9.22 APS Partners with Non-Partisan Organization ‘When We All Vote’ for the APS Good Trouble Voter Campaign

ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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Ian Smith, Executive Director
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Seth Coleman, Media Relations Manager
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                     

September 22, 2020

 

APS Partners with Non-Partisan Organization ‘When We All Vote’
for the APS Good Trouble Voter Campaign

 

ATLANTA –Atlanta Public Schools has partnered with When We All Vote  for the APS Good Trouble Voter Campaign, which aims to educate and inspire APS students and families about the importance of voting.

The initiative honors the late Congressman and Civil Rights leader John Lewis, who once said: “Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble."  

When We All Vote is a non-profit and non-partisan organization on a mission to increase participation in every election and close the race and age voting gap by changing the culture around voting. More than 11,000 students and educators are engaged with When We All Vote across the country, and they will provide APS high school student ambassadors with tools and resources to lead voting efforts in social studies classes at their respective schools and throughout their communities.

Board Chair Jason Esteves and APS Superintendent Dr. Lisa Herring will officially launch the APS Good Trouble Voter Campaign in conjunction with National Voter Registration Day on Sept. 22. The campaign will continue through Election Day.

WHAT:       APS Good Trouble Voter Campaign launch on National Voter Registration Day

WHO:          Jason Esteves, Chair, Atlanta Board of Education; Dr. Lisa Herring, Superintendent, Atlanta Public Schools; Janean Lewis, Social Studies Coordinator, Atlanta Public Schools; APS Good Trouble Voter Campaign Student Ambassadors 

 

WHEN:       Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020 (campaign launch) 

Friday, Sept. 25, 2020 (APS Voter Registration Day)

TBA additional events will be held through Election Day 

 

WHERE:              https://youtu.be/wRAcoHlyTy8

 

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About Atlanta Public Schools

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approximately 52,000 students across 87 schools. The District is organized into nine K-12 clusters with 58 traditional schools, 18 charter schools, six partner schools, two citywide single-gender academies and three alternative programs. To learn more about Atlanta Public Schools, follow us on social media – Twitter (@apsupdate), Facebook (Atlanta Public Schools), and Instagram (apsupdate) – or visit us online at www.atlantapublicschools.us.

 

About When We Vote

When We All Vote is a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit launched by Co-Chair Michelle Obama in 2018 on a mission to change the culture around voting by bringing together citizens, institutions, brands, and organizations to increase participation in every election. They are also on a mission to close the race and age voting gap and empower all eligible voters to cast their ballot by harnessing grassroots energy, establishing strategic partnerships, and implementing digital organizing strategies. Learn more here.