Despite the weather reports calling for "Day After Tomorrow" storms, I'm headed up to Wisconsin this afternoon. Why in the world would I do that? To attend a White House Project Go Run campaign training.
What is Go Run?
Go Run is an annual training
program started in 2005. Go Run is a weekend long training designed to
demystify the political process by teaching women the basic skills
involved in running a campaign and being a candidate. Studies show that
men are twice as likely to self identify as political leaders and run
early - before the age of 35. With the political pipeline 86% male and
81% white, we need to invite women in to gain fresh perspectives and
diverse solutions. The training provides the nuts and bolts of running
for political office by focusing on the core areas of Communications,
Fundraising, and Campaigning and the unique barriers that women face.
Go Run is part of the Vote, Run, Lead initiative of The White House
Project.
I've been told that there will be a training blog there, so if you're interested look for me there. Otherwise, I'll try to post to my personal site, Viva La Feminista.
And to make things even more insane, I'm coming home Saturday night...yes, the night the big storm should hit. If you don't hear from me, send Dennis Quaid & Jake after me.