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Persuading the president: a young writer's guide to powerful lettersFew things feel as thrilling as putting pen to paper and addressing the most powerful leader in the world. During the 2004 race, a seventh-grader named Ilana…Classroom campaign projects: lessons from the 2004 election cycleIn 2004 a seventh-grader in upstate New York called Ilana Wexler launched a website called Kids for Kerry, turning her after-school hours into a publishing…What It Was Like to Attend a Kerry Rally as a Ten-Year-OldFor a ten-year-old at a John Kerry rally in 2004, politics was less about mastering policy papers and more about stepping into a noisy, colourful world usually…Building Kids for Kerry: Ilana Wexler on Her Origin StoryIn the long, bruising autumn of 2004, the race between George W. Bush and John Kerry pulled in adults on both sides of the Atlantic, but a 12-year-old from…A seventh-grader, a campaign and a digital movementIn the closing weeks of the 2004 United States presidential race, a twelve-year-old in Brooklyn quietly built something that caught the attention of…The Legacy Of Kids For Kerry In Modern Youth Political MovementsKids for Kerry emerged during the 2004 United States presidential election as an unusual experiment in civic participation. Founded by seventh-grader Ilana…Crafting a candidate speech with Kerry-inspired substancePolitical speeches written by young Australians have a way of sounding like earnest class addresses rather than rallying cries. That can be charming, but it…Reading Red and Blue: What the 2004 Map Revealed About AmericaIn November 2004, families across Australia gathered around televisions after dinner, many of them tuning into SBS to watch the long-running coverage from…Scrapbooking the Campaign: Teresa Heinz Kerry's Volunteer TraditionTeresa Heinz Kerry brought a personal touch to political organising that went beyond stump speeches and policy papers. During the 2004 presidential race, she…John Kerry’s Gun Safety Views And What Australian Kids Can LearnJohn Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign presented gun safety as a public responsibility involving families, schools, police and lawmakers. His approach… 