Citizen Superhero: The Power of One Vote

Feb
14
Learn why your vote matters and the power you have as an everyday citizen!
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Many years each voter typically has 2 or more opportunities to have their voice heard and hold their elected officials accountable. But in non-presidential elections participation in some municipalities can be as low as 10%. "Decisions are made by those who show up." We'll talk about the power of each citizen to effect change and have their voice heard in their democracy!

The Democracy Group and ActiVote present a panel discussion with:

  • Mila Atmos, Host of Future Hindsight
  • Debi Lombardi, Program director for National Voter Registration Day
  • Ted Getschman, Director for MaximumVoting.org
  • Shakira Mills, Deputy Chief of Staff for the Bridge Alliance
  • Chuck Corra, Associate Director for Generation Citizen
  1. Does your vote really matter?
  2. How to make voting easy for you
  3. How to be informed & empowered in your vote to make a difference
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Mila Atmos

Future Hindsight

Mila Atmos, a global citizen based in New York City, is the producer and series host of Future Hindsight, a weekly podcast that aims to spark civic engagement through in-depth conversations with citizen changemakers. What most informs Mila's worldview is her belief that American democracy is a living, breathing mechanism whose wellbeing deserves to be cultivated and protected. Mila combines life experiences from living in multiple cultures ranging from Indonesia to Germany to the rural U.S. with her knowledge base in history, economics, and international affairs (B.A.; M.I.A. Columbia University) in creating Future Hindsight.

Debi Lombardi

Program Director for National Voter Registration Day

Debi is the Program Director for National Voter Registration Day. Her work in voter engagement started nine years ago with Forward Montana Foundation where she led statewide voter registration drives and supported an effort to defend same-day voter registration. To this day, she serves on the board of Forward Montana Foundation. Debi first came to DC to work with Fair Elections Center’s Campus Vote Project in 2016 where she honed her knowledge of voting rights and election best practices nationally. She was most recently the Director of Partner Engagement at Nonprofit VOTE where she supported voter engagement efforts of human service nonprofits.

Tedman Getschman

Director, MaximumVoting.org

A retired military officer of 28 years, still protecting the United States from all enemies, foreign and domestic, even when those enemies are bad systems and not bad people. Learn more and join the movement at maximumvoting.org.

Shakira Mills

Deputy Chief of Staff, Bridge Alliance

Shakira "Shay" Mills is a recent Virginia Wesleyan University graduate with a B.A in Communication, Political Science and Women/Gender Studies. Shay developed a passion for activism during her undergraduate years and is now dedicated to using her love of writing to advocate for American minority groups. Her goal is to change the perspective surrounding minority issues, resulting in collaborative change amongst all political parties, social classes, ethnicities, religious beliefs, etc. When she is not fighting for human rights, Shay is either working on her goal of becoming a professional filmmaker or curled up with a good book.

Chuck Corra

Associate Director, Coalitions

Chuck is a native Appalachian who spent the first 22 years of his life in West Virginia. Before joining Generation Citizen as the organization’s Associate Director, Coalitions & Policy Research, he worked in policy research and consulting for National Journal Research, and spent five years in Nashville working in advocacy and coalition building throughout the entire state of Tennessee.

Sara Gifford

ActiVote, COO and Co-Founder

In recent years, more and more technology experts have been developing new tools for boosting civic engagement. Sara Gifford embodies the trend. At the end of 2018 she set aside her budding tech career — after a decade at supply-chain software firm Quintiq she'd become chief operating officer for Dispatch, which makes software connecting home-service brands with contractors and clients — and co-founded ActiVote Inc. Its free app aims to increase political participation by giving voters access to information about candidates and elections, as well as encouraging their civic engagement.

ActiVote

ActiVote is changing the way citizens engage with their government. Our easy to use app – learn more about the features – educates voters on important issues, when and where they can cast their vote, connects them with their elected officials, and allows them to make their voice heard by quickly answering key polling questions.

The Democracy Group

The Democracy Group is a network of podcasts united around the goal of helping listeners understand what’s broken in our democracy, and how people are working together to fix it. We see the network as a public service dedicated to creating a more informed, civically engaged electorate.

The Democracy Group is organized and funded by The McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State, which produces the Democracy Works podcast in partnership with WPSU, central Pennsylvania’s NPR station.

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Citizen Superhero: The Power of One Vote

February 14, 2022

Many years each voter typically has 2 or more opportunities to have their voice heard and hold their elected officials accountable. But in non-presidential elections participation in some municipalities can be as low as 10%. "Decisions are made by those who show up." We'll talk about the power of each citizen to effect change and have their voice heard in their democracy!

The Democracy Group and ActiVote present a panel discussion with:

  • Mila Atmos, Host of Future Hindsight
  • Debi Lombardi, Program director for National Voter Registration Day
  • Ted Getschman, Director for MaximumVoting.org
  • Shakira Mills, Deputy Chief of Staff for the Bridge Alliance
  • Chuck Corra, Associate Director for Generation Citizen

Featuring

Mila Atmos

Future Hindsight

Mila Atmos, a global citizen based in New York City, is the producer and series host of Future Hindsight, a weekly podcast that aims to spark civic engagement through in-depth conversations with citizen changemakers. What most informs Mila's worldview is her belief that American democracy is a living, breathing mechanism whose wellbeing deserves to be cultivated and protected. Mila combines life experiences from living in multiple cultures ranging from Indonesia to Germany to the rural U.S. with her knowledge base in history, economics, and international affairs (B.A.; M.I.A. Columbia University) in creating Future Hindsight.

Debi Lombardi

Program Director for National Voter Registration Day

Debi is the Program Director for National Voter Registration Day. Her work in voter engagement started nine years ago with Forward Montana Foundation where she led statewide voter registration drives and supported an effort to defend same-day voter registration. To this day, she serves on the board of Forward Montana Foundation. Debi first came to DC to work with Fair Elections Center’s Campus Vote Project in 2016 where she honed her knowledge of voting rights and election best practices nationally. She was most recently the Director of Partner Engagement at Nonprofit VOTE where she supported voter engagement efforts of human service nonprofits.

Tedman Getschman

Director, MaximumVoting.org

A retired military officer of 28 years, still protecting the United States from all enemies, foreign and domestic, even when those enemies are bad systems and not bad people. Learn more and join the movement at maximumvoting.org.

Shakira Mills

Deputy Chief of Staff, Bridge Alliance

Shakira "Shay" Mills is a recent Virginia Wesleyan University graduate with a B.A in Communication, Political Science and Women/Gender Studies. Shay developed a passion for activism during her undergraduate years and is now dedicated to using her love of writing to advocate for American minority groups. Her goal is to change the perspective surrounding minority issues, resulting in collaborative change amongst all political parties, social classes, ethnicities, religious beliefs, etc. When she is not fighting for human rights, Shay is either working on her goal of becoming a professional filmmaker or curled up with a good book.

Chuck Corra

Associate Director, Coalitions

Chuck is a native Appalachian who spent the first 22 years of his life in West Virginia. Before joining Generation Citizen as the organization’s Associate Director, Coalitions & Policy Research, he worked in policy research and consulting for National Journal Research, and spent five years in Nashville working in advocacy and coalition building throughout the entire state of Tennessee.

Sara Gifford

ActiVote, COO and Co-Founder

In recent years, more and more technology experts have been developing new tools for boosting civic engagement. Sara Gifford embodies the trend. At the end of 2018 she set aside her budding tech career — after a decade at supply-chain software firm Quintiq she'd become chief operating officer for Dispatch, which makes software connecting home-service brands with contractors and clients — and co-founded ActiVote Inc. Its free app aims to increase political participation by giving voters access to information about candidates and elections, as well as encouraging their civic engagement.

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ActiVote

ActiVote is changing the way citizens engage with their government. Our easy to use app – learn more about the features – educates voters on important issues, when and where they can cast their vote, connects them with their elected officials, and allows them to make their voice heard by quickly answering key polling questions.

The Democracy Group

The Democracy Group is a network of podcasts united around the goal of helping listeners understand what’s broken in our democracy, and how people are working together to fix it. We see the network as a public service dedicated to creating a more informed, civically engaged electorate.

The Democracy Group is organized and funded by The McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State, which produces the Democracy Works podcast in partnership with WPSU, central Pennsylvania’s NPR station.

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