I’ve been in DC this week for conferences and meetings, but the conference I’m at today is called A Better Deal, for young people who are trying to navigate the economy in such troubling times. I’ve told you these stats before: youth have twice the unemployment than the rest of the country despite having [...]
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Statement given today by Krisja Hendricks from Rock the Vote -
STATEMENT OF KRISJA HENDRICKS
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
I got involved with this health care work when Rock the Vote asked young Americans to share their stories of how not having health insurance has affected their lives. It was being said that young people were apathetic [...]
A youth organization has got involved in pushing young people’s hope for health care reform. Rock the Vote is starting with a
“30 second television spot featuring Scrubs stars Zach Braff and Donald Faison encouraging young Americans to show they care and “demand health care now” by visiting www.rockthevote.com or texting the keyword “HEALTH” to RTVOTE (788683). The ad uses the actors’ roles as “fake doctors” to educate young people about health care reform and demand that “the suits in Washington cover more than just their own asses.”
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