SF Pride Parade

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Hi Everyone,

The SF Pride Parade and Celebration is now just over a week away.

As in recent years, Outright Libertarians is sponsoring the Libertarian presence, but it takes support from members of all the nearby Libertarian Party county organizations to make this event a success. Last year, a non-election year, we had around 500 people take the World's Smallest Political Quiz at our Pride booth, making this one of our largest outreach events each year.

We need volunteers -- you -- to help with the following activities:
  1.. We absolutely require more trained Parade monitors. Without two monitors on Parade day, we can not march in the parade, and there are only four more training sessions (see below). If you get trained (and register with Outright Libertarians), please let me know offline at richard@newell.org. (At the moment we only have one trained monitor according to the Pride committee. I don't know how to say this more strongly... if we don't get at least one more volunteer trained, there will be no Libertarian presence in the Parade!)
  2.. We would love to have you march down Market street with us (Sunday June 25th starting at 9:00). Just show up at the staging area. We will probably be assembling on Beale near Harrison or Bryant, if past years are any indication. The more marchers, the better the LP looks! It would be great if we could outnumber the Greens, for a change.
  3.. We need people to help staff the booth both days (all day Saturday and Sunday the 24th amd 25th). Please let us know your availability by replying to the list. We have been assigned booth C17, which is on the South side of Grove street between Hyde and Larkin; just across Grove from the library (opposite where our booth was the last two years).
Outright Libertarians have been busy filling out the Parade and Exhibitor paperwork, paying the fees, buying the required insurance, lining up the booth structure (thank you EBLP), buying literature, making placards, and etc. Now, we need a good turnout by all the Bay Area Libertarians to make this event a success again this year.

Parade Monitor trainings remaining:
      Thursday June 15 7:00pm The Center, 1800 Market St, Rainbow Room, 2nd Floor, SF Map
      Friday June 16 7:00pm San Francisco AIDS Foundation, 995 Market St, 2nd Floor, SF Map
      Saturday June 17 Noon Metropolitan Community Church of SF, 150 Eureka St, SF Map
      Saturday June 17 3:30pm The Center, 1800 Market St, Room 300, SF, sponsored by the SF Leather Contingent

[Matt, Harland, Kevin, Terry: Would you please forward this message on to your local county lists?]

Thanks!
Rich

      G. Richard Newell
      mailto:Richard@Newell.org
      +1 (408) 882-4785 (ph)
        1 (877) 684-4835 (fax)

      Outright Libertarians
      http://www.OutrightUSA.org/
      Vice-Chair, Outright Libertarians USA
      Chair, Outright Libertarians of California
      mailto:Chair@OutrightCA.org

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I still have most of the LPSF's OPH materials and signs for the Pride
parade. After the last Pride booth, Richard Newell stored the large LPSF
wooden table and Scott Wilson stored the Outright banner and the
concrete tubs with poles to hold the banner. I did have two of our three
small tables in bags, but I gave them to Marcy, who gave them to
Starchild. I also gave most of the literature I had to Starchild.

An important thing that I think no LPSF member has is a supply of quiz
sheets. I do have masters that someone can use to make more sheets, but
if there is time, it is cheaper and easier to order quiz sheets from the
Advocates for Self-Government (TheAdvocates.org). Or an East Bay LP
member may have quiz sheets.

I am willing to work at the booth on both days, but I would prefer to
work only half a day on one day. My lower back has been hurting when I
stand or walk too much, so I will need to sit down frequently.

If necessary, I can help transport materials or people in my car, but it
is quite old and therefore not very dependable, so I would prefer that
someone pick up the materials. If anyone can do that, please call me at
487-9325 to arrange a time.

Richard, thanks for organizing this! Please let me know when you need me
at the booth.

Kelly

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Hi Kelly,

It would be nice if Marcy or Chris could pick up the stuff at your house. I will be picking up Starchild and his stuff early Saturday morning.

I am hoping that Chris is/was able to schedule a "sign making party," as a lot of the signs from last year(s) were really showing some wear and tear.

I have the OutrightSF banner and quite a few of Michael Acree's "pink" brochure. I can bring one roll-up table and a couple of folding chairs and an easel. Also, I ordered more OPH materials last week (1000 quizes), in anticipation of the shortage you mention. I hope they arrive in time.

We don't have a set schedule set for the booth yet. Starchild, Marcy, and I (at least) will be kicking things off on Saturday morning. I think Rob also will be there from the start, as he is bringing a notebook PC to display some stuff on. Curt Cornell will also be dropping off materials, but I don't know how long he is planning on staying. Marcy will work *during* the parade on Sunday. I imagine Sunday afternoon would be the busiest time, after the parade. Hopefully some of the parade marchers will join us in the booth for the rest of the day. So, depending on whether you want to march, you could help Marcy during the parade and/or later that day; and/or give us some relief Saturday afternoon. Let me know your pleasure.

Rich

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Rich,

Some of the signs are 6 feet long, and I have some sticks for signs that
are 8 feet long, so it might be best for the person with the biggest car
to pick up the stuff I have. As I recall, your car is much bigger than
Marcy's, so maybe Marcy should pick up Starchild's stuff while you pick
up mine. [Marcy, thanks for the offer.]

Or, if there is going to be a sign-making party, someone could pick up
the signs and sticks at my place on the way to the party.

I don't want to march in the parade, and I would enjoy working with
Marcy at that time, so I would like to be scheduled for the booth during
the parade. I'll stay after the parade as long as my back is OK.

If you don't get enough help with the booth at other times, please let
me know. You can call me at 487-9325 any time. (I don't check my email
every day.)

Kelly