In order to promote the General Strike on 9/11/07 we are trying to get out to active places we have been before. Astor Place and Union Square have always been productive locations. Both places allow room for conversations, and on Sunday afternoons people often have the time to stop for a minute. This time out we ran into some real unusual characters.

As last weeks action at a free concert at McCarran Park Pool went so well, we decided to get to Central Park the this week for a another free concert. Anjelique Kidjo and Zap Mama were playing, and the weather was looking good. When we got there we set up on the sidewalk at the entrance to the venue. We were quickly told to move, but not why. A while later one of supervisors of security explained that the property was private during concerts. It was all very friendly, and we moved across the street.

We decided to get to the weekly concert at the McCarren Park Pool. From a promotional standpoint, this action was one of our best, as we were able to place our banner at the head of a many block long single file line to get in. Everyone who entered the venue before we left saw the sign, and we handed out a whole box of our 4x6 color flyers, over 1100.

TruthMove likes Brooklyn, and Brooklyn seems to like TruthMove. We went to the Graham Ave. shopping district and found ourselves in one of the most diverse places we have been. As a large majority of those present spoke Spanish, we realized that in the future we should have a sign in Spanish. The site has a button for translation. Overall, the response was positive, although shoppers tend to be distracted. A number of people were really vocal about their support, and we had some positive conversations. This was a very high traffic location, and a good place for us to get back to.

We hadn’t been to Smith St. or Carrol Gardens yet, and knew that there were lots of people walking around on the weekend. But right at our meeting place there happened to be a street fair in celebration of Bastille Day. This consisted of people drinking, eating, and playing Bacci Ball. The only nod to the French Revolution was a mock guillotine. Of course, not many of us think about our Revolutionary War on the 4th of July.