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Hosting a neighbourhood parade for your favourite candidateA neighbourhood parade can turn political interest into a lively community activity. Families, students and local supporters can walk together, display…Teresa Heinz Kerry's Environmental Education Programs for ChildrenWhen Teresa Heinz Kerry stepped onto the public stage during the 2004 presidential campaign, audiences saw far more than a candidate's spouse. They encountered…How The Kerry For President Sticker Became A Youth Campaign IconThe “Kerry for President” bumper sticker belongs to a familiar category of American election material: a small, inexpensive object designed to turn private…John Kerry's Vietnam story and the message he shared with young votersThe spring of 2004 carried a peculiar charge for American teenagers. While their parents argued about the economy and the war in Iraq, a different war kept…Building a Campaign Button Collection Inspired by 2004 EnthusiastsBack in 2004, a seventh-grader named Ilana Wexler launched Kids for Kerry, a website that turned American politics into something a kid could actually…A Junior Phone Banker's Day on the Campaign TrailThe alarm goes off well before the sun comes up, and the curtains still look black. A school bag sits by the door, half packed with homework that will somehow…Why kids in 2004 took family health care personallyThe seven-grader who founded Kids for Kerry wasn't running a fan club. Ilana Wexler wanted other children to understand what was at stake in the 2004 election,…When a Poem Walked the Campaign Trail: Kerry and the Echoes of HughesIn the warm months of 2004, long before TikTok and Instagram reshaped how young people met politics, a different kind of campaign website flickered to life on…Turn your bedroom into a mini campaign officeIn Australia, where voting is compulsory from age eighteen and the Australian Electoral Commission runs school programmes in every state, young people are…Building a family volunteer day around a political campaignVolunteering as a family during a political campaign turns abstract debates into hands-on lessons about democracy. In Australia, where voting is compulsory for… 