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Why I Vote: KaYing
KaYing. Strong women talk about why they vote to encourage people to get out and vote for the midterm elections.
Why I Vote: Venus DeMars
Venus DeMars reflects on the Kavanaugh nomination and the importance of voting.
Why I Vote: Maria Isa
Saludes MI Nombre is Maria Isa. Hi my name is Maria Isa. I want to tell you to vote. Todos Los Latinos (all Latinos), toda la gente en general (generally everyone should) vote. Make sure you do. It's very important.
Why I Vote: Iron Range Maidens Roller Derby
Mary Magnuson & Marta Carrigan from Iron Range Maidens Roller Derby. Strong women talk about why they vote to encourage people to get out and vote for the midterm elections.
Why I Vote: Connie Priebe
Connie Priebe from the Bois Forte Band of the Chippewa Tribe Strong women talk about why they vote to encourage people to get out and vote for the midterm elections.
Why I Vote: Ellen Longfellow
Ellen Longfellow, Civil Rights Attorney for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Minnesota Chapter Strong women talk about why they vote to encourage people to get out and vote for the midterm elections.
Why I Vote: Irma L'Escala
Irma L'Escala, a Minnesota Care Voter Strong women talk about why they vote to encourage people to get out and vote for the midterm elections.
Why I Vote: Kabo Yang
Kabo Yang, Minnesota Women's Consortium Strong women talk about why they vote to encourage people to get out and vote for the midterm elections. My name is Kabo Yang. I am working with Women's Consortium working to advance gender justice for all women In Minnesota. The reason I vote is because it is my power.
Why I Vote: Tiffini Flynn Forslund
Tiffini Flynn Forslund from Frogtown neighborhood of St Paul Strong women talk about why they vote to encourage people to get out and vote for the midterm elections.
Why I Vote: Reverend Nancy Nord Bence
I am Reverend Nancy Nord Bence. I am the executive director of Protect MN , the independent state based gun violence organization. They want to know why I vote. I vote because if we don’t vote then everything we do to try affect change; all the letters we write, the people we organize, all the trainings we hold and the protests we sponsor, none of that will do any good if we can’t change the people who are currently running Washington and Minnesota. ..