My poster run for democracy; Now it's your turn

Supporting the No Prorogue cause, I hit the streets and taped up some 120 posters in Toronto from Bloor West and Christie nearly to Dundas West and Bloor (Crossways). I would have kept going, but I ran out of tape.

I made my own poster (see it below), and printed a few hundred on 81/2" X 11" coloured paper. I used a bright yellow. It stands out a bit more than the usual black on white bill. Between printing and tape, I blew through $40.

Taping was hard. Everything's wet. Largely, I used other people's posters for a stable surface. I wasn't mean about it -- I stuck mostly to covering weight loss flyers. LOL. Initially, I was a bit shy. I've rarely looked favourably on these posters people stick everywhere, and though I've always agreed that political expression is an acceptable reason to do this, I suspect not everyone thinks so. Well, no one said anything. Police drove by. Pedestrians walked by. No complaints.

I papered every lighted intersection and crosswalk (right over the crosswalk button), plus a few locations which seemed to have high foot traffic, namely outside of subway stations, and in front of large buildings.

I noticed quite a few 'No Prorogue' posters up in places, so I moved along. No point working to cover what's been done.

I found it to an uplifting experience. Instead of complaining and intelectualizing, I was actually doing something. I reccommend it for everyone.

Actually, I'm asking. Everyone who can possibly help with this needs to.

Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament (Toronto) has sent around a plea for help. I'll let them end this blog post:

We need your help!

Promote the rally for January 23.

NO to prorogation! YES to democracy!

 

Canadians against Proroguing Parliament (Toronto) has organized a rally and march for Saturday, January 23 at 1:00pm at Yonge-Dundas Square in downtown Toronto. And we urgently need your help to promote it. Here's how you can help spread the word:

 

Download promotional materials.

Everything is available online - posters, leaflets, stickers, petitions, Facebook profile pics, etc.: http://groups.google.com/group/capp-outreach/files. Let us know where you can distribute them.

 

Provide free photocopying or printing.

Do you have access to a photocopier or heavy-duty printer? Can you do any free photocopying or printing (no amount is too small or too large)? Also let us know if your workplace, community group, local library, trade union or student union, place of worship, etc. can be a pick-up location for printed materials. If yes, email noproroguetoronto AT gmail.com to let us know your address and dates/times when materials may be picked up.

 

Join us for city-wide poster runs.

On the following dates/times, meet us at Trinity-St. Paul's Centre, 427 Bloor Street West, Suite 207, 2nd floor to pick up posters and postering materials (paste, staplers and/or tape) and to spread out across Toronto to put up posters everywhere we can. Bring your friends!

 

- Wednesday, January 13 at 6:00pm

- Sunday, January 17 at 4:00pm

- Wednesday, January 20 at 6:00pm

 

Put up posters/distribute leaflets on your own time.

All printed materials are available at Trinity-St. Paul's Centre, 427 Bloor Street West, Suite 207, 2nd floor, seven days a week from 8:00am to 10:00pm. Distribute materials on busy street corners, at TTC entrances/exits, and in large apartment buildings. Just let us know where you've distributed materials so we know what parts of Toronto have been covered. Email noproroguetoronto AT gmail.com.

 

Donate funds.

Canadians against Proroguing Parliament (Toronto) is a grassroots, non-partisan movement of ordinary Canadians. We urgently need your financial support to build and organize an effective rally that engages the public and gets its message across to MPs. Donate online at http://noprorogue.ca/. Look for the "Donate Now" box. Cheques and/or money orders should be made payable to "Shilo Davis" or "Justin Arjoon" (CAPP in memo area) and mailed to CAPP Toronto, 67 Griffiths Drive, Ajax ON L1T 3J8.

 

Attend upcoming organizing meetings.

We need as many volunteers as possible to promote the rally ahead of time, and to support the rally itself on January 23. If you'd like to volunteer, please join us. We meet on Fridays (January 15 and 22) from 5:30pm to 7:30pm on the University of Toronto downtown campus. For exact location, email noproroguetoronto AT gmail.com. All are welcome!

 

Promote the event online.

Feel free to forward this email to family, friends, co-workers and/or anyone who cares about democracy in Canada. You can also join our Facebook group, where this movement got started: http://bit.ly/findusonfacebook. Or follow us on Twitter to get regular updates on your cell phone or online: http://twitter.com/NoProrogueTO.

 

Thank you in advance for whatever support you can offer. We look forward to seeing you on January 23, if not sooner!

 

For more information, email noproroguetoronto AT gmail.com.