The Nader Rally at the Target Center for 13,000 people was pulled off in three weeks time. Took the money to do the advertising , tons of volunteers, etc., etc. - where there is a will there is a way. It can be done. In a park in the summer, (this summer), now that is another question. Annie Young East Phillips
At 08:36 PM 4/16/02 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I think that this is a great idea. It would give all the organizations that >are protesting about the police department opportunity to get even more >involved in turning around our police department. I have some experience in >event planning in Minneapolis. I am most definitely game to work on this. > >I only have one problem or obstacle that I think needs to be address before >we get too involved. We would need some type of support and encouragement >from the city council and RT that our efforts will not go unwarranted. An >event of this magnitude requires a large number of volunteers. They will need >to be reassured that their efforts will be for change and not merely for hope >of change. > >If we are able to gain such encouragement from our elected officials, the >event is a go. Below is somewhat of an outline of how the event may be >brought together. These are just my thoughts of how the event planning could >start. To do this right an event planning group should be formed and >designation of responsibilities appointed to its participants. > >Startup Funds: >Funds will be needed for permits, advertisement, and other expenses. This >could be acquired by a small loan or by receiving donations. I think that I >could rase a large potion in donations and have already secured $500. > >Location: >Probably the best location would be one of the many parks in our city. There >are a great number of beautiful parks that have all of the required elements >for an event (electric, space ect). The parks also have a Mobil stage. It >would be great to utilize one of our parks. Question is will activity such as >this raise some type of conflict? The other option is one that would require >the support that I mentioned before from city council. We could request to >close a street for the event. > >Timing of Event: >I think it would be best to have the event for two days. You want to pick >dates that are not conflicting with other large events that are planned. > >Volunteers: >A large event requires volunteers to handle everything such as security, >setup, takedown, and cleanup. These volunteers will be for the event days but >will also need to attend an organizing meeting prior to the event. Those >volunteers that are a part of planning and implementation will be required to >put in the bulk of time. > >Entertainment: >There are a great number of bands and other Entertainers that may perform for >free. But if you want to raise a large amount of funds, you should probably >secure a few well-known entertainers that will perform for cost or a reduced. >Many times not all the members of a group are willing to perform for free but >some of them are, this is what is meant by cost. >For an event such as this I think that anyone that is willing to donate their >time to perform should have stage time. But it would be best if their >performance is family entertainment. Many clowns in the city will no doubt >attend. In short, you will have no problem with entertainment as long as you >have a good cause. Maybe some of our elected officials would like to address >the people. > >Food: >Where there are large amounts of people their is opportunity to make money >selling food. There is two options as far as supplying food. One is to rent >vendor space to small business. This will assist with the raising of funds >but is set and limited. The second is to have the event promoters furnish the >food. This option will ultimately raise more funds then renting to venders >but requires more startup funding and volunteers. > >Gate Cost: >You could have a set rate of entry. However, for an event such as this I >would suggest that you simply have a suggested donation. My reasoning on this >is that some people may only be able to show their support by attending, they >may not have money to pay at the gate. > >Alternate Event Date: >It is always smart to have a secondary date set that is listed on all >advertisement. This is in case it rains or something else causes postponement. > >Timetable: >It is best to have one year to plan a large event. But if you have a large >working group of volunteers and support of elected officials, it could be >pulled off in 90 days. > >These are just some thoughts off the top of my head. I know that I could get >20 persons involved myself. This is a great Idea! I have never heard of such >a thing happening to assist its city with ridding itself of an unwanted >employee. > >Hey Steve, do you think we could get some press on this? > >Zachary Metoyer >8th Ward >_______________________________________ >Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy >Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: >http://e-democracy.org/mpls _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
