Follow My Vote To Sponsor United We Stand Festival

Will Long — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 20:21:13 +0000

Follow My Vote will be sponsoring the United We Stand Festival and Open Presidential Debate at the University of Colorado Boulder on Tuesday October 25th. In addition to the debate, there will be speakers and performances by more than 10 different bands and artists.

Tickets are free to public and students get priority. More info here.

The festival is put on by the the Free and Equal Election Foundation. Free and Equal’s mission is to broaden electoral choices through education and direct positive action. They are a non-profit, non-partisan organization that works to give all ballot-qualified candidates the opportunity to debate important political issues in public forums. Free and Equal continues to help level the political playing field and to inspire more independents and alternative party candidates to run for office. They strive to empower and encourage more people, especially young people, to get involved in the discussion, participate in the political process and hold their government accountable. Free and Equal believes that “more voices, more choices” will help shift the political power back to the people, away from the control of a few corporations and political elites, creating a more balanced system where all are free and equal in their ability to participate.

Keynote Speaker: Kweku Mandela

The grandson of the famous Noble Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela. Kweku continues the work of his grandfather in Africa by empowering the country’s youth. Kweku Mandela will present the “Mandela” award in honor of Civil Rights Activist Amelia Boynton-Robinson.

Other Speakers:

Mr. Ed Asner (Emmy Award Winning Actor)

Mr. Ramsey Clark (Former US Attorney General)

Music

The following bands and artist will be performing at the United We Stand Festival:

The Flobots, known for their hit “Handlebars“.

PE 2.0 “The Next Generation of Public Enemy”

Xiuhtezcatl of Earth Guardians

Aaron Ableman

DJ Cavem and Alkemia Earth

Eddie Keaton of Freedom Movement Rhymes4theTimes.com

Gordon Turrisi of www.watchermoon.com

Jill Knight of www.jillknight.com/

Hani Naser of haninasermusic.com

Jon Nash of “Beautify our Lives”

Samuel J of samueljmusic.com

Spragga Benz

Tom Neilson of www.tomneilsonmusic.com

The “One Note Stand Acapella” at University of Colorado, Boulder will perform The National Anthem prior to Presidential Debate.

Electoral Reform Experts To Speak

Adam Kaleb Ernest, CEO & Cofounder of Follow My Vote

Frank Atwood of Approval Voting

Hunter Scarborough of Voter App

The Debate

The following presidential candidates have been invited to participate in the debate:

Libertarian Party – Gov. Gary Johnson

Green Party – Dr. Jill Stein

Republican Party – Donald Trump

Democratic Party – Hillary Clinton

Sponsoring The Montgomery County Chamber Bocce Ball Tournament

Will Long — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 22:21:09 +0000

Follow My Vote sponsored the The 5th annual Bocce Ball Tournament hosted by the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce(MCCC). The tournament was held on June 23, 2016. A total of 50 teams participated with every team guaranteed to play at least 5 games. The top 16 teams then played for a single elimination round.

Team members Will Long and David Brock competed in the tournament, while Olivia Goodwin cheered them on. Learn more about the Follow My Vote team.

The Follow My Vote team did not place in the tournament and will be intensifying work out regimens and practices in preparation for next year.

Will Long | Olivia Goodwin | David Brock

As a public benefit corporation, Follow My Vote is a big believer in supporting the local community. One way we do this is by sponsoring events like the Bocce Ball Tournament. One-third of all of the proceeds made throughout the event are put toward the Chamber’s Teacher of the Year fund, Career and Technical Education Sponsorship, and the Mary T. Tutle Scholarship to the Pamplin College of Business.

If you are considering sponsoring an event like this, please do! The tournament is not only a great way to create name recognition for your company, but it is also a great source of informal networking where you can interact with other business professionals.

Other sponsors included: Rockingham Insurance, Robert Gibb | First Citizens Bank Christiansburg | SWVA Moving & Storage | The Prime Factory | Bristol Motor Speedway
About the author: Will Long is the Marketing Manager of Follow My Vote.

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