Nervousness knotted up my stomach the night before I went to the statehouse for the first time. Thankfully, a meeting was scheduled that night with Hoosier Action, co-organizers of the Day of Action, to go over what to expect. I hopped on the preparation call with a notebook, a pen, and some indigestion. My hand cramped from writing without discernment; I figured if I was going to do this right, I needed it all. Towards the end of the preparation call, my fears were soothed when one of the event organizers said, “You do not need to be an expert in legislation. You are the expert of your own experiences. The statehouse is YOUR house,” to everyone on the call.

By Sarah Conrad