• @dmm10
    can you send matt your contact info? Trying to put together a contact list for bottom liners within outreach

  • shelbylaine posted a new activity comment November 11, 2011 2:13 am

    In reply to: Effie posted an update in the group Outreach In tonight’s meeting it was said that Coordinating work with other groups to make sure we have their action schedules so we can stand in solidarity with them. I don’t […] View

    Regina said tonight that she would be helping regarding coordination with Action, and I believe that there are several people in coordinating who attend all committee meetings between the 3(?) of them so as to better organize as well. But I agree, we should all be sure to reach out to other committees – not just in coordination but it also seems…[Read more]

  • sally – We talked I think earlier this week and you mentioned that you are trying or have put together events/occupations in the different neighborhoods?

    • I have already started, See above post regarding a temperature check email
      I feel we need to create a phone script to contact again, not just through e-mail.
      I first wanted to make sure we had a strong diverse coalition and not just the active OA members to offer support for teach-ins and workshops, every organization I have contacted are…[Read more]

  • shelbylaine replied to the forum topic Business Outreach in the group Group logo of Outreach Outreach November 11, 2011 2:06 am

    Or anything else regarding. I feel this could be a delicate situation for many, but its also an opportunity to gain more allies within communities.

  • Trying to get out and appeal to businesses around Atlanta to have signs posted in their windows, above a counter, or maybe flyers by their door. Ideas for places, mainly small business/restaurant/etc and tactics […]

    • It helps to have an action on the flyer, Like, join us at Woodruff Park (people can’t GPS Troy Park)
      For Occupy Gwinnett, I asked the managers, I explain what we were doing and gained permission to hang a 8 x 10 basic information signs, a few businesses allowed 4 x 5 information hand-outs on their counter.
      Big Boxes and chains have to have…[Read more]

  • what about something very basic – such as the occupy atlanta city scape or the occupy fist I’ve been seeing everywhere with something like “solidarity of the 99%”. I’m just thinking, the yard signs generally […]

  • shelbylaine posted an update in the group Group logo of Outreach Outreach November 9, 2011 12:02 am

    OUTREACH MEETING THURSDAY 5:30 PM IN WOODRUFF PARK. We’ll be discussing strategy and ideas as well as getting people organized for individual one -on-one outreach. See you guys then!

  • shelbylaine posted a new activity comment November 3, 2011 1:07 pm

    In reply to: sunflame posted an update in the group Action Committee People are talking about organizing a freeway shutdown. Having a few dozen cars stop at the same time on all three major freeways should cause a pretty big […] View

    also, traffic cones and orange safety vests would help keep us safe – both things are available at hardware stores and are pretty cheap.