[Street] Occupy the T flyer
Patricia Downer
patricia.downer at gmail.com
Wed Jan 18 13:44:05 EST 2012
With regards to stickers/buttons/etc...I have two suggestions:
1) Maybe work with the screen printing guild to create some small patches
or something we could pass out.
2) I remember before New Years while planning First Night events, we had
made a decision to purchase a button maker and some supplies. Maybe we
should look into using that to make some sort of button to pass out.
Patricia Downer
On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 12:33 AM, Joseph Ramsey <jgramsey at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for the note, Mary Jo.
>
> You raise valid questions.
>
> Kelly McGuire has volunteered to work up a Spanish version. Also, Kelly
> is all about fliering in East Somerville, so you two should
> probably connect. His email is kmcguire317 at yahoo.com .
>
> A Portuguese one would be great if you can pull one together.
> As for giving people something they can do, besides get involved via
> online, 1) feel free to put your own number on their as a local contact;
> 2) definitely write in the margins the info about *the rally and
> march against the hikes and cuts by the Statehouse (outside Park Street) on
> Jan. 23rd. Starting at noon. WIth another one at 5pm. There is another
> major mass action being planned for early to mid-February. And yes also
> the MBTA community meetings. *
>
> It would be great if we had stickers or buttons or something for people to
> pass out and to wear. Anyone want to pick up this task?
> Also, I would recommend to everyone fliering to have some sort of
> clipboard where those most interested can give *you* their contact
> information, phone or email. So we can build this campaign and occupy as
> well.
>
> -Joe
>
> On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 11:09 PM, Connelly & Teixeira <mjcjlt at comcast.net>wrote:
>
>> Thanks to you Joseph and to all others who have contributed to the
>> flyer. I like the points you make, and appreciate that you edited down the
>> number of points in favor of readability (always hard—hard to lose those
>> good bullet points!). I also appreciate that the flyer can be printed in
>> black and white and still look good. ****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> I plan to hand out flyers along the 89 and 101 routes and at Sullivan
>> station, as well as in my daily travels in East Somerville. Which brings
>> me to some questions. I apologize if these were already answered at the
>> meeting—I had to leave early to pick up a kid and to attend a school
>> meeting. ****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> **1) **Doing outreach in East Somerville (and Winter Hill), we really
>> need a flyer that is in both English and Spanish (better if it is in
>> Portuguese and Haitian Creole as well, since there are also many people in
>> E Som. who speak those languages.). Is there anyone on this list who also
>> needs multi-lingual flyers? Any resources for translating? I can get it
>> translated into Portuguese if that is useful to others as well. ****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> **2) **I am reluctant to give out a flyer with no other contact
>> information than a web address and facebook. While some people will be able
>> to use this, many will not. Is there a live person or group with a phone
>> number who agreed to be a contact, or did we not get to that in the meeting
>> ?****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> **3) **Maybe I am being too literal, but I think a lot of people will
>> be wondering what the flyer is trying to get them to do by saying Occupy
>> the T’’? It would help a lot if we had some specific dates or actions to
>> ask people to do. Whatever that action is: wear a sticker/button, make a
>> phone call, sign a petition, come to something, boycott something . . .
>> Getting information is useful, but in the end it feels kind of
>> disempowering not to have any idea of what you can do that would show your
>> support/join in/ help. I guess I could add the date and time of the
>> Somerville public hearing to the bottom of the flyer, but I don’t think a
>> lot of people will attend that kind of meeting just because a stranger
>> handed them a flyer. I can do turnout for the meeting, but it will be more
>> with people I know. ****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Thanks again for all of your work and commitment. I hope you take these
>> questions in the spirit of my trying to add in what I know it will take to
>> reach /bring in my bus and subway-riding neighbors and friends (people with
>> families; people over 50; those who don’t speak English; people from the
>> East Somerville and Winter Hill neighborhoods). ****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Mary Jo Connelly ****
>>
>> * *
>>
>> * *
>>
>> *From:* Joseph Ramsey [mailto:jgramsey at gmail.com]
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 17, 2012 1:57 PM
>> *To:* Eli Cohen
>> *Cc:* Eric Fields; Guy Fawkes; occupysomerville-mbta at lists.mayfirst.org;
>> Emily Parrott; street; outreach outreach; lee at ace-ej.org;
>> Jeremy at massuniting.org; golingolin at yahoo.com; ben at occupyboston.org;
>> eli.cohen at mail.goucher.edu; mjcjlt at comcast.net; jenmazer at gmail.com;
>> reciprocityrik at gmail.com; darronmfs at yahoo.com; lauperu26 at hotmail.com;
>> illynana9 at gmail.com; loochyj at gmail.com; greene.douglas at ymail.com;
>> genevieve.d.butler at gmail.com; maryregan at hotmail.com;
>> charwitt at somervillecdc.org; mashaelmajid.1 at gmail.com;
>> danny at teenempowerment.org; Adam Machson-Carter;
>> ob-media at lists.occupyboston.org
>> *Subject:* Occupy the T (already!) in the NEWS****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Dear fellow T-riders and activists:****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> Occupy the T in the front page of two Boston papers today. ****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> 1) *The Boston Metro** *featured us on the front page! It's just a
>> short story ****
>>
>> but it shows already that this campaign is capable of garnering a LOT of
>> media attention, public interest...and support!****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> 2) *The new **Boston Occupier*, has a substantial, very informative and
>> useful article on page on about Occupy and the T hike/cuts.****
>>
>>
>> http://bostonoccupier.com/2012/01/17/free-charlie-occupy-activists-take-on-the-t/
>> Read it and forward it widely as well!****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> *This makes the new Occupier issue a great outreach and organizing
>> vehicle*. (There's lots of other good stuff in it as well!) ****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> If people can, THIS Wednesday, (tomorrow!), any time after noon, please
>> go down to Encuentro Cinco (aka E5) ****
>>
>> at 33 Harrison Avenue (in Chinatown, near Downtown Crossing) to ****
>>
>> *PICK UP A STACK OF THEM TO PASS OUT AT T and BUS STOPS and STATIONS*near you!
>> ****
>>
>>
>> Also, one more time, I have attached a touched up version of an "Occupy
>> the T" full page leaflet. Please print as many as you can and distribute
>> widely!****
>>
>> Let's strike while the iron is hot! (Note: after printing, but before
>> copying this, you might write on the margins that ****
>>
>> *there is a Rally and March planned at the State House for Monday, Jan
>> 23rd at Noon and at 5pm.*****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> Free Charlie!****
>>
>> -Joe****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 4:05 PM, Eli Cohen <elcoh002 at mail.goucher.edu>
>> wrote:****
>>
>> ...trying that again, only this time, I'm going to *attach* the files.
>> :-D****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 4:04 PM, Eli Cohen <elcoh002 at mail.goucher.edu>
>> wrote:****
>>
>> Hello everyone!
>>
>> I've put together two sets of quarter-sheets based around the "Free
>> Charlie" idea. One specifically focuses on *Monday, January 23rd*, which
>> is one of the major MBTA hearings in Boston. The T Rider's Union has a
>> rally planned at *Noon at the Transportation Building, 10 Park Plaza<http://maps.google.com/maps?q=10+park+plaza&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x89e37a767c572bc1:0xb05d71435fa7a3b6,10+Park+Plaza,+Boston,+MA+02116&gl=us&ei=ro0UT5HTEuix0QHI4oGwAw&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=image&resnum=2&ved=0CCoQ8gEwAQ>
>> * (then the hearing starts at 1PM). Please print and distribute these,
>> particularly at T stations!
>>
>> The other one is a more generic message: "Fare increases and service cuts
>> are happening! Be outraged!" I'm going to make a third one soon that has a
>> message along the lines of "This bus will no longer exist in a couple
>> months!" for use on specific buses and T lines that are disappearing. As
>> always, feel free to email me with more suggestions.
>>
>> In solidarity,
>> Eli Cohen****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>>
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