2020 ELection
Get out the vote!
Sydnie L. Mosley —
Healing the Soul of America.
Voting Plan
“My plan which I did today was to get my absentee ballot and then drop in a voting box at my early voting site.” - 10/30/20
Artist Information
Artist: Sydnie L. Mosley
Dancer, Choreographer, Teacher
Katarina Lott — Combating the Climate Crisis and Pursuing Environmental Justice
Voting Plan
I am registered to vote in Colorado, and my voting plan is to vote early and in person. In Boulder County, CO voting is opening in phases, with the earliest voting centers opening on October 19, 2020. One of these voting centers is on campus at the university I attend, so I will be voting at that location.
I am aware that all things are subject to change so I will be monitoring this website, https://www.bouldercounty.org/elections/, in order to remain informed. I plan to vote on October 20, 2020 when I am on campus. If I am unable to vote that day I will continue to go to this location (or other if this site is insufficient) until I have cast my ballot.
Artist Information
Artist: Katarina Lott
We are the material of the work.
IG: @kittykatlott
FB: katarina.lott
Filmed and edited October 1, 2020 in Erie, Colorado
Gierre J. Godley/Project 44 —
HEALING THE SOUL OF AMERICA
Voting Plan
I will be voting via mail in an absentee ballot.
Artist Information
Artist: Gierre J. Godley
Project 44
IG: @project44dance
Mishi Castroverde — Protecting & Enforcing Voting Rights
Voting Plan
I have already received the absentee ballot I requested a few weeks ago. I plan to fill it out and drop it off at an early voting poll site between Oct 24 and Nov 1, as laid out here: elections.ny.gov/VotingAbsentee. According to voteearlyny.org, the closest early voting poll site to me is PS 175, so I plan to go there to drop off my ballot.
Artist Information
Artist: Mishi Castroverde (she, her)
Cuban-American Choreographer based in NYC
Harlem, NY | October 3, 2020
JORDAN FIFE HUNT —
EXPANDING ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT
Election Plan
Vote by mail
Artist Information
Artist: JORDAN FIFE HUNT
Actor, singer, dancer, and songwriter living in New York City.
Angel —
Achieving Racial Justice and Equity
Election Plan
Angel plans to encourage her family, friends and Instagram followers to vote in the upcoming 2020 election!
Artist Information
Artist: Angel P (she, her)
Social: @thatssoooangel
Dance Academy: Fearless Dance Empire (@fdempire)
High School: Baltimore School for the Arts Class of 2024
Music: “Letter To Your Flag” @itsroyaltymane
Shauna Sorensen —
Combating the Climate Crisis and Pursuing Environmental Justice
Voting Plan
My voting plan is to vote early, in-person. I plan on doing this on Wednesday October 28th at the Rego Center Community Room. I have this day completely off so I plan on showing up when the polls open at noon and am willing to stay until I am able to get into the room to vote. If for some reason I cannot vote on this day I will try again on Sunday November 1st.
Artist Information
Artist: Shauna Sorensen
Filmed October 1, 2020 in Queens, NY.
What’s a Plank?
A plank is a component of a political platform. So let’s start there.
What is a political platform?
From Wikipedia: “A political party platform or program is a formal set of principal goals which are supported by a political party or individual candidate, in order to appeal to the general public, for the ultimate purpose of garnering the general public's support and votes about complicated topics or issues. "Plank" is the term often given to the components of the political platform – the opinions and viewpoints about individual topics, as held by a party, person, or organization…
A party platform is sometimes referred to as a manifesto[1] or a political platform. Across the Western world, political parties are highly likely to fulfill their election promises.[2]”
Interested? You can see political platforms dating back to 1840 here.
So then what IS a plank?
From Wikipedia: “The word "plank" depicts a component of an overall political platform, as a metaphorical reference to a basic stage made out of boards or planks of wood. The metaphor can return to its literal origin when public speaking or debates are actually held upon a physical platform.” A subplank is simply a component of the plank.
Why DID LEEANNE include a plank in this art project?
Two reasons:
People vote for a variety of reasons. Voting is a human right, and our reasons for voting are as diverse as our lived experiences. Leeanne believes that sharing the plank that inspires each of these artists helps to demonstrate the many ways individuals come to the polls.
Civic education is an important component of civic engagement. Getting to know political processes, such as the development and publication of a political platform, is an important but often overlooked component of the political process. Leeanne’s hope is that more people will get to know political party platforms and how these platforms impact elections as well as policy and governing.
Artists’ plank inspirations:
Mishi Castroverde: Protecting & Enforcing Voting Rights (Subplank)
Jordan Fife Hunt: Expanding Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment (Subplank)
Leeanne G-Bowley: Revitalizing American Diplomacy (Subplank)
Gierre J. Godley/Project 44: Healing The Soul of America
Katarina Lott and Shauna Sorensen: Combating the Climate Crisis and Pursuing Environmental Justice
Angel P: Achieving Racial Justice and Equality (Subplank)
What you can do right now!
Volunteer to GOTV (Get Out the Vote):
Plan Your Vote and Get Out AND VOTE
CELEBRATE!
Janelle Monáe and Tessa Thompson’s initiative #TruthorDare4Democracy
Donate to a Campaign You Love!
Candidates still need to raise money, especially grassroots supported candidates. Many campaigns have debt to address after the election. Leeanne wants to get $$ out of politics, one way to do that is by supporting the candidate you care about directly!
Clive and I contributed to our AMAZING NYS Assemblywoman and the first former dreamer elected to the NYS Legislature Catalina Cruz
Donate to a grassroots GOTV Organization:
Amplifying: Cool artist-driven GOTV Projects
GOTV = Get Out the Vote
Note—these projects are identified and curated by Leeanne M. G-Bowley. No official endorsement nor collaboration exists between One Millennial Artist and these artists and organizations. The #DanceArtistElectionProject is not connected to these initiatives. This is simply a way to amplify the work being done by artists across the country to GOTV.
#NYCDANCEUNITES
AIGA GET OUT THE VOTE 2020
Check out their very cool and inspirational resource
Get Loud Get Weird Voter Registration Poster Project
by artist William J. O’Brien
Text from William J. O’Brien’s website:
“For the next 5 months leading up to the US presidential election will be releasing a new poster each month to raise funds for national & local Chicago non-profit organizations.
With every $100 dollar donation* you get a poster!
With every $250 dollar donation* you get a lawn sign!
1. Donate directly to these organizations for September:
Lambda Legal
Founded in 1973, Lambda Legal is the oldest and largest national legal organization whose mission is to achieve full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and everyone living with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work. https://www.lambdalegal.org/
Brave Space Alliance
Brave Space Alliance is the first Black-led, trans-led LGBTQ Center located on the South Side of Chicago, dedicated to creating and providing affirming, culturally competent, for-us by-us resources, programming, and services for LGBTQ individuals on the South and West sides of the city. We strive to empower, embolden, and educate each other through mutual aid, knowledge-sharing, and the creation of community-sourced resources as we build toward the liberation of all oppressed peoples. https://www.bravespacealliance.org/
2. Forward your email receipts to getloudgetweird@gmail.com with your preference of language(English, Spanish, Chinese) & address for mailing(For Chicago residents there will be pickup only
3. Share, Spread the word & Register to vote!
Tag the studio and also use the hashtag #getloudgetweird so we can share all of the posters and lawn signs out in the world
*Posters and lawn signs will be given for new donations posted from the period of July 1st – November 30th, 2020. Poster and lawn sign size is 18 x 24”
Special thanks to Document Gallery, Julia Aponte, Ana Nunez, John O’Brien, Yili Peng, and especially Ed Jaeky
All images & slogans © 2020 William J. O’Brien”
Cody Brunell-Potter dancing outside of LA on election day 2020.
What Is The #DanceArtistElectionProject?
an art project created by Leeanne G-Bowley designed to share dance artists’ enthusiasm for voting in the 2020 general election. Artists have identified a component of the 2020 Democratic National Convention Platform that is inspiring their vote. Each artist then created a short dance film reflecting this inspiration and commits to an election plan for the 2020 General Election on November 3rd
Artists are asked to contribute 1 hour of work to this project and are paid $50 for their work creating content. Artists retain the rights to the work and give permission to Leeanne G-Bowley to edit, distribute, and utilize in furtherance of this project.
Artists are asked to:
Create a “instagrammable” video which will displayed on this page as well as pushed out publicly via social media.
Share their election plan.
Share the plank or subplank of the DNC 2020 platform that is inspiring them to participate in the 2020 election.
GET Involved
VOTE! Early, Election Day, Drop you Ballot!
Get to know these artists. Follow and support them!
Share WHY you VOTE on social media! You can dance your response, tell us, share a photo. Tag us at @onemillennialartist, #DanceArtistElectionProject, #DAEP2020
Volunteer and Celebrate! Check out the “What you can do right now” section of this page!
What’s a Voter Plan?
It’s your plan for casting your vote in the 2020 Election.
Step 1: .Are you registered? Check your registration Is it up to date? Is your current address listed? That may affect your polling place.
Step 2: How? Determine how you will cast your vote. What is allowed in your state? Mail-In or Absentee Voting? Early Voting? What is safest voting method for you? What are the deadlines for absentee voting? Where is your early voting polling place?
Step 3: When and Where? Once you determine how you are voting, figure out all of the logistics.
Mail-in: Do you need to request a ballot? If so, what is the deadline to request a mail-in ballot? What is the deadline to send the ballot back? Can you drop off the ballot somewhere? Where is that? When are you dropping off your ballot or mailing it?
Early Voting: This year, more states are holding early voting. Check if early voting is available in your state. Your polling place for early voting may be different from your regular polling place. Determine the day and time you plan on voting. Have a back-up plan.
Election Day - November 3rd: Where is your polling place? What are the hours? When are you going to vote? What do you need to bring with you? What’s your work’s policy about being late or missing work for voting?
Step 4: Commit to following your plan. Share it with others! Have a back-up plan. Check out what’s on the ballot before you vote. Remember to vote up and down the ballot. Local elections are very important!
Resources to help you with all of these steps:
Some notes on the project, free speech, and project funding.
The funding comes from the income curator, Leeanne G-Bowley, earns at her day job.
Leeanne G-Bowley is creating this as an art piece and is part of her freedom of expression. This project is not a part of any campaign nor political action nor is it a political contribution.
Ms G-Bowley will also create her own video and commentary.
All artists own their own content and are expressing their own views and opinions.
This project has no connection, formal nor informal, with any nonprofit organization nor corporation.
Cody Brunelle-Potter
Cody voted in-person in LA on November 2, 2020. These were filmed the following day.
Leeanne G-Bowley —
REVITALIZING AMERICAN DIPLOMACY
Election Plan
My voting plan is to vote early, in-person. In NYS early voting starts on October 24, and runs until November 1, 2020. I also plan on applying to work the polls on election day, November 3, 2020. Polling places are different for early voting. I will be voting at the Jackson Heights branch of the Queens Public Library. I plan to go on the first day of early voting (October 24, 2020) with my husband. If we cannot vote that day we will continue to go to early voting until we can cast our ballot.
Artist Information
Artist: Leeanne G-Bowley (she, her, hers)
Choreographer and Director based in Queens, NY
Filmed September 8, 2020 at Fushing Meadows Corona Park