CCA Election Day Activations
+ Add to calendarTue, Nov 5 2024, 7AM - 8PM
San Francisco, California, 94107 View map
Part of event series: Creative Citizens Series
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Event description
7am–8pm in Blattner Hall: CCA Polling Location
The San Francisco Department of Elections will provide in-person voting services at 500+ polling places on Election Day, including on CCA’s San Francisco Campus. Please note that CCA's polling location is located on the ground floor of Blattner Hall at 75 Arkansas Street.
10:30am–2pm in the Hooper Atrium: Oh Shit!
Oh Shit! is a project that provides a way for non-citizens and citizens alike to participate in American politics. People are invited to draft their own ballot propositions to screen print on toilet paper. Join us for a live screen printing session and a toilet paper giveaway. You can suggest your own ballot proposition here. Presented by Jasmine Zhang (Adjunct I, First Year Core Studio).
Presented by Jasmine Zhang (Adjunct I, First Year Core Studio)
12–3pm outside Makers Cafe: Election Day Pop Up
Need a refresher for what's on the California ballot? Have questions about your voting rights? Need help locating where the polling place is on-campus? We'll have yummy treats and bi-partisan information and resources from 12pm-3pm! (rain site, inside Makers Cafe)
4–7pm in Makers Cafe: Election Watch Party
On November 5th, join your classmates and friends at Makers Cafe to watch the results of the 2024 Presidential Election starting at 4pm (PST). Students enrolled in Maxwell Leung's American Politics course will present their final projects. Their presentations will analyze and predict who the seven battleground states will choose for the next President of the United States: Will it be V.P. Kamala Harris or her main opponent?
As we watch the early returns on television, students will present their research on the seven battleground states, including their findings, and why historical fundamentals may prevail over months of polling data. More broadly, the watch party aims to provide an engaging space for the campus community. It offers an opportunity to consider the implications of the election results for the country’s future. By following election night developments across various states, we gain insights into the collective choices shaping our nation's and the world's future.
The Election Watch is more than a viewing. It is an exploration of the democratic process in action and a chance to reflect on the shared experiences that bring us together as a society.
Presented by Maxwell Leung (Associate Professor, Critical Studies) and students in the American Politics course.
All day in the Hooper Atrium: Speak UP! Speak OUT! First Year Students and the Art of Change
First Year 2D ML studios led by Professor Carol Elkovich, host an exhibition where First Year students visually explore and express personal and important issues through collective zines and collages. The exhibition also includes collages made by First Year Students through an open and anonymous response.
With work by Yuelin Cheng, Thomas Song, Morty Fu, May Liu, Louis Mu, Hestia Li, Austin Tang, Vashti Zhang, Sarai Mendez Pons, Megan Wu, Mansour Abdulla Alkaabi, June Sukh-ochir, Andrew Chen , Tim Li, Rita Cheng, Lorena He, Evin Hu, Cathy Lo, Aqil Man, Aiden Zhang, Tony Zhang, Theo Cui, Prarthna Agrawal, Kaitlyn Ning, Dylan Ding, Candy Chevallier, and Andy Gui.
All day in the Nave (rolling walls): Get Out the Vote!
This vibrant and diverse collection of posters were designed and created to speak directly to you. Each captures a different facet of why voting matters, offers a unique invitation to civic participation, or honors the history of voting rights. They seek to communicate the importance of participating in elections, and the vital role that each of us can play in shaping our collective future.
Presented by Isabel Samaras (Adjunct II, Illustration) and students in the Studio 2: Concept course: Adrian Brawn, Amy Kerswill, August Sidebotham, Cara Juan, David Labowitch, Estelle Babus, James Nichols, Lauren Burrola, Laz Gedes, Peter Mao, Rose Dominguez, Saki Huang, Sio in Lee, Tony Tong, and Yifan Wang.
All day in the Nave (120/122): Conversations: 2024
The tradition of journalism is revered, despised and misunderstood, as well is a lifeline to the truth. Margaret Gordon of the West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project helps us navigate perception of West Oakland in the face of real environmental challenges for her community, Amelia Wiley of Atlanta speaks about her experience as a generation Z grappling with an intersectional reality, Justin Hall tells us the story of his comics and the LGBTQ perspective, Igor Tregub mentions his responsibility of a newly elected leader, David Howse touches on the crisis of higher education, Marlene Watson speaks about Indigenous perspectives on the election among many others.
Today we practice the longstanding journalism process of researching, investigating, interviewing, writing, and editing as well as art, photography and design. We are presenting the election issues of traditionally marginalized voices that are often kept out of the national dialogue. We sought women, folks of color, Indigenous, young people, LGBTIQ community, labor, higher education, technology, environmental justice, elected leaders, and others whose voices became a tapestry, a marker in time for the most consequential election in modern history for the United States. We asked them a set of questions, including: “What does this election mean to you in 2024?” These are their answers, comments, along with the writers’ commentary, and images that respond to the articles.
Presented by Kim Anno (Professor, Critical Ethnic Studies) and students in the Citizens, Artists, Designer, and Journalists course: Lars Bauer, Yujun Chu, Micky Fang, Lucy Harrington, Linda He, Joy Jia, Shuoning Liang Wise Liu, Yangjingy Liu, Yansong Teng, Ruihan Wang, Tristan Zhan, and Ivy Zhang.
Entry details
Free and open to the CCA Community
Vote graphic designed by Michael Wertz