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Building a Campaign-Themed Board Game for Family Game Night
Family game night has long been a fixture in Australian homes, from the kitchen tables of Melbourne share houses to the loungerooms of suburban Adelaide.…
A Kid’s View Of Meeting John Kerry At A Town Hall
Meeting a presidential candidate can sound like an adult event: microphones, security staff, campaign signs and serious questions about jobs or foreign policy.…
Teresa Heinz Kerry And The Case For Early Learning
Teresa Heinz Kerry’s public work during the 2004 presidential campaign connected education with children’s health, family stability and community opportunity.…
Host a Movie Night with Documentary Clips from the 2004 Trail
Political nostalgia can spark real conversations in living rooms across Australia, where families often gather after dinner to chat about current events. The…
Building a campaign float for a local parade in 2004
In the spring of 2004, a small crew of twelve-year-olds in a Melbourne suburb decided their school entry in the community parade would not be another tableau…
Gun safety, youth advocacy, and the Kerry campaign era
When seventh-grader Ilana Wexler launched a website in 2004 to rally other children behind a presidential candidate, she was doing something most people…
Early voting lessons from a 2004 campaign to today's polling booths
The 2004 United States presidential election often enters Australian conversation as a footnote, somewhere between the Iraq War and Ohio's tangled vote counts.…
How Australian kids can launch a political podcast today
When Ilana Wexler launched Kids for Kerry from her bedroom in 2004, she proved something every Australian family already suspects: young people want a real…
Teresa Heinz Kerry’s School Recycling Lessons for Australian Students
A school recycling program can begin with a few bins, a clear message and students who are willing to take responsibility for what happens after lunchtime. In…
Making a Scrapbook of Newspaper Clippings from the 2004 Race
A scrapbook of newspaper clippings from the 2004 U.S. presidential race can preserve more than campaign slogans. It can show how John Kerry and Teresa Heinz…