Operation Big Vote training Academy – Operation Big vote (OBV) , the historical and once primary outreach program of the national Coalition has been re-launched as the Operation Big Vote Training Academy. The OBV Training Academy provides culturally appropriate intense voter engagement and civic participation curriculum and techniques to reach African Americans. The Academy supports a cross-section of multi-generational attendees and is held once a year.
Black Youth Vote! is a broad based coalition of organizations and individuals committed to increasing political and civic involvement among black men and women aged 18-35. BYV! is youth-led and dedicated to educating young voters in the Black community who are increasingly disenfranchised and alienated from the electoral and legislative process. Through civic education, leadership development and training, BYV! works to educate youth and young adults on how to identify issues and ways to influence public policy.
The Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR) is an intergenerational civic engagement network of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation. At the forefront of championing just and equitable public policy on behalf of Black women, BWR promotes their health and wellness, economic security, education and global empowerment as key elements for success.
BWR “Healthy, Wealthy, Wise” National Policy Forum Series is designed to provide women with strategies and tools proven effective in addressing critical issues confronting women and girls in the Black community. In order to reach the widest audience possible, these forums will be webcast through Black Women’s Roundtable networks across the country.