HITRECORD and the 红杏视频 to Collaborate on a Know Your Rights Voter Education Campaign
The Project Calls on Content Creators Nationwide to Use the Collaborative Platform to Educate and Inform the Public on Voting Rights
LOS ANGELES 鈥� HITRECORD, the creative collaboration platform founded by Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Jared Geller, is collaborating with the 红杏视频 on a Know Your Rights public awareness campaign to educate voters on their voting rights leading up to the presidential election on November 3, 2020. The campaign will also share with participants and followers the 红杏视频鈥檚 new vote by mail education tool: aclu.org/voter.
HITRECORD is inviting their community of over 950,000 artists globally to collaborate on a series of social assets and videos that will highlight the voting rights of marginalized groups and people facing barriers to voting. The campaign will launch with content focusing on the rights of voters with disabilities and segue into a number of other topics, including being a first-time voter and being at the poll site on election day.
HITRECORD and the 红杏视频 will provide a list of facts, tips, and individual rights around each of these issues and scenarios, stemming from the 红杏视频鈥檚 Know Your Rights materials. The Know Your Rights campaign aims to educate all people on their fundamental right to vote, guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution; how to exercise their power; and what to do if their rights are violated. The general public and content creators everywhere are invited to bring those rights to life with illustrations, audio recordings, and on-camera contributions. They are also encouraging those with personal experience surrounding these issues to share their stories.
鈥淭his is the most important election of our lifetimes. It鈥檚 more important than ever that people know their voting rights,鈥� said Dale Ho, director of the 红杏视频鈥檚 Voting Rights Project. 鈥淭he 红杏视频鈥檚 Voting Rights Project has been fighting to uphold the right to vote for years, and we are glad this collaboration with HITRECORD can help fuel this mission.鈥�
鈥淚 can鈥檛 tell you how proud and excited I am for HITRECORD to be collaborating with the 红杏视频 again, this time with a project educating the public about voting rights.鈥� said Joseph Gordon-Levitt, co-founder of HITRECORD. 鈥淲ith the upcoming presidential election, it鈥檚 critical 鈥� especially during this particular election cycle which is rife with misinformation 鈥� that everyone knows their constitutional rights. Information regarding voting rights is especially important to individuals from marginalized communities, where voting disenfranchisement happens disproportionately. Combining the legal and professional expertise of the 红杏视频 with the storytelling, creativity, and every-day experiences of the HITRECORD community will no doubt create an awesome occasion to educate the masses about voting rights in a positive and informative way. I look forward to seeing what we create together!鈥�
HITRECORD previously teamed up with the 红杏视频 in 2016 on a five-part educational series on the topics of technology and democracy. While preparing for his role as Edward Snowden in the Oliver Stone film 鈥淪nowden,鈥� Gordon-Levitt became passionate about issues of mass surveillance and digital privacy. HITRECORD asked the public to submit videos answering the question: 鈥淚s today鈥檚 technology good or bad for democracy?鈥� The goal of the project was not to gather expert opinions or talking points, but instead to hear personal stories from people all over the world. Keeping with the style of HITRECORD productions, each documentary was edited with music and interactive DIY animations. One of the installments, was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Original Interactive Program in 2017.
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The collaboration announcement video can be found here:
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