Speaking of Initiatives/Bold Moves!

lpsfactivists · June 24, 2006, 8:46pm

Dear Ron and Starchild,

Will you forgive a little remeniscing on my part? Several years ago,
when I became active in the Friends of Brazil Club, the membership
consisted of 12 people. All of a sudden some nutty people like
myself decided to hire some bands, dancing girls, even an
anthropologist that gave a great talk on the Brazilian Indian
population. A couple of years later the membership had skyrocketed to
around 300, and we had our first 3,000 people Carnival. You
want "bold"? You want "creative"? I'm game. When do we start?

Marcy

--- In lpsf-activists@yahoogroups.com, Ron Getty <tradergroupe@...>
wrote:

Dear Starchild;

Did I also mention plenty of colorful flags flying and marching

bands and giant firecracker balls? TV needs lots of eye candy.

But yes we do as a party need those types of events band a thon or

fund a thons or whatever to raise lots of nice money.

We attract more boldly artistic and creative people into the party

by getting the message across of less taxes on their artisitic
creative ventures so they get to keep more.Why do so mnay athletes
end up claiming their residence in Florida? No state income taxes.

Less interference on what they want to do like de-funding the FCC -

this should get Janet Jackson and her wardrobe malfunction on board!!!

Ron Getty
SF Libertarian

From: Starchild <sfdreamer@...>
To: lpsf-activists@yahoogroups.com
Cc: grassrootslibertarians@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 4:03:35 AM
Subject: [lpsf-activists] Re: Speaking of Initiatives

Ron,

You're not talking about mere public relations. What you

describe

below is art! We need more art. A problem is that few people in the

LP

seem to be thinking that creatively or seeking to make things like

you

suggest happen. I see three basic alternatives:

(1) We continue along as we have been
(2) We learn to make and do bold, creative art ourselves
(3) We attract the kind of bold, artistic and creative people who

do

these things into the party

As I see it, option #1 means stagnation. Option #2 is part of

the

solution, but getting enough people to change that much could be
difficult. Meaning we must rely most on option #3. So let's ask
ourselves, how do we attract more boldly artistic and creative

people

into the party?

Here's one sample idea: Instead of the LNC hiring people to

write

direct mail fundraising letters and paying to send them out, use

the

money to hire people to organize free outdoor concerts and take out

ads

promoting them. Then have our best fundraisers take to the stage
between sets to raise donations from the crowd.

Love & liberty,
<<< starchild >>>

On Friday, June 23, 2006, at 10:33 AM, Ron Getty wrote (in part):

> For PR ideas once we gather enough signatures the presentation to

the

> mayor Supervisors Chief etc etc etc etc etc should in reality be

a

> full ceremonial pure political street theater on the steps of

City

> Hall Polk Streeet side.
>
> Politics is Grand Theater!! ( Bella Abzug)
>
> Cardboard coffins representing the dead - dragon dancers with

gongs

> and drums and firecrackers to scare away evil spirits - a reading

of

> the names of the dead - with death knell bells tolling ( once

upon a

> time in a quaint custom churches would ring a death knell bell

for a

> parishioner who died) ...
Ron,

You're not talking about mere public relations. What you