Learning Session: Waking the Sleeping Giant of Electoral Politics - A Webinar Hosted by GoVoteNYC and Philanthropy New York

Now outnumbering Baby Boomers, Millennials are the largest American adult cohort, and Gen Z-ers make up ten percent of the electorate. As millions more Gen Z-ers reach voting age over the next decade, their political clout is growing. In the 2022 midterm elections, voters aged 18-29 turned out at a rate of 27% across the country, the second-highest rate in 30 years. But New York continues to be among the states with the lowest rates nationally.

Speakers

·    Sanda Balaban, Co-Founder and Director, YVote/Next Gen

·    Brianna Cea, Executive Director and Founder, Generation Vote

·    DeNora Getachew, CEO, Do Something

·    Rachel Gita Karp, Program Director, Unstoppable Voters, Center for Artistic Activism

·    Abby Kiesa, Deputy Director, Tuft University’s CIRCLE

·    Fanta Ballo (moderator), Poet, Artist, and Activist