Inaugural viewing at The HIVE
Despite the light snowfall outside, on January 20, The Fund for Democratic Communities sponsored a viewing of the historic inauguration of the 44th president of the United States, Barack H. Obama in the large community room of the HIVE. A number of people who are involved with the Winter Emergency (WE) program along with community residents and HIVE volunteers sat and watched the pageantry and the huge crowds who had converged on Washington DC.F4DC set up projection equipment using streaming video from the internet. There was one technical glitch when the video froze up during Obama’s inaugural address, but fortunately there was a television available so that the viewing was not interrupted.
Some snacks were supplied by F4DC and Dave Reed brought home made turkey chili for the event. About 25 people gathered for the viewing and informal discussions took place that ranged from issues of American history to identity in the 21st century. It was a good day.
