WireTap Presents Storming The Polls: How To Vote Your Views And Change The Rules

by Wire Tap

• ISBN13: 9780975272411
• ISBN10: 0975272411
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-09-15
• Publisher: Chelsea Green Pub Co

Table of Contents

Introduction The WireTap Editors	6	(2)
What difference could your vote make?
Quiz: What's Your Voting Personality Type?	8	(2)
THE LOW DOWN
Voting Vs. Activism	10	(4)
Darla Walters Gary
It doesn't have to be either/or?
The Coming Revolution	14	(3)
Arturo Perez
An interview with Davey D
How To Vote WireTap	17	(2)
Everything you need to know
For Want of Power	19	(3)
Ellen M. Rhudy
``This year, my first election, I voted for my father.''
Who Are You Voting For?	22	(2)
Who's really behind the presidential election?
Beef: It's What's Wrong With the Youth Vote	24	(2)
Arturo Perez
``Why do adults and politicians lump us together?''
Primary Primer	26	(4)
The goods on how to run for office
THE ISSUES: WHAT'S AT STAKE
Issue Spotlight: Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Issues	30	(1)
Voting Rights Timeline	30	(1)
WireTap
What's at Stake?	31	(1)
What will you be voting on this year?
Can We Swing It? Yes, We Can!	32	(4)
Megan Tady
Why are the swing states so important anyway?
Let America Laugh	36	(3)
Dan Hoyle
An interview with David Cross
Not Playin: A Call to Black Youth	39	(2)
Moya Baily
``Voting is not a cure-all, but it' a step in the right direction.''
Top Ten Reasons to Lower the Voting Age to 16	41	(3)
An excerpt form the National Youth Rights Association
Issue Spotlight: Campaign Finance Reform	44	(1)
ACTIVISM/REACHING OUT
The Freshman Speaks Up	45	(2)
Darla Walters Gary
An IM interview with Zoe Trope
Youth Run for Office	47	(2)
Dan Hoyle
``Youth in office aren't clowning around.''
A Family Affair	49	(1)
Tracey Ross
``I was born the week of the 1984 election.''
Anger, Not Anarchy	50	(2)
Mike Lapointe
An interview with Fat Mike
The Hip Hop Generation Comes of Age	52	(3)
Deseree Evans
More than just rhyming about the problem
Fighting for a Voice	55	(3)
Tanzila ``Taz'' Ahmed
One young South-Asian woman sets out to build a movement
Dare to Vote, Dare to Win?	58	(3)
Stevphen Shukaitis
Nell Gaiser
An interview with Green Party mayor, Jason West
Redefining Civic Engagement	61	(3)
Jake Lowen
``The youth in my community volunteer and organize because the payoff is higher''
Getting Out the Youth Vote	64	(2)
Carrie Donovan
``Sign up or start knocking...the best way to a voting bloc is block by block''
The List: Resources	66	(4)
Contributors Page	70