[4animals] Re: KFC demo

Wed Apr 26 14:12:40 UTC 2006

Or that.... :)

On 26-Apr-06, at 10:07 AM, vaalea wrote:

> 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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