Rock the Vote: Rock the 'Cuse
Click on the icon above to register to vote! Did you know that in 2008, young voters more than DOUBLED their turnout in the 2008 primaries and caucuses? In New York along there was a 160% increase in turnout of voters aged 18-29 in the Presidential Primaries (source: www.rockthevote.com). In light of this push, we are organizing a "Rock the Vote: Rock the 'Cuse" rally to not only register voters but educate them as well. The week of programming will focus on underrepresented voters and the issues that face them and the general public.
For more information on this event, please check this page frequently or email Sarah Ross at saross01@syr.edu
Schedule of Events:
Sunday, September 28: African American Voters' Day
-African American Voters' Forum, 6pm-8pm, Schine 304 ABC. Come hear from experts in the field about what they feel the 2 biggest issues are facing African Americans in the upcoming election. Question and answer session will follow.
Confirmed panel participants are:
George Kilpatrick, WCNY, Moderator
Stanley Dean (R), Chair of the Central New York Black Republican Chapter
Antoine Thompson (D), Senator, Buffalo, NY
Kim Rohadfox-Ceaser, Commissioner of Education for the Syracuse City Schools
-Rock the 'Cuse OUT! in cooperation with Black Communications Society, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and Omega Psi Phi, 8pm-10pm, Schine Jabberwocky, "Century of Soul" a Tribute to soul music featuring student performers. Student poets, singers, rappers, writers, artists, and others give a political message through an art form. For details and general information, please contact Shavon Greene at ssgreene@syr.edu
Monday, September 29: Latino Voters' Day
-Latino Voters' Day, 11am-2pm, Schine Atrium. Register to vote, change your polling place, request an absentee ballot, learn about the candidates and the history of voting. In collaboration with La L.U.C.H.A. and Sigma Lambda Upsilon/Señoritas Latinas Unidas Sorority, Inc.
-Latino Voters' Forum, 6pm-8pm, Schine 304 ABC. Come hear from experts in the field about what they feel the 2 biggest issues are facing Latinos in the upcoming election. Question and answer session will follow. Confirmed panel participants are:
Diana Perez, NOSOTROS radio, Moderator
Bethaida (Bea) Gonzalez, President, Syracuse Common Council
Hilda Martinez, Program Coordinator, Office of Multicultural Affairs, Syracuse University
Rita Paniagua, Executive Director, Spanish Action League/La Liga
Anthony Otero, Chair, ANCLA (Association of Neighbors Concerned for Latino Advancements)
new! Julio Urrutia, Community Organizer ACTS (Alliance of Communities Transforming Syracuse)
-Rock the 'Cuse OUT! in cooperation with La L.U.C.H.A., 8pm-10pm, Schine Jabberwocky. Student performances
Tuesday, September 30: Asian American Voters' Day
-Asian American Voters' Day, 11am-2pm, Schine Atrium. Register to vote, change your polling place, request an absentee ballot, learn about the candidates and the history of voting
-Asian American Voters' Forum, 6pm-8pm, Schine 304 ABC. Come hear from experts in the field about what they feel the 2 biggest issues are facing Asian Americans in the upcoming election. Question and answer session will follow. Confirmed panel participants are:
Shiu-Kai Chin, WCNY, former director of the CASE Center at Syracuse University, Moderator
Tae-Sun Kim, Associate Director, Office of Multicultural Affairs, Syracuse University
Andreas Kwon, ACTS (Alliance of Communities Transforming Syracuse)
Khuram Hussain, professor, Hobart and Williams Smith College
new! Dr. Terrence Li, neurologist at Upstate Medical Center
-Rock the 'Cuse OUT!, in cooperation with A.S.I.A., 8pm-10pm, Schine Jabberwocky. YELL-O night with student performances. For more information contact Jonathan Chan at jonathan.szuwen.chan@gmail.com or Andrea Wangsanata at agwangsa@gmail.com
Wednesday, October 1: Women Voters' Forum
-Women Voters' Day in cooperation with S.A.S.S.E. and Sigma Lambda Upsilon/Señoritas Latinas Unidas Sorority, Inc., 11am-2pm, Schine Atrium. Register to vote, change your polling place, request an absentee ballot, learn about the candidates and the history of voting
-Women Voters' Forum, 6pm-8pm, Schine 304 ABC. Come hear from experts in the field about what they feel the 2 biggest issues are facing Women in the upcoming election. Question and answer session will follow. Confirmed panel participants are:
new!Dr. Nina Tamrowski, Department Chair of Political Science at Onondaga Community College, former head of the League of Women Voters, Moderator
Carole Marsh (R), Town Supervisor, Town of Pompey
Diane Dwire (D), Chair, Onondaga County Democratic Committee
Lovely Warren (D), Councilperson, Rochester
Rhoda Smith, former director of 40Below
Barrie Gewanter, Chair, Central New York Civil Liberties Union
-Rock the 'Cuse OUT!, 8pm, Schine Goldstein Auditorum. Verizon Wireless Campus Tour Featuring: Boys Like Girls with special guests Cute is What We Aim For and Lights. Schine Student Center/Goldstein Auditorium. Doors open at 7:30pm, show at 8pm. Tickets at Schine Box Office (315-443-4517): $10 w/SUID, $20 general public.
Thursday, October 2: LGBT Voters' Forum
-LGBT Voters' Day, 11am-2pm, Schine Atrium. Register to vote, change your polling place, request an absentee ballot, learn about the candidates and the history of voting
-LGBT Voters' Forum, 6pm-8pm, Schine 304 ABC. Come hear from experts in the field about what they feel the 2 biggest issues are facing LGBT people in the upcoming election. Question and answer session will follow. Confirmed panel participants are:
new!Chuck Simpson, Director of Student Activities at SUNY Upstate, Moderator
new! Patrick Sammon, President, Log Cabin Republicans
Kim Dill, Executive Director, SAGE Upstate
Elizabethe Payne, Director, Q Center
Barrie Gewanter, Chair, Central New York Civil Liberties Union
Amit Taneja, Associate Director, LGBT Resource Center, Syracuse University
Tad Mack, former school board member, Henrietta, NY
-Rock the 'Cuse OUT! in cooperation with Pride Union and the LGBT Resource Center, 8pm, Schine Jabberwocky. Come hear new music with political and social meaning