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Hey, y’all! I am feeling gooood today. Why? Because I just sent in my absentee ballot! Yep, I wore gloves for safety and double stamped it for extra safety. BOOM.

 

Ready to make sure your vote is counted and your voice is heard? Check out DoSomething’s go-to guide for first-time voters. You can also find your polling location and learn how to return your absentee on our Get Your Vote Counted page. AND, if you want to maximize your impact, help friends make their voting plans.

 

Let’s Do This!

Ben, Editor-in-chief and Absentee All-Star

Quiz: How Can Your Vote Impact Racial Justice?

 

75% of young people say voting is the most important way to fight for racial equity.

The global resurgence of Black Lives Matter has powered historic progress in 2020, and the most important event is happening right now: the election.

 

Racism isn’t a singular issue. It intersects with health disparities, education inequality, housing accessibility, criminal justice, and so much more. Your vote has the power to elect candidates and shape policies that pursue racial justice in all these areas.

 

Take this 4-question quiz to learn what kind of racial justice voter you are. Then learn how you can take even more action this election season and beyond.

If you’re registered to vote, NICE. The next step? Making a plan to cast your ballot, whether voting absentee, by mail, or IRL. That’s what DoSomething members Samuel (17), Tiffany (18), and Eashani (19) did through our Your Plan, Your Vote campaign. Learn how you can too.

The DoSomething Club of the Week is… Astoria DoSomething Club in Queens, New York (shoutout to their club leader, Gabriela, 15), which made 26 no-sew masks!

 

Our Teens for Jeans campaign collected 132,295 pairs for homeless shelters… and was nominated for a Shorty Award!

 

It’s not just an anti-racism guide… it’s an anti-racism guide specifically for young women and girls.

 

Read up on news and opinions for high schoolers, completely run by high schoolers… in TheAngle, started by high schooler Liam Hornschild-Bear.

 

Your new favorite podcast is… Turnout, hosted by BFF of DoSomething Katie Couric, all about why voting and civic engagement is so crucial right now.

 

“‘Protect Black women’ should not be controversial”... says Megan Thee Stallion in her powerful and timely New York Times op-ed.

 

This week in Black joy… 12-year-old Caleb Anderson is ~soaring~ through college studying aerospace engineering.

More Amazing Impact From the DoSomething Community!

 

We asked you to brag about the amazing stuff you’re doing, and you did not disappoint. Here are some of our favorite answers from the DoSomething community. (Psst...submit yours here!)

 

“I am creating a voicedrive in my school to encourage people to lend their voices to those who use tablets to speak. I am volunteering for VocaliD. I will keep you updated on my progress. I have a flyer in the works and I am presenting to the student ambassadors on Monday.”

 

- DoSomething member Jada, 16

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