Declare Yourself
Declare Yourself was an American
Purpose
The DOI Road Trip's stated mission was to engage and energize all Americans, particularly young people, by bringing the Declaration to them.
Founded by TV producer and philanthropist Norman Lear, and led by Honorary Co-Chairs and former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford,[2] "Declare Yourself" is described in their literature as a "national nonpartisan, nonprofit campaign[3] initiated in 2004 to energize and empower a new movement of young voters to participate in the 2004 presidential election."[4] From January through Election Day 2004, over one million young and first-time voters registered to vote through events at Declare Yourself's spoken word and music tour of college campuses.[5]
Commercials
In 2006, three public service announcements (PSAs) were released, each directed by David LaChapelle. They pretend to be clichéd commercials for different products but all end with the same ending: Silence. After the image, there's an eerie silence as the words "Only You Can Silence Yourself" appear, followed by a voice whispering "Register to vote now."[6]
Dog Food
An innocent-looking dog food ad where woman comments how her dog has not a care in the world and chooses the brand "Apathy" and hopes that she will be like the dog and be taken care of herself. Suddenly we cut to an image of her on all fours with a muzzle on. Watch Dog Food PSA on YouTube
Phat Ride
A typical ad in the style of Pimp My Ride, when it ends as a mechanic has nailed his mouth shut. Watch Phat Ride PSA on YouTube
Vanity
A commercial which advertises a lipstick called "Lip-Sealer" with the cliché of a model posing with a voice over. Suddenly, the model's lips have been glued shut as she tries to speak but is only able to mumble. Distorted voices are also heard. Watch Vanity PSA on YouTube
The Man
In 2007 Declare Yourself shot another series of PSAs starring Ben Garant and Tom Lennon of Comedy Central's Reno 911!. The series, entitled The Man, featured Ben and Tom posing as "The Man" to encourage young people NOT to vote. The sarcastic series has a following on MySpace TV, YouTube, and Break.
Bondage print ad campaign
To encourage voter registration among youth for the
Creation of Our Time
In March 2011, Declare Yourself combined with the
Notes and references
- ^ "PRESS RELEASE". AXA Equitable. AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company. 13 November 2003. Archived from the original (Press release) on 8 May 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
- ^ "Declaration of Independence". The Norman Lear Center. The Lear Center. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
- ^ "DeclareYourself.com". normanlear.com. normanlear.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
- ^ "National Declaration of Independence tour to stop at MSU". Mississippi State University. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
- ^ "Yahoo! Helps Declare Yourself Drive More Than 1 Million Young Americans to Download Voter Registration Forms for 2004 Election". Yahoo! recent news. Yahoo! Inc. 27 October 2004. Archived from the original (Press release) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
- ^ Nat Ives (13 July 2004). "GETTING OUT THE VOTE WITH STYLE" (News article). David LaChapelle. New York Times. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
- ^ "Declare Yourself gallery." Archived September 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine DeclareYourself.com Archived 2009-10-14 at the Portuguese Web Archive. Retrieved on 2008-09-16.
- ^ "Jessica Alba's 'Shocking' Ad for Declare Yourself". People. Time Inc. 10 September 2008. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
- ^ Stone, Andrea (March 25, 2011). "'AARP For Under 30 Set' Aims to Get Fair Share For Millennial Generation". The Huffington Post. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
- ^ "About Declare Yourself". ourtime.org. Our Time. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2012.