Talking to your family and friends about Voting!!
Recently I had an amazing birthday party. I invited over all of my closes friends, set out food, planned the music selection, and created a survey. I wanted to know how many of my friends are registered to vote and who will actually be voting this November.
The results were interesting. I found out that all of my friends are registered to vote. I find that very exciting. Everyone should vote! The disappointing part was finding out that two of my friends, although they are registered to vote, won’t be voting this November.
One said “she just was too uninformed and indecisive.” This is our next President we are voting for! This is very important. She needs to be getting informed. She needs to take the time and do the research on both the candidates. Many, many generations will be studying this election for years to come. We had our first female presidential candidate run as well as our first African American presidential candidate. We are making history, why wouldn’t someone want to be a part of that?
The second friend said she wasn’t voting “because they all suck.” Well on that statement alone I could go on for ever, but I will make this short. Even if you don’t like any of the nominees, who do you feel will do less damage to the country? That to me seems like a lazy cop out. By not voting at all, you may be handing the election to the candidate that will hurt our country in many was. Do research; figure out which one is closer to your views. Then you will be able to say “yes I voted; I made a difference.”
I will be having a few follow up conversations with these friends to tell them all the important reasons to vote. We should all be able to talk to our family and friends about voting. I did this survey in the middle of my birthday party. -It is that important to me. I want people to talk about their views and discuss different things that they learned. It’s not about convincing them to vote for the person I like the most; it’s about convincing them to VOTE! We as a society should be able to talk to our family and friends about voting.
There are many simple things you can do to talk about it. I picked my birthday because I would have everyone in the same room. You can throw a cook-out; you could have a game night with your friends, or plan a picnic. It’s a great way to be able to spend time with your friends and talk about voting in a non-threatening environment. You want to present it casually. “I was just curious” is always a good statement. Then your friends won’t go to a defensive place on the subject and you can have an open and honest conversation.
So the next time you and your friends get together, remember to talk to them. You may be surprised to hear what they have to say.
Amanda Hager, Community Outreach Coordinator and Senior Admin
www.RainbowWeddingNetwork.com
The results were interesting. I found out that all of my friends are registered to vote. I find that very exciting. Everyone should vote! The disappointing part was finding out that two of my friends, although they are registered to vote, won’t be voting this November.
One said “she just was too uninformed and indecisive.” This is our next President we are voting for! This is very important. She needs to be getting informed. She needs to take the time and do the research on both the candidates. Many, many generations will be studying this election for years to come. We had our first female presidential candidate run as well as our first African American presidential candidate. We are making history, why wouldn’t someone want to be a part of that?
The second friend said she wasn’t voting “because they all suck.” Well on that statement alone I could go on for ever, but I will make this short. Even if you don’t like any of the nominees, who do you feel will do less damage to the country? That to me seems like a lazy cop out. By not voting at all, you may be handing the election to the candidate that will hurt our country in many was. Do research; figure out which one is closer to your views. Then you will be able to say “yes I voted; I made a difference.”
I will be having a few follow up conversations with these friends to tell them all the important reasons to vote. We should all be able to talk to our family and friends about voting. I did this survey in the middle of my birthday party. -It is that important to me. I want people to talk about their views and discuss different things that they learned. It’s not about convincing them to vote for the person I like the most; it’s about convincing them to VOTE! We as a society should be able to talk to our family and friends about voting.
There are many simple things you can do to talk about it. I picked my birthday because I would have everyone in the same room. You can throw a cook-out; you could have a game night with your friends, or plan a picnic. It’s a great way to be able to spend time with your friends and talk about voting in a non-threatening environment. You want to present it casually. “I was just curious” is always a good statement. Then your friends won’t go to a defensive place on the subject and you can have an open and honest conversation.
So the next time you and your friends get together, remember to talk to them. You may be surprised to hear what they have to say.
Amanda Hager, Community Outreach Coordinator and Senior Admin
www.RainbowWeddingNetwork.com
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