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Florida Lawmakers Aim To Restrict Early Voting Locations Based On Parking Availability
Florida lawmakers are on the verge of enacting a measure that would require election officials to determine early voting sites have a “sufficient” amount of accessible parking, a move civil rights groups say will make it harder to vote early on college campuses.
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College students from across the country strategize solutions for voter apathy
About 150 students on Thursday discussed the widespread distrust about the electoral process on their campuses — from Iowa to Illinois to Ohio to New Jersey — at the 2019 National Civic Leadership Training Summit, a five-day event that takes place through Sunday at Montclair State University.
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A new voting issue, or old-fashioned GOP voter suppression?
The case was brought by the League of Women Voters of Florida and Andrew Goodman Foundation on behalf of six students, five at UF and one at Florida State. After they won, the state followed Walker’s orders, and about 60,000 college students cast ballots at campus voting sites last fall for the first time.
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Three civil rights workers were missing. Sen. Eastland said it was fake news.
Sen. James O. Eastland told President Lyndon B. Johnson it was fake news. When Johnson asked Senator Eastland what should do about the three men missing, Sen. Eastland replied, "Well, I don't know. I don't believe there's three missing. I believe it's a publicity stunt."
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Living the Legacy of Goodman, Chaney, and Schwerner 55 Years Later
On the 55th anniversary of their murders, AGF President David Goodman talks about living the legacy of Chaney, Schwerner, and Goodman today.
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Spring 2019 Roundup: 4 Snapshots from the Vote Everywhere Network
The Spring 2019 semester was a busy time for the Vote Everywhere network. In addition to engaging more than 15,000 students with on and off campus activities, our Ambassadors used promising practices to expand access to the ballot and received numerous awards for their outstanding work.
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The Andrew Goodman Foundation to Honor Five “Hidden Heroes” for Their Commitment to Protecting and Expanding Democracy in Their Communities
The 2019 Hidden Hero Awards will honor Jacqueline Beveridge, alumna of Georgetown University; Yark Beyan, alumna of Stony Brook University; Rebecca Diaz, alumna of Miami Dade College; Ava Mazzye, alumna of Bard College; and Zoe Williamson, alumna of Louisiana State University.
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Oxford Girl Scout Presents Her Mural Honoring Three Slain Civil Rights Workers of 1964 Freedom Summer
Cope, a rising senior at Talawanda High School, received a $1,000 grant from the E. W. Smith Family Charitable Trust to create the mural as a project for her Gold award from the Girl Scouts of America. The mural honors three civil rights volunteers who trained in Oxford during the Freedom Summer of 1964 and were murdered in Mississippi by members of the Ku Klux Klan a few weeks later as they tried to register voters there.
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Register to Vote at Suffolk County Community College
Suffolk County Community College's Center for Social Justice and Understanding partnered with The Andrew Goodman Foundation to walk students through the process of voter registration.
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Michigan’s voting rights initiative highlights a push to engage campuses
A briefing on how student-led lawsuits and policy initiatives are transforming campus civic engagement. - Education Dive
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