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Countdown to Election Day!

by Lashon Amado, OYUnited | November 1, 2018 The 2018 midterm election takes place on November 6, 2018 –  less than a week away.  Our country needs you to SHOW UP! to the polls on that day and have your voice heard. All 435 seats in the federal government’s House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 seats […]

November 1, 2018 Newsletter: Countdown to Election Day

The 2018 midterm election takes place on November 6, 2018 –  less than a week away.  Our country needs you to SHOW UP! to the polls on that day and have your voice heard. All 435 seats in the federal government’s House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate will be up for election! In […]

#OYUvotes: National Voter Registration Day Challenge

September 25 is National Voter Registration Day. Your voice matters, your vote matters and not just during presidential elections. This November, be sure to go to the polls. OYUnited is hosting a voter registration challenge. Be sure you’re registered, and then urge your peers to register on or before September 25. Here’s how to get […]

Bringing Youth Power to Polls at the #YouthPower2018 Summit

by Adam Strong, OYUnited National Council of Young Leaders August 10, 2018 – It was a hot California day, with temperatures reaching over 100 degrees, but the high temperatures would not dissuade over 300 young changemakers from across the state of California from descending on the University of California Davis campus for the 2018 Youth […]

OYU Builds Power with the Marguerite Casey Foundation

From May 18 to 20, more than 400 leaders gathered at the Marguerite Casey Foundation’s National Convening in Washington, DC, to celebrate their work, their communities and their power. OYU leaders were among the grassroots leaders, students, parents, artists, spoken-word poets, and organizers who explored what power really means, what it takes to build and […]