The importance of political protests | Allison Apfeld | TEDxRBHigh

Do you want to make an impact on the world? High school senior Allison Apfeld shares about different types of protests and how they affect policy makers. Allison is a student, environmentalist, and political activist. She is involved with Junior State of America (JSA), a student-run organization encouraging youth political engagement, and Inspire U.S., a non-partisan organization promoting youth voter registration and participation. As president of the Rancho Bernardo JSA and Inspire U.S. chapters, Allison has worked to increase civic involvement at her school. In the fall, Allison will be attending American University. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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