Great project!! I urge you to
contribute at least a little, to show you support these young people getting involved and engaged in the civic questions of our time! And please forward the request to others! This comes to me by way of Stacie Shapiro:
A group of Plugged In students recently created a video that was selected for the 2nd annual "If I Had a Trillion Dollars (IHTD)" Film Festival and have been invited to go to Washington, DC to participate in a youth leadership session on lobbying and media messaging, as well as meet with legislators on Capitol Hill to discuss federal spending priorities.
The festival is presented by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and the National Priorities Project (NPP) and encouraged youth to take a closer look at how the United States is spending our money.
The youth were asked to create a short film that expresses what they would do if they could redirect government funds away from things like war and towards projects that would help their own communities.
We are running a GoFundMe campaign to help cover the travel and lodging expenses for the group.
