.Zeenat stopped by ABC 7 Chicago to talk with Tanja Babich about the results of our new youth poll!

IT’S JUST ABOUT TIME!! We are very close to getting started with Youth VoteFest during the #DNC. We’ve got workshops from Students Learn Students Vote Coalition and speeches from folks like Pete Buttigieg, Maxwell Alejandro Frost, @Jusinjpearson, Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇮🇱 and so many more!

“We are powerful and our power scares people.” -Justin J. Pearson on the youth vote.

From building inclusive campus coalitions to creating civic celebrations, our partners from Students Learn Students Vote Coalition are leading workshops on how to turn out the youth vote.

“The greatest threat to democracy is indifference.” - David Axelrod

Join us virtually for Youth VoteFest via CSPAN!

“We need to fight together to preserve our democracy.” - Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇮🇱

IOP Board Member Astead talks with Mayor Brandon Johnson about the state of our city and how the city has navigated hosting the #DNC

“It’s important to meet people where they are at.” - Pete Buttigieg on his Fox News appearances.

.Delia Ramirez tells us that 50% of Hill staffers are under the age of 26. Young people are already running this country.

“I got involved in politics at 15 years old for one simple reason: I didn’t want to get shot.” - Maxwell Alejandro Frost

👌Over 100 students trained in voter engagement tactics 🏫Schools and universities represented from across the country, including FL, NY, IA, CA, PA, MN and more ✏️Launching a new generation of engaged young voters From CBS Chicago: cbsnews.com/chicago/news/c…

Fmr. U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Mayor of Chicago Brandon Johnson (D), and other lawmakers disc. engaging young voters at UChicago Institute of Politics (IOP) Youth VoteFest. LIVE NOW 🎧 listen here ▶️ bit.ly/radiocspan

Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg & Congresswoman Delia Ramirez (D-IL) talk about the importance of young voters in the upcoming presidential election at UChicago Institute of Politics (IOP) Youth VoteFest.

Jahnavi Rao, President & Founder of New Voters (New Voters), speaks about engaging young voters at UChicago Institute of Politics (IOP) Youth VoteFest. Listen NOW 🎧 here ▶️ bit.ly/radiocspan

.Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-FL) speaks being the youngest member of Congress & the first member of Gen Z to be elected to Congress at UChicago Institute of Politics (IOP) Youth VoteFest. Listen NOW 🎧 here ▶️ bit.ly/radiocspan

#BridgingtheDivide ---> #SideBySide IOP Director Heidi Heitkamp talked with U of MN Extension about our recent conference on bringing urban and rural communities together to solve common issues. Give it a listen!

New school year, new Pritzker Fellows David Axelrod, Kam Buckner, Rep. Ken Buck, Katie Tobin, Genesis Davila, Chuck Todd & Jordan Sun