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

Thu Dec 15 13:28:10 EST 2016

I read that the Katz Effect makes cities cloudy.  Do not believe the fake
news coming from the pro-Katz camp.

Utah had a base for Johnson, and we can meet with a lot of Johnson
supporters there as well.

-Caryn Ann

On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 11:20 AM, Joshua Katz <planning4liberty at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hey, just because I'm here, doesn't mean that it's always grey and
> cloudy.  That's just my personality, but it doesn't spread to the city.
>
> Anyway, I'm fine with whereever, but I'd mention again that Crystal,
> Minnesota would be a nice choice.  If there's a desire to do St. Louis, I
> can look into a free meeting room, and possibly renting rooms in my
> building in place of hotel rooms.  We also have a pool and an in-house
> restaurant.
>
> Joshua A. Katz
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 12:14 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos <
> carynannharlos at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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.greatamericaneclips
>>> e.com/ & http://www.americaneclipse2017.org/, and an interactive map is
>>> at xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_2017_Google
>>> MapFull.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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*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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