Is this for the march or for something else?
Yes, or maybe and no.
It's part of Operation Cat Herder and that is about networking all of the distributed aspects of our movement together so we can hit the ground running come the 2010 and 2012 election cycles as well as helping current projects - like the 19 congressional campaigns we are working with, the Freedom Tour, the DVDs for Delegates project and other things we are providing support for.
As to the Revolution March - they fit into our schema in 2 ways - first, we are organizing a National Grassroots Convention for July 13th to tailgate the March secondly, we are acting as a knowledge depository including the writing of a grassroots field manual - by the grassroots, for the grassroots, so that all the lessons learned from this campaign wouldn't have to be re-learned for the next campaign or event. That includes how to organize big events like this.
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Our ideal location would be a medium to large sized gymnasium with a built in stage at one end and use of at least 8 classrooms as well as the adjoining grounds. Perhaps more. One major concern is how adaptable you could be if turnout is much greater than expected. Our own expectations are on the lower end of the scale, in the 1,000 – 2,500 range – but we want to be ready for a lot more!
Private schools if sponsored
State schools if sponsored
Community centers
convention center (expensive)
land with tents (ronstock on monday)
try to get people to stay around after the convention
on a venue, I've received some feedback on where we have friends on college campuses, and was told that we should be able to get space for perhaps $200, though that was a guesstimate. But it does look good for getting faculty or department sponsorship to use Goucher or GMU facilities.
Live streaming of seminar / workshop audio and video + making it available as archives for later use. - revolution broadcasting indicated they can broadcast the event.
Schedule:
Probably something like:
8:30 – 9:00: Religious service (it is Sunday)
9:00 – noon: Grassroots convention – speech & voting on charter
noon – 1:00: Lunch and meet & greet
Times-----Blocks---Supporter—-Organizer--Technical--Delegate--Candidate tracks+book signing
1:00 – 2:30: Block 1
2:30 – 4:00: Block 2
4:00 – 5:30: Block 3
5:30 – 7:00: Block 4
7:00 – 8:30: Block 5
Dinner, social time and closing ceremony
Clean up.
So that's 25 seminars and workshops and we could have workshops in the same track running side by side if we need to add more. Any attendee would be able to take 5.
We have tentative commitments for seminars or workshops:
Ray Powell - How to be an Internet broadcaster on Revolution Broadcasting
Jim Azola: How to set up a call center.
Neal: Pre-Press preparation – getting things ready to be printed.
Tom Lezardo: How to run for office
Other invites without a response yet:
Evan: How to put together a DVD project (can't make it – will recruit team to teach that can make it)
Trevor: Money Bombs and Blimps (probably won't be in town)
Bob Smithers: How to build a PBX / Robo-Dialer with Asterisk
Some leads to others...
John Tate
Dennis Fusaro
Steven Vincent – discussion panel re: organizing, book bomb, etc.
Dr. Paul has been invited, and his office has sent a query for clarification on one point, so it is being considered.
possible morning religious service (being a sunday) .5 hrs to 1 hr
speakers (like a gop convention.. representative from each states -
what they want the grassroots movement to be)
put together a charter and vote on the aspects of it
longterm grassroots movement
panel debate
lunch (bbq)(other options)
seminars and workshops several tracks: (seminars are examples only)
Delegates Track:
Roberts Rules of Order
briefing and discussion on the convention
strategy planning
meet and greet
Organizer Track:
workshops and seminars on organizer training
GOTV
planning
running Meetups
gathering information
scheduling
Supporter track:
various speakers
tutorials on banner making
making buttons
how to silk screen
canvasing training
how to lobby your elected representatives
The biggest banner making party the movement has seen, then in the
evening let MD, DC and VA know we were there by hanging
them! Maybe use them to invite the public to Ronstock.
Tech Track:
how to set up a asterisk pbx or robo-dialer
how to use advokit campaign management software
setting up and administering advokit
How to do a DVD project
How to make YouTube video's
Graphics pre-press HowTo
Candidate track:
Learn how to run for office
Book signings
Dr. Paul book signing would be wonderful!!
bonfire
music / band in the evening
Have banners all around the large room (probably gymnasium) for states and national projects as places for members to gather and meet each other and socialize.
We need all the help we can get.
