Moonwalk Mafia
7th September 2007, 00:32
I'm posting this half because I'm interested to hear from any other university student activists here and how their campaigns are going and give a report of my own. (Please don't post what schools you're from if you don't feel comfortable doing so)
Yesterday my group had our first official meeting and had a strong showing of new recruits. We had a quick information session about our anti-sweatshop campaign, provided food, and headed out to perform our first actions.
We started out with mild actions so that everyone could participate and get to know each other. We hung two banners and went from classroom to classroom (at night) posting flyers, writing on chalkboards, and hiding pamphlets under desks, mostly for outreach.
The banners were displayed to send a clear message to our Administration that we are back, strong, and coordinated. In the morning, the banners were dropped from two different locations on campus at the same time, showing coordination. They lasted for about two hours until one was cut down and the other was furled up - record time for them being removed; I guess we pissed off someone.
I went to the ledge with the tangled banner later at noontime, untangled it, and let it sail once again. So far it's still up, conviently hanging on a building across from the Administration's office. We will only escalate our actions from here on... :angry:
Yesterday my group had our first official meeting and had a strong showing of new recruits. We had a quick information session about our anti-sweatshop campaign, provided food, and headed out to perform our first actions.
We started out with mild actions so that everyone could participate and get to know each other. We hung two banners and went from classroom to classroom (at night) posting flyers, writing on chalkboards, and hiding pamphlets under desks, mostly for outreach.
The banners were displayed to send a clear message to our Administration that we are back, strong, and coordinated. In the morning, the banners were dropped from two different locations on campus at the same time, showing coordination. They lasted for about two hours until one was cut down and the other was furled up - record time for them being removed; I guess we pissed off someone.
I went to the ledge with the tangled banner later at noontime, untangled it, and let it sail once again. So far it's still up, conviently hanging on a building across from the Administration's office. We will only escalate our actions from here on... :angry: