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By The Nation

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February 12, 2009

Protest at UNLV

By The Nation

Thousands of students turned out on the campus of University Nevada, Las Vegas, Thursday night to protest budget cuts after the state's governor Jim Gibbons proposed to trim over $475 million from higher education in Nevada, which Chancellor Jim Rogers said would necessitate more than an increase in UNLV tuition.

In this video, Las Vegas students gather at UNLV to protest the proposed budget cuts this past January 22, 2009.

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February 5, 2009

Southern Regional Student Conference

By The Nation

We're pleased to announce our first-ever Southern Regional Student Conference. The day is modeled on four previous conferences we've held in Washington, DC and Los Angeles.

The free conference hosts hundreds of student journalists and takes place at Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA. The day features a special panel on journalists and the Obama Administration, a series of skills workshops, informal Q & A time, networking opportunities and two keynote addresses as well as breakfast, lunch and an end-of-day reception. Speakers include Amy Goodman, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Amanda Terkel and The Nation's Christopher Hayes, Esther Kaplan and Richard Kim, among many others.

Free registration is open to all currently matriculating students. Click here for info and to register.

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January 12, 2009

Thinking about Becoming an Immigrant Rights Organizer?

By The Nation

Jamilah King's recent article profiled immigrant rights organizer Sophya Chum. The groups below offer opportunities to get into Chum's field.

Center for Community Change: offers long-term support and training for grassroots activists and nonprofit professionals nationally.

Movement Activist Apprenticeship Program: trains young organizers of color in direct action campaigns across the country, and offers paid summer internships to young activists in organizations across the country.

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January 6, 2009

Power Shift 2009

By The Nation

In November of 2007 the Energy Action Coalition brought together more than 6,000 young activists for the first ever national youth conference to solve the climate crisis. Watch highlights from the historic and inspiring Power Shift.

This February 27, the movement is re-convening in Washington, DC for three days of training, strategy and action. More than 10,000 activists are expected for Power Shift 2009. Find out about and register for the conference and support Energy Action, a youth-led coalition of 48 organizations across the US and Canada, which has been instrumental in galvanizing youth action to save the planet.

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November 25, 2008

Joel Klein Should Not Be Secretary of Education

By The Nation

Last week's buzz about the possibility of New York City Chancellor Joel I. Klein's appointment to the post of Secretary of Education has prompted a groundswell of anti-Klein sentiment from New Yorkers all too familiar with Klein's effect on their school system.

These parents, teachers and education administrators overwhelmingly denounce the market-based solutions that dominate the Klein-led Department of Education. They do not wish to see Klein's model applied on a nationwide basis.

You can read more and sign the petition here.

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November 12, 2008

Youth Voters Lay the Foundation for a Clean Energy Future

By The Nation

From Power Vote

Washington, DC- Hope for a stronger economy, clean energy, green jobs, and improved health and security for our nation drove youth voters to the polls in record numbers on November 4. Preliminary CIRCLE projections show show the turnout for young Americans (ages 18-29) is higher than in 2004, a year of significant increase, and is much higher than it was in 2000 and 1996. About 22-24 million young Americans voted with exit polls suggesting historic increases in the youth vote precinct by precinct, as young people stepped up and into the political stage to demand real solutions to our current economic, environmental, and energy crises.

Over the last two months, the national, non-partisan Power Vote campaign mobilized a large, diverse base of young people committed to making a clean energy economy a defining issue in the election. Power Vote ran active Get Out the Vote campaigns on over 300 campuses and communities in nearly every state, directly communicating with millions of young voters. Over 350,000 young voters pledged to vote and hold those elected accountable moving forward. In many precincts where Power Vote was active, the youth voter turnout increased by at least 50%.

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November 10, 2008

Faces of Early Voters in Florida

By The Nation

By 10:00 am, 565 students at the Florida A&M University at Tallahassee, Florida already voted. Many are new voters in this historically black university.

(This content is produced by Rock the Trail -- a project of Rock the Vote and WireTap.)
by--DeNishia Yearby

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November 4, 2008

High Early Student Turnout in Pennsylvania

By The Nation

At 7:00am this morning, there was already a line of almost 1000 students waiting to vote at Penn State University, PA. This report was produced by Election Protection and Video the Vote.

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November 4, 2008

Where to Go on Election Night?

By The Nation

Far be it from me to jinx things but I'm not especially superstitious so I think it's time to recommend some places where progressives may well be partying tonight. The nationwide Living Liberally network's WhereDoIGoOnElectionNight.com has details on election night party spots, from the Grandview Cafe in Columbus, Ohio to Gentle Ben's in Tucson, Arizona to the Publick House in Columbia, South Carolina. With more than three hundred Drinking Liberally chapters across the country, most of you should be able to find a party without venturing too far afield.

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November 4, 2008