#WeAretheVote
In 2020 #WeAre using the arts and artists to connect communities to the power of their Voice, and collective Vote. We are partnering with local charities in states like Florida and Michigan to hold voter Registration/Education events. It’s important for us all to use our vote for the betterment of our communities. Join us by registering below. And if you are already registered to vote, we’re asking each other to pledge to use your vote, get out to the polls, and encourage our friends and family to do the same!
INITIATIVE Overview
Vote Together
#WeAreTheVote is about more than registering voters, it’s about engaging them in the power that collective advocacy provides. WeAre building connections between organizations in communities that will create a lasting impact beyond the 2020 election. #WeAreTheVote2020 starts in Florida and Michigan.
#WeAre the Vote Tracker
2117
Registered/Pledged to Vote
480
#WeAreAmbassadors
122,306
Community Members Reached
WHERE WE ARE
Flint Water Festival - July 4th
Adjusting to the restriction regarding the virus, the event will now be streamed live to Facebook. There will be live streamed performances from music artists from the community as well as pre recorded videos from celebrities commenting on the continued water crisis and the importance of voting in November and beyond.
“Flint Water Festival provides a platform for artistic expression to improve the community’s social and emotional development, in order to mitigate the effects of lead exposure. The festival raises funds and awareness to provide safe water for communities affected by the water crisis here and abroad."
Venue: Riverbank Park
1. WATER WILL BE LOADED INTO YOUR VEHICLE
2. SIGN UP TO VOTE IN YOUR VEHICLE & RECEIVE A RAFFLE TICKET
3. PARTY WITH US VIA FACEBOOK LIVESTREAM WITH OUR HOSTS & DJ – @FACEBOOK.COM/SAFEWATER4ALL
4. WATCH PERFORMANCES & RAFFLES TO WIN $$$ FOR WATER BILLS
5. CELEBRITY GUEST MESSAGES & A SURPRISE 4TH OF JULY FINALE!!!
Visit: flintwaterfestival.com
WHERE WE ARE
Michigan
July through November, WeAre is co-curating monthly voter engagement events in Genesee County (Flint, MI) and Wayne County (Detroit, MI). We are partnering with local nonprofits, beginning with the Flint Water Festival on July 4th and launching out #OneVoiceDetroit Digital campaign. Each initiative, deployed monthly, is built to significantly increase the number of citizens exercising their right to vote on November 3rd 2020.
We’ve created a digital campaign called, #OneVoiceDetroit. Recruiting artists in the Detroit Metro area to share/create/curate content representing the challenges happening in their neighborhoods in order to create a personalized ‘call to action’, sending people to the platform to register and pledge to vote! DM us if you’re like to participate!
IG: weare.foundation
WHERE WE ARE
Florida
In February 2020 the WeAre Foundation, in partnership with Headcount, and Hamilton the Musical, headed to Florida to begin registering and pledging people to vote while discussing local and national issues most important to their communities. WeAre also began it's Practicum Tour in South Florida!
Showering Love Health Fair, United Church of Christ (February 20th)
University of Miami Practicum, U of M (February 21th)
Hamilton Voter Registration, Adrienne Arsht Center (February 22th)
University of Miami Voter Registration, Lakeside Patio (March 2nd)
New York Film Academy Practicum, NYFA South Beach (March 5th)
Florida International University Practicum, FIU (March 6th)
#WEARE IN THE CLASSROOM
WeAre Practicums
The #WeArePracticum is a discussion lead by #WeAre Ambassadors on Arts & Activism, or Activism & Civic Duty. These are held in scholastic settings (high schools and universities) to engage young people in answering their own questions about the world they see around them. At each, we hope to ignite attendees into action in their communities with thoughts and tools. These will be a hybrid virtual/in-person, should social distancing protocols allow.
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In This Together
We couldn’t do this without our supporters. There are many ways to help the #WeAre Foundation, and donations are an important one. All donations go directly toward our operational costs and initiatives.
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