NYC Students Hit the Streets for Change

Marc R. Peters — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:16:27 EDT

By Josh, Boston College

Less than half of 18-24 year olds voted in 2004, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Instead of being discouraged by that statistic, a group of enthusiastic students in New York City are doing everything they can to make sure more young people vote in November.

In a profile by local news affiliate Fox 5, Obama supporters shared how they plan to spread awareness of the campaign to their friends and classmates. Sara Haile-Mariam, a student at New York University, explained how she is approaching the process:

"It's peer-to-peer conversations that are going on, so I'm, you know, talking to my roommates, talking to my classmates, letting them know why I'm doing this."

Our organization, Students for Barack Obama, is based on this idea: any student, anywhere in the country can make a difference by reaching out to their friends and neighbors and encouraging them to vote and support Senator Obama. Even those of us in reliably Democratic-leaning states, such as New York or Massachusetts (my home state), can reach out to others and help through programs such as the "Sister Schools" program.

NYU for Obama member Patrick McClellan explained the program in the report:

"They set up New York colleges with Pennsylvania colleges, so that New York Students for Obama group chapters can meet up with a counterpart in Pennsylvania, crash at the dorms in Pennsylvania, and do voter registration and canvassing."

With creative programs like this, student-to-student connections, and unbridled enthusiasm and commitment, the youth vote can breakout this year as a clear force in our country's elections.

My Obama campaign involvement

Eli Rothblatt — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 17:06:43 EDT

Right now my Obama Campaign involvement is limited to volunteering with NYU Law for Barack Obama lead by Meagan Sway, belonging to the meetup.com New York City Obama meetup, and belonging to the big Obama 4 prez groups on facebook. After I graduate law school in May, I hope I can volunteer a little more time, and some money, too.

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