IMPACT! Summary of Activities- August 1 st , 2008 to May 1 st , 2009
1. Food Not Bombs -38 servings
-2 articles in the Argus Courier
-cited by cops and threatened with arrest
-several solidarity days- allies from Santa Rosa came to support
2. CopWatch -24 patrols
-7 Know Your Rights trainings
-14 survey shifts
-10 outreach sessions
3. Activist Gathering -7 gatherings, over 70 people have participated from roughly 35 organizations
4. Meetings -IMPACT!, CIRSC, O22, Democratic Press, May 1 st protest, individual meetings, meetings with Sheriff and emergency meetings
-Total- 86 meetings
5. Tabling -14 tabling sessions. sold books, handed out free literature, got donations
6. Canvassing and Flyering -11 canvass shifts
-9 flyering sessions
7. Womyn's Caucus -4 Womyn's Caucuses
8. Media -12 articles in newspapers or print publications
-10 appearances on radio
-2 appearances on TV
9. Speeches/Presentations -2 talks to high school classes about IMPACT!
-2 speeches to City Council
-Speeches at the Progressive Festival and Obama inauguration party
10. Miscellaneous -Website made
-non-profit status with the Peace and Justice Center
-obtained Phoenix space
11. Events/Actions organized -50 Quaker youth get KYR training and help us do outreach (August)
-protest Nina replica (August)
-“Building Resistance in Sonoma County”- Forum on IMPACT! at PJC (September)
-“These Streets Are Watching” movie screening behind Jungle Vibes- 60-70 people attend (October)
-sign-making party for O22
-O22 march- about 150 people attend. organized rides from Petaluma.
-Halloween Critical Mass
-Activist hangout- Muster (November)
-“Funk the Hate” dance party on election day- about 30-40 people attend
-Vigil for Nathan Vaughn and protest at Sheriff's (December)
-2 vigils for Gaza in Santa Rosa
-March to Ban Tasers- 75 people (February)
-Jeremiah Chass Day of Service (March)
-Spring Into Action!- Movie showing (RRR kids), Neighborhood Market, Downtown Get Down (April)
-May 1 st march
-Activist hangout (May)
12. Actions/Events attended -RNC protests in St. Paul
-Reportbacks from the RNC
-Critical Resistance Conference
-Progressive Festival
-Event for Mumia at the PJC
-No on Prop 8. picketing- x6
-PJC annual dinner/fundraiser
-3 Gaza solidarity marches
-March 20 th protest
-Oakland protests and riots- x2
-Forum about police brutality at the JC
-Anarchist Bookfair
-Oscar Grant panel discussion at SSU
-ACLU dinner
-Picket with CWA
-Rocky Horror Picture Show screening
-KYR training by Rebels students.
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