For Immediate Release:
November 3, 2008
Contact:
Brianna Cayo Cotter, Power Vote, (415) 305-1943
Youth Get Out the Green Vote
Young voters across the nation energize their peers to vote for clean energy, green jobs on November 4
Washington, DC- In the final days before the 2008 election, thousands of young 'Power Vote' leaders around the country have been working around the clock to make sure their peers turn out in record numbers to vote for clean energy and green job creation. Power Vote is a national, non-partisan campaign that has been active over 300 campuses and communities around the country. Young Power Voters have gotten over 300, 000 young people to commit to voting for clean energy and green jobs and have had a presence at every Presidential and Vice Presidential debate, as well as at countless campaign and candidate events around the country.
For the last few days, Power Voters have been organizing green concerts, festivals, and rallies, 'dorm storms,' bike blitzes, phone banking, and good old fashioned door knocking and canvassing to ensure that the youth vote is huge this year. In St. Louis, MO students held a “Metrolink Prom” on Saturday to help raise awareness about a local public transportation proposition. On Friday in Virginia, students held a statewide “Hallow-Green” Day of Action to show youth voter support for clean energy. Hundreds of campuses also participated in Trick or Vote activities in “climate costumes.”
“Young people understand that their future is at stake in this election,” said Jessy Tolkan, Director of Energy Action Coalition's Power Vote campaign. “Our generation is not only committed to voting on November 4 but is also actively engaged in the democratic process. We have had enough of dirty energy politics and are doing everything we can to make sure this election is the beginning of a clean energy future for America.”
Throughout the weekend, Power Voters talked to hundreds of thousands of their classmates and peers in-person, on the phone, and through Facebook to make sure they had all the information they needed to vote.
Today, there are huge youth vote rallies planned in Ohio and Virginia. Massive synchronized 'dorm storms' are planned throughout the night in nearly every state. Tomorrow students in New Hampshire and Florida will be marching to the polls together. In other states, students are planning critical mass bike rides to the polls. And in North Carolina, free bio diesel bus rides are being arranged to get every last voter to the polls. In anticipation of long lines, students in many states are doing street theater performances and are throwing 'Polling Parties' to keep people entertained as they wait to vote. As the results roll in, green election watching parties will be happening across the country.
For more information about Get Out the Green Vote activities in your region or to schedule an interview with a Power Voter, please contact Brianna at (415) 305-1943.
For more information about the national Power Vote campaign, please visit www.PowerVote.org.
