NEW YORK, Oct. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- MTV kicked off the
final phase of its first ever midterm campaign,"+1 the Vote," by
announcing a series of new initiatives and plans for an "Election
Afterparty" at Miami Dade College
(MDC) on Tuesday, November
6th from 7PM to 10PM
ET. The event is set to be the largest youth-focused
election party in the country and will feature performances by Fat
Joe, PRETTYMUCH, DJ Nasty and Lauren
Jauregui. The "Afterparty" kicks off when the polls close in
Florida and will celebrate the
efforts of young people across the nation getting out the vote.
"+1 the Vote" was created in order to harness the power of
friendship and ignite the most powerful voting bloc in the country.
As part of the final phase of the campaign, MTV and Civic Nation's
#VoteTogether – with support from "Grown-ish" star Yara Shahidi and "Eighteenx18" – partnered to
supercharge youth voter participation by funding parties at the
polls in all 50 states. The first party took place on October 20th in Fresno, CA, and attracted hundreds of young
voters, and similar events are planned for the weeks leading to the
"Election Afterparty."
Additionally, the youth brand will roll out a series of new
Spanish-language PSAs encouraging young people to register and
vote, and launch an interactive election map profiling young
candidates and activists across the country. MTV News launched its
explainer series highlighting leading artists and celebrities
breaking down the importance of the midterm elections – the first
of which includes Olympic star Adam
Rippon. They will continue to roll out videos through
election night that will feature Macklemore, R&B Duo Chloe
& Halle, and Lauren
Jauregui.
MTV's "Election Afterparty" is an 18+ event and is first come,
first serve subject to capacity.
Visit plus1thevote.com for more information.
ABOUT MTV
MTV is the leading global youth media brand
in 180 countries, reaching 450 million households in nearly 30
different languages across every platform. A unit of Viacom Inc.
(NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), MTV operations span cable and mobile networks,
live events, theatrical films and MTV Studios, a unit that produces
new and reimagined content for SVOD and linear platforms based on
MTV's library of over 200+ youth titles and franchises.
ABOUT MIAMI DADE
COLLEGE
Miami Dade College
is the nation's largest, campus-based institution of higher
education with an undergraduate enrollment of 165,000 students. It
is also the nation's top producer of Associate in Arts and Science
degrees and awards more degrees to minorities than any other
college or university in the country. The college's eight campuses
offer more than 300 distinct degree pathways including several
baccalaureate degrees in biological sciences, engineering, data
analytics, information systems technology, education, public
safety, supervision and management, nursing, physician assistant
studies, film and others. MDC is the recipient of top
national awards. As Democracy's College, MDC changes lives
through accessible, high quality-teaching and learning
experiences. It houses the Miami Culinary Institute, the
Miami Animation & Gaming International Complex, the Miami
Fashion Institute, the Eig-Watson School of Aviation, the Idea
Center, the School for Advanced Studies, the New World School of the Arts, to name a few.
MDC has been named among the nation's "Great Colleges to Work For"
by The Chronicle of Higher Education. The
College embraces its responsibility to serve as an economic,
cultural, and civic leader for the advancement of our diverse
global community. Its alumni and employees contribute more than
$6 billion annually to the local
economy, and MDC graduates occupy top leadership positions in every
major industry. MDC is renowned for its rich cultural
programming. It is home of the Miami Book Fair, Miami Film Festival, the MDC
Live! Performing Arts Series, the National Historic
Landmark Miami Freedom Tower, the Tower Theater, Dyer Building,
Koubek Center Mansion and Gardens, the Lynn and Louis Wolfson II
Florida Moving Image Archives, a sculpture park and a large art
gallery system. MDC has admitted more than 2,000,000 students
and counting, since it opened its doors in 1960. For more
information, visit www.mdc.edu.
Contact: Stephanie Perez,
Stephanie.Perez@viacom.com
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