MyVoteMyVoice

Date: 
Monday, October 22, 2018 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Location: 
Optimism Brewing
Please join us on Monday, October 22, 2018 / 7-9:00pm at Optimism Brewing for #MyVoteMyVoice, an evening of voter activation and community celebration. Last year we came together as a community to stand against hate with the SEA NO H8 event. This year it's all about voter activation--activating ourselves, our community and those across the country!  

SPEAKERS Include: 
7:15pm: WA State Attorney General Bob Ferguson 

7:30 Claudia Castro Luna, Washington State Poet Laureate

7:40 Aneelah Afzali, Executive Director of the MAPS-AMEN (American Muslim Empowerment Network)

Additional speakers: Erin Albanese, Founder, Lawyer Moms of America & Tahmina Watson, co-founder of Washington Immigrant Defense Network

GREAT MUSIC: 
DJ Megabooty of KBCS 91.3 FM's weekly show, "Megabooty and Funkscribe Present" — soul from the 60's & 70's

FOOD TRUCKS & DRINKS: food truck fare and Optimism brews or non-alcoholic options. 

WIN collectable art prints from Amplifier. Their work has elevated protests all over the world with powerful images advocating for human rights. 

VOTER ACTIVATION TABLES: with leading businesses and nonprofits: 
Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest and Hawaii
Lawyer Moms of America
Washington Immigration Solidarity Network
Washington Immigrant Defense Network
Civic Link
Vote With Me
Amplifier Art Lab
Indivisible Washington's 8th District
Seattle Indivisible
91.3 KBCS
Cupcake Royale
Optimism Brewing Company

#MYVOICEMYVOTE: We will be featuring the best #MyVoteMyVoice voter activation video challenge submissions and letting you know how to get involved to have your vote "heard." 

MEET THE FOUNDERS of Lawyer Moms of America, a Seattle-area non-profit helping immigrant children currently in federal detention and sign their pledge to free 12,800 children 

9pm: MARCH ON THE BALLOT BOX: we close the night with a live-music accompanied march through the Capitol Hill streets to turn in our ballots at the ballot box. Don't forget to bring them with you!

And much more! Or just chill out and enjoy your community! 

Sponsors:  AmplifierCupcake RoyaleLawyer Moms of AmericaWA Immigrant Solidarity Network -Red de Solidaridad de Inmigrantes en WAPlanned Parenthood Votes Northwest and Hawaii, VoteWithme, SEA NO H8, CivicLink, the Washington State Indivisible Podcast, KBCS 91.3 FM

Optimism Brewing Company is open to people and dogs of all ages. You must be 21+ years-old and show ID to purchase beer. 

Organizers: Maggie Cuevas, SEA NO H8, Kat Martin, Tax March, Stephan Cox, WA State Indivisible Podcast