In abstract
CalMatters’s visited excessive faculties and schools in Stockton, Sacramento, and Fresno, to dig into poll propositions with college students.
As CalMatters’s election protection hits TikTok and Reels this 12 months, we’re being extra intentional than ever about reaching younger voters. It’s no totally different with our in-person VotingMatters occasion collection: 5 of the eight occasions we’ve finished thus far had been at faculties and schools, and that’s by design.
Final week, VotingMatters got here to the Central Valley with occasions at faculties in Stockton, Sacramento, and Fresno. College students dug into the nuances of every poll proposition in energetic group discussions, and talked concerning the implications of elevating the state minimal wage, permitting native governments to boost hire controlsor reclassifying some misdemeanors as felonies. Almost all the scholars at our occasions shared one main frustration after studying extra concerning the propositions: when voters should select “Yes” or “No” on poll measures, they’re pressured to scale back points with grey areas into a call that’s black and white.
At our Sacramento State occasion, organized with CapRadiopupil authorities leaders got here to take part in group discussions, whereas pupil journalists with the State Hornet interviewed attendees. Our Stockton occasion, organized in collaboration with Stocktoniareached college students at San Joaquin Delta Facultythe place the Workplace of Pupil Life put collectively a voter registration desk. And for a few of the older college students at our Central East Excessive Faculty occasion in Fresno, they are going to be voting for the primary time this November.
The significance of those in-person VotingMatters occasions is strictly the conversations that the attendees have with one another. That’s particularly the case with younger voters, who traditionally haven’t turned out to vote on the charges that older generations do.
This week, VotingMatters is coming to the Los Angeles metro space and the Inland Empire:
- 9/30 at 6 pm – San Fernando – This occasion shall be co-hosted with the San Fernando Valley Solar, at Bodevi Wine & Espresso Bar. Be part of for enjoyable vibes in San Fernando. (Please be aware: Final week, the time of the occasion has been up to date since our publish final week. It now begins at 6pm.)
- 10/1 at 9 am – Los Angeles – Be part of us for a lightweight, sensible breakfast session on the Japanese American Nationwide Museum’s Democracy Lab.
- 10/2 at 2 pm – San Bernardino – CalMatters is teaming up with KVCR and San Bernardino Valley Faculty. KVCR’s Govt Director, Connie Leyva, shall be a visitor speaker at this occasion at KVCR’s places of work at 701 S. Mt. Vernon Ave., San Bernardino.
- Please comply with our occasions web page as new periods may be added on quick discover.
For questions on particular occasions or learn how to have an occasion in your space, please contact dhu@calmatters.org.
