All About (B)Us
Get on the Bus
Put yourself on a bus full of young people and experience first-hand the revival of hope and energy in Washington politics. It’s not just any bus, of course. It’s the Washington Bus. And on any given Saturday it rolls into a town somewhere in our state, full of volunteers eager to work for positive change. The Bus provides a platform for young people to make their voices heard on issues that speak directly to our shared values: health, education, fairness, peace and prosperity.
This spirit of civic engagement is turning an unresponsive system into something that reflects the values of young people all around Washington. The Bus is developing leaders by helping them catch the buzz that comes from making a difference. Believe it. Or, better yet, be a part of it. Donate your time and skill. Contribute cash to help the Bus make stops in every corner of our state. Get on board and exact change!
Young people power
Don’t let statistics about youth voting fool you into believing that younger Americans don’t care about their future or their world. Roughly 40 percent of today’s 15- to 25-year olds volunteer in their communities. With all that competes for their time, that’s a very hopeful number.
The Bus exists to inject some of what is found in other volunteer opportunities into politics: fun, friends, festivity and the sense that everyone matters.
And it makes a huge difference: when 60 Washington Bus volunteers drop in on a county council race that has never seen so much support, the energy is palpable. And that feeling builds on itself. People who start the day as volunteers end it as agents of change. We see it happening. It’s magic.
www.washingtonbus.org