The biggest civic engagement event of the year was on full display at Voterpalooza on Tuesday, Oct. 1.
Designed to promote civic engagement and increase voter turnout at UW–Madison for the Nov. 5 presidential election, Voterpalooza was an opportunity to engage students in music and the arts, build community in the Madison area, support cultural enrichment and most importantly, promote civic engagement.
Featured local musicians and student artists included: Jexizis
(featuring Toshi.splus, Josiah!, Kai Kurokawa, and breezo2xx), Boxing Day, DEEP DIVE,
Madison Youth Poet Laureate and Justin Festge Russell.
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It was a wonderful opportunity for students and community members to learn about voting and civic engagement, support local student musicians, register to vote and prepare to be informed and active citizens,” Voter Engagement Intern Kayley Bell says.
If students are still looking for in-person voter registration events, they can visit any of these
locations Tuesdays and Thursdays through Oct. 15 and register with City of Madison election officials.
See below for photos from the event and how students celebrated civic engagement.
Boxing Day, a local Madison student band who feels most at home within the Midwest Emo and Shoegaze genres, performs at Voterpalooza in front of attendees.
Student organizers from various organizations come together for a group photo.
In addition to the local artists and musicians performing, UW–Madison students were encouraged to register to vote with the help of City of Madison election officials.
Jexizis, a local artist specializing in hip hop, poetry, and creative production, collaborates with local artists and youth (Toshi.splus, Josiah!, Kai Kurokawa, and breezo2xx) beyond his solo projects, performs at Voterpalooza in front of attendees.
DEEP DIVE, a solo moniker for Madison, Wisconsin-based artist Cooper Allen Smith, performs at Voterpalooza in front of attendees.
UW–Madison students cheer on the local artists and musicians performing.