DC Vote has complied a list of sample activities that help get the word out on DC voting rights on campus. Choose actions that fit your schedule and your style. Remember to e-mail Nell Schaffer at nschaffer@dcvote.org with pictures and a brief description of any activities to be featured on the Students for DC Vote homepage and a chance to be Volunteer of the Month! You can also download the paper version (PDF 142 kb).

Ten Minutes

• Touch Base: Contact your campus coordinator or become one by contacting Students for DC Vote at students@dcvote.org.
• Talk: Tell a friend, classmate or relative about DC's denial of democracy.
• Go Online: Visit the Act NOW! section of DC Vote's award winning Web site.
• Facebook: Join the Students for DC Vote group on Facebook. Feature DC Voting Rights on your Facebook profile by adding the Cause Application and then joining the DC Voting Rights cause. For invitations and updates, you can friend our Communications Director, Kevin Kiger.
• MySpace: Check out the Students for DC Vote profile on MySpace. Don't forget to make us your friend and join the Students for DC Vote group, and to have your own friends do the same.
• Model: Wear your "Taxation Without Representation" t-shirt and display your bumper stickers.

One Hour

• Letter-to-the-Editor: Write a letter to your school or local newspaper.
• Media: Contact your student newspaper and radio station about addressing DC voting rights.
• Contact Congress: Ask friends and roommates to write their members of Congress about DC voting rights.

One Day

• Flyer: Post informational flyers around your campus. Use DC Vote's example or create your own!
• Partner Up: Speak at meetings of existing student groups such as NAACP, Amnesty International, ACLU, campus Democrats, Republicans and other political or advocacy organizations about DC voting rights. Explore their interest in organizing a DC voting rights awareness event.
• Table: Set up a table at an activity fair or campus center. Pass out information about DC voting rights, and ask students to sign the petition (PDF 20 kb). Give out candy to anyone who can answer one of the "10 Myths" (PDF 65 kb) questions correctly.

One Week

• Party: Throw a dinner party where your friends can sign petitions, call their members of Congress, write letters, enjoy food and listen to music.
• Debate: Collaborate with other political or advocacy organizations on campus to host or participate in a debate about voting rights.
• Create a student group: Rally around DC voting rights and make a coordinated effort at educating students at your school using ideas from this list.

Students for DC Vote Representatives serve as ambassadors for DC voting rights on their campuses and across the country. Two types of representatives exist. Campus Representatives serve as general liaisons between their schools and DC Vote. Organizational Representatives serve as liaisons between pre-established campus organizations and DC Vote. Students for DC Vote Representatives are encouraged to:

• Stay in Contact: Through contact with DC Vote, Reps will stay up-to-date about current DC voting rights issues. We want to hear from you as well. Let us know about what is going on at your school and how we can help you.


• Communicate: Representatives facilitate the flow of information by passing along updates about the DC voting rights movement to their campuses, organizations and media outlets.


• Educate: Representatives work to promote awareness of the issue through flyer campaigns, writing academic papers and media pieces, mentioning the issue in class, and holding educational events.


• Organize: Representatives work to promote awareness of the issue through flyer campaigns, writing academic papers and media pieces, mentioning the issue in classes and holding educational events.


• Dream: Please don't feel limited to activities on this list! Being a Representative is what you make of it. At the basic level, simply serving as a contact for Students for DC Vote on your campus is incredibly important to us. On the other hand, we encourage you to dream big. "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." -Margaret Mead

Check out the paper copy of the Become a Student Representative letter (PDF 75 kb).

We always want to hear from you. Let us know what ideas you have, what materials you could use, and what we can do for you. You can contact:

• Nell Schaffer, Outreach Associate, by email at nschaffer@dcvote.org and by phone at 202.462.6000 x18.


• Josh Bumpus, National Student Coordinator, by e-mail at jbumpus@dcvote.org and by phone at 202.462.6000 x21.


• Molly McArdle, National Student Coordinator, by e-mail at mmcardle@dcvote.org.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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