Nov 4 2006
Downtown Brooklyn
We finally got out of Manhattan. We were headed for the Fulton Street Mall and ended up finding a couple of other good locations as well. The Mall was as populated as any place we had been before. Constant foot traffic.
Nov 2 2006
Astor Place & Union Square
This was our best outing yet. Astor Place is an amazing crossroads in NYC. We had an equal share of supportive and critical conversations. We’ve been getting better at facilitating productive conversations with even our strongest detractors.
Oct 26 2006
Columbia University
While we first set up our banner directly in the middle of campus, we quickly moved after observing Columbia police hassling other activists for tabling without a permit. Just off-campus, at the gates on Broadway, we had a fair amount of success unloading flyers and talking to a couple of interested citizens.
Oct 21 2006
Columbus Circle
On the Upper West Side, at the entrance to Central Park, we found a crowd far more likely to walk by, oblivious or dismissive to our urgent message, than to be curious. We saw mostly joggers, tourists, and wealthy folks strolling through the park. We handed out hundreds of flyers, and talked to many people, but it seemed that there was less recognition and enthusiasm here then other places we have been. We found it appropriate that we stood before a monument to the “The Maine,†the sinking of which initiated the Spanish-American War, and which is another likely false flag operation.
Oct 19 2006
NYU & Astor Place
NYU students generally seemed apathetic and depressed. Most refused to take our flyer and didn’t even bother to glance at our banner. Besides a few good conversations and shouts of support, we were pretty disappointed by the lackluster response.