Starting a Highschool Democratic Club

[macholan]

I am going to college at Truman State University in Northeast Missouri. The campus is fairly liberal and the college democrats are close with liberal community leaders. Unfortunatly the area is slightly Republican.
It is in this atmosphere that we are wishing to start a highschool democratic club. In order to do so, we need noncontroversial, productive activities to draw students. Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions in creating such a club? Thanks for your time.

[David__77]

1. Student clubs.

Well, I had my share of on-campus activism as a high school student, and I have to say that controversy is not necessarily to be avoided. Many students may be oriented to the Democratic Party, but the ones that would actually join a group and participate are those with serious concerns--such as concerns about the ongoing occupation of Iraq and the deaths among our soldiers. Abortion rights under attack, defense of civil rights, etc. These are the things that will draw activists--opposing the Bush-Cheney agenda. Simply stressing the "Democratic" won't probably work. Working on local election campaigns is also a good idea, and putting those campaign issues forward to students. These are all areas protected under students' rights in public schools.

[Syn_Dem]

2. Im excited for the Young Democrats meetings

At my school in St. Louis, the person who is running for Dick Gepthardt's vacated seat happened to graduate from there. So he's coming in to speak, it should be quite fascitnating.

[macholan]

3. Should be interesting

Truman State University has been called the Harvard of the Midwest. :)
No, seriously, not a bad college.