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Ideas to Increase Size of Protest
by pr0t3s7
Monday, Mar. 10, 2003 at 1:42 AM
There is a simple way to significantly increase the size of next sunday's pr0test
I'm sure that everyone is already aware of this obvious concept, but if we each bring at least one person who would not otherwise attend the pr0test, our presence will be doubled. Think about it, all you have to do is bring one (or more) of your non-activist "i don't like this war but i've never thought to pr0test" friends with you to sunday's event. I know it doesn't seem like much, but if everyone tries to bring someone who shows a mild amount of interest, our efforts will be much more effective. Please, everyone, try to bring people who oppose the war but might not normally attend pr0tests, as your cooperation will be GREATLY appreciated.
Also, it will be extremely helpful if everyone who is not in a position in which they TRULY cannot risk state repression would participate in the unpermitted portions of dem0nstrations. The greater our numbers on the street, the more difficult it is for police to exercise their corrupted jurisdiction over activists. For instance, remaining in the street on Saturday, January 25 would have been SIGNIFICANTLY easier if more people left the sidewalks and joined us. Not as many of us would have been slammed into parked cars by police horses had we seen greater solidarity in the face of repression (note: this is by no means an attempt to insult those individuals who did not take to the streets, it is merely a plea for more people to assist us during future actions). If our numbers are large enough in unpermitted portions of pr0tests, it is unlikely that there will be a significant amount of arrests (as long as people look out for each other like they did last Sunday).
please take these things into consideration so that we may construct an effective opposition to the truculent actions of the state.
peace, one l0v3, and @
What we're trying at CMU
by Daniel Papasian
Monday, Mar. 10, 2003 at 8:51 AM
At 3pm on Friday, a group of us at CMU are going to stage a die-in at a visible portion of campus, and one of us will be handing out information about Sunday's events.
I think it might help a lot of people for them to see regular, everday people protesting the war in a way they can. Like a role models program for activists.
I'd be curious to hear what other people are doing to promote the event (besides the usual postering and calls online, TMC, etc.)
Good Idea!
by Sam
Monday, Mar. 10, 2003 at 10:22 AM
Great suggestion. Works well for trying to throw big parties, too. :-)
excellent Idea
by pjd
Monday, Mar. 10, 2003 at 10:59 AM
..but it is a tough sell. I have about 5 or 6 antiwar colleagues at work in the fed. building, who are willing to talk a lot about their opposition to the massacre, but my cajoling to get them to the J25-27 events was not successful. I don't know what motivates a lot of people... we have a lot of work to do.
ya, it's tough
by yhyyy
Monday, Mar. 10, 2003 at 12:26 PM
it's hard to figure out what will result in getting people to stuff. pog obviously can't do it alone. it's too small a group of people. they can set up a framework others can utilize but different groups need to help with outreach. having protests this frequently would work if the groups that endorsed the events put a little effort into outreach but I don't see that happening. maybe after this discussion can begin on scalling back the frequency of events.
hmmm
by Evan N
Monday, Mar. 10, 2003 at 6:08 PM
Pog does the framework and cool stuff ,but they just dont have the time or money to get all fo the word out. Maybe what we should do is just get a group of us together, maybe 10, and print out a gazillion little flyers (like the size of so 4 could fit on a page) and just meet at a downtown t stop and walk around all day handing them out - i cant think of any other way to do it. Oh we should also try to get an ad for the next rally in the city paper like they did with the convergence maybe?
yeah
by pr0t3s7
Monday, Mar. 10, 2003 at 10:48 PM
yeah, handing out flyers is GREAT, but please also take "my" idea into consideration. I feel that it is much easier to convince people you know to come to the pr0test with you than it is to convince someone you don't know to read a flyer and come to the event (however, as i stated before, flyering is quite effective). Flyering allows us to inform people that we don't even know, which is great, but URGING our acquaintences to go ("you can leave after a few minutes if you want, but i doubt you will!") will DEFINITELY be effective. Seriously, try to invite ANY people that you have heard mention the fact that they are harboring sentiments of opposition to the war.
I have at least 4 coming
by Hami
Tuesday, Mar. 11, 2003 at 4:13 PM
I agree with the inviting/telling your friends idea. I told my friends from work to come to the protest and 4 have stepped up so far and are very excited to come and join the protesters. I should mention also that this is there first time doing something like this so it would be awesome to have them see a large crowd.
publicity
by sue
Saturday, Mar. 15, 2003 at 5:13 PM
I didn't see the march in the Post-Gazette Friday, Saturaday or Sunday. I didn't hear in on the radio. Is it at all possible to get a radio station to cover this? I only came last time becasue I read about it in the paper. I only heard this time because I bumped into a friend.
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