Wide Awakes Wisconsin!

Have you heard about @wideawakeswi? They are building a coalition of artists in Wisconsin to help make sure everyone knows how and takes advantage of early voting! Join their call to action on October 3!

Wide Awakes 2020 is an artist founded initiative that is national in scope and is building a coalition of civically-minded artists all across the country! The historic Wide Awakes were a pro-emancipation, pro-women’s suffrage, pro-immigration, youth-led organization that championed Abraham Lincoln during the 1860 presidential election. They coordinated voter registration drives and engaged new and young voters to participate in democracy. In 2020 a group of artists around the country are carrying on this action. As an offshoot of the For Freedoms project the Wide Awakes aspire to center the arts in political and civic discourse, interjecting joy, play, and imagination into our social, political, and cultural scene. 

Mindful of the constraints of time and of the pandemic the organizers are planning a nimble day of action to celebrate the start of early voting in Wisconsin, Tuesday, October 20. They envision distributed celebrations around the state. Whether you are already engaged in voter organizing and would like to partner and promote your action under #wideawakes2020 #wideawakeswi on that day or if you are an artist interested in participating in any of the civic celebrations Wide Awakes is planning, they would love to hear from you and work with you. 

Below is more information about Wide Awakes Wisconsin and an invitation to join a Zoom call to action this Saturday, October 3 on the 160th anniversary of the 1860 Wide Awakes March in the name of Emancipation.  

Please pass this call on to anyone you think would be interested.

Join Wide Awakes On OCTOBER 3 at 10 am for a Wide Awake WI call to action!

Join Zoom Meeting:

https://saic-edu.zoom.us/j/5517379530?pwd=Q1dWZ1h5NHovSkJ1TGFaK09YZmFWQT09

Meeting ID: 551 737 9530

Passcode: 160002

Wide Awakes Links:

Wide Awakes Website

Wide Awakes on Instagram

Wide Awakes Wisconsin on Instagram

For Freedoms Website

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