“Having events on campus that draw out our youngest generation of voters through music, performances, food, and drinks is helping combat political apathy and reward those that are fighting to make a change,” said SEAT organizing director Sumya Paruchuri. “SEAT is continuing our fight against sentiments of disenfranchisement, from our efforts mobilizing students to testify at the gerrymandering hearings to getting students out to vote this election.”
“Students are rising above barriers like voter suppression and rejecting attempts to push us down," said SEAT organizing associate Valentina Rivas Labarca. "We are getting students engaged in fun ways while simultaneously encouraging students to recognize that our voices matter in public policy issues that are bringing us to the polls – like censorship, surveillance, and policing.”
If you wish to interview students at particular campuses or the filmmakers or participants of First They Came For My College, please reach out with your inquiry. Stay tuned for Week Two and Election Day.
