philly You’re on a Philly Campus but you’re registered in Delaware County or Jersey or somewhere else? Can...
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VoteThatJawn
- Oct 30, 2020
- 3 min
Op-ed: Youth Need to Vote
By Carson Eckhard This article originally appeared in Philly Metro. You can view the original post here. In my Tampa, Florida high school...
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VoteThatJawn
- Oct 25, 2020
- 4 min
Op-ed | Vote That Jawn
In January, a handful of young organizers perched in my office in the English Department at the University of Penn planning the 2020...
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VoteThatJawn
- Oct 25, 2020
- 5 min
Out of the Mouth of Babes
VoteThatJawn and Fresh Artists tap an army of kiddos to turn out the parent vote.
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VoteThatJawn
- Oct 16, 2020
- 1 min
How-To: Mail-in Ballots
Fast Facts for the Voter By Mail
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VoteThatJawn
- Oct 16, 2020
- 2 min
A Program that’s Philly-Bred, Woman-Led — Plus MERCH!!!
What’s your jawn? For Monique*, it’s the underfunding of Philly schools. For Sofia*, it’s the loss of a friend to gun violence...
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VoteThatJawn
- Sep 25, 2020
- 2 min
A Summer of Voter Registration and Empowerment
I walked up the slight hill on Ogontz and Olney to arrive in front of what used to be my educational sanctuary. Overgrown weeds seemed to in
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VoteThatJawn
- Sep 18, 2020
- 1 min
Poll Workers Campaign
UPDATE: After the great response to their call, the Elections Board has filled its poll worker slots. They are still accepting...
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VoteThatJawn
- Sep 17, 2020
- 1 min
Storm: From Whitman's Election Day to Ours
Philadelphia Youth Poets Laureate and Philadelphia Chamber Music Society respond to Walt Whitman's "Election Day: November 1884" On...
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VoteThatJawn
- Sep 9, 2020
- 13 min
Walt Whitman's Election Day Curriculum Guide for Teachers
This guide offers a lesson plan and resources for teaching Whitman's "Election Day: November, 1884."
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VoteThatJawn
- Aug 30, 2020
- 5 min
What’s Your Jawn?: A Young Journalist’s Guide to Interview-Based Writing
Learn 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.
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VoteThatJawn
- Jul 30, 2020
- 2 min
A Brand New (Virtual) Community
Youth power and passion.
With these words, signed together in American Sign Language on the first pandemic-driven Zoom call...
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