Brooklyn Bowl owner and concert promoter Peter Shapiro understands how the power of music can motivate fans to take action. The long time board member of HeadCount, the non-profit, non-partisan voter mobilization organization, has seen his group register hundreds of thousands of young people to vote since the organization formed in 2004.
. Last month, HeadCount registered nearly 1,400 voters in just one weekend at Bonnaroo. The organization's goal is to register 200,000 voters by next November and help turn out 1 million young voters by providing election reminders and creating opportunities to communicate with elected officials on issues around LGBT rights, climate change and criminal justice reform.
“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help recruit the next generation of voters and political leaders,” Shapiro says. “HeadCount is one of the leading youth-oriented political engagement organizations in America, so becoming chair of the board is a great honor and responsibility. I look forward to helping push things to the next level.”
Brownstein, who remains a member of the HeadCount board and will now have the title of founder and chairman emeritus, tellsThe HeadCount board of directors also includes
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