SEAT is organizing 20+ campus activations ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. SEAT's Campus Freedom Tour draws attention to the policy issues impacting students, including issues of policing, surveillance, gun violence, censorship, and voter suppression.
PLEASE NOTE: THESE ARE NONPARTISAN EVENTS. We request you do not promote a political campaign or party during your participation in the event.
WEEK 2
Oct 26 | ACC Eastview
March To The Polls
Join the SEAT Nexus chapter at 2–5 PM in the Eastview Campus Courtyard as we march to the polls together! FREE food, live entertainment featuring the Soul Raders Marching Band and drumline, and free voter resources and giveaways. A march to the polls at the Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex will feature complimentary pedicab rides. Grab your friends and let’s make some noise on the way to cast our votes. RSVP here!
Oct 27 | University of Houston
Speak Out The Vote
We're looking to hear from students about what matters to them! Come grab a seat, take the microphone, and speak out for equity and justice. Find us popping up outside the student center on your way to cast your vote.
Oct 28 | University of North Texas
Don't Ghost The Vote
Don’t let the polls spook you! Come to the polls and enjoy free Eagle Cawfee, pumpkin painting, and a party at the polls. RSVP here!
Oct 28 | UT Austin
Censored Choice Awards
Come for a free drag performance on the "black carpet" and stay for the food. At 4-7pm at UUMC, we will be raising our voices above the floodline of campus censorship and sending our condolences to the ballot box in memory of ethnic and gender studies departments. Join us with faculty for a teach-in to learn more. RSVP here!
Oct 29 | UT Austin
Speak Out The Vote
We're looking to hear from students about what matters to them! Come grab a seat, take the microphone, and speak out for equity and justice. Find us popping up on West Mall at 11am, and join us at 12pm for a Silent Walk with faculty to mourn academic freedom at the Main Building.
Oct 29 | UT El Paso
Pops at the Polls
SEAT will be handing out free paletas to all who take a seat at our table and share what matters to them in the upcoming election. Enjoy live entertinament and participate in this social media activation for free swag and a community that has your back. RSVP here!
Oct 30 | Coppell HS
SEAT at the Polls
Join SEAT's Coppell HS chapter for a March to the Polls after school. See us before school on Monday and at lunch on Friday for free SEAT swag, voting information, and social media activation. First time voting? You bet!
WEEK 1
Oct 22 | Texas A&M
Black Carpet & Film Screening
Join us at 5-7pm for the Censored Choice Awards "black carpet" activation before taking a seat at 7pm to watch the SXSW 2026 documentary, First They Came For My College, about the hostile conservative takeover of New College in Florida. Your favorite books and courses might have become targets for censorship. Who will get the accolades this year?
Oct 22 | UT Austin
Speak Out The Vote
We're looking to hear from students about what matters to them! Come grab a seat, take the microphone, and speak out for equity and justice. Find us popping up on West Mall, and join us at 12pm for a Silent Walk with faculty to mourn academic freedom at the Main Building.
Oct 21 | UT Austin
Pops at the Polls
SEAT will be handing out free paletas on Speedway to all who take a seat at our table and share what matters to them in the upcoming election. Participate in this social media activation for free swag and a community that has your back.
Oct 20 | UT San Antonio
Mariachi Performance
Come for a live mariachi performance and stay for the free burritos. We'll be celebrating culture and exercising our civic duty, advocating freedoms for our student body, urging against policing and surveillance, and seeking to restore undocumented students' access to in-state tuition.
Oct 20 | University of Houston
Uncle Sam & the Ballot Box
This party at the polls will feature live music, performances, and a campus favorite: free Arlo's coffee cart. As censorship and voter suppression comes down hard on Texas students, we are showing up fearlessly to the ballot box.
Oct 19 | ACC Rio Grande
SEAT STREET Block Party
Join us at 4:00 PM in the ACC Rio Grande Student Life Lounge (and adjoining patio) for a pre-parade rally featuring tacos de canasta from Regios Tacos a Vapor and all the nonpartisan resources you need for any last-minute ballot research! The Minor Mishap Marching Band will join us at 5:00 PM to lead our parade down 12th Street to vote at the Austin Recreation Center.
STAY TUNED FOR ELECTION DAY
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