Airlift Live from the Frontlines
Jessica Craven
Winning the Youth Vote
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
5 pm PT/ 8 pm ET
We are thrilled that Jessica Craven has agreed to headline our event focusing on the youth vote (Dan Pfeiffer had to reschedule for later in the summer). Jessica is a frontline activist and organizer herself, author of the hugely popular and inspirational Chop Wood Carry Water newsletter, and creator of Political TikTok. Come hear Jessica discuss what makes Wisconsin a key tipping state in the 2024 election, and how winning the youth vote is key to victory there.
Guests
Kathleen Otto
Director of Policy & CampaignsAmber West
Lead High School Organizer
Leaders Igniting Transformation (LIT)
Airlift’s Wisconsin Partner
They’ve played a key role in victory after victory in Wisconsin by engaging youth, with robust high school, college, and post-education programs, particularly in Black and Brown communities.
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Turning Non-Voters into Voters
Supporting Grassroots Organizations
Founded in 2017, Airlift is an all-volunteer fundraising organization that believes in year-round grassroots organizing. We raise money from generous donors like you and give those funds directly to Airlift’s curated Partner Groups.
The nonprofit grassroots organizations we support are located in battleground regions. With our funding, these organizations bring local people into political action. They develop leaders and build statewide political coalitions that give them a voice in creating the policies that govern their states.
Democracy for All
Airlift was founded on the idea that to make real political change and ensure that democracy works for all of us, we must involve everyone in our communities. Our goal is for everyone to participate in creating policies that have a positive impact on our communities and to have a voice in creating lasting change.
Making a Difference!
Thanks to grassroots organizing, the last several years have seen massive increases in voter turnout by young people and people of color. When these groups vote, they decide elections. Airlift-supported Partner Groups brought hundreds of thousands of new voters to the polls in the states that have the greatest impact on election results. This is our work. We hope you will join us!
Our Core Principles
Give people a reason to vote
When people are engaged by issues that matter, they vote.
Funding year-round local organizing
With continuous neighbor-to-neighbor outreach, new voters turn out.
Bottom up is a winning strategy
When people get involved at the grassroots level, democracy works for all of us.