Take Your Power Back Weekend is a virtual live stream giving Gen Z and Millennial students nationwide the voting education they need to get to the ballot — and bring their peers along with them.
MAHWAH, NEW JERSEY -, July 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Actors, musicians, athletes, social activists, organizations, and more have come together to host and kick off The Andrew Goodman Foundation’s first-ever Take The_Andrew_Goodman_Foundation___andrewgoodmanfoundation__•_Instagram_photos_and_videosYour Power Back Weekend live stream -- a two-day event, happening on August 1 and 2, where students can learn from some of today’s most prominent and influential voices in social justice and voting advocacy. Come November 2020, Gen Z (Zoomers) and Millennials will comprise 40% of the U.S. voting population -- making this group of young adults an influential force in the upcoming presidential election.
The star-studded event will not only educate students but also provide meaningful lessons relevant to their interests from celebrities and activists who have demonstrated leadership building skills, including:
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Singer, actor, and Olivier Award winner for her role as “Effie,” Amber Riley, will kick off the event.
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Miami Heat player, Udonis Haslem, will go one-on-one with an HBCU basketball player, Trevor Moore, to discuss voting and using your influence as an athlete to make a difference in your community.
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Blair Imani will participate in a rousing panel alongside Kimberly Jones, activist, and co-author of the book and soon-to-be film I’m Not Dying With You Tonight.
The event will also bring together a collective of organizations committed to increasing voter turnout in 2020, that includes:
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I Am A Voter
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Music Unites
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Equal Justice Now
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Vote Run Lead
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Rock The Vote/Democracy Summer
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Students Learn Students Vote Coalition
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Fair Election Center's Campus Vote Project
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ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
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Feminist Majority Foundation
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Future Coalition
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A Band of Voters
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Campus Election Engagement Project
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Vote Early Day
Additional celebrity, partner, and brand participants will be announced in the weeks leading up to the event.
“The Andrew Goodman Foundation exists to continue the legacy of Andrew Goodman, a 20-year-old college student who was murdered while working towards a more just and representative democracy,” says Alexandria Harris, Esq., executive director of The Andrew Goodman Foundation. “Now more than ever—as our country fights multiple viruses—young people must use their power to bring about meaningful change in our country. Take Your Power Back Weekend is a virtual event rooted in a historical moment that will inspire, educate, and equip students with everything they’ll need to take their power back, advocate for issues they care about, and make their voices heard in November and beyond.”