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Emerging Voices

Our voices matter. For too long, the narratives and expertise of young queer and trans people of color in the South and Midwest have been ignored or talked over. URGE showcases young content creators and storytellers who have the opportunity to gain skills in writing for a variety of blogs and media outlets, creating engaging digital content, while using social media to amplify their work. EmURGEing Voices highlights the views of young people on issues related Reproductive Justice and gender equity. Explore their work here.

 

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Emmanuel Modupe (he/they)

I have spent much of my adulthood learning that I am a terrible house cat. People have tried to hand me perfectly respectable lives and I keep finding open windows. Marriage. Monogamy. Gender. Careers. Parenthood. Voting.

Natasha Kokkodil (she/her)

Curious about how you can grow civically this upcoming cycle? This installment of the URGE Content Festival "Tending to Our Civic Garden" is all about discovering our civic soil, how we can blossom forward, and plant the seed to create civic gardens of our own."

Olivia Clark (she/her)

Voting access is disability justice. Creating for URGE's 2026 Voter Engagement Content Festival, shares why voting access IS disability justice and why every voter deserves a meaningful opportunity to participate.
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Milan Parker (she&her)

Where Is Home When It’s Time to Vote?The first time I really understood that voting wasn’t as simple as people made it sound was when I missed the 2020 election.

Allison Sowle (she/her)

Taking care of her grandmother has changed the way Allison Sowle looks at a lot of things, including voting. Before becoming a caregiver, it was easy to think about healthcare, aging, transportation, policy changes and community resources as big issues that existed somewhere outside of her everyday life. But the act of caregiving made them deeply personal.

Kyra Butler (she/her)

Students are impacted by voter suppression in unique ways and this election season, Kyra’s graphic series addresses these barriers while carving out ways for you and your peers to engage while navigating them.

Lily Furgeson (she/they)

It’s easy to get overwhelmed when it comes to politics, but even when the odds are stacked against us, the power to initiate change remains in our hands.
think your vote only matters

Lindsay Thomaston (she/they)

Local elections have historically come down to narrow margins on more than one occasion, but the impact of these elections is anything but narrow.
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Maisie Patterson (she/her)

step one, vote to protect your community voting is not fireworks in the shape of an american flag or a wiener dog stealing hot dogs off the grill  it is bowling with empty shampoo bottles

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