The New York Immigration Coalition, in partnership with New York City Council, NYC Votes, and the New York City Department of Education is hosting today, October 6, 2016, a Student Voter Registration Day (SVRD) in sixteen high schools across New York’s five boroughs.
SVRD is a one-day program to be held on October 6, in high schools across New York City to help students register to vote and educate them about civic participation.
Eligible students will be registered to vote by the October 14th voter registration deadline in order to participate in this November’s Presidential Elections. The program will inspire and prepare all students to become active members of their communities beyond Election Day.
SVRD was also held earlier this year in March and succeeded in registering 8,500 students. The program will be held bi-annually, with the goal of registering 10,000 students’ in 125 schools.
The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) is an umbrella policy and advocacy organization for nearly 200 groups in New York State that work with immigrants and refugees. The NYIC aims to achieve a fairer and more just society that values the contributions of immigrants and extends opportunity to all by promoting immigrants’ full civic participation, fostering their leadership, and providing a unified voice and a vehicle for collective action for New York’s diverse immigrant communities.
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