This Wednesday, April 20th, students at the University of British Columbia will join the nationwide vote mob movement to create a non-partisan video, sending a message to politicians and peers: UBC students are mobilized and ready to cast their ballot on May 2.
The concept of the vote mob was born out of Rick Mercer’s rant on Canada’s abysmal youth voter turnout. Students from the University of Guelph first created a video featuring students sprinting across campus with the message “Surprise, we’re voting!” – which has spawned a movement across Canadian universities.
“Our goal is to challenge political leaders’ stereotypes of apathetic university students, impress Canada’s youth, and inspire youth across the country to hit the polls,” says Tamara Mackay-Temesy, co-organizer of the UBC vote mob.
The organizers are hoping that the momentum created through the UBC LipDub video will propel students to come out for another video – this time, in support of democracy. Within 24 hours of publicizing the vote mob, over 500 students have expressed interest via Facebook and Twitter, and even more are expected to sign on as Wednesday approaches.
Details can be found on the Facebook event: “UBC VOTE MOB – ROCK YOUR VOTE”.
Learn about where and how you can vote in advance polls and on May 2.
Photo © Dave Huehn, McGill University vote mob
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[...] April 20th, 2011, I had the pleasure of working alongside five peers at UBC to co-organize the UBC Vote Mob. You may have heard of other votes mobs in the news. The vote mob movement has been spreading across [...]