A Non-Boring Guide to Civics and Voting

The mission to make getting informed fun continues! I spoke with Kat Calvin, Founder of Spread The Vote, and Ben Sheehan, the author of “OMG, WTF Does The Constitution Actually Say?”, to bring you our non-boring approach to civics and voting!

Watch the full talk here:

In this timely panel discussion, Performer and Digital Content Producer Nathalia Ramos will speak to Kat Calvin, Founder of Spread The Vote, and Ben Sheehan,...

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Highlight Clips:

“People in power don’t want you to vote because they want to stay in power.”

— Kat Calvin

“One of the more covert forms of voter suppression is not teaching people why they should care, why their vote matters, and what the powers of these offices are. And that, to me, is sort of a really insidious form of voter suppression ”

— Ben Sheehan

We used to teach civics a lot, but in recent decades these classes have been slowly chipped away at. Ben explains how we got here, through a series of Federa...

“Any excuse for wine and politics...”

— Nathalia Ramos

“It’s about connecting the dots between the thing you care about and the person who has the power to affect that. ”

— Ben Sheehan

Most of the decisions that affect our daily lives are made at the local level. So it's a matter of connecting the dots between the issues that matter to you ...

Ben Sheehan breaks down the presidential transition process - everything that happens between Election Day on November 3rd until the presidential inauguratio...

What I would say to people who are still trying to make sense of how we vote for president is to pay attention to a couple of days:
December 8th, which is the last chance that states could make changes to the electors and
December 14th, which is the actual vote when they when they vote.

- Ben Sheehan

“The government works for us and we do have the power to influence the way that these decisions are made.”

- Nathalia Ramos

We are taught in school that history moves in a straight line - we had slavery and then we had a civil war and ended it. Then we voted in a Black president a...

It's really easy to feel helpless and like your voice doesn't matter. But signing up to be a poll worker is something that that you you have the power to act...

Confused about mail in voting? Don't worry, we all are. But fear not because Kat Calvin, founder of Spread the Vote, breaks down all you need to know to make...

*REMEMBER*

1. Order your absentee ballot NOW

2. Return your ballot ASAP

3. Look for Ballot Boxes and polling centers in your area, as opposed to mailing

4. READ THE INSTRUCTIONS! Some states make you sign the envelope, have a witness sign and other dumb shit that can get your vote thrown out if you don’t do it!

“Keep Calm, Have a Drink, and Vote”

This event was hosted by AllBright, a collective of physical members clubs in London and Los Angeles and a global digital community, focused on improving and inspiring the lives of working women.

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