Rodnika Cockroft (kxngrod) of DreamDefenders is sick of working within a system that led to one in four people she knows unable to vote — so she’s changing it
MTV News: Why do you think dismantling that and making sure that folks do have voting access is imperative to protecting our democracy?Everyone should be allowed the right to vote. Period. All of our lives are affected by who is in office and the legislation they push and what they decide to put the budget money into. It all affects our lives and no one should be barred from voting in the first place. That's first.
We proved this past election that we care about elections outside of the presidential cycle. Florida had its, so we definitely want to put emphasis on bringing the youth out. I think we know more now more than ever how pivotal it is to vote in all elections.Cockroft: In Miami, we're going to be doing a registration/presidential forum where we'll be discussing where different candidates stand on race, immigration, prisons, and police. This is the first of a series of conversations that we're going to have with our community, with young people about the people who are trying to get our votes and pushing them into voting in the primaries.
This is a nerve-wracking time but it's also exciting because I know that we're going to make sure that we get the outcome that we need and deserve as people.
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