The kickoff meeting was amazing! Thank you to everyone who came out and packed the room. Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton was impressed by how much UW-Madison cares about this election and how energized and dedicated we are. Also, another big thank you to all the people who have signed up to volunteer in the next couple months - we are going to need everybody working hard until November 7 to Keep Wisconsin Blue!
We got a lot of great press coverage, too. Check it out at The Badger Herald (Hundreds Pack Lecture Hall for College Democrats Kickoff) and The Daily Cardinal (UW Democrats Strategize for November). Hundreds did honestly pack the lecture hall. The kickoff was in 3650 Humanities - one of the largest lecture halls on campus, with capacity for 500 - and there were very few empty seats. Thanks for helping us show how much support Governor Doyle and Lt. Gov. Lawton and the rest of the Democratic ticket have on our campus!
Eli Lewien, Chair, started off the kickoff by introducing the Executive Board as students were filing in and enjoying (free!) Rocky's pizza. There were a lot of great speakers to start off the meeting, including Alderman Austin King and Representative Mark Pocan. Also speaking later in the evening were representatives from Fair Wisconsin, Falk for Attorney General, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, and Students for Tammy Baldwin. Other notable individuals who attended the kickoff included Awais Khaleel, Vice President of the College Democrats of America and former Chair of the College Democrats of Wisconsin, and Brian Shactman, First Vice Chair of the College Democrats of Wisconsin and Campus Coordinator for UW-Madison.
The highlight of the evening, however, was definitely Lt. Gov. Lawton. She entered to The Black Eyed Peas "Let's Get it Started," and the energy never left the room after that. She spoke about Governor Doyle's commitment to students: providing financial aid, stem cell research, access to birth control on campus, and voting rights. Republicans like Mark Green, the LG said, are stuck in the past and we as Democrats have to drag them forward into the 21st century on our backs. And we have the strength and the numbers and the statewide support to do that in November!
As the Lt. Governor emphasized, we need you as students to volunteer and dedicate your time and effort in helping Governor Doyle and the rest of the Democratic ticket get elected on November 7, retake the state legislature, and defeat the discriminatory amendment to ban civil unions. We had over 100 students sign up to volunteer with us at the kickoff - but we need more! We need you to come out, do some chalking, drop some lit, make a few phone calls, staff a few tabling sessions and just get involved!
We were also selling t-shirts and buttons (some that said 92% - how often Mark Green votes against students and with George W. Bush) at the kickoff. If you're interested in buying one, stop by the Field Office at 206 State St, next door to the Orpheum. Also, feel free to pop in any time to volunteer, pick up some bumper stickers and window signs, or just say hi to the friendly staff!
The College Democrats are vital to winning this election. You as students have power and a voice that can not be silenced. Thank you so much for coming to the kickoff. We hope you had a great time, because we definitely did. If you missed the kickoff, there is a video of it up on our website under "Videos." Keep watching the listserve for more ways to get involved. Don't hesistate to contact me or Eli or any E-Board member at any time!
The kickoff is only the beginning...
We got a lot of great press coverage, too. Check it out at The Badger Herald (Hundreds Pack Lecture Hall for College Democrats Kickoff) and The Daily Cardinal (UW Democrats Strategize for November). Hundreds did honestly pack the lecture hall. The kickoff was in 3650 Humanities - one of the largest lecture halls on campus, with capacity for 500 - and there were very few empty seats. Thanks for helping us show how much support Governor Doyle and Lt. Gov. Lawton and the rest of the Democratic ticket have on our campus!
Eli Lewien, Chair, started off the kickoff by introducing the Executive Board as students were filing in and enjoying (free!) Rocky's pizza. There were a lot of great speakers to start off the meeting, including Alderman Austin King and Representative Mark Pocan. Also speaking later in the evening were representatives from Fair Wisconsin, Falk for Attorney General, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, and Students for Tammy Baldwin. Other notable individuals who attended the kickoff included Awais Khaleel, Vice President of the College Democrats of America and former Chair of the College Democrats of Wisconsin, and Brian Shactman, First Vice Chair of the College Democrats of Wisconsin and Campus Coordinator for UW-Madison.
The highlight of the evening, however, was definitely Lt. Gov. Lawton. She entered to The Black Eyed Peas "Let's Get it Started," and the energy never left the room after that. She spoke about Governor Doyle's commitment to students: providing financial aid, stem cell research, access to birth control on campus, and voting rights. Republicans like Mark Green, the LG said, are stuck in the past and we as Democrats have to drag them forward into the 21st century on our backs. And we have the strength and the numbers and the statewide support to do that in November!
As the Lt. Governor emphasized, we need you as students to volunteer and dedicate your time and effort in helping Governor Doyle and the rest of the Democratic ticket get elected on November 7, retake the state legislature, and defeat the discriminatory amendment to ban civil unions. We had over 100 students sign up to volunteer with us at the kickoff - but we need more! We need you to come out, do some chalking, drop some lit, make a few phone calls, staff a few tabling sessions and just get involved!
We were also selling t-shirts and buttons (some that said 92% - how often Mark Green votes against students and with George W. Bush) at the kickoff. If you're interested in buying one, stop by the Field Office at 206 State St, next door to the Orpheum. Also, feel free to pop in any time to volunteer, pick up some bumper stickers and window signs, or just say hi to the friendly staff!
The College Democrats are vital to winning this election. You as students have power and a voice that can not be silenced. Thank you so much for coming to the kickoff. We hope you had a great time, because we definitely did. If you missed the kickoff, there is a video of it up on our website under "Videos." Keep watching the listserve for more ways to get involved. Don't hesistate to contact me or Eli or any E-Board member at any time!
The kickoff is only the beginning...
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