Posts Tagged GOTV

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By Bob Bland • 6 years ago

A Midterm Season for Everyone

There were a lot of labels I wore pre-2016 election — designer, artist, entrepreneur. Political activist, however, wasn’t an identity that I claimed. I would not have called myself a movement leader. But in November 2016, infuriated by Donald Trump’s election, I co-founded the Women’s March and helped to lead and organize the largest mass protest in U.S. history.

There were a lot of labels I wore pre-2016 election — designer, artist, entrepreneur. Political activist, however, wasn’t an identity that I claimed. I would not have called myself a movement leader. But in November ...
By Maya Dusenbery • 10 years ago

Vote today! Because single women have real power over the future of the Democratic party

Perhaps you’re feeling like the voting in this election is futile. After all, the pundits aren’t optimistic that Democratics will keep the Senate, and maybe it’s already pretty clear how things will go down in your state.

Perhaps you’re feeling like the voting in this election is futile. After all, the pundits aren’t optimistic that Democratics will keep the Senate, and maybe it’s already pretty clear how things will go ...
By Maya Dusenbery • 10 years ago

Vote today! Because if the GOP wins the Senate, we’ll be wasting a lot of time fighting about abortion

Remember how much time the GOP-led House of Representatives has spent putting our reproductive rights and health up for debate over the last couple years? And that’s even though everyone knew their extremist agenda would never make it past the Senate.

Remember how much time the GOP-led House of Representatives has spent putting our reproductive rights and health up for debate over the last couple years? And that’s even though everyone knew their extremist agenda would never make ...
By Katie Halper • 10 years ago

Vote today! Because Joan Jett says so

Still not convinced the mid-terms matter? Check out this great PSA video in which awesome people, including Joan Jett, Carrie Brownstein, Jemima Kirke, Lesley Gore, Tavi Gevinson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Sia, Hannah Simone, and Alia Shawkat, lip synch to Joan Jet’s 1980 hit Bad Reputation to get out the vote. 

Still not convinced the mid-terms matter? Check out this great PSA video in which awesome people, including Joan Jett, Carrie Brownstein, Jemima Kirke, Lesley Gore, Tavi Gevinson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Sia, Hannah Simone, ...

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By Maya Dusenbery • 10 years ago

Vintage Feminism: “Why We Oppose Votes for Men”

Yesterday marked the anniversary of the first presidential election in which American women were allowed to vote. In honor of the occasion, Sociological Images flagged this satirical pamphlet created by suffragette Alice Duer Miller in 1915. 

Yesterday marked the anniversary of the first presidential election in which American women were allowed to vote. In honor of the occasion, Sociological Images flagged this satirical pamphlet created by suffragette Alice Duer Miller in ...

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