By Alta Price

Today I’m going to tell you how to sign up for Democracy for Iowa (DFIA) at DFA-Link. I recommend joining DFIA to anyone interested in the Progressive Caucus, whether or not you want to join Democracy for America. You can also follow these directions to learn how to find DFA-Link groups without actually signing up for DFIA.

If you just want to sign up quick, without taking the time to learn how to use DFA-Link, go here.

Now that you have a DFA-Link account (see previous blog post – although I think it’s self-explanatory if you go to blogforamerica.com and click on DFA-Link and follow the directions), you are ready to find a group to join. On the first screen that pops up after you sign in, you will see a box labeled Quick Search. I’d ignore that. Instead, I use the little gray box at the top right. The gray box is exactly the same as the colorful tabs at the top. I just like the box. Anyway, click on Groups in the box or at the top.

The next screen has button for Search Groups at the top. Click on that. Under Basic Group Search, put in your zip code and click for groups within 25 miles. You can adjust the miles up to 100. I think DFIA will pop up because it is a statewide group. You will also see any other groups within the radius you have chosen. You can also use the Advanced Group Search button and put Iowa in as the state and find all of the DFA-Link groups in the state.

Once you find DFIA, click on View Group in the box on the right. You can read about DFIA, see the list of organizers, see a list of all group members, read the DFIA blog (not to be confused with Blog for Iowa!), and check out upcoming events. You can click on a group member’s name to reach a screen where you can send that person a message. Look around!

If you like what you see, click on the Join Group button at the top of the page. Welcome to Democracy for Iowa!

Alta Price altaprice@yahoo.com