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...

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...

“Together, we can make the future and build a country where everyone can thrive.” This is the mission of the Working Families Party, a...

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...

Someone has slit in half the 30-foot-long Black Lives Matter banner outside our St. Luke and the Epiphany. For the second time.

Intergenerational stories of voter participation to inspire your vote Voice That Jawn is a six-part podcast miniseries by #VoteThatJawn...

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...

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...

By Carson Eckhard This article originally appeared in Philly Metro. You can view the original post here. In my Tampa, Florida high school...

In January, a handful of young organizers perched in my office in the English Department at the University of Penn planning the 2020...

VoteThatJawn and Fresh Artists tap an army of kiddos to turn out the parent vote.

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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...

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

UPDATE: After the great response to their call, the Elections Board has filled its poll worker slots. They are still accepting...

Philadelphia Youth Poets Laureate and Philadelphia Chamber Music Society respond to Walt Whitman's "Election Day: November 1884" On...

This guide offers a lesson plan and resources for teaching Whitman's "Election Day: November, 1884."

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.

Youth power and passion. With these words, signed together in American Sign Language on the first pandemic-driven Zoom call...

You’re Invited! Ft. DJ Jazzy Jeff, LGP Qua, DJ Diamond Kuts, Bobby Flowers, Aijee Evans, and DJ Sophia Vote that Jawn Philly House Party...

Monnette Sudler never skips a vote. Never will. But as a kid, Sudler says, she wasn’t into politics. For her, it was all music.

The Point Was, Voices of Young Activists Can, and Should Matter By David Bradley "When adults came to Selma, Selma had already been...

The coronavirus has disrupted our way of life, and our elections. But you can still vote! Review this guide for tips on...

Wyoming: An Unsung Champion of The Women’s Suffrage Movement By Tanner Probst Although we often think of the drive for equality as a...