[Imc-outreach] want to help

[Colleen Cook]

Hi guys,

First of all, I just realized there is NO WAY I can help out on the day of 
the Parade of Lights. At the theatre we are having the independent women's 
film festival, Lunafest, that directly conflicts with that date. Curses! 
However, if there are extra outreach people, it would be great to get them 
here for the festival as there will be over 250 gung-ho women who would 
probably be interested in activism.

I think the crowd here would largely be interested in brochures they can 
read over while they are waiting for the film or later at home. Appropriate 
brochure content for our audience could vary. For example, this week we are 
hosting the anti-globalization film, The Yes Men. This is IMC all the way. 
Mission statement, productive activism, taking the world into your own 
hands. EVERYTHING. We desperately needed someone here this week [it ends 
Thursday] to promote the IMC. I have been rattling off to as many people as 
possible about the IMC, but I really could have [and still could] use some 
help with this. I doubt we will get another independent and specifically 
anti-globalization film for awhile. [Plus, it is excellent]. For some films, 
we put up displays up in the lobby for additional reading material, etc. We 
had IMC stuff up for Fahrenheit and the Corporation. If you can get me a 
display ASAP, I'll get it up for the next three days.

But more basic content appropriate for our regular crowd would be along the 
lines of alternative media and supporting artists, activists, and CULTURE in 
our community. I think that largely people would be less interested in 
joining working groups, but rather identify more with philanthropy. They 
want to know our accomplishments and be able to tell their friends they are 
supporting the movement. So a flyer that touts work that has been in our 
gallery, exhibitions, film fests, documentaries, radio programming, 
literature, and global technological accomplishments would be ideal.

Sorry, if it is a lot of info. Please respond, I am very interested to hear 
your ideas.
-Colleen


>
>Hey Colleen,
>
>Right now the big project we're working on is getting
>a brochure made. We'll be sure to let you know when we
>start distributing them!   We also need participants
>for the Dec. 4th Parade of Lights.
>
>What can we do to help you promote the IMC at the Art?
>  It sounds like a very untapped group of people... Do
>you have any suggestions about what kind of info
>they'd be interested in?  Would it help you out to
>have other IMC members there?
>
>Anyway, let us know.  We'll put it on the agenda for
>next week's meeting!
>
>Jane
>
>
>
>--- Colleen Cook <colleencook7 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hey guys,
> >
> > I really want to help out with outreach, but I can
> > rarely make the meetings.
> > Is there something I can do? Also, I am over at the
> > Art Theatre, and I am
> > constantly harassing people to join the IMC. We have
> > an excellent audience
> > of older, locally uninformed radicals. They are
> > always interested to hear
> > about the IMC, but admit they haven't joined or do
> > not know a lot about it.
> > I think this is an interesting group of people that
> > we should try to hit up.
> > I generally run down to Aroma during the show, and
> > grab the public i, write
> > all sorts of contact info on it, and send them on
> > their way. Your brochures
> > would be really helpful. I'll make sure they go out.
> > Also, let me know when
> > you get a date locked for the flyering, and I'll
> > come out.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Colleen
> >
> > colleencook7 at hotmail.com
> >

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