recruiting and publicising for direct action

[colinashante]

hey all in soulforce land...my friend jonathan and I are organizing a direct action and our biggest problem that we have run into is how can we go about affectively recruiting and creating a buzz abuot this direct action? if anyone has any ideas please let me know

[Emproph]

Tell them about the lies. Get them angry.

[Zerbie]

I think the OP was asking about *where* to go to publicize and to whom to circulate the invitation.

Right?

Myspace
facebook
blogs
bookstores (Borders Books and the like usually have a bulletin board for posting public notices)
coffee shops (same)
public events calendars (area newspapers, magazines, and radio shows often have public events calendars, including an online version)
community centers
like-minded organizations with memberships: they may agree to announce your event to their members at meetings or in electronic newsletters

[colinashante]

thanks zerbie

[tdogg]

Hi Colin

You can also put your event on the Jointheimpact website. Although mainly California events are posted, I think they post nationwide events as well. There might be other websites that are worth posting the event on, off the top of my head I can't think of anything specific now, but if something else comes to mind I'll post. Good luck!

[Kelli Busey]

hey all in soulforce land...my friend jonathan and I are organizing a direct action and our biggest problem that we have run into is how can we go about affectively recruiting and creating a buzz abuot this direct action? if anyone has any ideas please let me know

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