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Montreal Gazette, et al. - Vote mob tries to energize youth
Published: 15 April 2011
Have camera, will vote.
That was the scene Thursday at Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾, as 250 students waved placards, chanted, danced, ran, jumped and hugged for an electionthemed video that'll be posted on YouTube and TVÂ鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾. com.
Billed as a "vote mob," it was similar to 10 others organized on campuses across Canada for the campaign. The video will be overdubbed with Grammy-winning Arcade Fire's song Month of May.
The goal: To send a clear message to party leaders - who had little to say about young people in the TV debates this week - that "youth are informed and they are voting," organizers said.