Collecting signatures in Cleveland…
19 06 2008
Last Friday was my first time trying to collect signatures at a local mosque, the Islamic Center of Cleveland, after Friday prayer. I was as prepared as I could be in the circumstances. I had two clipboards: one for voter registration and another for the National Petition. Unfortunately I was not able to collect as many signatures as I would have liked. This mosque is one of the largest mosques in the area and has three entrances/exits and I only had one other person helping me. So the two of us did the best we could trying to have people sign the petition as they were coming out of the mosque.
Based on this experience I have learned that I should have ALL of the following for the next time…
- Volunteers, volunteers … and volunteers!
- A table with volunteers at all entrances/exits
- An announcement by the Imam or another individual from the mosque
Although I did not have the opportunity to talk to as many individuals as I would have liked to, the individuals that I did get the chance to speak to all signed the petition and now I know what works and what doesn’t… and each time I’ll get more and more signatures!
Yalla Vote!
-Nadia
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