Mark your calendars for Wednesday, October 9 at 7 pm, when Leading Ladies again partners with The Cabot Theater for a Community Conversation, YOUth Votes Count: How Gen Y & Z Can Decide Who Wins in 2024. We will be recognizing the winners of the Art as Activism poster contest before proceeding with a panel discussion led by Kelly Siegel-Steichler of the Tisch School for Civic Engagement at Tufts University. Admission is free.

Panelists

Kelly Siegel-Stechler: from the Tisch School for Civic Engagement at Tufts as moderator/panelist. Kelly brings the invaluable data that supports this demographic (age 18-43) as a crucial voting block.

Hannah Levine: Assistant Director of the Berry Institute of Politics. Hannah is an SSU Alumn who was active in the Center for Civic Engagement and voter engagement while in school and upon graduation was the campaign manager for State Representative Manny Cruz and then his Legislative Aide for the past two years.

Marisol Santiago: Policy and Organizing Director at MassVote. She’s a strategist, grassroots organizer and has a proven track record of electing women to office.

Wilhemenia Rolf Thaemert: student from Penguin Hall

Lola Aspinall Prendergast: student at Waring School, from Gloucester HS, member of Gloucester Human Rights Commission