Kids these days: Powering the youth vote
April 21, 2:00 p.m., Hemisphere B
Description: Time Magazine declared 2008 the year of the youth vote. 3.4 million more
young people turned out the polls than the last election cycle, and youth turnout has risen
steadily over the past three election cycles. What is working to turn out young voters? How
will they impact politics? How can we sustain this trend? Join leaders of the youth vote
movement to examine these questions and more.
* Karlo Marcelo (Research Associate for The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement)
* Tobin Van Ostern (National Co-Director and Acting Director of Students for Barack Obama)
* Sujatha Jahagirdar (Student PIRGs’ Political Director)
* Brand Kroeger (Chair for the DC Federation of College Republicans and the George Washington University College Republicans)
* John Della Volpe (Director of Polling at the Harvard Institute of Politics)
* Moderator: Ashindi Maxton (Director of Research and Special Projects for Democracy Alliance)