Notes from the Office: Updates and information on the latest happenings of the Roosevelt Institution of Middlebury College, the nation's first progressive policy think tank for college students.

Thursday, October 27, 2005

Launch Event

Tonight's launch event was a tremendous success!
Our keynote speaker Ethan Strimling was clear and articulate speaking about the need for progressives to invert the pyramid which currently exists in progressive politics and build from the ground up through grassroots organizing and ideas.
Next, John Morton Blum, Professor Emeritus from Yale gave a history of the progressive movement and explained why what we're doing here is important.
Also, Abigail Blum, Jessie Singleton, and I delivered remarks.

75 students signed in, but the crowd was estimated to be at over 100 guests.