[free-sklyarov] Protest on Sat. morning in San Jose

[roylo]

Thank you for your suggestions and I really learned alot from it.
And yes I did plan this protest without much preparing, I really should have
pick next Sat. instead
which will give me a week ahead of time to plan it.
But, I choice this Sat.of the following reasons

1.) Our Target has from adobe to DoJ (This Monday's Protest was to Adobe)
2.) Most people have to work on weekday and Church on Sunday
3.) The first trial is on next Monday

As you can see the reason for it; You probability think I'm a moron for
rushing things up and without
consulting with other people's schedule. But, I did on what I thought was
the best. And this Sat. seems like
the best time for it. (I was going to a concert on Sat and had to give my
concert tickets to someone else so I can do the protest)
Anyway, since everyone is busy; I guess the protest will be off and I will
go to the concert instead.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Moen" <rick at linuxmafia.com>
To: <free-sklyarov at zork.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 9:32 AM
Subject: Re: [free-sklyarov] Protest on Sat. morning in San Jose


> begin roylo quotation:
> > The ideal behind it was to be convenient for everybody.
>
> Great.  Please consult BALE, in the future.  That URL again:
> http://linuxmafia.com/bale/
>
> > Also, this might work out better. 'Cause you guys can announce the
> > protest within those event.  And people can take breaks and come join
> > the protest for an hour or two.
>
> Nope.  That doesn't work.  Running the InstallFest is a rather intensive
> activity:  We're there from before 10 AM to well after 4 PM.  Driving to
> San Jose in the middle is not an option.
>
> > If you guys still think it is a bad ideal; We can always call it off.
>
> Your call.  I assume you verified that a substantial number of people
> will be able to be there with you, before making the announcement.
> (Also, I hope you're aware that downtown San Jose is extremely dead on a
> typical Saturday morning.)
>
> However, while we're at it, herewith, a few modest suggestions about
> intelligent event logistics and publicity.  (I'm for those, too.)
>
> 1.  Have all details all in one place, on an event Web site.  Lobbing off
an
>     announcement to a mailing list is nice, but you need clear, easily
>     findable details on a Web site.  Well in advance:  Others will link
>     to it, and use it for material.  Make sure the page has spokemen's
>     contact e-mail addresses and telephone numbers:  Reporters will use
those.
>     Example:  Windows Refund Day --  http://linuxmafia.com/refund/
> 2.  Make sure you include street address and cross-street.  (And
>     day/date/time, obviously.)
> 3.  Include a street map, generated from Mapblast, Yahoo Maps, Mapquest,
etc.
> 4.  Provide public transit information.  (In the S.F. Bay Area, you can
get
>     this from http://www.transitinfo.org/ .)
> 5.  Provide infomation on the parking situation.
> 6.  If possible, have people rendezvous at somewhere convenient nearby,
>     and walk to the site en-masse.  It's more dramatic, and lets you
>     take care of organisational problems before reaching the target site.
> 6.  Have at least one person carry a cellular 'phone.  Let other
>     organisers have the number.
> 7.  Have flyers.  Have banners and signs.
>
> > If we want to call it off please let me know before Friday night, so I
can
> > tell others as well.
>
> 8.  Make the best decisions you can, then do what you can with the
> results.  Don't waffle.
>
> I _suspect_ that you've hardly planned this at all, and need to do some
> quick re-thinking.  But you make up your own mind.  I don't know you:
> You may have this going just fine.
>
> --
> Cheers,             "I used to be on the border of insanity.  However, due
> Rick Moen           to pressing political concerns, I recently had to
invade."
> rick at linuxmafia.com                        -- Kurt Montandon, in
r.a.sf.w.r-j
>
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