Make sure you're being active - tabling at local colleges/universities

[feedmelies]

Hey guys!

Our group in Orange County is going to start a tabling rotation at the different local colleges and universities amidst our usual activity on the weekends (tabling/sign waving). There are about 10 schools we're going to visit on a regular basis.

I just did the ground work to make sure what the different schools require. Most of them ask for applications to be filled out several days before the event.

We did our first tabling at a school yesterday and it went very well. I did notice, however, that students are very apathetic and even ignorant of current events. It takes a lot more energy to get their attention and to get them to take flyers, but it's not hard once you get used to it.

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Just as a side note, please be sure your local meetup groups are being active. I am a member of other meetup groups near me, and most of them do little more than have weekly meetings in a room somewhere. Let's state the obvious and say that meeting in seclusion isn't going to help our cause of getting Paul elected - we have to get outside, wave signs and pass out literature.

Thanks guys.

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[gerryb]

+1

Hey, I've been trying to get in touch with you guys in Orange County in order to get the graphic for the RP "Peace" poster. Who should I get in touch with?

That stencil portrait looks pretty cool, too.

[Sjmfury]

Very Good Stuff, I'll look into doing this at my campus! :D

[feedmelies]

Our group leader got it from this website.

http://ronpaulswag.com/signs.html

[eaglesfan48]

Excellent work! This is how you build a following and eventually win an election.

[feedmelies]

I forgot to mention...

Saying, "Ron Paul is the only candidate that will end the wars," seemed to work the best while handing out flyers. Asking, "Are you a fan of freedom and liberty? Check out Ron Paul" also works. You just have to make sure to approach the students confidently instead of meekly.

[freedom-maniac]

I forgot to mention...
Saying, "Ron Paul is the only candidate that will end the wars," seemed to work the best while handing out flyers. Asking, "Are you a fan of freedom and liberty? Check out Ron Paul" also works. You just have to make sure to approach the students confidently instead of meekly.

+1

I'll keep that in mind. I need to find some larger organizations like you to help me with my operations on campus. Do you have an affiliates in Michigan?

[harikaried]

"Ron Paul is the only candidate that will end the wars," seemed to work the best while handing out flyers
Along similar lines.. "Do you support our troops?" "They support Ron Paul to stop the wars."

[IDefendThePlatform]

Awesome work. +rep

Are you guys getting a table for the CAGOP Fall Convention? I think they're having a straw poll. That would be awesome if you are.
http://www.cagop.org/index.cfm/convention.htm

[feedmelies]

Along similar lines.. "Do you support our troops?" "They support Ron Paul to stop the wars."

Good one!


Awesome work. +rep

Are you guys getting a table for the CAGOP Fall Convention? I think they're having a straw poll. That would be awesome if you are.
http://www.cagop.org/index.cfm/convention.htm

I think we're all going as fans of RP. LOL.

I'm sure the people present will see Paul's message strong enough with all of us cheering and waving signs.

[gerryb]

+1

I'll keep that in mind. I need to find some larger organizations like you to help me with my operations on campus. Do you have an affiliates in Michigan?

You should join YAL -- if they can't put you in touch with others on campus, they can help you with get started with an activism kit to start recruiting.

http://www.yaliberty.org/

[harikaried]

How did you guys get all the material? Did everyone just chip in some? Seems like it would be good to at least have the banner from ronpaulswag and flyers from ronpauldesigns. Some slim jims might be useful depending on the audience.

[feedmelies]

Most of the material was purchased by the group leaders. That was at the very start of the election though. As more people join our group, I am noticing that more and more people are contributing materials. Also, the guy who runs Ron Paul Designs is actually in our group. We just started to place a container on our table with a small sign on it that says, "Donations for Liberty!" You'd be surprised at how many people donate.

You can put together a decent table setup for pretty cheap, I think. All you really need is a foldable table, a banner or sign on the front and some literature on the table. The official campaign slim jims are pretty cheap. I think the best way to use them is, after you start talking to someone that is interested in one of Paul's positions, to give them out as specific issue flyers.

Fold up table - $35

http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_10104_9990000088973611P?vName=Fitness%20&%20Sports&cName=Camping&Hiking&sName=Chairs%20&%20Tables&sid=KDx20070926x00003a&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=9990000088973611P

If I remember correctly, the person who bought the "Want Real Change? VOTE Ron Paul" banner only spent around $35. Some local shop made it.

The campaign slim jims are only $5 per 100. So that's $65. I'm not sure how much the holders we use cost. Maybe a couple bucks each. That adds up to $91.

And you can get 1,000 of the Ron Paul Designs flyers for $69.

So around $230 to have a good table setup. Not too bad.

You can also bring your RP books to set on the table in order to add some detail.

[harikaried]

Do you think it's worth it to get the 4'x8' I'm voting for peace Ron Paul banner ($125) as opposed to the 2'x4' ($40) to hang above the table? Might get a bit trickier hanging a 8' wide banner from a 5' table, but solvable with some pvc pipes and ties.

[harikaried]

I wonder if there's a way to order 5000x flyers but half Red Series and Blue Series. I suppose even ordering 10,000 flyers up front will still get them all used by primary time in California.

[parocks]

Very Good Stuff, I'll look into doing this at my campus! :D

Definitely. Every campus should have an organization. Get names on the email list. Then at some point put flyers around announcing a meeting. Then get more names
on the email list. Also, if possible, do voter registration. At some point, your campus organization will want to organize a serious voter registration effort. Then, on election day, pull everyone to the polls. You want everyone registered, and you want everyone voting.

[parocks]

Most of the material was purchased by the group leaders. That was at the very start of the election though. As more people join our group, I am noticing that more and more people are contributing materials. Also, the guy who runs Ron Paul Designs is actually in our group. We just started to place a container on our table with a small sign on it that says, "Donations for Liberty!" You'd be surprised at how many people donate.

You can put together a decent table setup for pretty cheap, I think. All you really need is a foldable table, a banner or sign on the front and some literature on the table. The official campaign slim jims are pretty cheap. I think the best way to use them is, after you start talking to someone that is interested in one of Paul's positions, to give them out as specific issue flyers.

Fold up table - $35

http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_10104_9990000088973611P?vName=Fitness%20&%20Sports&cName=Camping&Hiking&sName=Chairs%20&%20Tables&sid=KDx20070926x00003a&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=9990000088973611P

If I remember correctly, the person who bought the "Want Real Change? VOTE Ron Paul" banner only spent around $35. Some local shop made it.

The campaign slim jims are only $5 per 100. So that's $65. I'm not sure how much the holders we use cost. Maybe a couple bucks each. That adds up to $91.

And you can get 1,000 of the Ron Paul Designs flyers for $69.

So around $230 to have a good table setup. Not too bad.

You can also bring your RP books to set on the table in order to add some detail.

I would think the most important thing is the email list. You want everyone to sign the email list.

[libertybrewcity]

I plan on starting a club this semester. I don't want to do much sign waving or anything. All I plan on doing is renting the table in the Union once a week or once every other week and maybe handing out fliers occasionally. You can order cheap fliers and other supplies from clubflyers.com or uprinting.com if you make them yourself.

[libertybrewcity]

But yes, the whole point in doing this is to get the email addresses and phone numbers so you can GOTV. the most important thing.

[IDefendThePlatform]

But yes, the whole point in doing this is to get the email addresses and phone numbers so you can GOTV. the most important thing.

+1

Then we can follow up with our national phonebankers for GOTV through either the campaign or rp2012.org. Also, we can hit them up for donations and invite them events to get more people involved.

[feedmelies]

We've definitely been doing contact lists. I think we have around 150 people on our list that we started recently.

[IDefendThePlatform]

We've definitely been doing contact lists. I think we have around 150 people on our list that we started recently.

"You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to feedmelies again."

[justinpagewood]

+1

Hey, I've been trying to get in touch with you guys in Orange County in order to get the graphic for the RP "Peace" poster. Who should I get in touch with?

That stencil portrait looks pretty cool, too.

The "Peace" poster is from www.ronpaulswag.com

[feedmelies]

"You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to feedmelies again."

Haha! Thank you.

[feedmelies]

Along similar lines.. "Do you support our troops?" "They support Ron Paul to stop the wars."

BTW, I tried this today at another school and it worked well! Thanks again!

[parocks]

But yes, the whole point in doing this is to get the email addresses and phone numbers so you can GOTV. the most important thing.

Every college should have a chapter of (College Name) for Ron Paul.

Those names your getting are the first people in your chapter for Ron Paul. You email them. Ask them if they want to help with what your doing.

The situation is starting to look really favorable. 38% of 18-29s in Iowa support Ron Paul. We're winning handily. I would guess that we'd be doing even better than that with College males in Iowa.

You want names, and starting now is great, ideal, especially when the goal is to build your group. The names you want the most are names of people in dorms.

I'm thinking mostly about caucus states here. There are a lot of people in a dorm that can be rounded up and brought to a caucus. The Hawkeyes and the Cyclones - 2 major Universities in Iowa, have more students on those 2 campuses than Huckabee got votes in the Iowa caucuses.

A tremendous opportunity lies in Universities in Iowa.

But anywhere. We do so well with 18-29. We have the bodies on the ground to accomplish this objective. We can get the voters registered. We can get the kids from the dorms to the caucuses/polls.

I'd be very interested in a poll of college students. My guess is that we would seriously crush it there. We could completely dominate. We have Obama supporters who can be explained Blue Republican. These are college students, the argument can be made that it's important that the switch to Republican, if need be. It's not like they have a long tradition of being registered Democrat. Get everyone registered Republican. There is, after all, no Democrat primary. If we know that's what we want to do, to be able to get into the dorms and get people registered Republican door by door, we can figure out the best way to get to that point. In a caucus state, you want everyone to act en masse, which is perfect for dorms. Like a flash mob.

[parocks]

+1

Then we can follow up with our national phonebankers for GOTV through either the campaign or rp2012.org. Also, we can hit them up for donations and invite them events to get more people involved.

It's always good to get phone numbers, emails for the campaign, pass those along.

But what they should be doing is reaching more people for that group. They're at their school, those people should be contacted, brought into the local college system, which every single college should have.

[gerryb]

I would think the most important thing is the email list. You want everyone to sign the email list.

NO!

Folks do not respond to email. Everyone interested in tabling should watch some training videos about it from campaign for liberty, or get additional points from YAL or the Leadership Institute training sessions.

Name and phone number is most important. Then e-mail, then what they are willing to do(if anything), and their top issues.

[gerryb]

Every college should have a chapter of (College Name) for Ron Paul.


YAL started out as Students for Ron Paul. http://www.yaliberty.org/

They have a great program for starting these organizations on campuses. It would be great if a few leaders took the "Youth Leadership School" training program at Leadership Institute http://www.leadershipinstitute.org/training/ it's a great crash course in how to effectively build youth organizations.

[parocks]

NO!

Folks do not respond to email. Everyone interested in tabling should watch some training videos about it from campaign for liberty, or get additional points from YAL or the Leadership Institute training sessions.

Name and phone number is most important. Then e-mail, then what they are willing to do(if anything), and their top issues.

Ok. I wasn't trying to argue that specifically emails were most important, just that getting the contact information was most important, moreso than persuasion or some other thing. It's good to know that phone numbers are most important.

People might respond well if someone had a tablet, and their data could be put on that tablet? They could sign into facebook and "like" the college for Ron Paul facebook page.

[gerryb]

People might respond well if someone had a tablet, and their data could be put on that tablet? They could sign into facebook and "like" the college for Ron Paul facebook page.

I just ordered a tablet, my plan for it is to download some youtube videos and categorize them into various topics to play when folks top issues are identified. I'm hoping it will be a good technique to solidify that RP is on their side on that issue.

[parocks]

I just ordered a tablet, my plan for it is to download some youtube videos and categorize them into various topics to play when folks top issues are identified. I'm hoping it will be a good technique to solidify that RP is on their side on that issue.

I just ordered a super cheap tablet. $90. Should be here in a couple days. What you're doing I would think would be successful. I want to test the capability of this cheap tablet to show that internet ticker on moneybomb days and to take contributions. I have an idea that there are gatherings of people at "events" on moneybomb days. The tea party events were part of the biggest moneybomb day ever. Events bring heavy Ron Paul supporters and light Ron Paul supporters together, and the heavy Ron Paul supporters get the light Ron Paul supporters to contribute, through handing them a tablet they can access ronpaul2012.com with, it's good they have that tablet. Of course, a tablet could be a laptop, or a laptop hooked up to a bigscreen 1080p screen of the ronpaul2012.com website.

I'm hoping that I can get a super cheap 3g pay as you go plan for this. mobile hotspots from verizon can serve 5 of these simultaneously and they have a daily plan
Day 100MB $15

[feedmelies]

Here's a picture of what we did yesterday:

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[harikaried]

I wonder if it would just be more convenient to have a laptop for people to type in name, phone, email. Less chance of input error when reading someone else's writing. Hopefully the laptop has enough power -- it probably shouldn't really be using wireless -- just an input device for contact info.

[gerryb]

Here's a picture of what we did yesterday:

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One of the things I learned while attending the Youth Leadership School at the Leadership Institute http://www.leadershipinstitute.org/training/ is to increase the effectiveness of your tabling operation, you should be in front of your table. You guys should see if they are doing any courses in your area. They were just there last month, and there is a grassroots activist school in san diego on the 17th. It will probably give you guys some great ideas to increase your effectiveness.

[feedmelies]

Oh, totally. We are way out in front handing out flyers most of the time.

[gerryb]

Oh, totally. We are way out in front handing out flyers most of the time.
Sweeet +1 =)

[badger4RP]

Awesome work guys... I think we will see a similar increase in scale to 2007 once school is back in session... we are way more organized now and familiarity with Paul is greater... do i smell a record breaking money bomb???

Is that 'I'm voting for peace' sign available for purchase? edit: nvm ronpaulswag... read thread ik ik

[harikaried]

I would assume given enough supporters at a school, there could be a Ron Paul table running every day throughout the school day. As people go to class and have breaks between classes, people will be hanging out probably in the quad or near the student union.

[feedmelies]

That would be awesome.

[rodmjay]

I feel bad for these kids, they have a long, hard road ahead of them with the current economic situation. They do deserve Ron Paul. We are doing this for them.

[harikaried]

And you can get 1,000 of the Ron Paul Designs flyers for $69.
So around $230 to have a good table setup. Not too bad.
Sounds good. I just ordered some stuff for tabling at the farmers market in California Bay Area.

2 sets of 1000 flyers (Blue Series and Red Series) - $138.00 (free shipping no tax)
4'x8' Ron Paul Peace banner - $131.29 (inc shipping & handling)
Ron Paul Design t-shirt - $25.60 (inc shipping & tax)

[feedmelies]

Awesome! If only I could be sure people in every county were doing this...

[harikaried]

Sounds like we'll be doing a sign wave during the week with the banners and signs from pedestrian overpasses. Farmers markets during the weekend and sign waves during commute time!

[feedmelies]

Cool! We did one freeway overpass sign wave and it went well. We need to do it again.

My companion is sick today so we weren't able to do a table today. Hopefully he's better tomorrow.

[eaglesfan48]

Great job guys! Lets see some more pics of the tabling!

[michaelkellenger]

You guys tabling at UCI? I did that back in '07/'08. Hopefully we got people out there. I know the YAL group is still on campus.

[Maximus]

I'm meeting with a few people later this week to start organizing marketing for Ron Paul at San Diego State, and possibly the University of San Diego.

[feedmelies]

You guys tabling at UCI? I did that back in '07/'08. Hopefully we got people out there. I know the YAL group is still on campus.

Awesome! Are you a part of the Irvine Meetup group? You should come out with us if you aren't coming out already.


I'm meeting with a few people later this week to start organizing marketing for Ron Paul at San Diego State, and possibly the University of San Diego.

Very nice.

[harikaried]

Nice to hear all the effort in California. Any common patterns/successes when promoting Ron Paul? I suppose the student population is slightly different from the rest of California.

[feedmelies]

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They didn't allow us to set up a table for some reason, but we passed out a lot of flyers.

I had a revelation too. I discovered that I could pass out nearly twice the amount of flyers by merely saying, "Freedom!" "Liberty!" or "Peace!" as I was handing them out. Honestly, that's all I would say. I'd just do it confidently with a smile on my face.

[harikaried]

I discovered that I could pass out nearly twice the amount of flyers by merely saying, "Freedom!" "Liberty!" or "Peace!" as I was handing them outDo people just take it and continue walking at that point? What flyers do you give them?

[feedmelies]

Do people just take it and continue walking at that point? What flyers do you give them?

Totally! It's pretty weird.

We've been using these:

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[feedmelies]

We got a lot of people on our contact list today!

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[harikaried]

How exciting. I just received the 4'x8' Ron Paul Peace banner and a t-shirt from Ron Paul Designs. I wonder if I can somehow wave the banner by myself on overpasses...

[KCIndy]

They didn't allow us to set up a table for some reason, but we passed out a lot of flyers.



What? Tables are forbidden?? :eek:

Maybe they're afraid you'll smuggle one onto an airplane and use it as a weapon! Jeez.

[feedmelies]

Yes, the table thing is a little outrageous!

Our event on Saturday was a success.

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[harikaried]

Can't wait for the farmers market! I just received the 1000x Blue Republican cards and 1000x Red Series from Ron Paul Designs in addition to the Peace banner and t-shirt.

[feedmelies]

Make sure you're up to date on your Paul info! I cannot tell you how strongly I've been challenged since I've been going out and doing this.

Good luck.

[Eric21ND]

Make sure you're up to date on your Paul info! I cannot tell you how strongly I've been challenged since I've been going out and doing this.

Good luck.
How so?

[feedmelies]

How so?

Well, the most recent example was an older lady telling me how she heard Paul talking about ending FEMA. She said that she no longer supports him now.

Another person approached me to talk about Paul's views on the Civil Rights Act, claiming that Paul is racist.

Someone told me that Paul isn't a "real" Republican.

Another person told me that Paul hates Israel and is anti-Semitic.

Someone else said that the Commerce Clause gives Congress to regulate everything that goes from state to state, citing that as a reason for the Feds to be involved in marijuana.

You'll get questions and attacks from all kinds of angles.

[badger4RP]

Chalked on campus at UW-Madison last night. We had about 7 show up. Mostly pushing the 'Vote Peace' and 'End the War on Drugs.' Any thoughts on the name Youth for Ron Paul? I prefer Students for Ron Paul... nbd. We are planning dates to reserve Bascom Hill (pictured below) all day with static signage... any suggestions for a strong one day message on an extremely liberal and politically active campus?

http://photos.uc.wisc.edu/photos/7182/original/aerial_Bascom_Hill06_1178.jpg?1286761885

primarily using the section closest to the street and along the paths

[harikaried]

Seems like it would be good to track occurrences of questions asked by real people (as opposed to questions on the internet) to get a general feel of questions and build up a corpus of answers.

she heard Paul talking about ending FEMA
Paul wants to stop FEMA from preventing aid from individual state efforts and groups like Red Cross and Walmart. He probably cares more about helping people than other federal bureaucrats and wants to make sure the national guard is nearby to do rescue missions instead of being involved overseas.


Paul's views on the Civil Rights Act, claiming that Paul is racist
Paul agrees with getting rid of the Jim Crow laws and is far from racist as he wants to make sure individuals are treated equally and has worked to get rid of federal programs that negatively target minorities.


Someone told me that Paul isn't a "real" Republican.
Paul has always been a Republican congressman and has been called the tax payer's best friend. He however is able to form coalitions that people from all parties can agree on without compromising their principles.


Paul hates Israel and is anti-Semitic.
Paul believes Israel should listen to its people instead of taking orders from the US. He wants to stop the foreign aid that benefits Israel's enemies more than Israel.


Commerce Clause gives Congress to regulate everything that goes from state to state, citing that as a reason for the Feds to be involved in marijuana
Why do the feds arrest people growing marijuana for personal use that doesn't involve crossing any state lines?

[parocks]

Chalked on campus at UW-Madison last night. We had about 7 show up. Mostly pushing the 'Vote Peace' and 'End the War on Drugs.' Any thoughts on the name Youth for Ron Paul? I prefer Students for Ron Paul... nbd. We are planning dates to reserve Bascom Hill (pictured below) all day with static signage... any suggestions for a strong one day message on an extremely liberal and politically active campus?

http://photos.uc.wisc.edu/photos/7182/original/aerial_Bascom_Hill06_1178.jpg?1286761885

primarily using the section closest to the street and along the paths


Work hard there at the University of Wisconsin in Madison!

You might want to push Blue Republican there. Madison votes Democrat 10 to 1, yes?
War and drugs should be winning issues.

Keep up the good work. You want rock bands to play in Madison?

[eaglesfan48]

any suggestions for a strong one day message on an extremely liberal and politically active campus?

With liberals you will want to push Ron Pauls heavy anti-war stance. RP is the most anti-war politician out there. Also, Ron Pauls support of Marijuana should be 'money in the bank' at a liberal college campus.

[feedmelies]

Chalked on campus at UW-Madison last night. We had about 7 show up. Mostly pushing the 'Vote Peace' and 'End the War on Drugs.' Any thoughts on the name Youth for Ron Paul? I prefer Students for Ron Paul... nbd. We are planning dates to reserve Bascom Hill (pictured below) all day with static signage... any suggestions for a strong one day message on an extremely liberal and politically active campus?

http://photos.uc.wisc.edu/photos/7182/original/aerial_Bascom_Hill06_1178.jpg?1286761885

primarily using the section closest to the street and along the paths

Great job!

Maybe you could focus on the ideas of peace, liberty and freedom?


Seems like it would be good to track occurrences of questions asked by real people (as opposed to questions on the internet) to get a general feel of questions and build up a corpus of answers.

Right on.

Someone asked me why we should get rid of the EPA today. I have my stock answers, but I certainly need to learn some more.


Work hard there at the University of Wisconsin in Madison!

You might want to push Blue Republican there. Madison votes Democrat 10 to 1, yes?
War and drugs should be winning issues.

Keep up the good work. You want rock bands to play in Madison?

Good idea. The war on drugs, civil liberties, and peace.

[LibertyUnderstood]

Check out my blog: Liberty Understood (http://libertyunderstood.com)

I have some great articles and have just started a grass roots video series.

How to talk about Liberty (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbCyJqAYN4Q)

[eaglesfan48]

Chalked on campus at UW-Madison last night. We had about 7 show up. Mostly pushing the 'Vote Peace' and 'End the War on Drugs.' Any thoughts on the name Youth for Ron Paul? I prefer Students for Ron Paul... nbd. We are planning dates to reserve Bascom Hill (pictured below) all day with static signage... any suggestions for a strong one day message on an extremely liberal and politically active campus?

http://photos.uc.wisc.edu/photos/7182/original/aerial_Bascom_Hill06_1178.jpg?1286761885

primarily using the section closest to the street and along the paths

Lets see some pics from when you do this! Stress ending the wars & the war on drugs - You can try "A vote for Ron Paul is a vote to bring our troops home" or "Vote for Ron Paul and support medical marijuana." These should be great for Liberal campuses.

Also, students for Ron Paul has a better ring than youth for Ron Paul

Good Luck!

[eaglesfan48]

Bump - How is it going everyone? Lets here some stories and see some pics!

[feedmelies]

Thanks for the bump!

What are YOU doing in your community to help Paul win?

We've been continuing to do rallies on the weekends and booths/tables at colleges/universities on the weekdays.

Today, we were at a local community college. After having been set up for a couple hours, and having talked to a handful of people, a very nicely dressed man walked up. He was kind of older, but he looked very distinguished. He approached me at the booth and extended his hand for a hand shake. Next, he said, "I am the president of this college and I wanted to thank you for what you are doing here. Great job." I was very surprised. We offered him a bumper sticker and some other stickers, but he said he had it all covered.

I was blown away!

Now, GET OUT THERE and MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

[harikaried]

How do you set up at the community colleges? Do you just show up in the quad area where students gather? Do you contact the administration ahead of time? Blend in like a student organization?

[feedmelies]

How do you set up at the community colleges? Do you just show up in the quad area where students gather? Do you contact the administration ahead of time? Blend in like a student organization?

I sat down and called all the local colleges and universities to figure out the requirements for each. Some will let you show up the day of and sign a log book, others require you to come in a week ahead of time to fill out a permit. It varies.

I highly suggest doing it, though. We've recruited quite a few people.

[harikaried]

I sat down and called all the local colleges and universities to figure out the requirements for eachWhat are you requesting for exactly? Setting up a table or just being able to hand out stuff on campus? It might be easier to just carry around a bag and pass out flyers with increased mobility.

[feedmelies]

I specifically asked for the permission to set up a table (and full booth - which many will not allow). What I have noticed is that, typically, the schools only allow people to pass out literature in certain spots. In most, if not all, of the cases, those spots were the same locations the schools allowed tables to be set up at. Also, most schools, with the exception of the very large ones, do not have enough people walking around to make the distribution of flyers worthwhile. What I mean by that is unless there are a lot of people walking past you, you look like a weirdo trying to chase people down and give them literature, which is pretty aversive to those walking by.

[harikaried]

Hrmm.. I could try out at a few local community colleges and compare that to the foot traffic of various local downtown streets.

[eaglesfan48]

Bump for awesome thread!

[feedmelies]

Thanks for the bump.

We visited another school today. I wish I had the time and resources to do it everyday.

I don't think I mentioned this, but a great way to get your local meetup activity out there is to create a Facebook group as an extension. Very few people use Meetup.com. Many people use FB. So we hand out little slips of paper with our FB group name on them to people who come up to our booth. The number of people on our FB page grows predictably after every booth we do. It's extremely effective.

Here's our FB group, OC Ron Paul.

http://www.facebook.com/ocronpaul

BTW, I saw this video and it struck a chord with me. I continue to run into people who do not and will not get active. We will not win that way. Watch this video, get inspired, and get out there.


http://youtu.be/Muf23Rc7HV8