About Oakland Youth Vote Coalition
We believe students are experts of their own experience and are therefore equipped to govern the institutions that are supposed to serve them.
VISION
The Oakland Youth Vote Coalition aims to secure voting rights for 16 and 17 year-old Oakland students so they can hold those who run their school district accountable to their needs. The campaign also seeks to create an onramp to broader democratic participation for youth of color because studies show that younger first time voters are more likely to be lifelong voters. OYV seeks to help implement Measure QQ, register new voters, get students civically engaged, and ultimately, to build power for Oakland youth.
OAKLAND YOUTH VOTE (OYV) COALITION PARTNERS
The Oakland Youth Vote campaign was launched by a coalition of youth and adult allies representing several local community organizations and groups that fight for youth power. The OYV Coalition is anchored by Oakland Kids First (OKF) and includes AYPAL, Californians For Justice (CFJ), the Oakland Youth Commission (OYC), and OUSD’s All City Council Student Union (ACC). Other partners who have actively supported our fight for youth voting rights include Youth Together, Power CA, and the Justice for Oakland Students Coalition.