Voteless Not Voiceless
A Teen-Powered Get Out the Vote Campaign
Voteless Not Voiceless was Bow Seat’s youth-led campaign to inspire voters to cast 2020 ballots with our blue planet in mind.
While young people will face the worst impacts of climate change, millions weren’t old enough to vote in one of the most important elections of our lifetimes. By raising their voices together, our community of “voteless” youth worked to shift the hearts and minds of voters, and empower other young people to speak out for healthy environments, for resilient communities, and for a climate-safe future for all.
A Historic Election for the Planet
Extreme weather events, melting polar regions, sea level rise, drowning coasts, biodiversity loss, and toxic legacies of environmental racism… With our blue planet in crisis, 2020 was a critical election year for the U.S. to start to turn the tide on the climate emergency. While there is much work still to be done to build a better and healthier world for all, what’s clear is how powerful we are when we come together. There was a historic turnout of young voters and voters of color across the country in 2020, and we achieved many wins for people & planet thanks to the efforts of organizers, advocates, and citizens making their voices heard and building an intersectional future.
