Events
July 14-15, 2009
National Summit
80 Million Strong for Young American Jobs
80 Million Strong unites young Americans to own and direct our economic future. To make our goal a reality, we are convening a summit of Millennial Generation leaders in Washington, DC on July 14-15. The summit is an opportunity for diverse young leaders from across the country to collaborate on innovative ideas and policies to build an economy that reflects the strengths of our generation. The key aspects of the summit will be large and small group discussions and policy sessions, where participants will work as a team to create, support, and improve each other's ideas. Ultimately, the summit will conclude in a coherent, cohesive legislative and grassroots agenda for the coalition and its partners to actively pursue.
The summit will include a particular focus on increasing opportunities in areas such education, entrepreneurship, energy, health care, and national security. In order to supplement the group discussions, the summit will feature national leaders as keynote speakers, each focusing on a particular subject. To learn more about the summit, CLICK HERE.
September 24, 2008
SAVE Hosts Capitol Hill Press Conference
The Student Association for Voter Empowerment (SAVE) and People For the American Way were joined by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, House Majority Whip James Clyburn, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Congresswoman Susan Davis, Congressman Dennis Kucinich, and Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz to address young voters who will encounter disproportionate access barriers to the polls on Election Day.
July 25, 2008
Asserting Your Voice: News Media Forum
An interactive discussion featuring Thomas Friedman, Judy Woodruff, Joe Scarborough, David Broder, Mike McCurry, and 150 interns from across Washington D.C. The central question the panelists were asked to answer is: what can we as young voters do to make our voices heard, affirmed, and recognized in the journalistic community?
February 1, 2008
Roosevelt Institution Democracy Week Panel
A panel discussion that focused on the role of young adults in the 2008 election cycle. The panel featured SAVE Executive Director Matthew Segal and a collection of prominent election experts.
January 25, 2008
Town Hall Meeting with John Edwards
United States Senator John Edwards appeared in a Town Hall Meeting sponsored and moderated by S.A.V.E. to speak on the importance of the young vote, civic education, among many other topics. This event marked the second of a series where S.A.V.E. was hosting both the Democratic and Republican candidates.
December 3, 2007
Town Hall with Joe Biden
This event was a town hall meeting sponsored and moderated by both S.A.V.E. as well as the Roosevelt Institution. Senator Biden spoke on civic education, voter participation, campaign financing, as well as a multitude of other topics.
July 31, 2007
Town Hall Forum
The SAVE town hall forum consisted of a panel of current and former elected officials, with representation split between the Democratic and Republican parties. Moderated by SAVE staff members, the discussion revolved around formulating a bipartisan solution to the general problem of civic disengagement that faces today's youth. The panel also addressed questions from the youth audience in any field the attendees wish to explore in order to show young people that legislators are accessible and interested.
July 25, 2007
Student-Led Hearing
This hearing was designed to create a cohesive report on the voting problems faced by students during the 2004-2006 elections. It was presided by a committee that included a few students, current and former members of congress, and leaders in academia as well as the non-profit sector. The event was designed to engage federal lawmakers and other prominent members of the academic community with student accounts of election violations in recent years.
July 24, 2007
Capital-Hill Reception
SAVE's first event, it was designed to introduce SAVE to various members of Congress and the public. Congresswoman Tubbs Jones spoke on the importance of civic education and introduced SAVE.