24 years ago, I was an impassioned and nervous teenager who had received an out of the blue invitation to be a youth correspondent for an episode of In The Mix on PBS, a show to encourage young people to engage with the election and civic life. With my press pass, I had full access to the Philadelphia RNC and interviewed people I had watched on TV through my childhood: Bob Dole, Larry King, Rudolph Guiliani, Dan Rather, James Carville, Tom Brokaw, and Jon Stewart. And I learned the most when I deviated from the script.
Fast forward to another #RNC kickoff and while I am not in Milwaukee, the mission is the same. Engage the rising generation to make their voices heard in their communities and at the ballot box through real-world civics and accessible media. I am sitting in a room with 100+ young New Yorkers, talking about the issues that matter to them, and partnering (again) with PBS (Erika Howard, FRONTLINE PBS) as well as Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts DoSomething.org and my amazing colleagues at Generation Citizen.
What mattered to youth in 2000 and I still hear today: issues over parties, actions over speeches.
#Truetothisnotnewtothis
Time travel to the dawn of the century: https://lnkd.in/eNapAX5n