FFRF underwrites Wis. campus voter awareness
Publisher: In-Sight Publishing
Publisher Founding: September 1, 2014
Publisher Location: Fort Langley, Township of Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Publication: Freethought Newswire
Original Link: https://ffrf.org/news/releases/ffrf-underwrites-wis-campus-voter-awareness/
Publication Date: August 15, 2024
Organization: Freedom From Religion Foundation
Organization Description: The Freedom From Religion Foundation is a national nonprofit organization with 40,000 members and several chapters all over the country. Our purposes are to protect the constitutional principle of separation between state and church and to educate the public on matters relating to nontheism.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is pleased to announce that it is underwriting four campus organizing fellows at key universities in Wisconsin.
These fellows will focus on voter registration and securing pledges to vote from students. The organizing fellows will begin their work at the end of August and continue until early November. They are at key universities in Wisconsin.
The initiative aims to engage and register young voters, particularly Generation Z, who are the least religious generation in modern American history but have lower voting turnout that other “Nones.” Around a third of Gen Z identifies as religiously unaffiliated, reflecting a significant shift in the religious landscape of the United States. By placing fellows on campuses, FFRF seeks to increase voter awareness and turnout among these students, who represent a significant but often underrepresented demographic in the electoral process.
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, FFRF can engage in voter awareness.
“We’re glad to support this vital effort to engage young ‘Nones’ and voters,” says Dan Barker, FFRF co-president. “Our democracy depends on the active participation of all citizens, especially young people who are the future leaders of our country. By funding these campus organizing fellows, we are investing in a more informed and secular electorate.”
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