YP4 and its partners in the youth vote coalition, Generation Vote, a project of the Generational Alliance, convened over the last 3 days to develop a comprehensive and coordinated plan around our voter mobilization work this year. It was inspiring to see years worth of infrastructure and relationship-building translate into real power in key states that is likely to have an impact on elections at all levels. While Young People For isn't supporting many of the ground troops in the various voter registration, education and GOTV campaigns, our presence and reason for existence is an important reminder to electoral-focused organizations in the progressive movement: YP4 was established in 2004 to address the cyclical abandonment that young people face at the end of every election year. At that time, we had a fellowship to offer. Thanks to the Generational Alliance and other leadership development organizations, on November 5, 2008, we will have a movement to offer. Young people politicized by this election and events over the last few years will have outlets and support networks for their activism. That much we know. We are entering a new political era and we want to be ready, so we need your help. What will young people need in terms of tools, resources and access points in order to move progressive policies, issues and ideas forward after the election?

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