UNF Organizing Bootcamp
Sat, Feb 24
|UNF in Jacksonville
Political Organizing Bootcamp for Students (UNF, FSCJ & high school)
Time & Location
Feb 24, 2024, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
UNF in Jacksonville, 1 UNF Dr., Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
About the event
Join Rep. Anna V. Eskamani and People Power for Florida on Saturday, February 24th as we host an in-person Political Organizing Bootcamp at UNF focused on how to build political power on your college campus and organize your peers for social change. Our team will be going over topics ranging from how to organize on a college campus, talk about voting, become a strong communicator, and how to prepare to organize around the 2024 Florida State legislative session. We're also planning on hosting a guest panel during the event where students will have the opportunity to hear directly from local elected officials, longtime organizers, and community leaders. Confirmed panelists are Rep. Angie Nixon, Councilman Jimmy Peluso, Michael Sampson from AFSCME, Joshua Hicks, and Christian Gonzalez-Obregoso from FL Rising. Our goal is to create the next generation of community leaders that will drive our state and our campus in a…