Day Two of our Democracy Summer retreat was a long day of learning more about the fundamentals of what we do, the nuances of communicating our mission to the public and more. The day included training in such areas as phone banking, coalition building, conducting one-on-one meetings and understanding our nonpartisan focus.
Student organizers also met our exec and research director, Bob Hall, who spoke about Democracy NC’s research and policy advocacy activities and how they underpin virtually everything we do.
A media training session featured a mock talk show hosted by Democracy NC’s Greenville organizer, Tia Stanley, who interviewed student organizers in pairs about what they liked best about last year’s election season, what their hopes were for the summer, what they were most excited about with Democracy Summer, why they liked their assigned communities and their career plans.
Our 2009 organizers turned out to be an enthusiastic and passionate group — it was great to hear them speak about the things that matter to them.
The interviews were filmed by Bryan Warner of the N.C. Center for Voter Education and we look forward to posting excerpts on-line.
Team building, ice breaker and public speaking exercises rounded out the day.
Another evening of socializing followed as organizers learned more about the peers who will be working with them in their cities or in other areas.
We have divided the 10 student organizers into more teams this year, a new feature for our 10th anniversary. Students will be working in teams of two in five cities: Charlotte, Durham, Fayetteville, Greensboro and Greenville. Check out our teams here.
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