From HRC's Blog: HRC Back Story
December 05, 2007
Chris Johnson
Here's the latest news on the One Iowa/HRC training sessions that our field staff is taking part in to help GLBT and straight-supportive Iowans prepare for the Iowa caucuses in January. This update was sent to us by Terry McGuire, one of our regional field organizers, following a well-attended training session in Iowa City last night:
Over 80 participants showed up tonight! The event was held at the Iowa City Public Library in a really great location – right downtown by the University of Iowa. The room was perfect for the event and we were able to set it up really nicely. The room was so packed that I spent the better part of half an hour running back and forth from the supply closet with extra chairs and tables. As you can see from the pictures (below), people were literally spilling into the aisles!
Students represented a huge contingency of the attendees, due largely in part to the amazing campus outreach on the part of the Project Equality organizers, especially Mark Anthony and Tess Feldman. The student community here at the University of Iowa, particularly the GLBT and ally community, is very active and engaged. They take their role in the Presidential process very seriously. I was very surprised to see the large amount of students who were not only registered to vote but were also impressively informed politically. It was really great to hear from the students who were going to be first time participants. You could really feel the excitement and energy!
Wish us luck for tomorrow – Cedar Falls/Waterloo here we come!
Posted at 03:50 PM in Marriage & Relationship Recognition, Youth & Campus Activism
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