[Lnc-business] August Meeting Location / Eclipse Activism Idea

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

I would like to propose Salt Lake City for these various reasons (and we
could do some of Starchild's ideas there):

The LNC has not been there since the 1993 convention.  Joe and Cindy
Buchman volunteered to host a BBQ Saturday night, as well as arrange for
anyone staying until Monday to drive north with them for the eclipse.
Former LNC member Dan Karlan lives just a few miles south of the path of
totality (in Idaho) and is willing to help with arrangements there too.


He could probably also get a training room they use available for the LNC
to use for free - but then it's an issue of getting from hotels to there.
So probably better to find a hotel nearer the airport with free meeting
room- but that is another option.

But most importantly - eclipse-wise - the main reason is the attached
photo.  On the Monday after the meeting you must (IMO of Joe Buchman) be
under the path of totality.

A full interactive map is here:

http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_2017
_GoogleMapFull.html

But the problem with say Kansas City or St. Louis (which are very near
totality), is clouds.

A cloudy day ruins an eclipse.

Finally in terms of party building, and fairness in moving meetings around,
Salt Lake City and Utah are due.

Great airport.  Great public transportation.  Joe offered to help Robert
 find a perfect meeting location. etc.

-- 
*In Liberty,*
*Caryn Ann Harlos*
Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona,
Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
Harlos at LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
<http://www.lpcolorado.org/>
Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
<http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/>


On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 12:33 AM, Starchild <sfdreamer at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Do you know whether there is free meeting space available in either of
> these locations, Tim? A local activism tie-in? Locals who can provide crash
> space for people traveling to the meeting? I'd tend to look favorably at a
> location proposal that incorporates these elements.
>
> The eclipse itself represents an opportunity for Libertarian visibility,
> if we are agile enough and ready enough to think outside-the-box to take
> advantage of it. When I raised the issue of Jill Stein's effective
> championing of the election recount as an agenda item at our LNC meeting
> last weekend, this is a small example of the kind of news cycle event I was
> envisioning us having a mechanism for brainstorming around and acting upon.
> Anything that's predictably going to be in the news is something we can
> potentially use as a "teachable moment".
>
> Naturally a total solar eclipse will be a big media story in the places
> where it will be readily observable, and being on the spot with some
> pointed but light-hearted political activism could easily get us coverage
> and interviews. Here's an idea for how we could do it:
>
> Have a presence at a popular viewing place for the event under the name of
> a made-up government agency, such as the "Bureau of Astronomical
> Licensing", bearing obviously satirical but official-looking licenses or
> permits (perhaps a few different varieties, e.g. one for children, one for
> a special exemption for not having protective eyewear, different fee
> schedules for various durations of viewing, etc.), and asking attendees
> deadpan whether they have the proper documents to be viewing the eclipse.
>
>   We'd have "permits" or "licenses" signed by party officials as
> whimsical souvenirs for those wishing to donate to the LP, and
> simultaneously hand out free literature talking about how government permit
> and licensing requirements destroy freedom and harm the economy. Print
> enough supplies to reasonably cover expected on-site demand, and sell the
> leftovers on LPStore.com. If we wanted to go the extra mile with it,
> order up special "officially approved" viewing glasses, which would feature
> completely blacked-out lenses (you couldn't see anything at all looking
> through them).
>
> If any of us were to be cited or arrested on-site for vending without the
> proper permits (naturally those not wishing to personally risk the ire of
> the authorities would not need to be directly involved in such activity),
> that would make the activism even more newsworthy and perfectly illustrate
> our point.
>
> Love & Liberty,
>                                     ((( starchild )))
> At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee
>                                   (415) 625-FREE
>                                     @StarchildSF
>
>
> On Dec 14, 2016, at 6:56 PM, Tim Hagan wrote:
>
> For the August meeting, I'd like for us to consider and get pricing for
> Kansas City, Nashville, and St. Louis. Those who want to can stay an extra
> day to experience the total solar eclipse on August 21. KCI and Nashville
> Airports are in the totality. Lambert is barely outside the path of
> totality.
>
> Maps and information are available at http://www.greatamericaneclipse.com/
> & http://www.americaneclipse2017.org/, and an interactive map is at
> xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_2017_GoogleMapFull.html.
>
> Tim Hagan
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-- 
*In Liberty,*
*Caryn Ann Harlos*
Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona,
Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
Harlos at LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
<http://www.lpcolorado.org>
Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
<http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org>
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