Melinda Kicks Off the "Rock the Vote" Tour

Rock the Vote kicks off Road Trip in Nashville with Melinda Doolittle, others

STAFF

Youth-focused voter registration/education organization Rock the Vote takes its agenda on the road this month with "The Road Trip '08," which kicks off here in Nashville on Saturday, Sept. 13 with American Idol alum Melinda Doolittle, at Belmont University.

Doolittle will be joined by a group of other local musicians to be announced, along with, RTV's press folks say, "guest speakers from the areas of politics, sports, film and TV to spread the word."

That word is the importance of registering to vote, and to that end, the organization will bring along a Road Trip tour bus stocked with computer kiosks that'll offer attendees the chance to register and learn about the election. The bus' colorful design came via artist Shepard Fairey, whose “Andre the Giant Has a Posse” campaign earned its share of youthful fans.

More information (and downloadable voter registration forms, among other bits of election info) can be found on Rock the Vote's website, www.rockthevote.com.

Full Road Trip '08 city itinerary:
September 13 - Nashville, TN
September 15 – Blacksburg, VA
September 16 – Richmond, VA
September 18 & 19 - Philadelphia, PA
September 20 – State College, PA
September 21 - Pittsburgh, PA
September 24 - Akron, OH
September 25 - Cleveland, OH
September 26 - Kent, OH
September 27 - Columbus, OH
September 28 - Cincinnati, OH
September 30 - Bloomington, IN
October 2 - St. Louis, MO
October 4 – Iowa City, IA
October 6 - Minneapolis, MN