[4animals] Re: KFC demo

Wed Apr 26 14:07:35 UTC 2006

Garage Sale starts EARLY... also we could leave the table supervised by one 
or two people while the rest go to KFC.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kyle den Bak" <edenbak at hotmail.com>
To: "vaalea" <v at vaalea.com>
Cc: "Kayla Rideout" <OETA3000 at YAHOO.CA>; "Jane Kearnan" 
<janekearnan3 at hotmail.com>; "Victoria Good" <v_good at rogers.com>; "Noah 
Soroka" <noah_soroka at hotmail.com>; <4animals at ottawaveg.com>; "Abbott Tracey" 
<traceymaryabbott at hotmail.com>; "Tasya F" <tash_f at hotmail.com>; "Frank" 
<imperialblue at hotmail.com>; "Simon Chan" <simon_vegetarian at hotmail.com>; 
"Diana Payne" <dpayne at casott.on.ca>; "Michele" <mta at magma.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: KFC demo

>I like the idea of holding it during the Garage sale if we can. The more 
>people we reach, the better. If the demo is at 12, we could still manage to 
>set up a table after the demo if you want. Say demo takes until two, we 
>could have the table set up by 2:30-2:45, and have several hours left for 
>it.
>
> Cheers,
> Kyle
>
> On 26-Apr-06, at 9:29 AM, vaalea wrote:
>
>> Shoot... some of us have been discussing putting up demo tables during 
>> the garage sale... (though I guess doing both is a possibility).... I 
>> don't know what is/isn't allowed.... I think I've seen charity 
>> organization tables out during the Glebe sale.....
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michele" <mta at magma.ca>
>> To: "Kyle den Bak" <edenbak at hotmail.com>
>> Cc: "vaalea" <v at vaalea.com>; "Jane Kearnan" <janekearnan3 at hotmail.com>; 
>> <4animals at ottawaveg.com>; "Noah Soroka" <noah_soroka at hotmail.com>; "Simon 
>> Chan" <simon_vegetarian at hotmail.com>; "Tasya F" <tash_f at hotmail.com>; 
>> "Frank" <imperialblue at hotmail.com>; "Diana Payne" <dpayne at casott.on.ca>; 
>> "Abbott Tracey" <traceymaryabbott at hotmail.com>; "Victoria Good" 
>> <v_good at rogers.com>; "Kayla Rideout" <OETA3000 at YAHOO.CA>
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 7:21 AM
>> Subject: Re: KFC demo
>>
>>
>>> I just realized that the Glebe Community Garage Sale will be starting 
>>> May 27th - would it be a bad thing to have our demo at the same time? 
>>> (it might be good in that there will be tons more people in the area). 
>>> Any thoughts?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> At 08:08 PM 24/04/2006, Kyle den Bak wrote:
>>>> Hey,
>>>>
>>>>         Sounds good. Just a quick check, is there anyone who knows the 
>>>> exact address of the Glebe location so that I can get some posters 
>>>> printed off? This week and the next are very busy for me. I am helping 
>>>> my girlfriend move, and I have visitors from out of town. I will start 
>>>> placing the posters late next week. An evening the weekend of the 7th 
>>>> is a great time to get  together for me, and I have no objections to 
>>>> the green door, seeing as I live right next door.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Kyle
>>>>
>>>> On 24-Apr-06, at 7:01 PM, Michele wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> So, it looks like a consensus for May 27th at the Glebe KFC location.
>>>>> If we officially are planning to start at 12PM, we should all be there 
>>>>> by 11:30AM to get set up.  Then if (and hopefully when) the media show 
>>>>> up, we will be well underway.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am proposing that the main group of us get together 2-3 weeks 
>>>>> beforehand to make sure we haven't forgotten anything important, and 
>>>>> just to run through how everything is expected to go.  Is is possible 
>>>>> for people to meet either Sunday May 7th (sometime after noon), or 
>>>>> Saturday May 13th (pretty much any time)?  Let me know ASAP.  Is the 
>>>>> Green Door an okay place to meet, or is there somewhere better?
>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>> Michele
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> At 09:38 PM 20/04/2006, Kyle den Bak wrote:
>>>>>> Hey Michele,
>>>>>>         Let me deal with the chicken costume. I know someone who will 
>>>>>> wear it, provided that he is free that day (Frank, thats you buddy). 
>>>>>> I can place signs around Carleton U, and down Bank St. from the 
>>>>>> Billings Bridge area to about Centretown, as well as Main St. I can 
>>>>>> also put one up on the Green Door Bulletin Board.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         I am not familiar with the Merivale location, but it sounds 
>>>>>> pretty good. The only other location I might suggest is the Glebe 
>>>>>> location, as there is always a large amount of foot traffic. I 
>>>>>> remember doing it there one year with relative success.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>> Kyle
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 19-Apr-06, at 8:52 PM, Michele wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Okay, here is the tentative information and necessary tasks for our 
>>>>>>> KFC demonstration:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So far, the May 27 date looks good, at 12-1 PM (we should be there 
>>>>>>> at least 30 minutes ahead of time to get organized before media and 
>>>>>>> others show up).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am suggesting the Merivale Road location because there is a lot of 
>>>>>>> traffic in that area, including a lot of foot traffic because of the 
>>>>>>> plazas in that area.  If anyone has any other suggestions, we are 
>>>>>>> certainly not "married" to that location  :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Here are some of the main tasks - I will put names beside any that 
>>>>>>> are already spoken for:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -contact media, including the local community newspapers, create 
>>>>>>> media releases (Sheila)
>>>>>>> -contact the City, determine if any permits required, or any 
>>>>>>> important by-laws
>>>>>>> -contact police, for notice and for protection
>>>>>>> -compile a master list of email addresses of people who should be 
>>>>>>> notified of the event (we can all send our lists to that one person, 
>>>>>>> who can take out any duplicates)
>>>>>>> -obtain signs/leaflets/banners from PETA (I can take care of that, 
>>>>>>> as I have already been in email contact with the relevant PETA 
>>>>>>> staffer)
>>>>>>> -obtain the chicken costume, decide who wants to wear it (or maybe 
>>>>>>> decide who will be told to wear it?                  hee hee)
>>>>>>> -put up signs (available on PETA's website - I have also printed one 
>>>>>>> off) in animal rights-friendly stores/restaurants/etc, with date and 
>>>>>>> location of the demo
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If we have missed anything obvious, let me know.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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