PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Dalvin Bartley, Mid Atlantic Senior Program Manager at Generation Citizen
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Dalvin Bartley from Generation Citizen testified about their voter education, engagement, and registration activities in New York City. He emphasized the importance of libraries in fostering engaged voters and discussed Generation Citizen's partnership with the New York Public Library and their RISE 2024 voter activation campaign.
- Generation Citizen applies social studies learning to real-world issues through a community-based civics curriculum for secondary school students.
- The organization has created a toolkit for teachers to inform, educate, and register 17 and 18-year-old students eligible to vote in November 2024.
- Bartley expressed hope for continued partnership with the council and New York Public Library to bring high-quality civic education to students.
Dalvin Bartley
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Thank you for this opportunity to submit testimony on behalf of generation citizen at the New York City Council Committee on Cultural Affairs, Library, Earnings And International Intergroup Valation.
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My name is Dalton Bartley, a Mid Atlantic's senior program manager at generation citizen.
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VR community based civics curriculum, secondary school students apply social studies learning to the real world by studying and advocating on an issue of importance in their community.
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Today, I'm excited to testify about our voter education engagement and registration activities in New York City during this important election year to inform this hearing on how libraries and power in New Yorkers to become informed voters and engaged citizens.
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Libraries are vital in fostering engaged voters by providing essential resources and programs.
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They offer access to unbiased information about elections, voter registration assistance, and educational materials on civic engagement.
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Libraries also serve as neutral spaces for community discussions and debate, allowing citizens to learn about different perspectives and making informed decisions.
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Additionally, the often part partner with local organizations supports voter registration drives and events.
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Ensuring that all members of the community have the opportunity to participate in the democratic process.
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Libraries play a crucial role in empowering New Yorkers to become informed voters and engaged citizens and generation citizens partners with the New York Public Library to build relationships with our school partners and provide them with re with support researching our focus issues.
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Our programs and resources provide essential tools for understanding complex issues, evaluating candidates, and participating in the democratic process.
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Through our rise, registering, informing, supporting, and empowering both 2024 voter activation campaign, generation citizen has created a toolkit and will repeat towards the strict teachers in 11th and 12th grade classrooms to inform educate, and register seventeen and eighteen year old students who will be eligible to vote in November 2024.
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Generation citizen hopes to continue partnering with the council and New York Public Library to continue bringing high volume.
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New York time has expired.
Dalvin Bartley
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Thank you for considering this February.
