Join us for an event to inspire and educate the next generation of voters!
Join us for an exciting afternoon of democracy in action:
"Ask me anything" with democracy and media experts
Connect with organizations and issue-area advocates
Meet your reps - national representatives, mayors, board of supervisors, youth commissioners and VIPs
Learn how to get ballot-ready, spot deep fakes, navigate the news, speak across differences, and get more involved
Play games to test your knowledge and win prizes
Visit over 30 booths with local and national nonprofits who do voter registration and protection, get out the vote, and advocacy on issues you care about!
Schedule
Games, food and resource fair will be throughout the event!
Breakout Sessions 1:00 - 2:00
AI and Democracy
Tom Kalil, former Deputy Director of the White House Office of Science & Technology
Navigating News You Can Use: Media Literacy for Citizens
Brittney Otero, Menlo School Head Librarian
Neil Chase, CEO CalMatters
Rik Panganiban, Online Learning Manager for KQED Teach
Angela Swartz, Editor, The Almanac
Main Session 2:00 - 3:00
Turn Up & Turn Out
Ray Mueller, San Mateo County Supervisor
Amourence Lee, San Mateo City Council, former Mayor
Lisa Gauthier, East Palo Alto City Council, former Mayor
Antonio Lopez, Mayor, East Palo Alto
Cecilia Taylor, Mayor, Menlo Park
Ritu Belani, Moderator
Breakout Sessions 3:00 - 4:00
Beyond Voting: How and Why to Get Involved Locally
James Coleman, Mayor, South San Francisco
Yajaira Ortega, Senior Manager Policy & Equity, Thrive
Colin Chu, SMC Youth Commissioner
Noor Chowdhary, SMC Youth Commission Chair
Is Deliberation an Antidote to Polarization?
Alice Siu, Stanford's Deliberative Democracy Lab