Press
July 13, 2008: PolitiCorps Fellows featured in the New York Times
Three of the Bus Project’s PolitiCorps Fellows were featured in the Sunday New York Times. “Nate Gulley, 23, who grew up in Cleveland and is here as a Politicorps fellow, said too much was being made of Mr. Obama’s every move. “It’s important not to get swept up in ‘Is Obama posturing?’ ” Mr. Gulley said. “It’s self-evident that he’s a different kind of candidate.”
// Read the Full Article in the NYT
May 20, 2008: The Oregonian, Op-ed “Casting A Vote for the Next Generation”
“The Bus Project is working to address these challenges through volunteer engagement and fun events such as Trick-or-Vote, young leader trainings and voter advocacy, such as support for a bill passed last year that allows teenagers to register to vote as soon as they turn 17.”
May 11, 2008: Jim Hightower on CSPAN2, BookTV
Jim on the Bus Project: “Without any money, without any consultents, without any of the robocalls, without any of the usual accouterments of modern political warfare…just honest porchstep talking with people, made that difference…showing that people power works again.”
// watch the clip (click on either ‘flash’ or ‘windows media’ on the right)
May 13, 2008: Make Something Happen Blog
Interview: “Mike Connery of Future Majority Discusses the Millennial Generation and the Changing Face of Organization”
April 3, 2008: The Statesman Journal, “Event Combines Music and Art with Chance to Register to Vote”
“Bus Project coordinator Melissa Chapman said young voters — anyone between 18 and 35 — often feel disenfranchised from the voting process, but the organization has found that just asking is the most direct way.
“We’re consistent and persistent,” she said.”
March 6, 2008: The Nation, “How to Swim Against the Current”
“Every state should have a Bus Project!”
March 4, 2008: The Oregonian, “Young People Ready to Get Out and Vote”
“Clare Seekins, a campus organizer with the Bus Project [. . .] says they want to step up efforts to close the broad gap between younger and older voters in Oregon.”
January 31, 2008: Future Majority Blog
Michael Connery’s blog