How much do you know about the politics of the Millennial generation, those young people born from 1978 to 1996? Did you know that...
- Millennials are deeply bothered by income inequality.
- Millennials believe in multilateralism over military strength to provide American security.
- Millennials believe that government should promote prosperity and community over self-reliance and low taxes.
- Millennials want to protect the environment more than promoting economic growth.
- And did you know that the Millennial Generation is bigger than the Baby Boom, will have nearly 50 million members eligible to vote this cycle, and are voting in much higher numbers than past generations of young people?
To learn more about the Millennials and their progressive political tendencies, join the New Politics Institute for the release of a new report built on a comprehensive survey of recent data. We will connect the dots between disparate polls and surveys that have emerged in the last several years to give a much better sense of this remarkable generation and show how fortuitous this development is for progressives.
Panelists include:
Ruy Teixeira, an NPI fellow who coauthored the new Millennial report, and the author or coauthor of five books, including The Emerging Democratic Majority.
Heather Smith, Executive Director of the Young Voter Strategies, and soon to be executive director of Rock the Vote. She will talk about the new tools and strategies that have proven to connect with these young voters.
Farouk Olu Aregbe, the founder of One Million Strong for Barack, a grassroots group that began on the social networking site Facebook. He initiated an effort that signed up a quarter million young people in its first month to support Barack Obama’s presidential bid.
The Progressive Politics of the Millennial Generation
Thursday, June 21
American Institute of Architects
1735 New York Avenue, NW
12:00PM - lunch will be served
For more information or to RSVP you can contact: Tracy Leaman, 202-842-7213, or tleaman@ndn.org
Spread the word to those who might be interested in learning more about one of the most important yet underappreciated political developments happening today. Thanks.
This event is one of a series presented by the New Politics Institute, a think tank helping progressives master today’s transformation of politics due to the rapid changes in technology, media and the demographic makeup of America. NPI is building a working network of top technology, media, and demographic professionals who want to help move best practices and new innovations into progressive politics. We are developing a body of useful reports that can be found at: www.newpolitics.net
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