P. Diddy, Mary J. Blige and Leonardo Dicaprio to headline “Get Out the Vote” Rally at Case
Celebrities encourage students to cast their ballots November 2
October 26, 2004 | For more information: Laura M. Massie (216)-368-4442
 The Race at Case continues as students from Case Western Reserve University host Sean “P. Diddy” Combs’s nonpartisan, national get-out-the-vote campaign.
Combs will take the stage at an 11 a.m. rally on Wednesday, October 27, to encourage students to cast their ballots on Election Day. The event will be held on the oval outside Case’s Kelvin Smith Library, 11055 Euclid Ave. He will be available to speak to media at 10:45 a.m. inside the library.
Mary J. Blige and Leonardo DiCaprio also are expected to appear at the rally, which has no partisan political purpose, just a community service message.
“The young people in this country hold the power to decide what’s best for their future,” Combs said. “We are going to remind them of that mighty power they possess and make sure the young men and women across this country turn out in force on Election Day.”
In addition to sharing in music, food and fun, students can find out exactly where their polling places are—and sign up for a free shuttle service to get there—during the event, which is supported by the university’s Undergraduate Student Government and University Program Board.
Combs’s visit to Case comes on the heels of the university’s Race at Case celebration around the vice presidential debate, which took place at the university on October 5. The university has created several “teachable moments”—including a national student debate, forums on a number of political issues and voter registration drives—throughout the presidential campaign.
The rally at Case is one of six stops in an all-out campaign effort by Citizen Change, an organization created to educate, motivate and empower young Americans across the country, to urge young voters to head to the polls and vote on Tuesday, November 2. The nonpartisan, nonprofit organization led by Combs will cross the country from October 26 through October 28, holding massive rallies in Milwaukee, Detroit, Philadelphia, Jacksonville and Miami in addition to Cleveland.
“When you vote, you put your life and those of your family and friends in someone else’s hands,” Combs said. “People have sacrificed their lives for us to have this right, so we’re going to hit the streets over this final week to let people know that on November 2, they have a clear choice: vote or die.”
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