[Peace-discuss] indoor market trouble -- back out, sell nothing, argue?

"E. Wayne Johnson 朱稳森" ewj at pigsqq.org
Wed Sep 26 22:20:42 UTC 2012


pack each sticker in an individual small plastic sleeve.



On 09/27/12 5:46, Stuart Levy wrote:
> News from the Indoor Market (Nov 10 - Dec 15):
>
> They've had a rule on the books for some while, that only 
> Illinois-made goods can be sold in the indoor market.   Each year, 
> when the form asked whether we were selling things made in Illinois, 
> we've checked that our goods weren't, and it's never made a difference.
>
> This year, they're enforcing the rule.  Heard that they won't let us 
> sell our non-IL bumper stickers, etc.
>
> We have three choices that I can think of -
>
>    - remain in the market ($30/week) for the public contact.  We're 
> welcome to hand out flyers, etc.
>       (For that matter, we could sell buttons and so on, if they're 
> locally made.   Our current ones haven't been, except for buttons Rohn 
> has made in the past.)
>
>    - back out.  We get our money back.   Our last Market day would be 
> the end of the regular Farmer's Market, on Nov. 3rd.
>
>    - protest against the effective rule change without notice.
>       One reason we might give: we've already spent $300+ on 2013 
> Peace Calendars,
>       with the understanding that we'd sell them in the indoor market,
>       as we have for the last three years at least.
>       Maybe they'll give us one final year.
>
> Any preference, or other ideas?
>
>
>
>
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