Apathy is Boring
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The Apathy is Boring Project is a Canadian
national non-partisan project that uses art, media, and technology to encourage active citizenry
, outreaching to a broad demographic of youth about how to be more involved in their communities and the democratic process.
By engaging youth who are disengaged, Apathy Is Boring aims to be the entry point for young people into lifelong active citizenry. Apathy is Boring's aim is to really communicate with youth using a mix of creative, content-driven projects that engage, motivate and educate. Examples include: concerts, election campaigns, user generated website content and video competitions .
Apathy is Boring is youth run and works with other Canadian groups that encourage youth to vote
such as: Get Your Vote On, Rock the Vote and Vote Out Loud .
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
national non-partisan project that uses art, media, and technology to encourage active citizenry
Active citizenship
Active citizenship refers to a philosophy espoused by organizations and educational institutions which advocates that members of companies or nation-states have certain roles and responsibilities to society and the environment, although those members may not have specific governing roles.Active...
, outreaching to a broad demographic of youth about how to be more involved in their communities and the democratic process.
By engaging youth who are disengaged, Apathy Is Boring aims to be the entry point for young people into lifelong active citizenry. Apathy is Boring's aim is to really communicate with youth using a mix of creative, content-driven projects that engage, motivate and educate. Examples include: concerts, election campaigns, user generated website content and video competitions .
Apathy is Boring is youth run and works with other Canadian groups that encourage youth to vote
Youth vote
The youth vote is a political term used primarily in the United States to describe 18 to 29-year-olds and their voting habits.The term "Youth Vote" goes back to the 1930s, when low-income rural and urban young people in the United States were first mobilized to vote in blocs by the youth activism...
such as: Get Your Vote On, Rock the Vote and Vote Out Loud .
History
Apathy is Boring was born in January 2004 when founders saw that many of their peers felt disengaged from the political process. This was especially evident following the 2000 general election in which the youth voter turnout reached an all time low of 25% .Community Support
Apathy is Boring has support from many known artists including:- Chantal KreviazukChantal KreviazukChantal Jennifer Kreviazuk is a Canadian singer-songwriter of the adult contemporary music genre. She is also a classically trained pianist, and can play the guitar.-Albums:...
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- Buck65
- Jason CollettJason CollettJason Collett is a Toronto based singer-songwriter. He has released four solo albums, and is a member of Broken Social Scene. His latest album, Rat a Tat Tat, was released in March, 2010.-Early life:...
- Luther Wright and the WrongsLuther Wright and the Wrongs-History:The band began as a side project for Wright when he was a member of Weeping Tile. When that band amicably parted ways following their 1998 recording This Great Black Night, the Wrongs became Wright's primary band. The band membership has shifted a number of times since its inception...
- Masia OneMasia OneMaysian Lim, better known as Masia One , is a Singapore / Canadian female rapper from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.She was born in Singapore and moved to Canada at a very young age. She grew up in Vancouver and eventually moved to Toronto. She went to University of Toronto and graduated with a degree...
- Sarah HarmerSarah HarmerSarah Harmer is a Canadian singer-songwriter and activist.-Biography:Born and raised in Burlington, Ontario, Harmer gained her first exposure to the musician's lifestyle as a teenager, when her older sister Mary started taking her to concerts by the well-known Tragically Hip. At the age of 17, she...
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- The Carps
- Josh MartinezJosh MartinezJosh Martinez , is a Canadian rapper, record producer and record label executive. In the early 2000s, Martinez started his own label, Camobear Records, to which fellow rap artist Moka Only is signed...
- Chris Brown and Kate FennerChris Brown and Kate FennerChris Brown and Kate Fenner are a Canadian folk rock duo, consisting of singer-songwriters Chris Brown and Kate Fenner.-History:Brown and Fenner were founding members of the Canadian alternative rock group Bourbon Tabernacle Choir in the 1980s...
- James Bryan
- Chris Brown
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