Matsui Forum
Inagural Matsui Forum
"Voting Today, Leading tomorrow: Will Young Voters Change America?"
The 2008 presidential election has seen an unprecedented surge in the registration of young voters, a group that has often been disengaged from politics. Will young people remain engaged in politics beyond this election cycle? What can be done to encourage young people to stay involved in politics? What difference might it make for the country?
These topics and more were covered during our Inaugural Matsui Forum held on Monday, April 27. If you missed the event, or would like to view it again, please visit one of the following sites-
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Panelists:
Mike Connery: Author of Youth to Power: How Today's Young Voters Are Building Tomorrow's Progressive Majority he also blogs full-time about progressive youth organizing at Future Majority.
Meghan McCain: McCain is a well known blogger and author: thedailybeast.com and mccainblogette.com, she is the daughter of John McCain and experienced first hand the campaign trail during this last election cycle.
Randi Zuckerberg: The face of facebook, Randi Zuckerberg is the spokeswoman for Facebook and worked closely with CNN on their integration with Facebook for the inauguration, even serving as a guest anchorwoman for CNN broadcasts from Facebook on the day of the inauguration.
Heather Smith: Executive Director of Rock the Vote, founder and former director of Youth Voter Strategies, and served as the national field director for the student PIRGs New Voters Project.
Nicole Lapin: News anchor for CNN.com Live. Lapin joined CNN in 2006 becoming on of the youngest news anchors in the company's history. She hosts a weekly interview series entitled, "Young People Who Rock," which focuses on young people under 30 who are doing amazing things.
Press Coverage:
Daily Californian
Sponsored by the Robert T. Matsui Center for Politics and Public Service
Co-sponsors include: Berkeley College Republicans, Cal Berkeley Democrats, and the Undergraduate Political Science Association.
