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    By: Michael Kelly

    Waiting in Cleveland – remembering Temple

    Monday, October 18th, 2010

    We have a day off today.  I’m chillin’ in Cleveland and visiting the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Today is the first day without a voter pledge event and I have to tell you – I’m already missing the energy of the students and young voters who  are pledging to vote and volunteering for Trick or Vote. We’re on our way to Michigan State in a few hours and I can’t wait to get started again. I know that MSU is ready to vote fearlessly – it’s going to be fantastic.

    So, what happened at Temple? 255 voter pledges is what happened! More than 3,000 students came out to dance to Passion Pit and the two amazing openers – K. Flay and Black Joe Lewis (Seriously – check both of them out). When they weren’t jumping through the Liacouras Center they were stopping at the Rock the Vote/Trick or Vote table to pledge and sign up for the Philly Trick or Vote.

    It was spectacular – the bands put on the best show of the tour so far and the pledges from Temple students put us at just above 1,000 voter pledges in three days!

    It would be great to see you out at the other shows – after MSU we’re on our way to Indiana, Vanderbilt, Northern Illinois, Tufts, UNC Chapel Hill and more. Check us out here and come to the show!

      Michael Kelly
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      By: Michael Kelly

      Passion Pit: Pledging to Vote and Scooping Ice Cream at Temple

      Saturday, October 16th, 2010

      It’s cold today in Philly.  But that didn’t stop Temple from enjoying free ice cream scooped by Passion Pit.  It also didn’t stop tons of young voters from pledging to vote.

      It’s Homecoming Day here and as students waited for the buses to take them to the game at the Linc, Passion Pit scooped ice cream and asked students to pledge to vote.  It was brisk, forty degrees, and windy – but the sun was shining and young voters were letting the world know that November 2 is a day on, a day to vote fearlessly.  That and a cheese-steak from Pat’s was a nice kickoff to a day of Owls pledging to vote.

      More on Temple later – time to get inside to get our pledge on.

      -Mike

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        By: Tom Yarnell

        News Round-Up: Monday, October 11, 2010

        Monday, October 11th, 2010

        Hey Rockers,

        In today’s news we have Obama rallying Democrats in Philadelphia, Republicans looking to make big gains in races for governor, and Sesame Street’s Grover spoofs the Old Spice Guy.

        CRUCIAL:

        Obama rallies for Democrats in Philadelphia: http://bit.ly/agvtxp

        President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden rallied voters in Germantown yesterday.

        G.O.P. Poised to Make Gains in Races for Governor: http://nyti.ms/bIro5y

        The Republican gains in governor’s seats could affect issues like heatlthcare and congressional redistricting.

        Cable news chatter is changing the electoral landscape: http://wapo.st/bhC9l1

        Can cable news networks like FOX News and MSNBC shape the views of voters? Republicans and Democrats are both turning to such networks to engage their voter bases.

        A young Pennsylvania voter on the economic concerns of his generation: http://bit.ly/aGVz9B

        A young Pennsylvania voter argues that while the Millennial generation is often energized over social issues, this election their main issue is the economy.

        Will the Millennials turn out?: http://bit.ly/beicjJ

        This piece from the Daily Kos takes a look at recent polling data and articles on the youth vote. How will party loyalty affect turnout this cycle?

        Immigration issue could sway key races in Florida: http://bit.ly/c3F180

        While many candidates are avoiding immigration this cycle, some Floridians believe illegal immigration has contributed to the state’s hurting economy.

        CULTURAL:

        Kim Kardashian: I’m ‘Totally Fine’ After Bar Fight: http://bit.ly/bhAGkp

        Kardashian took to her blog to explain what happened at the bar on Friday night.

        Crystal Bowersox Gets Married!: http://bit.ly/aLQyT8

        The American Idol runner-up married musician Brian Walker.

        Brooke Burke in trouble over buying stolen goods?: http://bit.ly/aEzNOE

        A videotape of the Dancing with the Stars host shows her getting frustrated with questions about the nature of items purchased by she and her husband.

        New ‘Sesame Street’ Parody: Grover Spoofs Old Spice Guy: http://bit.ly/bPLMZ6

        Remember the Old Spice Guy commercials? Sesame Street has Grover standing in for actor Isaiah Mustafa.

          Tom Yarnell
          Bio: Tom is a former Rock the Vote communications team member who now works for an intellectual property law firm in DC. He loves sports and coming back to blog for RTV!
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          By: colin@rockthevote.com

          Philly Brings the World Together

          Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

          This Saturday, Philly’s Global Fusion Festival will be happening at the Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing. This is Philadelphia’s “hottest party on the water” and En Vouge and Lyfe Jennings are headlining. The City of Brotherly Love started hosting this annual festival three years ago to promote Philly’s diversity, and this year Rock the Vote will be partnering with the city to register new voters!

          Join me and the rest of the Rock the Vote crew this Saturday, July 17th @ Penn’s Landing to listen to some great music, eat good food, and register people to vote! Just click here to volunteer.

          Philly brings the world together again this summer during Global Fusion Festival. This electrifying week of non-stop entertainment draws diverse communities together to celebrate the “cultural fusion” of the world.  Fusion-inspired events take place across Philadelphia all week, wrapping-up Saturday with a FREE festival featuring big-name performers, ethnic dancers & vendors, and kid’s activities! Bring your heritage along with your appetite and experience Philadelphia’s hottest summer event. Click here to learn more about Global Fusion.

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            By: Rock the Vote

            The Meaning of July 4th

            Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

            Rock the Vote volunteer Tim Rayburn has seen people risk their lives to cast a ballot.

            During his service from October 2007 to May 2008, the 22 year-old U.S. Marine stood guard at polling places during local elections in Iraq’s Al Anbar Province.

            “The people were just so thankful to get the opportunity to vote,” he says of the election day. “You could see the joy on their faces.”

            Upon returning to his home state of Pennsylvania, however, Tim felt that too many of his fellow Americans had become disconnected from the political process. He wanted to do something to engage those people. A text message let him know about Rock the Vote’s Community Kick Off event in Philadelphia, and the rest is history. Tim not only attended that night’s event to learn more about Rock the Vote, but also stayed afterward to chat with RTV’s Pennsylvania State Coordinator Colin Hicks. Tim says they talked about politics and voting late into the night and have been close friends ever since.

            This 4th of July, Tim was with Rock the Vote for Philly’s party on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, which featured a concert by the Roots and the Goo Goo Dolls followed by a fireworks show. He was among a dedicated team of Rock the Vote staff and volunteers who came from as far away as Washington, DC to register voters. It was a hot day, but it was a great chance to talk to people who were interested in talking about the young voters, elections or were simply looking to escape the heat in the Rock the Vote tent.

            Some new voters were so excited they actually asked us, “What’s today’s date?”

            When we gently reminded them it was July 4th, they would laugh. But it was clear that this crowd understood the symbolic nature of registering to vote on Independence Day.

            “Now I’ll always remember the day I registered,” said one new voter.

            Tim will also remember this weekend as the first time he volunteered with Rock the Vote.

            “It was definitely hard work,” he says. “But it was really satisfying to see that we registered so many people to go out there and vote.”

            Take a page from Tim’s book. Volunteer for upcoming events by clicking here.

              Rock the Vote
              Bio: Rock the Vote was founded in 1990 to organize artists and fight against censorship of musicians. Since then we've evolved to focus on empowering young people to get involved in the political process. We use pop culture, peer-to-peer organizing, and the latest technology to raise visibility of politics and demystify the process of registering to vote.
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