Urbana: 27 December

The 27th was basically a set-up day for us. Peter and David arrived for M-DAT and the other partners in the “Mobilization Mall” the previous afternoon to make certain things were in order.

Set up took us most of the day, up until an hour-long orientation for the 1800 exhibitors (270 different organizations) at 3.30pm. Exhibits were supposed to be set-up by 3pm, however many of the smaller organizations seemed to be unavailable and their booths bare.

Raising the banner over the “Mobilization Mall:”