Today, the Students Learn Students Vote Coalition released the following statement from Co-Founder and Executive Director Clarissa Unger, on the killing of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk at an event on the Utah Valley University campus:
“We are deeply disturbed by the news of Charlie Kirk’s killing at a rally at Utah Valley University’s campus. Political violence has no place in our society and we condemn this senseless act, as well as any other that uses or encourages force in response to the expression of political beliefs.
College campuses are hubs for civic expression, protest, and action. Suppressing these aspects of campus life, through violence and other means, is unacceptable and goes against the ideals of a free democracy and the mission of higher education to educate students for informed, engaged citizenship.”
About the SLSV Coalition
The SLSV Coalition is the national hub and largest nonpartisan network in the United States dedicated to increasing college student voter participation. The Coalition convenes and connects partners, campuses, and students with each other and with resources and programming towards achieving a vision of ensuring that every student has easy and equal access to participate in every election. They use data, relationships, celebration, and easy-to-follow planning structures, to help campus and local leaders register and turnout more student voters every year. The SLSV Coalition is a project of NEO Philanthropy. NEO Philanthropy is strictly nonpartisan, and does not support or oppose any candidate or party.