We had two screenings in Columbus the first day. The morning screening was at Columbus State Community College. Professor Robert Fitrakis invited us to his "Campaign Politics" class, and other professors from the department joined in as well. The students and EVC youth producers engaged in a fruitful discussion about electoral politics and the power of the student in the 2008 election.
The afternoon screening was at St. Stephen's Community House. It was a younger crowd, and it was nice to hear the audience committing to getting their older brothers and friends to register AND VOTE before Ohio's October 6th voter registration deadline.
The second day we went on a Columbus public high school circuit outreach mission. We spoke to principals at each of these schools, and they were all excited to pass the DVDs along to various teachers and counselors. It is encouraging to see how each school, college and community house we have gone to are already excited about youth voter participation and working with their youth to ensure their voices are heard in November and to help them understand why this is so important.
DANNY: Days 3 and 4 were packed full of intense grassroots work to send our documentary and get young voters mobilized. In Ohio it seems like we were well-received. Every college we went to it seemed we were a welcomed addition to their already extensive voter mobilization efforts.
TIDIANE: The whole trip from day 3 and 4 went very well. The screening went well, especially the one we had at the student center. I felt the students connected with my story and enjoyed it. And it was fun doing the Q&A in both screenings, even thought im not a big fan of public speaking. I'm glad everything went well, and now everyone is ready to go home and start fresh.
SHON: Well, to sum it up, it was cool. Even though I feel Ohio was doing its thing with voter mobilization, they were very happy to see us. We hit hard and came through successful - I feel satisfied.
