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Director Jason Pollock to speak on the "Politics on Film" panel in Washington D.C. on Wednesday April 29th!
- Posted on 04.28.09
Related causes: Community, Leaders, Youth
I am pleased to announced that I have been invited to speak by The Bi-Partisan Policy Center, on an AMAZING panel in Washington D.C. this Wednesday! Here is more info...
MEDIA ADVISORY April 29th - What Makes a Movie Political?
Panel Discussion Tees Up Inaugural Film Festival
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Politics on Film, the bipartisan film festival making its debut in the nation’s capital this spring, is hosting a roundtable discussion April 29th, with panelists weighing in on what makes a movie political.
WHEN: Wednesday, April 29th, 7-8:30 p.m.
WHERE: 101 Constitution Ave, N.W.
WHO: Confirmed participants include:
* Dan Glickman, Chairman and CEO, Motion Picture Association of America
* Ann Hornaday, Film Critic, The Washington Post
* Jason Pollock, Director, The Youngest Candidate
* Hilary Rosen, CNN Contributor and Managing Director, Brunswick Group
* Moderated by Arch Campbell, WJLA, ABC Channel 7
* Special Guest Mary Margaret Valenti, Honor...Read More -
Major TYC partnerships announced with DECLARE YOURSELF and CAUSECAST.org!!!
- Posted on 03.03.09
Related causes: Community
Hello Youngest Candidates!
Today is a very special day for me. We are announcing major partnerships with Norman Lear's youth movement, DeclareYourself, and the best new cause based social network on the web, CauseCast.org.
TYC and DY have created a program called DECLARE YOURSELF THE YOUNGEST CANDIDATE! I don't want to tell you too many details right now but DY has put the TYC logo on their front page!!! Check it out here... http://www.declareyourself.com/
We are so honored to be on the front page of DY and I will tell you more about our programming plans soon.
CauseCast.org is the fastest growing cause based social network on the web today. It is a beautiful and sleek website and so easy to use. I highly recommend you sign up and get involved. CauseCast brings non-profits and cause leaders together and allows you to easily interact with them... its AMAZING!
I am so honored to announce that CauseCast has put me up as a leader on their site. Please join CauseCast today...Read More -
The Youngest Candidate @ Power Shift 2009!!!
- Posted on 02.27.09
Hello Youngest Candidate Supporters!
I hope everyone is well today. I have some BIG NEWS! There will be special sneak peak of The Youngest Candidate at Power Shift this weekend in Washington D.C.!!! The film will screen on Sunday night, March 1st, at 930PM as part of the Power Shift program. I will be there and will have a Q & A after the screening to discuss the film.
For those of you who don't know what Power Shift is let me tell you. 10,000 college students and young people from all over America will convene in D.C. for 4 days of talk and discussion about how we can make a more green economy, government, and future for America!
Nancy Pelosi and Van Jones will be speaking as well as a number other politicians and green leaders. Also, The Roots AND Santogold will be performing for the attendees. Power Shift is going to rock and The Youngest Candidate is so proud to be a part of it!
Here is a link to the main site for Power Shift...
http://www.powershift09.org
Here i...Read More -
Arianna Huffington and Shepard Fairey in 1 Night
- Posted on 02.27.09
On January 19th, 2009 I was lucky enough to have a tough decision on my hands. I had a ticket to 2 of the biggest Inaugural parties in Washington D.C. that night. Those 2 parties were Arianna Huffington's Huff Post Inaugural Ball and Shepard Fairey's Manifest Hope Party. Instead of making this impossible choice I decided to go to both. First, I attended The Huffington Post Inaugural Ball. I was there because of my amazing friends from CauseCast.org. Brian Sirgutz and Levi Felix helped get me in and for that I am forever grateful to them.
Arianna threw an insane ball that had everyone from The Jonas Brothers, to Larry King, to Newark Mayor Corey Booker in attendance. Pundits came out en masse as John King, Jeffrey Toobin, and many others roamed the crowd. Hollywood came out to celebrate as well. Everyone from Ron Howard to Ben Affeck was there. You could really feel the incredible network of people that The Huffington Post has created. I am so honored to be a blogger for The Huffi...Read More -
The Youngest Candidate Mission Statement
- Posted on 02.27.09
Related causes: Community, Youth
In the history of American politics the teens and youth of each time helped so much to shape political culture. Some of our Founding Fathers were involved in politics at extremely ripe ages. In 1727, Benjamin Franklin, at age 21, created the Junto. These Juntos were meetings where the town's leaders discussed the issues of the day. They truly were the beginnings of American democracy and a 21-year-old boy created them. In 1749, when America was still a mere twinkle in the eye of its founders, George Washington, at the age of 17 held the public office of surveyor of Culpeper County. But over time something happened… as the years went by, our politicians became older and older until we had completely forgotten how we started.
It is a little known fact in America today but youth candidates are running and winning elections all over the map. Hundreds of teens and young people run forr office each year. They come from varying walks of life but they all want to make this country a bett...Read More
