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A view of the International Space Station as it orbits the Earth. It is home to a multi-national congregation of astronauts from across the world who now call space their second home(Photo courtesy of NASA). Last month, I had written about the eclipse around the time I was forming a panel for the Frontiers ofContinue reading “Voting- In Space?”

A photo of the recent total solar eclipse from April of this year. Predicting efforts to lower the voting age just might be more easier thanks to the recent momentum & victories the concept has had in other global democracies as well as local efforts here in the United States. Some opportunities come once inContinue reading “Eclipses & Empowering Youth”

After the panel I moderated last month in Boston, the support for lowering the national voting age & the movement continues to grow. I recently met with the newly installed executive director of Vote16USA, who has expressed interest in working with several additional organizations, including some who collaborated with me in Boston, on a newContinue reading “Lowering The Voting Age Efforts – 2024”

So this weekend, specifically on June 15th, I wrapped up my participation in this year’s Frontiers of Democracy Conference.

A simple title from a news website. I don’t often do personal stories, but this one’s important. Many people don’t know this, but besides working on lowering the voting age to 16, I’m also a national vaccine advocate. Not only have I been advocating for vaccine health, but I’ve also spoken to the FDA, CDCContinue reading “A PH.D- at 16”

Pictured above is my registration badge from last year’s Frontiers of Democracy Conference in Boston. This June, we’re returning a year later to finish the job. This year is the first full post-pandemic year. Since the end of the Pandemic Health Emergency(PHE) last May, we have seen an effort to return to the routine- bothContinue reading “Let’s Finish the Job in 2024”

Last summer, I led supporters of lowering the voting age to 16 as both moderator & panel leader at the Frontiers of Democracy Conference in Boston, where we discussed the merits, support & challenges lowering the voting age would bring to a national audience of other fellow panelists. We had three days to speak toContinue reading “Going Back To Boston To Make Change”

A photo taken of the crew of the Eleanor Bolling, a ship that was led by then famous world explorer Admiral William Byrd. Of note in this picture is a young man on the lower left named Billy Gawronski, who had undertaken an extraordinary journey of his own just to appear in this photo. (ImageContinue reading “Good Teen Day: The Story of Billy Gawronski”

Working on a national issue requires a platform to coordinate from. I have chosen Ring A platform is currently being set up online where supporters of lowering the voting age can meet up. I believe Ring is the best app to use. I’ll provide the reasons below: