In the eleven days since the massacre at the high school in Parkland, Florida, you’ve heard an outcry from a new generation of young people who were born around the time of the Columbine killings. They’ve grown up with the constant threat of gun violence in schools. While activism has gotten them lots of attention, if they want to enact change, they will need to vote. The site below has a state by state list of when 16 and 17-year-olds can pre-register. If you’re turning 18 before November, or you know someone who is, check out the process below.
After the shooting in #Parkland, FL, high school students around #America are getting organized and politically active. Here's a state-by-state list of where 16 and 17 year-olds can #preregister to vote. Share it wide. https://t.co/RD9kSMi8Ab pic.twitter.com/Cs8zwj47LL
— HeadCount (@HeadCountOrg) February 21, 2018
While the students are still talking, it’s interesting who’s not. As the news from Parkland fades from the headlines, we continue to hear very little from Congress. It will be up to young people to keep the conversation going.
.@davidhogg111: “Columbine was about 19 years ago. Now that you’ve had an entire generation of kids growing up around mass shootings, and the fact that they’re starting to be able to vote, explains how we’re going to have this change. Kids are not going to accept this." #ThisWeek pic.twitter.com/jAZPvMuQlf
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) February 25, 2018