National Geographic - USA (2020-04)

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‘POLITICIANS


CARE ABOUT
BEING REELECTED,
AND THAT COMES
WITH VOTING
AND WITH MONEY.
YOUNG ACTIVISTS
DON’T HAVE
MUCH MONEY,
BUT WE DO
HAVE A MASSIVE
NUMBER OF
YOUNG VOTERS
WHO ARE NOT
REGISTERED.’

JEROME


FOSTER II
He’ll be old enough
this November to vote
for the first time in a
U.S. presidential elec-
tion, and he sees reg-
istering young people
to vote as the best
way to spur action on
climate change. To do
that, the Washington,
D.C., resident founded
OneMillionOfUs. His
organization com-
bines voter registra-
tion with activism on
climate change, gun
control, immigration
reform, and gender
and racial equality.
REBECCA HALE, NGM STAFF
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