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The 4th of July Coming Soon
May 2024Mission To close the gender gap at all levels of government leadership. 1st Amendment-1st Vote, Inc. offers high school girls a non-partisan opportunity to engage in the democratic process, and to imagine themselves in elected office or professional...
1st A-1st V GIRLS! The Future
April 2024Mission To close the gender gap at all levels of government leadership. 1st Amendment-1st Vote, Inc. offers high school girls a non-partisan opportunity to engage in the democratic process, and to imagine themselves in elected office or professional...
Oct 2023 FALL-in With 1st Amendment-1st Vote Girls
April 2024Mission To close the gender gap at all levels of government leadership. 1st Amendment-1st Vote, Inc. offers high school girls a non-partisan opportunity to engage in the democratic process, and to imagine themselves in elected office or professional...
It’s Women’s History Month… But!
March 2024 Mission To close the gender gap at all levels of government leadership. 1st Amendment-1st Vote, Inc. offers high school girls a non-partisan opportunity to engage in the democratic process, and to imagine themselves in elected office or professional...
The Heart-Work of 1stA1stV
February 2024Mission To close the gender gap at all levels of government leadership. 1st Amendment-1st Vote, Inc. offers high school girls a non-partisan opportunity to engage in the democratic process, and to imagine themselves in elected office or professional...
Why Not Make a Difference for Teen Girls This New Year
January 2024Mission To close the gender gap at all levels of government leadership. 1st Amendment-1st Vote, Inc. offers high school girls a non-partisan opportunity to engage in the democratic process, and to imagine themselves in elected office or professional...
Video Greeting from Melina for 1st Amendment-1st Vote
December, 2023Mission To close the gender gap at all levels of government leadership. 1st Amendment-1st Vote, Inc. offers high school girls a non-partisan opportunity to engage in the democratic process, and to imagine themselves in elected office or professional...
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‘Hot Topics for Teens’ forum with field experts
'Hot Topics for Teens' Forums with Field Experts1st Amendment-1st Vote's STUDENT VOICES TEAM produces & presents 'Hot Topics For Teens' forums with field experts. This inaugural forum (May 3, 2024) features Dr Karen Teelin, MD, Director of Adolescent Medicine,...
SCSD Students Inspired, Thanks to 1st Amendment – 1st Vote
SCSD Students Inspired to Create Change, Thanks to 1st Amendment - 1st Vote Conference Corcoran students are planning a reliable and accessible system to help girls obtain menstrual products at school. Henninger students are planning to create a schoolwide campaign...
Statement From Melina Carnicelli
Statement From Melina Carnicelli "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.1st Amendment-1st Vote’s mission is to encourage teens toward thoughtful and meaningful civic engagement by using their voices,...
1st Amendment-1st Vote Wins at 2022 Cayuga Film Festival
1st Amendment-1st Vote Wins at 2022 Cayuga Film Festival1st Amendment-1st Vote’s film Honoring Sacred Ground has been named as a winner in the Open Short Documentary category by the 2022 Cayuga Film Festival.Honoring Sacred Ground is one of five shorts in the...
1st Amendment-1st Vote’s Video Series Wins Two 2022 Telly Awards
1st Amendment-1st Vote's Video Series Wins Two 2022 Telly Awards1st Amendment-1st Vote, Inc (1stA-1stV), along with production team members Melina Carnicelli, 1st A-1st V Board President and Founder; Filmmaker Peter Rafalow of Notion Pictures; and Cathy Tripiciano of...
Auburn Citizen: Interview with Melina Carnicelli
Auburn Citizen: Interview with Melina Carnicelli'Women as changemakers': Auburn's first female mayor trying to engage next generation David Wilcox, The Auburn Citizen (May 13, 2022)Melina Carnicelli knows about firsts. The first woman elected mayor of Auburn in 1999,...