Students are ditching class and marching to the polls
High school and college students across the country are walking out of class on Election Day at 10 a.m. local time. Once again, the youth are proving the critics wrong and demonstrating they know how to organize.
The Future Coalition, a community and network of over 25 youth-led organizations, launched Walkout to Vote, a project that calls on students of all ages to head to the polls and cast their votes. Even those who are too young to vote can march alongside their classmates. Katie Eder, one of the founding members of the Future Coalition, says the walkout has two main goals: to bring a record number of young people to the polls and to let politicians know that young people are unified in their demand for change. Read more...
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