Civic Power: How Young People Can Shape Democracy with Jahnavi Rao
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Join us for an enlightening episode with Jahnavi Rao, the president and founder of New Voters, a youth-led organization dedicated to comprehensive civic engagement for young people across America. Jahnavi shares her personal story of how the 2016 election sparked her passion for political engagement and led her to create an organization that inspires and equips high school students to register and vote. Listeners will gain insights into the barriers young people face in the voting process and discover the vital role research and grassroots organization play in dismantling these challenges.
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