[van-announce] Olympic resistance network wish list

[edoherty at portal.ca]

Call-out for supplies and support


The Olympics Resistance Network (http://olympicresistance.net/) is  
seeking support and supplies!

In addition to building ongoing educational and resistance efforts,  
the Olympics Resistance Network is hosting and coordinating logistics  
for an anti-2010 convergence, between Feb 10th-15th 2010.

You can help by providing:

1.  Housing for out-of-town activists:  If you have a couch or extra  
floor space, please help us out by providing sleep space for out of  
town activists.    Fill out the housing form at:   
http://olympicresistance.net/content/2010-convergence-billeting-form

2.  We are seeking volunteers to make the Convergence happen! We
need everyone who is able to please take on shifts to staff the  
Welcoming Centre, help prepare food, provide childcare, and more.  
Please contact 604-723-1206 with your name, when you are available,  
what you are willing to do, and your contact information.

3.  Supplies drop-off/storage:  If your local business, community  
centre, work place, home, or union hall is willing to either accept or  
store any of the supplies listed below, please let us know. We are in  
desperate need for drop-off and storage space especially for our medic  
supplies.

4. Safe spaces: There will be many people from out of town arriving in  
Vancouver for the anti-Olympic convergence and we are looking for  
allies who are willing to be listed in our Welcoming Package as safe  
spaces. These will not be places for anti-Olympic organizing, just a  
place to stop by and hang out. If your business, community centre, or  
other physical space is willing to be explore the idea of being listed  
as a space sympathetic to the Anti-Olympic Convergence please let us  
know and we are happy to work with you in a way that most suits you.

2.  Food and cooking supplies:

coffee		cream					fresh veggies and fruit
tea		bread					cups
sugar		non-perishable food (beans, rice, etc.)	cutlery
pots and pans	water bottles				dish soap
towels/clothes	yoghurt containers			crock pots
garbage bags	cooking utensils

3.  Communications equipment:

walkie-talkies
working cell phones
megaphones
generators
speakers/sound system

4.  Other Supplies:

tarps		awnings/tents		pens/paper	childcare supplies
duct tape	banner-making materials	blankets		rain jackets/sweaters
bungee cords	ropes			bikes		flipcharts/markers/tape
chairs		cots			desks

5.  Medic Supplies:

*Wound Care*

Non-Sterile 4x4s, Non-Sterile 2x2s, Sterile 4x4s, Sterile 2x2s
Sterile Roller Gauze, Non-Sterile Roller Gauze, Non-latex Bandages  
(all sizes and kinds), Non-adherent dressings, Coban, Kerlix,  
Non-latex bandage tape, Medical tape (all kinds), Chemical Ice Packs,  
Hand Warmer Packs, Sterile Irrigation Water
Irrigation Syringes, Alcohol Swabs, Iodine Swabs, SAM Splints, Finger  
Splints, Traction Splints, Backboard, C-Collar, ABD Pads, Ace Bandages
Steri Strips, Tincture of Benzoin, Multi Trauma Dressing

Topical Anesthetic (non-antibiotic if possible)

Scrub Sponges, Povidone iodine, Isopropyl alcohol, Chlorhexidine

*Tools*

Stethoscope, BP cuff, Pen lights, Trauma shears, Bandage shears
Duct Tape, Flashlights, Glucometer, Digital Thermometers (with sheaths)

*Other Clinic Supplies*

BVMs, Laceration Trays, Multi-use Vials - 2% lidocaine, Assorted  
sutures and needles, Inhalers, Nebulizers, 02 Tank, Cannulas &  
Non-Rebreathers, Glucometer

Electrolyte solution

*PPE*

Non-Latex Gloves in S, M, L, XL, Masks, Safety glasses
Hearling protection (LRAD is deployed in Vancouver now)

*Herbal Supplies:
homeopathic remedies, essential oils, Bach flower remedies, herbs,  
herbal tinctures, salves, and infused oils.  Tincture bottles, salve  
jars, kettle, and tea pots.

Clinic Furniture/Materials:
Folding cots, massage table, blankets, lots of spare clothes, chairs,
folding tables, shelving, rubbermaid containers, racks of various  
kinds and  sizes.



5.  Transportation:

Contact us if you have a car or bike trailer and are willing to  
transport supplies during the anti-olympics convergence.

We also need Bicycle donations - used, working and those needing minor  
repairs.

6.  Please donate! Hosting this convergence requires significant funds,
including legal defence funds. You can donate securely through PayPal  
on our website: http://olympicresistance.net/content/send-us-money or  
cheques can be made out to Olympic Resistance Network and mailed to  
ORN, 6 - 1857 Kitchener St, Vancouver, BC, V5L 2W5. Email  
ornfundraise at riseup.net to arrange direct deposits or other queries.

Drop-off points:

If you would like to drop off donations, you can do so at:

1.  Baaad Anna's: - 2667 East Hastings St., Vancouver.  Monday -  
Sunday (11 am to 6 pm).  604-255-2577

2.  Rhizome Café:  317 East Broadway, Vancouver. Tuesday - Sunday (11  
am to 9 pm).

3.  Spartacus Books:  684 E. Hastings St., Vancouver.  (12 - 7 pm).

4.  For pick-up in the Downtown Eastside, East Vancouver or Burnaby,  
call:  604-773-9057.



Or contact us at:  604-723-1206