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(AllHipHop News) AllHipHop.com’s voter engagement partner, the League of Young Voters, is partnering with Ustream, former “106 & Park” host Rocsi Diaz, and others for a panel discussion and online viewing party for tonight’s (October 3) Presidential Debate.

According to planners, #Ignite2012: Debate Edition is ushering in “a new era of diverse pundits from the political and Hip-Hop worlds to discuss the hot-button issues being talked about from the blogs to the blocks in inner-city America.”

WHEN: Wednesday, October 3, 2012, 8-11:30PM ET

WHERE: Brooklyn Creative League, 540 President St., 1st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11215

#Ignite2012: Debate Edition will be broadcasted live via Ustream at YoungVoterLive.com; online viewers can participate by using the #Ignite2012 hashtag.

WHO: #Ignite2012: Debate Edition will feature celebrity and tastemaker panelists, including BET host Rocsi Diaz, Hip-Hop journalist and media activist Davey D, AllHipHop.com co-founder Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur, ill Doctrine host Jay Smooth, and League of Young Voters Executive Director Rob “Biko” Baker.

Viewers can join the debate on YoungVoterLive.com.The livestream is part of the #Ignite2012 six-city tour co-sponsored by Ustream, AllHipHop.com, GlobalGrind.com, Bossip.com, and more.

Watch the Ustream below:

ABOUT LYVEF:
The League of Young Voters Education Fund empowers young people nationwide to participate in the democratic process and create progressive political change on the local, state and national level – with a focus on non-college youth and youth from low-income communities and communities of color. The League meets young people where they are, works on issues that affect their lives, and provides them with tools, training, and support to become serious catalysts for change. Visit YoungVoter.org.