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We're going to the battlegrounds of New Mexico and Mississippi from November 1-7th to show what the work our partners are doing to fuse community organizing and voter engagement and mobilize people of color, poor people, and young people looks like.

Nov 4

The difference between electoral and issue-based organizing, explains SAGE Council’s Laurie Weahkee, is that organizing around specific issues gives young people an opportunity to talk to their neighbors directly about what’s affecting their lives and where they really want to see change.

“Young people are engaged in the work,” says Weahkee, “Even though they can’t vote, they understand how important it is for others to vote.”