The Our Homes, Our Votes: 2024 webinar series provides resources, guidance, and inspiration for organizations and individuals seeking to launch or strengthen their own nonpartisan voter and candidate engagement initiatives. The next webinar in the series, “Getting Candidates on the Record about Housing and Homelessness,” will take place today (August 19) at 2:30 pm ET. Register for the webinar here.
To elevate low-income housing as an election issue, candidates for elected office must understand that housing affordability and tenants’ rights are important to voters. Nonpartisan candidate engagement can encourage candidates to adopt strong housing platforms, educate voters about key election issues, and empower advocates to hold elected officials accountable to prioritizing housing justice. This webinar will explore some common methods to get candidates to discuss housing and homelessness solutions on the record, including candidate forums and questionnaires, and how to stay nonpartisan when engaging with candidates.
The panel will feature Arianna Bankler-Jukes, advocacy manager and organizer at Southern California Association of Nonprofit Housing; Madeleine Hammerlund, housing campaign manager, and Brian Muhs, communications and engagement associate, at Minnesota Housing Partnership; and Kayla Laywell, housing policy analyst at NLIHC.
The webinar dates and topics are listed below. All webinars will be held from 2:30 to 3:30 pm ET. For full descriptions of each session and archives of past webinars, visit: www.ourhomes-ourvotes.org/webinars-2024
- Getting Candidates on the Record about Housing and Homelessness (Monday, August 19)
- Celebrating the Civic Holidays (Tuesday, September 3)
- Voter Education: The Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How (Monday, September 16)
- Voter Education: Combating Misinformation and Disinformation (Monday, September 30)
- Knowing Your Rights: Voter Protection During Election Season (Monday, October 7)
- Countdown to Election Day: Getting Out the Vote! (Monday, October 21)
- Overcoming Voter Suppression & Boosting Election Day Voter Turnout (Monday, November 4)
- A Look Ahead: Next Steps for Civic Engagement and Housing Justice (Monday, November 18)
For more information about the Our Homes, Our Votes campaign, visit: https://www.ourhomes-ourvotes.org/