New York, June 14, 2018 — Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN) and Free Speech TV (FSTV) are premiering the fifth episode in the monthly series, Elections 2018 — The Progressive Path Forward: Voting Rights Under Attack, tonight, June 14, 2018 at 8:30 pm ET on both MNN-FSTV (Spectrum channel 1301 and FiOS channel 39 for Manhattan viewers or streaming online worldwide at mnn.org) and Free Speech TV (DISH 9415, DIRECTV 348, and streaming on Roku, Apple TV, and freespeech.org).

“As one of the largest voting blocs in history, Millennials have the power to change the direction this country is heading in,” said MNN President and CEO Dan Coughlin. “We hope this show motivates young people to go vote and maybe even run for office themselves in the future.”

Millenials and younger people now make up America’s largest group of eligible voters, surpassing Baby Boomers for the first time.  Still questions remain about their impact. Will youth comprise the largest bloc of actual voters in the coming midterms? Early indications of energy and enthusiasm seem to suggest they will.

Best-selling author and television and radio host, Laura Flanders,  hosts this episode. Produced by Globalvision and taped at the MNN El Barrio Firehouse Community Media Center in East Harlem, this episode is a co-production of Free Speech TV, and Manhattan Neighborhood Network.   Featured panelists in the Young Voters episode include:

• Nathan Rubin – CEO and Founder, Millenial Politics
• Catherine Vaughan – CEO and Co-Founder, Flippable
• Renaldo Pearson – Interim Mission Director-Elect, Democracy Spring
• Alexandria Ocasio Cortez-  District NY-14 Congressional Candidate, educator, organizer and Democratic Socialist

 

“Anyone a bit disheartened, exhausted and fearful about the direction this country is headed could probably use a heaping helping of hope about now,” said Free Speech TV Executive Director Ron Williams. “The young activists featured in this month’s election special are smart, eloquent and passionate–just what the doctor ordered and an unmistakable sign of better times ahead.”

Elections 2018 — The Progressive Path Forward: Young Voters  will premiere on Thursday, June 14 at 8:30pm ET on MNN-FSTV (Spectrum 1301 and FiOS 39 for Manhattan viewers or streaming live online worldwide at mnn.org) and on Free Speech TV (DISH 9415, DIRECTV 348 or streaming on Roku, Apple TV and freespeech.org).

During the broadcast, MNN (@MNN59) and FSTV (@freespeechtv) will host a live Twitter chat with all of the panelists from the episode, using the hashtag #ProgressivePath18.

Broadcasts are scheduled as follows (ET):

• Jun 15, 2018    4:00 AM
• Jun 17, 2018    5:00 AM
• Jun 17, 2018    8:00 AM
• Jun 17, 2018    5:00 PM
• Jun 22, 2018    4:00 AM
• Jun 24, 2018    5:00PM