Making it Political

In our next episode of USFVotes Making It Political Podcast, two campus team members discuss their voter engagement experience at the University of San Francisco. How has voter engagement evolved on campus over time? What role does social media play in mobilizing voters? They also discuss what are some misconceptions about voting along with some important pressing issues in the lead-up to the 2024 election. Take a listen into this conversation and how we can encourage students to take interest in voting and some encouraging thoughts on how our community can get young people to participate in the political process. 

The very real impacts of disinformation have been felt across the country and, for many of us, engender great concern about the information circulating among our communities, families, and loved ones. In this paper, we will explore the phenomenon of disinformation as a malignant tool of power. Students from the USFVotes community-engaged learning class, Reclaiming Our vote, contribute their own research that examines the political role of disinformation historically and its current role in American politics, how social media has intensified the phenomenon and damage done by disinformation, and how the law has begun to address the issue.

In this episode, the USFVotes team discuss the current conflict in Ukraine including the people's resistance to imperialism, the ethics of interference, and the crisis of disinformation. For more details and information, follow our Instagram and Twitter @usfvotes

What does it mean for us to continue to hold our leaders accountable to their campaign promises? In our last podcast episode of Making it Political this 2021 year, our USFVote Team Leads have a nuanced discussion about President Joe Biden and his Administration, specifically promises he had made on the campaign trail and how that relates to young progressive voters. In what areas do you feel President biden has been particularly effective or ineffective? What do we hope to see the rest of his term, particularly as we approach the upcoming midterm elections in 2022? Tune in for the conversation.

How does Generation Z hold our leaders accountable? In our latest episode of Making it Political, Team Leads Zachary Sexton, Kallie Barrie, Sofia Sanchez, Harlan Crawford, Hannah Nelson, and Kambria Williams have a conversation about the Biden Administration's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine rollout along with the recent withdrawal from Afghanistan. As the American public continues to experience both domestic and foreign challenges, questions remain as a new generation of young voters confront campaign promises and what's being done to ensure transparency and accountability of the executive branch. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@USFVOTES)

In this episode, we are taking the opportunity to speak with student campus leaders about the 26th amendment on its 50th anniversary. We sit in conversation with Angie Vuong from the Leo T. McCarthy Center, Harlan Crawford, Hannah Nelson, and Kambria Williams, three of our USFVotes Team Leads, and USF School of Law student Esteban Ortiz, president of the American Constitution Society, to discuss the value of our Constitution as they highlight the importance of youth voting rights activism and its role in creating a more diverse and equitable democracy through a student-led discussion about the value of the vote and what the youth vote means moving forward to advance fair, just, and safe access to the ballot box. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@USFVOTES)

As our first episode ever we wanted to speak with a recent graduate that has extensive knowledge about voter engagement. Our USFVotes student activists, Maya Lawton, Zachary Sexton, and Harlan Crawford are joined by Evan Malbrough. Evan is the founder of the Georgia Poll Youth Poll Worker Initiative as well as the founding coordinator of the Georgia Civic Campus Network. Evan is constantly in conversation about the importance of youth activism in the wake of a new administration and the role this new generation is already playing in our political reality. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@USFVOTES)