[Januaryfirst] another night of banner / sign painting

[Alex Hemingway]

Hey folks,

Building on Alexandra's point, if we could remind/encourage the endorsing
groups to circulate the event info out over their mailing lists, that'd be
great, too.

Can whoever has connections in the endorsing groups do this (I'm copying
the blurb in below)? I already sent reminders/requests for circulation to
three of the groups today (the ones who sent their endorsement directly to
the Jan. 1 account): VMC, Rising Tide, and Community to Community
Development.

One more thing. I'm on my way out of town, and may be less connected for
the next couple of weeks. I'll aim to continue checking the jan1collective
Gmail account over the holidays, but if someone who'll be in Vancouver can
keep an eye on it, too, that'd be great.

Alex


Here's the list of endorsers from the FB event:

- Council of Canadians
- Mining Justice Alliance
- No One Is Illegal - Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
- Rising Tide - Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
- Shit Harper Did
- Social Housing Coalition BC
- Vancouver Media Co-op
- Community to Community Development

Here's the blurb:

20 Years of NAFTA, 20 Years of Resistance
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fevents%2F1439686382925910%2F%3Fref%3D5%26source%3D1&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFxjeBmMUNhBDBgsXO9mQE8dT1sDA>
Our Struggle Against Corporate Power Continues

*Wednesday, January 1st, 2014 at 2:00 pm*
*Waterfront Skytrain Station (Train Station Entrance)*
*601 West Cordova Street (cross street Seymour)*
*Unceded Coast Salish Territories, Vancouver*

This is a family friendly march.

On Facebook: http://on.fb.me/189KIhb<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fon.fb.me%2F189KIhb&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFQT0BzqhdSRbgebVaLBqO24GTu5w>

Almost two decades have passed since Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) were the
hot topic, when the incredible resistance to the World Trade Organization
at Seattle covered front pages across the globe, and the Zapatistas of
Chiapas, Mexico were on everyone’s minds. Even the powerful music and
message of Rage Against the Machine seems like ancient history!

But two decades have not been enough to normalize the almost complete
destruction of our social safety nets (health care, education, unemployment
insurance programs), the impoverished living and working conditions that
are constantly getting worse, and the general dispossession that thousands
of people across North America and the rest of the world have endured due
to these agreements.

Two decades of FTAs have also meant two decades of resistance, and on
January 1st, 2014 we’re celebrating that we’re still here, re-building our
communities.

Bring your friends, family, comrades and join in on this international day
of action!

*For more info or to endorse the action please email:
jan1stcollective at gmail.com
<https://mail.google.com/mail/h/d7uthkme7uw1/?&v=b&cs=wh&to=jan1stcollective@gmail.com>*



On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 10:11 PM, Alexandra Henao <alexandrahenaoc at gmail.com
> wrote:

> Thanks a lot Dave for your good energy in organizing and preparing
> everything for the event.
> I would add two more things:
> 1) You guys know that it will be not enough to have the event of Facebook
> so please let's send the Jan 1st event's invitation by email to our
> personal contacts. It is still a good time to send it.
> 2) Gil is designing the poster. It will be ready for this weekend. Are we
> in to go out and post it?
>
> Best,
>
> Alexandra
>
>
> -------------------------
>
> On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 9:47 PM, Dave Diewert <ddiewertt at shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> There will be another night of banner / sign making for the Jan 1st March
>> this coming Monday evening, 6:00 pm at the Grandview Baptist Church, 1803
>> East 1st Ave. We managed to get a lot accomplished this past tuesday night
>> and want to complete the work on Monday. Hope you can join us for a while.
>> There will be some food provided to give us strength for the evening.
>>
>> Don't forget to keep spreading the word about Jan 1st.
>>
>> in solidarity ... dave
>>
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