[sklyarov-chicago] Monday the 30th Plans

[Michael Cannon]

The focus on "Free Dmitry" unless otherwise engaged is
a GREAT idea.  Goes along with our name, is
unequivocal
(http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term=unequivocal)
- which is a good thing.

Now, what do we say as a group to engage the public
and help them to understand the purpose of standing
out in the hot Sun, stopping them in the street and
taking up their valuable time?

In other words, we should be prepared and organized
Monday to answer the question "Why should I care?" for
the public we encounter, and to attract them to come
to us, rather than our having to interrupt them in
their busy day.

Mike
> --- "Peter A. Peterson II" <pedro@tastytronic.net>
> wrote:
> > First of all, sorry that i've been incommunicado.
> > Like I said, I'm in
> > San Francisco.
> > 
> > That being said, I've spent most of the day today
> > with Seth David
> > Schoen, who is now in the employ of the EFF to
> work
> > on Sklyarov-related
> > support. The EFF met with the US Attorney's office
> > this morning and
> > presented their case. The U.S. Attorney's office
> > asked several questions
> > of the EFF, but did NOT make a statement either
> way
> > for or against their
> > releasing him. This should be hopeful, but not
> > calming. Protests are
> > gearing up across the country for this Monday. San
> > Fran's should be
> > particularly cacophanous.
> > 
> > Anyway,
> > 
> > Here is the plan for Monday as it stands:
> > 
> > Same time, same place. See the protest packet at
> the
> > website for
> > relevant information. I'll try to have the updated
> > version available for
> > tomorrow.
> > 
> > As I said in my earlier message, I'm considering
> > focusing ONLY on
> > Freeing Dmitry and talking about the DMCA when it
> > comes up (which is any
> > time you have a longer conversation with someone).
> > This keeps people
> > from assuming that we're trying to get something
> out
> > of this situation,
> > when we should be focusing on Dmitry. What do you
> > think about this? The
> > alternative is to also have signs that also ask
> for
> > the repealing of the
> > DMCA. This is our goal anyway -- but I feel like
> > having both makes it
> > look like we're using Dmitry as a poster boy, and
> is
> > less likely to have
> > an emotional, make-me-wanna-write-effect on
> people.
> > 
> > Also, PLEASE make high-visibility signs this
> > weekend. I'm going to make
> > a big sandwhich board when i get home sunday
> night.
> > Also, consider
> > buying or bringing american flags down there -- it
> > will make us look
> > "good" and draw people's interest.
> > 
> > Finally, I'll have a new version of the poster
> > available, but it might
> > not be available until late Sunday night. Is it
> > possible for people to
> > print them Monday morning? I'll be more than happy
> > to print 500 at a
> > kinkos -- Nick Moffitt, Stephane Miller, Seth
> David
> > Schoen and I went
> > through well over that this afternoon alone in SF.
> 
> > 
> > Some tactics that work well -- 
> > 
> > * SMILE! People are more apt to take a flyer from
> > you when you look
> > happy to be there.. Obviously not happy about the
> > imprisonment, but
> > still, happy.
> > 
> > * Hold a stack of fliers and one out to be taken.
> > People will not likely
> > take your "last flyer" Hold the stake and page
> > upside down so people can
> > read it as they come up. It will pique their
> > curiosity and draw them in.
> > 
> > * Use a straightman. This worked well today, to
> have
> > one of us go with
> > the crowd and take a flyer. When people see one
> > person do it, they're
> > more likely to follow suit. We should definitely
> > experiment with this on
> > Monday.
> > 
> > * Be confident, but not pushy. Look like you know
> > what you're doing and
> > are supposed to be there. But don't get in
> people's
> > faces. We want to be
> > the innocent angels who are telling others about
> the
> > injustice being
> > done. That confidence really shines through, and
> if
> > you act confident,
> > you will be more confident.
> > 
> > * Get out there! Don't wait for people to come to
> > you in the plaza. Pick
> > a good place where people walk and stand there.
> > Since we're not shouting
> > or marching, a lone man with a sign is not as
> > effective as  aperson with
> > a flyer trying to get someone to read it. The
> signs
> > WITH the flyers
> > however are added visual and mental draw.
> > 
> > * Try standing in pairs, or facing opposite
> > directions. Several times
> > today people would skip me, but take one from the
> > next guy.
> > 
> > Finally, I do NOT want to dilute our message with
> > claims about Mueller
> > or the EFF, or Adobe. Members of our group are
> > perfectly welcome to have
> > their own ideas about each of these subjects, but
> I
> > think we need to
> > decide as a group what our angle is and stick to
> it
> > for maximum effect.
> > 
> > I'll try to get that poster ready before sunday
> > night, and before I go
> > to bed tonight I should have the updated press
> > release for faxing to
> > local media outlets. Did anyone see the NY Times
> > article IN actual
> > PRINT? I would love to include a photocopy of that
> > to local outlets --
> > if they see the Times did it, maybe they'll find
> it
> > more compelling.
> > 
> > Would someone spend some time trying to figure out
> > the reporters names
> > for various tv stations, radio, and newsprint
> > vendors that we should
> > contact? LIke, who is the technology guy for the
> > Tribune, that kind of
> > thing.
> > 
> > Free Dmitry,
> > 
> > pedro
> > 
> > -- 
> >
>
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> >    FREE DMITRY SKLYAROV -- FBI has imprisioned a
> > Russian software 
> >    engineer for promoting and teaching the concept
> > of "fair use".
> > Read more:
> >
>
http://www.eff.org/alerts/20010719_eff_sklyarov_alert.html
> > 
> > 
> > _______________________________________________
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> > sklyarov-chicago@ufo.chicago.il.us
> >
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> 
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