[sklyarov-chicago] July 30th Protest

Peter A. Peterson II pedro@tastytronic.net
Mon, 30 Jul 2001 16:46:06 -0500


Quoting Michael Cannon:
> Has anybody thought of another way to do this:
> 
> the protests are cool and we should also be thinking
> about co-ordinating smaller-scale leafletting and
> viral marketing (free dmitry URLs in every mail
> message anyone sends, that link to the site) but:
> 
> how about we put on a show, gang?  or a charity
> dance...say a 'Surrender Your Freedom Ball' or a
> 'Bread and Circuses Anti-DMCA Cotillion' or a street
> party?  I'm sure people in this list and others know
> some DJs and Mixmasters/club guys/gals that could do
> the music (maybe even some bands...GOD, if we could
> get Billy Corgan, or James Iha who've expressed some
> sympathy for the movement...but I'm fantasizing...)
> anyway, there HAVE to be SOME bands/DJs who support us
> rather than the Korps...anyone up to help me organize?
>  Say, all profits to the 'Dmitry Defense Fund' or the
> EFF or EPIC?

This would be cool, but I don't have the energy to do something like
that AND coordinate these things. But we've been delegating
responsibilities of late, and Michael, I think if you want to do
something like this, I really, really think it could be _fantastic_.

pedro